Suzanne Bates is an executive coach, author, certified speaking professional (CSP), former award-winning television news anchor, and CEO of Bates Communications, Inc. She launched the firm in 2000 after a successful career in major market television. Today, Bates Communications has a team of seasoned consultants who improve their clients' businesses by transforming leaders into powerful communicators who get business results. Bates Communications offers strategic communications consulting, executive coaching, workshops, executive presence seminars and boot camps. Clients include Dow Chemical, Fidelity, Mellon/Bank of NY, John Hancock, VF Outdoor, Cabot Corp., Sun Life, EMC, Blue Cross Blue Shield, The North Face, and Stop and Shop. Suzanne is author of Speak Like a CEO: Secrets for Commanding Attention and Getting Results (McGraw Hill), which became a bestseller on amazon.com in 2005. The book has also been published in Chinese, Russian and Indonesian. Her second book, Motivate Like a CEO: Communicate Your Strategic Vision and Inspire People to Act!, was published in January 2009, also with McGraw Hill. Visit Bates Communications for additional information.