Women Speakers
  
Emory Austin is fascinated by how people think, by why they do what they do, neglect what they neglect; by the patterns they develop in the process, and by all the individual ways they deal with opportunities for leadership, professional and personal change, their customer base, and relationships of all types!  Hailed as “smart and funny” by People magazine, Gina Barreca has spoken to clients all over the world. A professor of English, she's also the author of the best-selling They Used to Call Me Snow White, But I Drifted, Perfect Husbands (and Other Fairy Tales), Sweet Revenge: The Wicked Delights of Getting Even, Too much of a Good Thing is Wonderful, and, most recently, Babes in Boyland: A Personal History of Coeducation in the Ivy League. Sally Baskey is a humorist and motivational speaker whose message is how to use humor to get through life. Her book, "Laughter, My Drug of Choice", shares her philosophy of using a sense of humor to deal with change.  Robyn Benincasa accepts full blame for inspiring people to do insane things like climb Mount Kilimanjaro, run their first triathlon, start their own adventure racing teams, or start their own businesses. Robyn Benincasa has made an art form of extreme performance by competing and winning at the highest levels of sport and business. Revered as one of "California's Fittest Women”, she spent her youth competing at the state and national level in gymnastics, diving, cross country, and judo in which she became a national champion. Soon after earning a Marketing degree from Arizona State University, Robyn started at the top Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company where she earned the prestigious “Rookie of the Year” award.  Bertice Berry is an inspirational diversity and education keynote speaker. No one defies stereotypes, generalizations or cliches more than Dr. Bertice Berry. Growing up poor in Wilmington, Delaware, the sixth of seven children, Bertice was told by a high school teacher that she was "not college material". Fortunately, there was another teacher who believed that she was destined for more. Berry applied to several schools without any idea how she would pay the tuition if she were accepted. The day her application arrived at Jacksonville University in Florida, a wealthy benefactor called the Admissions Department looking for a potential student "who could swim if they had the right backing," and might sink without it.  Laced with humor, Joan’s presentation inspires you to see the beautiful, funny and remarkable adventures that happen in our lives everyday. Joan’s presentation will give you the tools to experience life through all of your senses. At the age of 32, Joan Brock suddenly lost her sight from a rare eye disease, in a three week period...WHILE working at a school for blind children. Five years later she tragically lost her husband to cancer and was left to raise her young daughter as a blind, single parent.  Karyn Buxman is the founder of The HumorLab, an organization that researches the art and science of humor. She specializes in opening and closing keynotes. Karyn’s program, “When Funny Means Money: Humor as a Serious Business Strategy,” is a tour de force of education and entertainment. Her presentations provide “insights cleverly disguised as humor.” 
Fasten your seatbelt and enjoy the ride. Christine Cashen delivers a fast –paced, hilarious program with useful content that makes her a sought after speaker worldwide. For more than 10 years, she has jazzed an amazing variety of audiences throughout the United States, Canada, South Africa and Australia. Christine is an authority on sparking innovative ideas to handle conflict, reduce stress and energize employees.  Dr. Cile Chavez is president of Cile Chavez Consulting, Inc., and provides motivation and expertise to organizations in the private and public sectors on Leadership and Human Development. Her latest book on leadership, Spirit Movers: Attributes for Transforming Leadership, will be released in February 2010 by Morgan James Publishing. Eleanor Clift writes on the Washington power structure, the influence of women in politics and other issues. She is currently assigned to follow the jockeying over policy and politics in the Republican-controlled Congress, and the emerging contenders for the 2008 presidential nomination in both the Republican and Democratic parties.  Cheryl Cran provides practical tools and creative strategies for individuals to take their current level of success and boldly grow it to the next level. The companies that Cheryl works with are top performing organizations with a strong focus on becoming a workplace of choice. The leaders of these organizations recognize the value of investing in the growth of their employees for overall company success. Cheryl is a bold growth seeker herself and continually challenges herself to grow, learn and expand as much as she challenges others to do the same. When each leader and individual in the company boldly claims their personal part in future growth the company grows as a result.   