Victoria Labalme
American artist and producer
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Victoria Labalme is a performing artist, speaker, and presentation skills coach. She is the founder of Risk Forward[1] and Rock The Room.[2] Labalme was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame by the National Speakers Association in 2011.[3][4]
- Artist
- author
- producer
- speaker
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Early life
Labalme's father was George Labalme Jr., a French-born designer who was involved in the design of, among other things, the Grey Poupon mustard jar.[5] Her father's uncle, Raymond Loewy, was also a designer and George and Raymond worked together. Her mother was Patricia Hochschild Labalme.[6]
Labalme graduated from Stanford University, BA English Literature.[7]
Career
Keynote speaking, consulting and coaching
In 2001, Labalme began delivering speeches, workshops, and keynotes, blending her background in performing arts with business performance.[8] She is a consultant to entrepreneurs, individuals, teams, and executives at several companies.[7] She has delivered keynotes and workshops including The Throughline,[9][10] Risk Forward and Rock The Room for Starbucks, Microsoft, PayPal, Verizon, Coca-Cola,[11] Chase, L’Oreal, Oracle, Lowe's, universities, cultural institutions, and non-profits.[12][13]
Labalme was inducted into the Million Dollar Consulting College Hall of Fame in 2015.[14]
Labalme delivered a TEDx talk titled, Risk Forward: The Rewards of Not Knowing in 2016.[15][16] She is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Risk Forward.[17][18][19]
Performing arts
Labalme's has extensive experience in the performing arts. Most recently her one-woman show, Victoria’s Grapefruit,[20] directed by Seth Barrish,[21] was produced at The Barrow Group in October 2022. The Barrow Group also produced her one-woman show, Icebergs in Africa, in 1998.[20] She was honored with The Barrow Group (performing arts center) Award in May 2025.[22][23]
She has appeared in television, film and on stage, including Sex & The City[24][25] Caroline's on Broadway, Gotham Comedy Club, and dozens of network television commercials including a Super Bowl spot.[26]
Labalme originated the role of Ashley in the world premiere (November 8, 1994) of off-broadway play Three Years from 30 by Mike O’Malley at The Sanford Meisner Theater.[27] In 2000, she directed Gregg Goldston's off-Broadway One Mime Show[28] and was featured in the Toyota Comedy Festival.[29]
Labalme was featured in the documentary, "Bessie" directed by Academy Award winner D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.[30]
In 2017, Labalme conceived and produced Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind The Show the Whole World Watched which premiered at SXSW.[31][32] It scored 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.[33] The documentary was met with high critical acclaim from The New York Times,[34] The Hollywood Reporter,[35] Los Angeles Times,[23] Variety,[36] Good Morning America,[37] BBC,[38] and The Today Show.[39][40]