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Debbie Robins was named one of the top leadership and executive coaches in the country in 2009. She is a change catalyst and trained CCCO: Chief Consciousness and Culture Officer. She has deep roots in the entertainment industry where she produced six films, ran two major companies and was a VP at Disney.

Debbie believes in creating wealth across all verticals: financial wealth, creative wealth, a wealth of health, emotional wealth, mental wealth, philanthropic wealth and spiritual wealth.

Debbie is affiliated with the prestigious Rockport Institute of Career Change and Counseling in Washington, D.C., lauded by Bill Clinton as pioneers in the field, and further trained by Marshall Goldsmith, considered the #1 thought leader in the field of leadership training.

Debbie is the recipient of a Masters degree in the field of Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica in Los Angeles, California.

A world-class professional, Debbie has extensive expertise in helping clients attain sustainable professional and personal success. Debbie believes that success is "an inside job", inside your psyche and inside the four walls of your company.

Debbie is a go-to person for advice and has appeared on ABC (The Job Club, GMA Health), NBC (LXTV, Chuck Scarborough) and Fox News (The Strategy Room). She has appeared on national and syndicated radio shows (Joan Hamburg, Joey Reynolds, Ask Missy, Dr. Nancy, The Doctors); and is a featured blogger for the Huffington Post.

Debbie’s first book, Where Peace Lives, enjoys endorsements from Deepak Chopra, Gore Vidal, Maria Shriver, Arianna Huffington, Penny Marshall, Jane Seymour, Debbie Ford and more. Her second book, Shovel It! Kick-Ass Advice To Turn Life’s Crap Into The Peace And Happiness You Deserve, came out in November 2009 and hosts a celebrity chapter including many of Debbie’s Hollywood and C-Suite friends: Deepak Chopra, Rosanna Arquette, Julia Ormond, Sandra Bernhard, Peter Schlessel/ President Graham King Productions, Carolyn Bivens/former commissioner of the LPGA, CCO Dan Burrier/CIO Ogilvy/Mather, music phenom Daniel Powter, top environmentalists, Nobel Peace Prize winners and more.

Her books are an organic extension of her passion to help people make the choices that will give them successful lives and the ability to impact the world.

For over twenty years Debbie was an established Hollywood film and television producer. She was President of Roland Joffe’s Warner Brothers company, a producing partner with director John McTiernan and Donna Dubrow, a producing partner with director Penny Marshall, and a Vice President at Disney. She produced Calendar Girl, Amanda, Fat Man And Little Boy, The Right To Remain Silent, The Challenger, Samaritan; The Mitch Snyder Story and Boner the Dog, working with such talent as Paul Newman, Martin Sheen, Cicely Tyson, George Segal, Jason Priestley, Dennis Haysbert, Kieran Culkin, Laura San Giacomo, Amanda Plummer, Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Bernhardt, Robert Loggia, LL. Cool J, and more. She has overseen the development and production of numerous other television and film projects.

Debbie graduated cum laude from Kenyon College. She is married to film director/writer Hubert de La Bouillerie and resides between New York City and Los Angeles

Contact information: deb@scorebig.org, www.debbierobins.com

Blog Entries by Debbie Robins

CEO's, Consciousness and Culture -- It's a Full-Time Job!

4 Comments | Posted December 14, 2011 | 22:37:00 (EST)

While our political systems stagnate, corporations are being given an opportunity to step forward to rebuild a foundation for world peace and prosperity. Much of our future well-being lies in their hands.

The organizations boldly meeting this clarion call are adopting consciousness and culture as their star batters. Their...

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7 Questions That Can Change the World

8 Comments | Posted November 7, 2011 | 09:06:00 (EST)

For me, the singular question that lies underneath everything that is happening right now -- from Occupy Wall Street to the brutal famine in Somalia -- is: WHAT KIND OF WORLD DO WE WANT TO LIVE IN?

Those of you who know me well know I do not engage in...

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Great Leaders Weigh In on Leadership

Posted June 14, 2011 | 14:50:10 (EST)

Leadership is an extremely important commitment. That is why there are so few truly great leaders on the planet at any given time. Great leadership hinges on a dedication and commitment to learning -- the type of learning that demands a willingness to traverse the divide between success and failure....

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Honesty at Work: Tell the Truth and Be More Productive

Posted January 24, 2011 | 18:27:00 (EST)

Business leaders around the globe are begging their teams to tell the truth -- to challenge ideas in meetings, to answer difficult questions with candor and to rock the status quo.

The challenge is that telling the truth isn't easy. Psychologically, it demands certain conditions: feeling safe, feeling supported,...

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It Takes Human Contact to Create Success!

Posted December 7, 2010 | 11:34:00 (EST)

If you made a list today of your top 25 business relationships and asked yourself, "How much full-on human contact have I had with these people this year?" we (Frank Wagner and I -- Frank is also a top leadership and executive coach, an expert on leadership behavior) think you'd...

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What Does 'Be the Change' Mean Today?

Posted October 6, 2010 | 17:59:00 (EST)

I recently met a group of people involved in producing an event called Leaders Causing Leaders, who are as passionate about the importance of leadership, and leader "shifts" (shifts, as in consciousness) as I am. They read my last blog entitled "CEO's -- Here's One Four...

