What would you do if your teenage daughter wanted a “tramp stamp” on the middle of her back or your son wanted the name of his favorite rock group tattooed on his bicep?

While tattoos are widely accepted, and something like 16 percent of the American population has them, for many people they still carry the stigma of criminal activity even as they are popularized by TV shows like LA Ink and celebrities like Rihanna.

Explore this fascinating topic with Meredith Gardner, Ph.D., an expert on leadership and human behavior.

Will a Tat Now Sink Your Kid’s Career Later?
She’ll talk about:

• How talking about tattoos with your kids can open up new lines of communication with them.

• Ways tattoos reflect one’s personal brand and what they say about you as a leader or entrepreneur.

• Her interviews with 40 tattooed adult New Yorkers she encountered in her day-to-day travels.

• Why some people have no idea what their tattoo designs
really mean.

Attention TV Producers:
Tattoo YouInvite people with tattoos to be in your audience for this show. With Meredith’s guidance, explore the real story of why they chose their particular body art.
CREDENTIALS: Meredith Gardner, Ph.D., is president of the Strategic Edge, a management consulting firm specializing in leadership, personality and consequences of behavior. She has appeared on Bloomberg News, Wall Street Journal Radio Network and Voice of America and is an international speaker. Her soon-to-be released book is THINK BETTER, LEAD BETTER: Chinese Characters Reveal Strategies for Success (Thomas Hall, April 2008)

SAMPLE QUESTIONS: How do tattoos express our passions? What’s the relationship between tattoos and self-esteem? What is a
literary tattoo? What are some of the surprising reasons why kids want tattoos? What symbol might you choose if you got a tattoo? Is there such a thing as tattoo prejudice?

AVAILABILITY: New York City, nationwide by arrangement and via telephone
CONTACT: Meredith Gardner, (212) 769-9340 (NY) days or evenings; mgardner@strategic-edge.com; www.strategic-edge.com