Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired)
Founder & President of Educational Achievement Services, Inc.
Highest Ranking Hispanic Woman, U.S. Army Combat Support Field
Army Veteran | Author | Motivational Speaker | Educator
Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch is a renowned, charismatic, passionate and influential speaker with a mission to empower the next generation of leaders. Throughout her career, Consuelo has shared her personal knowledge on becoming an effective leader in today's global marketplace with hundreds of schools, colleges, universities, corporations, and government institutions both in the U.S. and abroad.
Born and raised along the border in a small barrio in Laredo, Texas, Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch is all too familiar with the challenges of poverty, discrimination and illiteracy. Although she grew up without material wealth, Consuelo was taught by her immigrant parents that she was rich in culture, tradition, values and faith.
Military Career
The values Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch learned as a child were reinforced throughout her career in the United States military. After graduating from Hardin Simmons University, Consuelo entered the U.S. Army as an officer and served for two decades. During that time, she broke barriers and set records in the military where she became the highest-ranking Hispanic woman in the Combat Support Field of the U.S. Army. When the opportunity arose to assume a command post, Consuelo shocked the military by deciding to retire. She chose to honor her mother's dying wish - for her to return to her roots and become a community leader. In 1996, Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch founded the human development company, Educational Achievement Services, Inc. (EAS, Inc.), to fulfill her mission of preparing tomorrow's leaders.
Keynote & Workshop Topics
- Leadership
- Motivation
- Contemporary Issues
- Peak Performance
- Team Building
- Globalization
- Diversity
- Change
- Customer Relations
- Personal Growth
- Life Balance Issues
- Women's Issues
Educational Products
Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch has produced several materials as trademarked tools to reinforce her messages. They include two videos titled, ¿Por Que No - Why Not? and Journey to the Future. As a follow-up, Consuelo produced two audio CD's titled, Shared Leadership and Mensaje a Mi Gente (Message to My People). She also published a book titled, Journey to the Future: A Roadmap for Success for Youth, which provides practical techniques for children to develop higher self-esteem and achieve personal goals while establishing a framework for early leadership development.
Family Leadership Institute
In 1998, Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch and a team of educators created the Family Leadership Institute (FLI) - a multi-faceted educational program focused on providing immigrant/migrant Hispanic families with knowledge, tools and inspiration to help their first- and second-generation children succeed in school and in life. Since its inception, the Family Leadership Institute, a branch of EAS, Inc., has graduated over 800 Hispanic and multicultural parents in five states.
Awards & Honors
Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch’s dedication to the youth of America has garnered her numerous awards and citations from educational institutions, government agencies, professional organizations, and the national media. Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch has been profiled on CNN's Latino in America, Univision's Don Francisco Presenta, the Lifetime Network, National Public Radio, the syndicated television program Hispanics Today, and American Latino Television's Latination program. Consuelo has also been featured in Hispanic Business magazine's 100 Most Influential Hispanics in America, O Magazine, LatinaStyle, Vanidades, and Glamour magazine.
Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch is a recipient of the Legion of Merit, the National Defense Service Medal, a four-time recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal, and a recipient of the Toastmaster’s Leadership Award. She has been honored with the prestigious National Mujer Award by the National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI). In 2005, Consuelo received the Society of Our Wise Women Award from Bennett College along with an appointment to their Board of Trustees.
Features on Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch have also appeared in English and Spanish-language newspapers across the country. In the book, Mustang Sallies: Success Secrets of Women Who Refuse to Run with the Herd, Fawn Germer lists Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch among other women "who've got the brains, the guts, and the drive to change the world."
Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch Today
Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch currently shares her story with people of all ages and creeds. She is doing exactly what she preaches - living a legacy. Her strong dedication to saving the youth of America (including those living under similar circumstances as she did during her childhood) has led Consuelo to work with over one million children and their parents across the United States.
In addition to her work with American youth, Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch consults and serves as a featured motivational speaker with corporations and government agencies to develop the peak performance of their employees. Consuelo firmly believes that businesses need strong leaders and a talented, diverse workforce in order to compete successfully on the global stage. Her clients include: Wal-Mart, State Farm Insurance, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, Costco, Sodexho, Dell, Boeing, Nordstrom's, Lockheed-Martin, National Association of Women in Law Enforcement, the National Football League, Avon, IBM, Verizon, the Cities of Dallas and San Antonio, National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI), U.S. Postal Service, U.S Drug Enforcement Agency, National Association of Hispanic Realtors, Department of Education, and NASA-Ames Research.
Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch is the proud mother of five daughters and currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband, David.
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