Bonnie Fatio, Founder of AgeEsteem®, is an internationally recognized motivational speaker who inspires and challenges. For the last twenty years she has specialized in motivation and its power to influence positive change in individuals and organizations.

Bonnie’s vision is a world where age and aging are celebrated and people of all ages are respected as contributing members of society. For this to happen each of us needs to feel good about ourselves at the age we are. AgeEsteem does just that: it motivates and challenges individuals to reach new heights in the prime of one’s life. Soon to be 65, Bonnie feels that life becomes more exciting each day!

AgeEsteem is a natural offspring of Bonnie’s private life experiences and professional career. She is Founding Partner of Blewfield Associates, a Geneva-based organization specializing in motivating and helping people shine through their special talents and interests in their work and private lives.

Throughout her career, Bonnie has had a deep passion for issues related to an individual’s contribution to society during his or her golden years. As an example of this commitment, she served on the board of directors of several retirement homes for people of varying degrees of care needs. She also provided coaching to both individuals and groups about the life values as retirement approaches.

In order to bolster her client programs, Bonnie conducted substantial primary research the perceptive challenges and solutions to having personal esteem as individuals ‘age’.

Previous to founding her own businesses, Bonnie Lou Fatio held management positions in education, business and healthcare.

She has held multiple Community Leadership positions including in local government.

Bonnie also presently serves on the board of Legacy, and collaborates actively with the World YWCA.

Bonnie has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Special Education in addition to a Teachers Certificate from Michigan State University, and a Master of Arts degree in Human Resources Development from Webster University in Geneva, Switzerland.

Bonnie grew up in the Midwest and holds both American and Swiss citizenships. She and her husband, Gerard Fatio, have a daughter, Laetitia, and a granddaughter, Jessica.