Donna Cutting is an expert at audience interaction. Drawing on her experience as a stage actress and her passion for her topics, she delivers her content with her trademark enthusiasm and theatrical style. She’s known for her Keynote Theater style presentations, turning her audience members into the stars of the show with her signature "Celebrity Experience" by making them the stars of her show.   Susan Dentzer is the editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, the nation’s leading journal of health policy.Dentzer assumed the job of editor-in-chief on May 1, 2008, after a decade as the on-air health correspondent for The NewsHour. Health Affairs, which has been called the nation’s health policy “Bible,” is a peer-reviewed journal. The journal and website, based in Bethesda, Maryland, are published by Project Hope, the health education and humanitarian assistance organization that operates programs in 36 countries around the world.   Linda Duxbury is a noted pioneer in the field of organizational health. Over the years her interest in issues associated with managing a changing workforce has earned her a variety of awards that recognize her research, teaching and her contribution to public and private sector work places.   Roxanne Emmerich has the astonishing ability to create profound change. Her client list includes the top-performing firms in the country-and those that are wildly committed to being on that list. One of her books, "Profit-Growth Banking," is often referred to as the "bible of successful banking." As a result of her record-breaking careers in both banking and brokerage, she is regularly asked to share her strategies with colleagues at industry conferences. Years later, Sales and Marketing Management magazine named her one of the 12 most requested speakers in the nation for her ability to create immediate and profound transformations. Her unique approach blends kick-butt marketing, enlightened, no-excuses leadership development, profit-rich sales strategies, and iron-clad templates and systems. She presents this mixture to leaders, then teaches them how to create "employees on fire." The result? CEOs say, "It's a miracle!"
Emily Francona overcame unique challenges as an American intelligence
officer and later as a professional staff member of the U.S. Senate
Select Committee on Intelligence. Tackling organizational obstacles
within the traditionally male-oriented military system, she excelled in
an even more male-dominated specialty – as a clandestine case officer.
  Nancy Friemdman is one of the country's top customer service training experts. Known as the Telephone Doctor, her company has produced more than 100 DVD and eLearning training courses on all aspects of customer communication, with niche topics as diverse as Service Recovery, Internal C/S, E-mail Etiquette, Motivation, Selling Skills, Coaching Skills, Behavioral-based Interviewing, Delivering Feedback and New Employee Orientation.
Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning speaker, author, sales
presentation skills trainer, and in-demand executive speech coach. Meetings and Conventions
magazine named her "One of the 10 most electrifying speakers in North
America."
 Juliet Funt, daughter of Candid Camera's Allen Funt helps businesses nurture the human capital that is the fuel behind every organizational success. She has been featured in the L.A. Times, Chicago Tribune, Shape, and Professional Speaker Magazine. She is co-author of "The Communication Path" and "The Wellness Path," in the Path Training Series. In addition to her first career as an improvisational comedienne, Ms. Funt has had a varied business resume which includes managing in a large live events company, Human Relations training for the Los Angeles Police Department and even liaison work in a Palestinian/Israeli peace project.  World Champion Freeskier Alison Gannett travels the world in search of a ski great ski adventure. Not only does she love to telemark, alpine, nordic and snowboard, but she also dedicates a majority of her life to saving our snow, by focusing on solutions to climate change. LaDonna Gatlin believes one defining moment can redefine our lives. She knows firsthand that we can’t live someone else’s dream…that in order to be our personal best, we must find our own voice and “sing our own song.”   Amanda Gore is one of America and Australia's most popular professional speakers. She holds a degree in Physiotherapy, a major in Psychology and is a Master Practitioner of neurolinguistics. She was an ergonomics and occupational health consultant before she started speaking. Amanda is an expert on communications, leadership, and group dynamics. More importantly, perhaps, she has a unique ability to entertain, educate and involve simultaneously.
Tamara has a B.A. in Speech and English Education and a Masters
Degree in Education/Counseling from Montana State University. She has
diverse background in education and business that includes work as a
college instructor, speech coach and account executive for a Television
station and film company. She owns her own business, Communications
Plus.
