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 As founder and president of Thunderbolt Thinking, Inc. and author of the
thinking management book Thunderbolt Thinking: Electrifying Ideas for Building an Innovative
Workplace, Grace McGartland has used fresh, idea-sparking techniques to coach Fortune 500 companies
and professional/ trade associations by rejuvenating corporate thinking and improving
employee performance. Grace has helped organizations re-energize individuals and teams
with the ability to harness their brain power, break through mental barriers, and maximize
opportunities.
NEW!!! Listen to Grace tell part of her personal
story.
For nearly 20 years she has worked in this
capacity with such organizations as Honeywell, American National Bank, AT&T, IBM,
Motorola, Owens Corning, PNC Bank Corp., Royal Bank Financial Group, SmithKline Beecham
Pharma, U.S. Steel, US WEST Communications, National Speakers Association, American
Bankers Association, American Cancer Society, American Society of Association Executives,
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Canadian Association of Professional Speakers,
Financial Executives Institute, National Association of Federal Credit Unions, and
Wisconsin League of Financial Institutions.Click here to learn more.
Grace is author of two Thunderbolt Thinking
books, and designer of the and developer of the Performance
Improvement programs, Thunderbolt
Thinking: Building an Innovative Workplace and Thunderbolt Thinking: Innovation
Fundamentals, now both licensed worldwide
through Development Dimensions International.
She developed her positive and fresh approach
to life through a series of professional and personal experiences including a successful
battle against cancer 15 years ago. She has since used her ever-abundant energy to create
the FIT Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on erasing the fear of cancer
reoccurrence for other survivors. The FIT Foundation provides seminars and resources to
cultivate Fearless Imaginative Thinking. Grace donates 15 percent of profits from the sale
of Thunderbolt Thinking products to the foundation.
As National President of the
National Association of Women Business Owners (1992-1993), Grace advanced business
ownership among women both nationally and internationally. She has a master’s degree
in Communications and Technology from the University of Pittsburgh, and an undergraduate
degree from Edinboro State College. Grace is a certified advanced facilitator in creative
thinking, trained under Jerry McNellis of the McNellis Company. She is also a master
trainer -- certified by Development Dimensions International.
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