New Speaking Engagements
THIS MONTH
Misty Lackie will be presenting From Idea To First Million on August 9 in Santa Barbara, CA.
Kim Groshek will be presenting “Why Great Businesses Stay Invisible: The Small Decisions Quietly Costing You Clients” at Wisconsin Power Partners West Milwaukee Chapter Networking Meeting on August 13 in Pewaukee, WI.
Sharon Delaney McCloud will be presenting “The Connection Economy: Why relationships are your greatest competitive advantage & story is how you build them” at LeadHERship 2026 on August 13 in Greenville, NC.
Diane Darling will be presenting “Effective Networking Strategies for Associations” at ASAE Drive by Purpose Annual Meeting & Exposition on August 17 in Indianapolis IN.
Dr. Tajah M. Gross will be presenting “Your AI Workflow Needs A Human Exit Ramp” at Global Data & AI Virtual Tech Conference 2026 on August 22-24.
Lilli Correll will be presenting “The Trauma Blind Spot: The Truth About Treatment Resistance” at BHCon2026 on August 26 in Orlando FL.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Kim Groshek will be presenting “What’s Missing? Finding the One Thing That Changes Everything When Scaling Your Coaching Business” at The Scalable Coaching Summit on September 1-30; and “Beyond Pushing Through: What Your Anger Is Revealing About the Life You’re Ready to Change” at Reframing Anger Summit on October 1-31.
Dr. Tajah M. Gross will be presenting “Your AI Agent Moves Money. Does It Know When to Stop?” at UN Blockchain Week on September 10-19 in New York NY; and “You Built Autonomous Systems. Who Built the Exit Ramp?” at Nashville Microsoft Community Day on September 11 in Nashville, TN.
Annie Meehan will be presenting “Choose to Soar Navigating Disruption” at CACJ on September 14-15 in Athens, Georgia.
Meridith Grundei will be presenting “The human latency problem” at AWS Community Day CEE on September 17 in Budapest Hungary.
Diane Darling will be presenting “Speaking with Confidence: Presentations, Panels & Professional Presence” at The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) New England Workshop on September 15 in Boston, MA; and “Effective Networking Strategies” at LEAP Event – Heart Rhythm Society on September 18 in Atlanta, GA.
Celeste Mergens will present “Mind the Gap: How One Small Step Can Change Everything” at Women with Hemophilia and Rare Factor Deficiencies on October 2-4 in Detroit MI.
Elise Woodworth will be presenting “Building Business Together: A Collaborative Workshop for Expanding Capacity Through Aligned Leadership” at 2026 West Virginia Nonprofit Leadership Summit on October 15 in Charleston, WV.
Jessica Rowe, MS will be presenting “Accidentally Exclusive: Promoting Health While Promoting Culture” at Omaha Organizational Development Network on October 20 in Omaha, NE.
Bobbie Carlton will be presenting “Public Speaking in an AI Centered World” at Maine Women’s Conference on October 21 in Portland, ME.
Francine Shaw will be presenting “The Food Safety Storytellers” at Food Safety Consortium Conference 2026 on October 21-23 in Washington, DC.
PAST EVENTS
Kara Lindstrom presented “Thinking in Parallel” at Creative Mornings Philadelphia on March 28 in Philadelphia, PA.
Marcia Klingensmith presented “Send Adoption at Scale: A Multi-Rail, Multi-Vendor Perspective on Real-Time Payments” and “Unlock the Next Wave of the Digital Card Journey” at Axis Conference on April 23 in Orlando, FL.
Tricia Rose Burt presented “How I Redeemed 35 Years of Regret” at TEDx Portsmouth on May 8 in Portsmouth, NH.
Diane Wolf presented “Your Brain has a Check Engine Light” at Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce Business Summit on June 22 in Peterborough, Ontario.
Debra Eckerling presented “Bring Your Book to Life” at Women’s National Book Association – Los Angeles Chapter on June 27 in Los Angeles.
Noreen Braman presented “Lawyers, Laughter, & Living Well” at International Municipal Lawyers Association on July 9.
Judy Baker presented One Book. A Lifetime of Clients on July 16.
Dr Rita Renee presented “Stop Explaining Yourself: Own the Room” at Together Digital Power Lounge on July 17.
Francine Shaw presented “Who Touched That?” at BEAR-HANDS Educational Conference & Expo on July 20 in New Bern, NC.
Annette Mason presented “Paradox of Pause: Letting Go to Step into What’s Next” at Inspire and Elevate on July 20-21 in Chicago, IL.
Annmarie Curley presented “Designed to Adapt, Wired to Resist: The Biology of Change” at PMI Central Illinois Chapter on July 23.