 Ask Australian keynote speaking phenomenon Terry Hawkins what her specialty is and she will tell you simply - PEOPLE. Terry knows how to give her audience a great time whilst they learn strategies that can change the way they look and feel about life forever. High impact, hilarious and thought provoking presentations.   Jackie Huba is a speaker on customer evangelism. Huba researches the effects of word of mouth on customer loyalty. Forbes calls her work (along with partner Ben McConnell) "the word of mouth gospel." Jackie Huba is the author (with Ben McConnell) of "Citizen Marketers: When People are the Message," for which the Wall Street Journal proclaimed "drop everything and read this book."  Suzie's background is as varied as her audiences...from administrative secretary to Television Talk Show Host, to 20 years in radio. She has hobnobbed with movie stars and politicians, interviewed the great and the "near" great. She has made hundreds of commercials, done musical comedy and motion pictures. She has been fired, been broke, been disappointed, been a petrified expectant mother at 40 years old and lived her life with a passion for learning not only how to be better, but to see things differently.  Jennifer James is a cultural anthropologist, lecturer, writer and commentator, who is known to audiences around the world for her innovative ideas. She works on an international level with corporations and associations helping people to meet the challenges of today's transitions. Her speeches and seminars deal with the human face of technological change and the development of cultural intelligence. Dr. James is a specialist in areas of cultural change, diversity and marketing intelligence.  Meagan Johnson has studied the best practices of some of the top companies in America who effectively employ younger workers. A Gen X-er herself, Meagan has delivered hundreds of seminars on communicating effectively, conflict resolution, and managing stress. This professional training and speaking experience has given her an insiders perspective to deliver real-world solutions.  Dr. Crystal Arlene Kuykendall is considered one of the most dynamic individuals of our time. A critical thinker, analyst, motivator, and mentor. Dr. Kuykendall has astounded audiences and individuals through the power of her observations and the warmth of her words. A highly sought after and savvy speaking sensation, she is an engaging educator, human relations expert, legal analyst/litigator, endearing author and loving mother.  International performing artist Victoria Labalme blends 20 years of professional theater, comedy, film, and creative writing to create a remarkable alternative to the typical keynote speech. Her specialty, applying the performing arts to the communications industry, has led to groundbreaking work with companies around the world. This is ‘customized theatre’ unlike anything you’ve experienced.  Baby Boomer Lynne Lancaster is one of today's foremost cultural translators. An expert on the generations, she is co-founder of BridgeWorks, a company that advises leaders, managers, and employees on how to conduct business more successfully by bridging generation gaps at work and in the marketplace.  Linda Larsen has been helping people worldwide upgrade their thinking, improve their communication and achieve much better quality results in life, both personally and professionally. And she does this in such extraordinarily fun, fast-paced and memorable ways that she is sought after around the globe by meeting planners looking to blow people’s socks off at their annual conferences.   Keynote speaker Sonia Manzano is a first-generation American of Latino descent who has affected the lives of millions of parents and children since the 1970s, when she was offered an opportunity play "Maria" on Sesame Street.  Eileen McDargh, CSP, CPAE, can tackle your business's toughest messages with a no-nonsense, "hard truth" approach. Connect with Eileen to address your "all- hands-on-deck" employee meetings, facilitate intense senior management retreats, and provide executive coaching. Using her consulting wisdom, business know-how, ready wit, and captivating energy, Eileen generates excitement and rekindles commitment while delivering lasting results.  For comedienne Jan McInnis, life is full of “funny business.” She – and the audiences who continually rate her act “hilarious” – wouldn’t have it any other way. Inspired by fifteen years of working 9 to 5, Jan has created a unique niche for what she calls “cubicle comedy:” cornering the corporate convention market with her popular appearances at conferences, training sessions, employee retreats and banquets held by such companies and organizations as Lockheed Martin, Kaiser Permanente, the Atlanta Federal Reserve, MIX Radio, Women in Film & Video, MCI, Greater Washington Society of Association Executives, and The Mushroom Institute.  