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This week’s theme: Speaker Tips
Our theme may be speaker tips because our guest is an expert in that arena…however anyone looking to get inspired during changing times will want to listen in.
From Fear to Fire: Secrets to Overcome Fear, Embrace your Gifts and Achieve Success
This is the place where real people share real challenges. Where you can find a common bond and uncommon wisdom through their stories. Use tips from the breakthroughs of others to jump start your success. Speaker, author, adventurer, and Host Heather Hansen O’Neill takes you on the journey from fear to fire. Today we talk about all the changes that are happening in the industry as well as all the great speaker tips that can help!
Shelly Harrison, a former banking executive with more than 25 years of experience, is now banking on professional speakers. She is the CEO and Founder of Luminary Leaders, a full-service professional speakers’ agency. They specialize in representing world-class speakers, bestselling authors, military speakers and public figures. A one-stop solution for speakers, Luminary Leaders offers speaker coaching, representation and management, including value added publicity and branding.
Shelly and her team help speakers develop their platforms, build profitable speaking businesses and become “luminary” in the speaking industry. Her client roster has included Tanya Brown, sister of Nicole Brown Simpson, TV journalist Mary Parks, Former NFL Football Player of the Seattle Seahawks, Dave Des Rochers and Atlanta school shooting hero Antoinette Tuff, to name a few.
Shelly is the Host of her Podcast Show – Speakers Central, a platform to showcase her clients, collaborative partners, valued sponsors and CEOs of companies.
Giving back:
In 2018, her company Luminary Leaders partnered with the Veterans Chamber of Commerce to support various programs offered by the Chamber. This includes the Military Speakers & Author Program to feature and represent Veterans across the country. She is also the Co-Director for the Inland Empire Chapter of the Veterans Chamber of Commerce.
With a passion for helping women in business, Shelly is the founder of Extraordinary, Talented and Confident Women’s Networking Organization, known as ETC. She is also a Director level partner with the National women’s organization known as Connected Women of Influence.
Find more about Shelly and Luminary Leaders HERE
Shelly mentioned the new membership for speakers called Speakers Central. Check that out HERE
Quote of the day: “Let your tongue speak what your heart thinks.” ~Davy Crocket
As mentioned in the podcast, check out Heather’s upcoming webinar entitled Staying Relevant in Changing Times HERE!