Trish Ahjel Roberts presented “Unlocking the Secrets to Mind-Blowing Happiness®” at Love Shine Play Festival on July 23-26 in Asheville, NC.
AmyNicole Ellis presented “The Ripple Effect of One Genuine Connection” at TWC Summer Soiree: SHE Speaks on July 24 in Raleigh NC.
Kathleen Miller presented “Creating the Workplace We All Want: Practical Culture Tools for Every Role” at Leadership Series on July 28.
Laura Weiss, CPCC, PCC presented “Stop Outsourcing Conflict and ‘Enter the Danger'” at DisruptHR on July 30 in Portland, ME.
Sasha Link presented “First Class Invitation” at The Coaching Experience on July 30 in Boston MA.
New Publications
Michelle Thompson‘s book Courageously You: Seven Simple Frameworks to Create a Life You Love is available at Amazon.
Ida Byrd-Hill published CULTURE RE-WIRED: Unleash Your Inner AI CEO.
Shae Pratcher‘s book The C.L.A.R.I.F.Y. System: A Mindset Framework for Healing the Workplace & Elevating Productivity is available at Amazon.
Suzi Nance‘s book Break Free: of Negative Beliefs and the Weight that Clings to Them is available at Amazon.
Courtni Clay‘s book Gracefully Assertive™: Mastering the Art of Assertive Communication… Gracefully is available at Amazon.
Dr. Lauran Star‘s book See Dick Throw a Hissy Fit: The Rise and Predictable Fall of U.S. Culture is available at Amazon.
Vidya Raman‘s book Lucky You: An Insider’s Guide to Achieving Success and Finding Fulfillment in the Corporate World is available at Amazon.
Debra Eckerling published Breaking Through the Publishing Hype: The Case for Traditional Publishing.
Kim Curran‘s book Cast Your Net Wide: Lessons from the Greatest Networker Who Ever Lived is available at Amazon.
Kim Groshek‘s book Own Your Red Slippers is available at Amazon.
Lourdes Laifer‘s book A Path to Resilience: Small Steps to an Unshakable You is available at Amazon.
Kay Kirkman‘s book How To Be Happy at Work is available at Amazon.
Terri Chrisman‘s book The Fabulous Health Workbook is available at Amazon.
New Podcasts, Broadcasts, Awards, and Interviews
Lourdes Laifer was featured in “Five Questions with Lourdes Laifer” in The Highlands Current.
Listen to Randye Kaye on Good at Heart: Conversations with People Who quietly Make the World Better podcast.
Listen to Michelle Thompson on Her Comeback: Transforming Your Life After 50 podcast.
Carrie Pasquarello was recently featured on the Savvy Safety Sisters – Think CADASIL podcast.
Marva Bailer received the “MSN Top 10 Leading Speakers to Follow in 2026” award from MSN; published “The First Introduction: Why Internships Matter Long After The Last Day” in Fortuna Councils; was featured in “Why understanding artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly important” in Univision; and was featured in “Stop Chasing Titles. Start Building Perspective” in Highlight Georgia.
Shae Pratcher was recently featured on the Her Voice Shines Podcast.
Debra Eckerling was recently featured on the World Changemaker Podcast; “Success Shouldn’t Be a Secret: 52 Tips for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting” in Lioness Magazine; and published “7 Ways to Make an Impression at In-Person Events” in Writers Digest.
Judy Baker was recently featured on the Get Lit podcast.
Whitney Erwin was recently featured on the The Lifestyle Herbalists podcast; the Wellness in Every Season podcast; and the Magical New Beginnings podcast.
Ambika Devi was recently featured on the The Truth Tastes Funny podcast; the Talk with TQ podcast.
Kira Nurieli was featured in in American Bar Association – Idle Chat; the Blessed Be Podcast.
Sheila Diiorio was recently featured on the Breaking Free From Debt & Financial Stress podcast.
Vidya Raman was recently featured on the The Chris Salerno Show podcast.
Olga Valadon received the “Santander W50: Top 50 UK Female Leader 2026 award” from Santander W50.
Lisa Duerre was recently featured on the Bytes and Banter podcast.
Lara Bruner published “Three leadership skills that build trust and better business results” in Entreprenista.
Dr. Jess Bunin, MD was recently featured on the Learning to Lead Podcast.
Lourdes Laifer was featured in “Five Questions with Lourdes Laifer” in The Highlands Current.
Annette Richmond was recently featured on the Content Marketing School podcast.
Listen to Kay Kirkman on The GenX Career Show podcast.
Lauri Smith was featured on The Expert Method podcast; the Conversations Worth Your While with Linda Bucher podcast; and the Pockets of Knowledge podcast.
