Barbara Corcoran of “Shark Tank” fame shares her journey from hot-dog stand lady, orphan housemother and waitress to founder of her real estate empire Corcoran Group and the strategies and discipline it took to get there so others can climb the ladder on their own terms. The following speakers jump-start careers and change mindsets on the regular as well
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Debbie Peterson
Topics: Making a Bigger Impact (Leadership, Team, Career, Business), Mentoring, Communication
I believe that at the heart of impactful leadership lies clarity—about one’s values, goals and the influence they want to achieve. With my proven frameworks and guidance, I inspire audiences to uncover the core of their leadership essence, empowering them to stop playing small, recognize and act on their potential, and make a lasting impact without sacrificing their well-being. I serve leaders who struggle to recognize their true value and lead with confidence. Through my programming, I share strategies and frameworks, guiding others to discover their own clarity, redefine their paths, and make a meaningful impact in their organizations.
Proudest Moment: Saying Yes and becoming Chair of the Board for ATHENA International, an organization I love and support personally and professionally!
Take Aways: New Thinking! My goal isn’t to get the standing ovation; it is to help the people who are ready to Think Differently About Themselves, Think Differently About Their Potential, and Think Differently About Their Impact to Make It Happen.
Need to Know: Here’s the top 5! (1) I am easy to work with, and (2) have also crafted a way to customize my signature keynote for any audience easily. (3) I view myself as a partner and love brainstorming with meeting planners to bring ideas to make their organization and their audience feel seen and special! (4) I stay – I love to come in early and attend as much of the event and meet as many of the participants as possible to get to know them and build rapport before I get on the stage. (5) I love to play with my audiences! So, whether I’m down in the audience or only up on stage, it will be interactive!
Precious L. Williams
Topics: All forms of Pitching (Elevator, Media, Investor, Sales, Speaker,= and Interview Pitches), Corporate Sales Training, Elite Business Development Tactics and Techniques, Rainmaking: Packaging, Positioning and Pitching, Turning Your Perceived Flaws into Your Secret Weapon, Change Your Language: Change the Sales Game Completely
Founder and CEO of Perfect Pitch Group, a company that revolutionizes the pitching industry and helps you convert conversations into currency. With over 29 years of experience in sales, communication and pitching, I have the tools and tenacity to teach you how to pitch with power, sell with storytelling, and develop a masterful mindset for any situation. Whether you are a company, law firm, professional school, entrepreneur, a business leader, a salesperson or an individual, I can help you slay all competition and become the only choice that matters.#KillerPitchMaster, #AtmosphereShifter #CreativeOutsider #UltimateRainmaker
Agencies Representing: Li Hayes (Agent), Premiere Speakers Bureau
Proudest Moment: Every time I am blessed to take the stage! I never dial it in because my second chance as an international professional speaker and corporate trainer has been sweeter and more prosperous than the first time! My proudest moment was relaunching my company, Perfect Pitches by Precious, LLC, after a three-year break. I restarted with no money and used my pitching skills to gain corporate clients like LinkedIn, Google, Microsoft, HubSpot, Verizon, etc. Many told me that there is no way that I could get companies interested in me after homelessness. I did just that because I know how to pitch. Better yet, the same tactics and techniques I teach my clients is how to package, position and pitch themselves to their ideal target market. I proved that I was not a fluke and that you can rise again after failure and death. Speaking and training is my life. I love what I do and teaching others how to do both of these in a way that is authentic and embracing of them!
Take Aways: There is life after failure, the ability to adapt to the coldest, harshest financial conditions, being able to read a room and know that you can outwit, outplay and outlast the best! You are not small potatoes to anyone. You can bring authenticity and your real personality to the stage making you different and sought after. Make sure you have a real niche that matters and grow from there! I am still a great speaker because I still perform today. I get better and better and because I have success in multiple industries with real testimonials and real receipts.