When you need a healthcare expert who knows the ten trends that will rock healthcare in the next decade, Connie Merritt, RN, PHN, adds value to and enriches your meetings with informative, inspiring, interactive and often humorous programs. Her presentation style promotes using new skills immediately and retaining them longer. As a professional speaker since 1984, she synthesizes the latest research on medicine, psychology, sociology, and business as related to your specific needs. To date, she has helped more than 1 million people work and live better. Outstanding Education and Leadership ConsultantDr. Lorraine Monroe is a consultant who founded and served as principal of the Frederick Douglass Academy, a highly effective middle school and high school located in Central Harlem.  Betsy Myers served as the Chief Operations Officer, a senior adviser and the National Womens Chair for Obama for America, Barack Obama's Presidential campaign. Prior to this appointment, Myers was the Executive Director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. She was the first Director of the White House Office for Women’s Initiatives and Outreach as Deputy Assistant to President Clinton, the President's senior adviser on women's issues.   According to Rachael Ray, she grew up in food. She has a wildly successful career as a syndicated television star, an iconic Food Network television personality, bestselling cookbook author, Founder and Editorial Director of her own lifestyle magazine and Founder of the Yum-o! organization. Rachael's hugely successful syndicated daytime program, Rachael Ray, launched in the fall of 2006. Like the show, Rachael Ray's keynote speaking and personal appearances showcase Rachael's warmth, energy and boundless curiosity.  Rebecca Ryan is an energetic entrepreneur and the founder of Next Generation Consulting. Corporate and community leaders rely on Rebecca and her team to understand “kids these days.” NGC helps clients design strategies to retain their young, future leaders; they have helped some of America’s best workplaces achieve rankings in the Fortune 100 Best Places to Work, and helped cities including Nashville, Milwaukee, and Columbus, OH design award-winning workforce strategies.Ryan summarized her firm’s research in her 2007 book, Live First, Work Second: Getting Inside the Minds of the Next Generation.
Vicki's enthusiasm, emphasis on content, and entertaining style have
made her a successful speaker and motivator. Vicki's presentations have
inspired audiences to work better together, take risks, build stronger
relationships and take a closer look at themselves.
 Jeanne Sexson has been a national healthcare speaker and author for over 26 years. She has had the honor of speaking at national, state and regional conferences including AHCA, numerous state associations and for individual disciplines (administrators, nursing, social service, activities and dietary). She speaks on issues which have a direct impact on leadership effectiveness and/or personal development.  Marci Shimoff is the woman's face of the biggest self-help book phenomenon in history, Chicken Soup for the Soul. Her six bestselling titles in the series, including Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul and Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul, have met with stunning success, selling more than 13 million copies worldwide in 33 languages and have been on the New York Times bestseller list for a total of 108 weeks. Marci is one of the bestselling female nonfiction authors of all time.  Productivity matters: Laura Stack presents high-energy, high-content keynotes, breakouts, and training seminars on how Leave the Office Earlier® with Maximum Results in Minimum Time™. Laura shows leaders how to improve profitability by increasing staff productivity without increasing salary expense.
Chief Economist Diane Swonk is one of the most quoted economists in the
financial press. She is seen regularly on national and international
television and her commentary can be read in top financial news
publications throughout the world. With more than 20 years experience
in financial services, Diane has proved to be an invaluable resource
for policymakers and business leaders from Washington to Tokyo.
Sondra Thiederman is one of the nation's leading experts on workplace
diversity, cross-cultural business, and bias reduction. As President of
Cross-Cultural Communications, a San Diego-based training firm, Sondra
has 25 years experience as a speaker, trainer, and author helping
professionals in Fortune 500 companies, public sector organizations,
and dozens of associations find ways to successfully navigate our
increasingly diverse workplaces.
 From beat cop to combat pilot in three years, Vernice Armour was America’s first African American female combat pilot. Upon completion of two combat tours in Iraq as an AH-1W Super Cobra Attack Helicopter pilot, Vernice leveraged her experiences and conceptualized the Zero to Breakthrough™ Success Model.  Kate White is the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, the largest-selling women's magazine in the world, the author of a series of best-selling mystery novels, and a motivational speaker.  In 1986, Sharon Wood became the first North American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. She has acquired more than twenty years of experience as a professional and elite climber. In addition to climbing Mount Everest, she has successfully climbed numerous other 20,000-foot-plus peaks. |
