Primary Job Title Founder & Chief Executive Officer Primary Organization 
You Empowered Strong
Location Austin, Texas, United States Regions Southern US Gender Female
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Candy Barone, known as the Pull-No-Punches Accountability Powerhouse, and CEO of YouEmpowered Strong, is an executive trainer and coach, international speaker and Amazon bestselling author.
She is a catalyst and change agent who works with the 3 Es: Executives, Entrepreneurs andEmerging Leaders to help them bring “heart” back to leadership while
feeding the soul ofbusiness. With nearly 20 years in Corporate America, she is a master at building exceptional,high-performing teams, maximizing and leveraging ROI, growing emerging leaders, andcatapulting individuals to achieve explosive growth.
Candy was named a 2014-15 VIP Woman of the Year by the National Association ofProfessional Women, was recipient of the 2015 Public Speakers Association Local CollaboratorAward, and was nominated as a 2015 Profile in Power Central Texas Woman of Influence.
Candy also has been showcased in CNN, The Austin Stateman, Austin Business Journal, Bethe Boss Magazine, OffBeat Business Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, ciLiving TV, along withnumerous radio shows and podcasts.
In addition, she serves as a call leader for the Evolutionary Business Council, a PartneringDirector for the Public Speakers Association, and a regular columnist for OffBeatBusinessMagazine.
Candy currently lives in Austin with her dog, Payton, and enjoys her free time outdoors,spending time with friends, reading, or working out in the boxing gym.