Need to Know: I bring the funk, energy and noise that electrifies audiences, period!
Ricky Kalmon
Topics: Growth Mindset Expert, Motivational Speaker, Celebrity Hypnotist, Sales, Leadership, Growth Mindset, Franchise Speaker, Accountability
A mindset expert, motivational speaker, celebrity hypnotist and author of Leverage Your Mindset—Overcome Limiting Beliefs and Amplify Your Life. He is also the creator and developer of the Growth Mindset and meditation app titled RICKY KALMON. As an international speaker, Kalmon is a Visionary Architect in personal growth and igniting potential. He delivers high-energy and motivational keynote programs and corporate entertainment. His programs are inspirational and offer compelling, applicable tools anyone can use in personal and professional development. Kalmon reveals how our mindset can be the greatest tool in achieving new heights, reducing stress and increasing productivity and potential.
Proudest Moment: After every program, I make it a point to meet my audience. It’s humbling and rewarding when attendees go out of their way to share their experiences. However, it’s even more rewarding when the planner tells me that the response to my program has been overwhelming. When my audience is still talking about my programs long after the event is over, it is extremely rewarding.
Take Aways: Attendees leave energized and motivated as Ricky Kalmon shares his philosophy and techniques, offering valuable takeaways to help them become better versions of themselves and create explosive growth.
Need to Know: When working with meeting planners, there is a collaborative partnership in creating a memorable and impactful event. My job is to make the meeting planner the hero for booking my programs. Our goal is to create such a power experience for our clients and attendees.
Rachel Sheerin
Topics: Burnout, Employee Engagement, Company Culture, Motivation, Emcee, Event Host
Professional Behavior Analyst, award-winning keynote speaker and burnout expert known for uniting events and organizations through her high-energy engagement, inclusive storytelling, and humor that recharges and reconnects diverse audiences so they can achieve their biggest goals. Named “Speaker of the Year” by NACE, Rachel is a proud member of PCMA and MPI, former Board Member of the Association for Women in Events and is co-founder of The MAGNET Method, an employee engagement and retention firm focused on creating workplaces leaders never want to leave and leaders who love to lead.
Agency: Michelle Joyce Speakers
Proudest Moment: The day I married my husband has to be up there. He is my lighthouse! Being named Speaker of the Year by NACE will always be special, as an event professional and keynote speaker who loves her association family.
More recently, someone at an association conference recently came up to me after my burnout keynote and told me, “I normally hate motivational speakers, but you got to me.” It only takes one person, one event, one idea to change your life and I am so honored to get my life changed all the time and be a small part of others’ changes, too.
Take Aways: Burnout happens not because we’re failing—it’s because we care deeply about our work, our impact and others! The flames of passion can be our biggest superpower in our careers and communities and left to run wild, burnout can make our work and lives feel like we’re trapped. But, great news! It doesn’t have to be so overwhelming and it’s within our individual powers to keep burnout at bay and boost our own happiness, even if we’re chronic people-pleasers, overworked high performers. Caring too much changes the world and I teach you how to care for yourself, too.
Need to Know: My approach to burnout isn’t to tell folks to get a pedicure or take a deep breath! My research-based, human-behavior-backed strategies aim at helping people who care deeply about their work keep caring, acting and inspiring others on a high level without being consumed by the 24/7 work/stress cycle we’re living in.
Being part of an event, it’s not just my content and energy I bring, but my behavior-expertise to engage and create psychological safety that creates real conversation, connection and action long after the event ends. If people feel safe to feel, energized to engage and connected to their communities, the possibilities for impact are endless!
Plus, as a former event professional, I have a unique skill set that allows me to go above and beyond for my clients as keynote speaker and emcee, brainstorming ways to boost engagement and rave reviews. I love to keep the energy high, ROS running smoothly and make everyone from C-Suite Leaders to 1st time attendees feel like VIPs—like they’re in the right place, at your event!
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