Victoria Labalme

Victoria Labalme
Occupations
  • Artist
  • author
  • producer
  • speaker
Years active1994–present
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Parent(s)George Labalme Jr.
Patricia Hochschild Labalme

Victoria Labalme is an international performing artist, professional speaker and executive 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]

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.[4] Her father's uncle, Raymond Loewy, was also a designer and George and Raymond worked together. Her mother was Patricia Hochschild Labalme.[5]

Labalme graduated from Stanford University, BA English Literature.[6]

Career

Keynote speaking, consulting and coaching

In 2001, Labalme began speaking professionally, delivering workshops, keynotes and interactive learning experiences around the world, blending her background in performing arts with business performance.[7] She is a consultant to entrepreneurs, elite individuals, top teams, and C-suite executives at global brands.[6] She has delivered keynotes and workshops including The Throughline,[8][9] Risk Forward® and Rock The Room® for Starbucks, Microsoft, PayPal, Verizon, Coca-Cola, Chase, L’Oreal, Oracle, Lowe’s, universities, cultural institutions, and not-for-profits.[10]

Labalme was inducted into the Million Dollar Consulting College Hall of Fame in 2015.[11]

Labalme delivered a TEDx talk titled, Risk Forward: The Rewards of Not Knowing in 2016.[12] She is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Risk Forward.[13]

Performing arts

Labalme’s experience in the performing arts spans decades. Most recently her one-woman show, Victoria’s Grapefruit,[14] directed by Seth Barrish,[15] was produced at The Barrow Group in October 2022. The Barrow Group also produced her one-woman show, Icebergs in Africa, in 1998.[14] She was honored with The Barrow Group (performing arts center) Award in May 2025.[16][17]

She has appeared in television, film and on stage, including Sex & The City[18] Caroline’s on Broadway, Gotham Comedy Club, and dozens of network television commercials including a Super Bowl spot.[19]

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.[20] In 2000, she directed Gregg Goldston’s off-Broadway One Mime Show[21] and was featured in the Toyota Comedy Festival.[22]

Labalme was featured in the documentary, "Bessie" directed by Academy Award winner D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.[23]

In 2017, Labalme conceived and produced Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind The Show the Whole World Watched which premiered at SXSW.[24][25] It scored 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.[26] The documentary was met with high critical acclaim from The New York Times,[27] The Hollywood Reporter,[28] Los Angeles Times,[17] Variety,[29] Good Morning America,[30] BBC,[31] and The Today Show.[32]

Personal life

Labalme married performer / director Frank Oz on July 9, 2011.[33]

References

  1. ^ "Trademark Status & Document Retrieval". tsdr.uspto.gov. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "Trademark Status & Document Retrieval". tsdr.uspto.gov. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  3. ^ "CPAE Inductees - National Speakers Association". nsaspeaker.org. October 4, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "George Labalme Obituary (2016)". New York Times archived at Legacy.com. September 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (October 16, 2002). "Patricia Labalme, 75, Educator And Scholar of the Renaissance". New York Times. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Twells, Kathy (May 15, 2023). "Success On The Undetermined Path With Victoria Labalme". Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  7. ^ "Victoria's Story". Victoria Labalme. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  8. ^ Victoria Labalme (January 11, 2012). Presentation Skills - Where to Begin: Your Throughline - Intention Affects Behavior. Retrieved August 6, 2025 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ Victoria Labalme (September 8, 2009). Victoria Labalme - MDRT - The Commercial Audition. Retrieved August 6, 2025 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "Client list". Victoria Labalme. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  11. ^ "The Million Dollar Consulting® Hall of Fame". Alan Weiss, PhD. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  12. ^ TEDx Talks (September 20, 2016). Risk Forward: the Rewards of Not Knowing | Victoria Labalme | TEDxSantaBarbara. Retrieved August 6, 2025 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ "Bestselling Books Week Ended April 3". WSJ. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  14. ^ a b rserrell (October 10, 2022). "Transformative Journey: Solo Development Series at Barrow Group". The Barrow Group Performing Arts Center. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  15. ^ "Seth Barrish". Lincoln Center Theater.
  16. ^ Goldring, Doug (May 15, 2025). "TBG Spring Benefit Student Ticket". The Barrow Group Performing Arts Center. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  17. ^ a b Olsen, Mark (March 24, 2017). "Frank Oz and the gang of 'Muppet Guys Talking' still pulling on their silly strings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  18. ^ "Sex and the City" Luck Be an Old Lady (TV Episode 2002) ⭐ 7.5 | Comedy, Drama, Romance. Retrieved August 6, 2025 – via m.imdb.com.
  19. ^ Victoria Labalme (February 10, 2010). Victoria Labalme Video Biography. Retrieved August 6, 2025 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ O'Malley, Mike (February 2011). Three Years from Thirty. Samuel French Incorporated. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-0-573-69597-1.
  21. ^ Anderson, Jack (December 7, 2000). "MIME REVIEW; As If an Umbrella and Hat Conspired to Defeat a Man". New York Times. Retrieved November 3, 2019. His seven solos, directed by Victoria Labalme, displayed Mr. Goldston's gestural abilities.
  22. ^ "COMEDY FEST BUCKS FOR YUKS". New York Daily News. May 25, 2000. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  23. ^ Hegedus, Chris; Pennebaker, D. A., Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg (Documentary), Ron Brown, Merce Cunningham, Allan Gurganus, retrieved August 6, 2025
  24. ^ Olsen, Mark (March 24, 2017). "Frank Oz and the gang of 'Muppet Guys Talking' still pulling on their silly strings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2019. "I started dating Frank in 2008," Victoria Labalme, who married Oz in 2011, says. "I started hanging out with these characters around about that time, and watching the dynamic among them, and I just thought, 'This is pretty rare.'"
  25. ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (March 17, 2017). "Muppet Guys Talking: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 20, 2019. Conceived and produced by Victoria Labalme
  26. ^ "Victoria Labalme". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  27. ^ "South by Southwest: 5 Titles to Watch For (Published 2017)". January 31, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  28. ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (March 12, 2017). "'Muppet Guys Talking': Film Review | SXSW 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  29. ^ Setoodeh, Ramin (March 12, 2017). "Frank Oz on the Legacy of Jim Henson's Muppets". Variety. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  30. ^ Good Morning America (March 16, 2018). Original Muppeteers open up about bringing their legendary characters to life. Retrieved August 6, 2025 – via YouTube.
  31. ^ "BBC World Service - Newshour, Muppet Guy Talks". BBC. March 4, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  32. ^ "7 things you might not know about the Muppets and 'Sesame Street'". TODAY.com. March 16, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  33. ^ "A Conversation with Frank Oz at the Museum of the Moving Image". Jimhensonlegacy.org. October 25, 2011. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
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