Dr. Sheila Murray Bethel
Business
Savvy and People Recognized Excellence… A master at targeting her presentations for you, Sheila addresses relevant trends and offers powerful, practical guidance.

Topics Include:
q Leading Under Pressure---Making A Difference
q Customer Focus Completes Your Brand
q The Message, The Messenger and the Magic
Bonnie Dean
International speaker, entrepreneur, former fitness instructress, marathon runner, grandmother and fairy Godmother – Bonnie draws on skills honed from over two decades as a top ten sales star and manager.


Topics Include:

q Authenticity in Leadership
q Rebounding From Burnout to Balance!
q No Deposit No Return

Diane DiResta
Diane DiResta, author of KNOCKOUT PRESENTATIONS: HOW TO DELIVER YOUR MESSAGE WITH POWER, PUNCH AND PIZZAZZ, is more than just an author who likes to speak. Rather, she is really a speaker … who just happens to have written a book.As one of the leading presentation trainers in the country, Diane knows exactly what it takes to give a knockout presentation --and she is committed to helping others deliver them, as well. With more than 15 years of experience in providing public speaking training to Fortune 500 company executives, celebrities and sports figures nationwide, Diane has built a solid expertise in helping a wide variety of high-level professionals improve their communications skills and become more effective public speakers.

Topics Include:
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Take Back Your Power-How women sabotage workplace communication
q Power Speak to Power Sell-How to Master Verbal Power
q Communicating with Style-Unlock the Secret to Communicating with Others

Michelle Yozzo Drake
Michelle Yozzo Drake is an internationally known professional speaker, author, business strategist and radio talk show host with over twenty years of experience as a catalyst for change and growth.  As president and co-founder of the management consulting firm, The Cove Group, Inc., Ms. Drake specializes in programs designed to motivate, educate and entertain.  Her acclaimed presentations center on specialized areas of business and life skills, each threaded with the underlying theme of self-discovery leading to a powerful life and career.  Her programs include inspirational stories - her own, her clients’ and those gathered through her vast network of diverse contacts - as well as exercises and tools she has developed and used successfully over the years. 

Topics Include: 
qFrom the Kitchen to the Corner Office: Uncovering Mom’s Leadership Secrets
qWhat If One Conversation Could Change Your Life?
qNo Excuses: Today’s Challenges…Tomorrow’s Opportunities

Mimi Donaldson
Mimi Donaldson co-authored the best-selling book Negotiating for Dummies which has sold over half a million copies and has been translated into seven languages.  Her humorous, insightful and invigorating keynote speeches, workshops and in-house training programs are tailored for immediate, practical application.

Topics Include:
q 4 Steps to Managing the Unmanageable The four essential actions to get results through people.
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Tactics To Triumph In Tough Times Go from misery to mirth with Mimi, laughing through the good
       times and the bad. How to gain the edge in turbulent times, while keeping your eye on the prize.

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Bless You Stress:  It Means You're Still Alive!

Lynn Z. Gold-Bikin
Graduating law school in her thirties while raising four children, Lynn Z. Gold-Bikin moved quickly up the ranks. After starting her own private practice, Gold-Bikin went on to become a chair of the American Bar Association (ABA), Family Law Section, and the founder of the ABA’s Domestic Violence Committee. Her reputation as a no-nonsense litigator landed her a position as chair of the family law department and managing partner of a satellite office of Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen. In her 25 years of legal experience, she has worked with hundreds of women, counseling them through separation, divorce, and abuse.

Topics Include:
q Don’t Take No for an Answer…Negotiating From a Point of Strength in Business and Personal Dealings
q Relationships 101: Educating Young People Before They Say “I Do”
q Women’s Rights Across the World - Are We Really Making Progress?

Marilyn Manning, Ph.D., CSP, CMC
Dr. Marilyn Manning works with organizations to solve difficult people problems and with managers who want their teams to work together better. She gives speeches and workshops, facilitates teams, and coaches one-on-one for conflict resolution. She is one of only 16 speakers internationally who hold both the Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designations.

Topics Include:
q  Change Management:  Practice effective strategies, Problem-Solve in five simple steps,
     and Understand and respond to change cycle

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Leadership: Define principles of leadership; Identify powerful leadership styles; Apply
      visioning and planning strategies

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Team Building: Align values and goals; Build team synergy for better talent retention;
      Capitalize on diverse styles and group dynamics

Mary Marcdante
Inspiring and Dynamic Professional Speaker

Mary Marcdante is an inspiring and dynamic professional speaker who will help the people in your organization recognize, appreciate, and celebrate themselves, their relationships, work, and life. For the past twenty years she has given over 1500 speeches, seminars, and workshops around the world to a diverse group of clients including the National Association of Women's Health Professionals, Deloitte & Touche, Sharp Healthcare, Boeing, Hewlett Packard, and the IRS. An award-winning speaker, Mary has helped over 200,000 people improve their communication skills, enhance their self-esteem, and manage stress.  Mary is a published author and writer who will help your people remember the messages you want them to hear long after she has finished her speech.

S. Renee Mitchell
S. Renee Mitchell is a hurricane of nervous creativity. In her day job, she writes an award-winning column twice a week for The Oregonian on Portland-related issues, ranging from neighborhoods, to schools, to politics to cultural identity. Renee’s tireless and creative work to support survivors of domestic violence resulted in her being selected as one of  21 Leaders of the 21st Century by New York City-based Women eNews. She received the international Ida B. Wells Award for Bravery in Journalism during a gala ceremony in New York’s Tavern On The Green on May 16. Last year, Renee was nominated for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. And in 2004, BrainstormNW magazine, based in Lake Oswego, selected her as one of the “15 Most Interesting People in Oregon.”

Topics Include:
q Writing Your Story: 5 Secrets to Empowerment at Work and  Play
q Be a Diversity Doer: Moving Your Workplace From Action Plan to Action
q em-pow-HER: Understanding the power of words

Judi Moreo
Judi Moreo is a speaker of substance and style. She has presented keynote speeches, workshops, and seminars in twenty-six countries on four continents. Her high quality, high energy programs bring you practical, results oriented "how to" techniques.  The American Women in Radio and Television awarded her the "Outstanding Achievement and Community Service Award. She has two new books on the market, "Conquer the Brain Drain: 52 Creative Ways to Pump Up Productivity" and "Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Success". 

Topics Include:
q Conquer the Brain Drain (Creativity and Leadership)
q How to Live an Extraordinary Life
q How to Deal with Negativity in the Workplace

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From corporate vice-president  to daring outdoorsman Marsha Petrie Sue engages her
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Topics Include:
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The CEO of YOU - Connecting core values with personal responsibility.
q The Flexibility Factor - Our flexibility defines our attitude.  
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Shopping for Mr. Right - creating relationships that work. 

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