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Blythe J. McGarvie (Williamsburg, VA) is Chief Executive Officer of LIF Group and serves on the boards of Accenture, Pepsi Bottling Group, The Travelers Companies, Inc., Viacom, and Wawa. She was a pioneering CFO, and in 1995, was one of only 10 female CFOs in the Fortune 500.

She speaks worldwide to audiences on consumer markets, worldwide economic trends, and leadership strategy. Blythe McGarvie is a professional speaker who loves to reach audiences large or small. Her vision is that business is a positive force for strengthening the global community. She executes her vision with companies and individuals through her speeches, writings, board service and coaching.

In addition, she has developed a unique senior management consortium at LIF Group who, individually and collectively, provide selected companies with essential strategic and practical solutions for profitable growth. We invite you to explore the videos and the website. Her motto is to provide insight, influence and leadership to create high performance.

Blythe McGarvie is one of the world's leading authorities on global financial ethics, women in business, and boardroom leadership.

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Shaking the Globe:
Courageous Decision-Making in a Changing World, by Blythe J. McGarvie, with a foreward by Robert Kraft (Wiley, 2009).

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Blythe McGarvie releases her next Shaking the Globe Newsletter: "Jobs and Upward Mobility" (PDF | HTML).
Watch Blythe McGarvie discuss global business on PBS's What Matters television, hosted by Cathy Lewis (video feed: streaming | download).
Blythe McGarvie's first book, Fit In Stand Out: Mastering the FISO Factor, has just been translated into Russian. It is also available in Spanish and Hindi editions.
Blythe McGarvie's Shaking the Globe is reviewed in the Hampton Roads Business Journal.
Blythe McGarvie publishes, "A director’s 5 rules for difficult times," in Directors and Boards, Spring 2009 (PDF).
Blythe McGarvie writes, "Staying Green with the Economy in the Red: Why Your Environmental Initiatives Matter Even More in Difficult Times" in the The Deluxe Knowledge Quarterly (PDF).
Blythe McGarvie and her Shaking the Globe book are featured by Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Blythe McGarvie blogs from China on The Huffington Post. View her blogs on: 100 Days of Obama and the Global Economy | Earth Hour| China's Housing Market: Build it and they will come? | Art of Dealing with Perception | Shaking the Globe with China's Stimulus |G-20 Summit and the China Viewpoint | and China Dragon Bites Back | G20 and the Shanghai World Expo
Blythe McGarvie is featured in Investor's Business Daily's article "IBD’s 10 Secrets To Success," by Steve Watkins.
Blythe McGarvie's Shaking the Globe ranks #1 on February 26, 2009, daily top 5 on 800 CEO Read, a review service for business books.
Blythe McGarvie and Shaking the Globe featured in Speaker Magazine (PDF).
Northwestern University interview with Blythe McGarvie: Courage and curiosity among the leadership skills required to win in the global economy, says Kellogg School graduate in her new book (PDF).

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