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About LiftOff Leadership

Betty Shotton is an avid speaker, author and advocate for leadership accountability and contribution. In her commitment to elevating the role of leaders in our society, she speaks to diverse organizations across the country motivating them to reach beyond conventional measures of leadership to realize contribution to the quality of life itself. She has over 25 years experience as a CEO, Entrepreneur, Leadership Consultant and Speaker. Her business career started at a Fortune 500 as an Internal Consultant responsible for organizational design, leadership development, and succession planning. She moved into Human Resource management with the responsibility for compensation, recruitment, training and labor relations. Betty relocated to the Outer Banks of North Carolina where she became the founder and CEO of several recognized companies in vacation property management and aviation. The largest and most successful of her endeavors was sold on the NYSE and is known today as ResortQuest International. Her aviation pursuits include the development of two 135 charter airlines; Southeast Air and SeaAir .She served on the Board Directors of Cape Air and was instrumental in bringing scheduled service to the Outer Banks community. Her book “LiftOFF Leadership” is scheduled for national release in 2011 with Beaufort Books of NYC. It is written to remind leaders of the critical role that they play in influencing the lives of individuals and the responsibility that they have in shaping the direction of our future. Betty holds a BA from the University of Virginia. She studied at the Graduate Business School of William & Mary, and completed her MBA in Marketing & Human Resources at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is an ATP Pilot with commercial privileges. References and previous speaking engagements can be seen on www.liftoffleadership.com.