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CEOs: Here's One 4-Letter Word You Need to Start Using

Posted September 14, 2010 | 09:45:27 (EST)

And that four-letter word is LOVE. Love is the value proposition most CEOs still don't get. ROL (Return on Love) will radically and rapidly increase your ROI (Return on Investment). When CEOs the world over take the word love out of their closet and use it as their primary driver...

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CEO's, Don't Spend Your Time Being Average

Posted August 5, 2010 | 10:30:00 (EST)

With a combined 30 years in the field of executive and leadership coaching (plus five books), Stephen Miles (a Vice Chairman at Heidrick & Struggles) and I are challenging all CEO's to kick mediocrity in the pants and make the cultural changes that will allow your people to be exceptional.

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Women: 7 Tips on How to Get Ahead (PHOTOS)

Posted July 21, 2010 | 13:30:00 (EST)

Welcome to a series of blogs I will be writing with my colleague and friend, Stephen Miles. Although Steve's credentials could go on for pages, he is, in short, a renowned thought leader, C-suite (CEO and COO) coach, and global expert on succession planning. Together, we have a combined 30...

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Women Beware! Know the Possible Dangers of Feminine Care Products!

Posted June 21, 2010 | 10:10:00 (EST)

I am blessed with the good fortune of knowing Sheila Hollender, one of the co-founders of the company, Seventh Generation -- an iconic business that has courageously and positively been impacting our world for over 20 years. At Seventh Generation, "they know your home is your world" and have steadfastly...

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7 Tips to Ensure A Less Toxic World

Posted June 9, 2010 | 09:00:00 (EST)

Hard to believe that our nation's "Toxic Substances Control Act" has NOT been amended, updated or improved since its inception in 1976.

I guess our repeated exposure to toxic chemicals isn't high on our government's list of urgent issues. Perhaps it's time to change that perception. Particularly now as momentum...

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Why Unplugging and Recharging Will Help You Make More Money

Posted May 13, 2010 | 10:04:24 (EST)

Let's be honest. Making money isn't easy. It takes passion, time and focus. Lots of it!

One of the major reasons individuals and organizations fail to create sustainable wealth is that they haven't built rest, relaxation and recharging into their money strategy. Big mistake. Here's why.

Have you...

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Menopause Survival Guide: 7 TIPS to Keep Your Sanity Intact

Posted May 4, 2010 | 17:02:00 (EST)

I am, unfortunately, a woman who went into menopause early (hello hysterectomy). Although I believe that everything happens in life for our advancement/learning, I'd really like to give the Almighty a piece of my mind for the challenges of the big "M."

I acknowledge that the menopause debate is...

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Your Career Is A Game - 4 Key Moves To Play And Win!

Posted April 20, 2010 | 13:04:00 (EST)

Like to play Scrabble? Monopoly? Trivial Pursuit? Soccer? Basketball? Tennis? Grand Theft Auto? Super Mario 2? Find games exciting, exhilarating and a great way to engage your competitive spirit? If yes, this blog is for you.

Stephen A. Miles and Nate Bennett's powerful new book, Your Career...

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7 TIPS to Stop Your Health Insurance Company From Messing With You! (Even With Health Care Reform)

Posted March 24, 2010 | 11:41:00 (EST)

I must admit a deep sense of relief that we have finally passed some kind of health care reform in this country. Although I am still unsure what is actually changing, or when we will see the transformation (2014 seems a long way off), I do agree it is an...

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Marshall Goldsmith's 12 Keys To Get Your Mojo Working!

Posted March 2, 2010 | 09:33:20 (EST)

It is my privilege to share my recent conversation about the power of MOJO with my friend and mentor, Marshall Goldsmith. Marshall is the king of great advice (I am a mere princess!) and is widely recognized as the world's leading authority in helping successful leaders...

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14 Tips for Surviving Valentine's Day With Love in Your Heart

Posted February 10, 2010 | 14:23:46 (EST)

I'm not the kind of person that likes to be told how to feel on any given day. Example: Feel joyous at Xmas. Feel sad for Yom Kippur. Feel somber on Memorial Day. However, I am a sucker for Valentine's Day because I'm addicted to the power of love. Having...

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My Top 10 "Don't" List If You Want Your Beauty Sleep!

Posted January 11, 2010 | 12:06:46 (EST)

The Huffington Post and Glamour Magazine are spot on to "out" our country's dysfunctional relationship with sleep. The list of negative physiological effects sleep deprivation can sponsor seems endless, but here are a few of my favorites: aching muscles (good for massage therapists), dizziness (only if swooning will get you...

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How To Start The New Year Without Wanting To Whack Someone Upside The Head

Posted January 7, 2010 | 11:02:00 (EST)

Most people think of January as the month of New Years Resolutions -- a time to leave the past behind and set positive intentions for the future. However, after one year of living through a global recession, I am left wondering what, if anything, has really changed? I still feel...

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Tips To Stop The Holidays From Becoming A Karmic Turkey!

Posted December 15, 2009 | 16:53:45 (EST)

Although both my parents have passed away, I vividly remember the experience of going home for the holidays. I loved my parents very much, and they shared amazing qualities: intelligence, talent, humor, joie de vivre, and a complete adoration for me, their little girl.

They were also highly opinionated,...

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