A Story of Resilience and Vision
From Fortune 500 boardrooms to the TEDx stage — Tammie Ross has spent her career proving that leadership is built on foundations that hold.
Tammie Ross is an accomplished executive, nationally published author, TEDx speaker, and leadership strategist whose career spans Fortune 500 financial services, executive advisory, and business transformation. With more than two decades of leadership experience, she has built a reputation for helping organizations navigate complexity, accelerate growth, and develop high-performing leaders.
Throughout her corporate career, Tammie served in senior executive leadership roles, including Director of Strategic Partnerships, Vice President of Functional Control Oversight, and Regional Sales Director, where she led enterprise growth initiatives, strategic partnerships, risk governance, and operational transformation for one of the nation's leading automotive finance organizations. She managed multi-billion-dollar portfolios, partnered with nationally recognized brands, and advised executive leadership on strategies that delivered measurable business results.
Known for her ability to connect strategy with execution, Tammie brings a unique blend of executive leadership, operational discipline, and organizational insight. Whether advising executive teams, speaking to audiences, or developing leadership frameworks, she equips organizations with practical strategies that build trust, improve execution, and create sustainable growth.
A nationally recognized keynote speaker, Tammie has presented for TEDx, corporate organizations, and national industry associations on leadership, organizational transformation, executive presence, communication, innovation, and resilience. She is also the author of multiple leadership books that provide practical frameworks for building high-performing teams, leading through change, and creating cultures of trust and accountability.
Tammie is the founder of The BOLD Knight Group™, where she partners with executives and organizations to strengthen leadership effectiveness, navigate organizational change, and build cultures grounded in trust, accountability, and lasting impact.
She holds a Master of Business Administration in Project Management from Louisiana State University, earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing, Cum Laude, from Christian Brothers University, and is a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB).
Whether advising executive teams, delivering keynote presentations, or helping organizations navigate transformation, Tammie is driven by one mission: equipping leaders to build organizations that endure.
Her leadership philosophy is simple: BOLD leadership isn't announced—it's built.
The Path to Impact
Launched executive coaching
Founded the BOLD Knight Group
Published Breaking Ground, Breaking Glass Ceilings
Published Frameworks for BOLD Leadership
TEDx Speaker
Leadership, Out Loud
Watch Tammie’s TEDx talk, The Termite Effect — a powerful examination of how unseen leadership failures can weaken even the strongest organizations from within.
Built on Substance
MBA, Project Management
Louisiana State University · BS in Business Administration (Marketing), Cum Laude, Christian Brothers University.
Six Sigma Green Belt
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Professional — analytical rigor and process excellence.
TEDx Speaker
Selected to share her leadership story on the TEDx stage in 2026.
NAHB Leadership
Published through NAHB BuilderBooks with a 140K+ member reach.