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How Can We Not Feel Pride in Texas? “Optimism isn’t just a state of mind, it’s a practice. But seizing an opportunity to improve things can rarely be done alone. Texans work together every day to help their neighbors, respond to disaster, and build brighter futures.” – Texas Optimism…
The Innovative Mindset of Education As a motivational education speaker and quadriplegic, I have always admired those who have a positive vision for the future in the midst of extreme change and adversity. The push educators have made in the areas of greater diversity, equity and inclusion; the…
The Mortgage and Real Estate Market: Let’s Get Real “As we move through spring homebuying season, buyers and sellers remain at a standoff. Persistently high mortgage rates and home prices continue to put off many prospective homebuyers as fears of ongoing inflation, bank sector volatility, weakening economic growth…
It is Time to Get Accountable about Safety As a motivational safety team speaker, I am familiar with the many recent studies on isolation and loneliness. If you’re currently scratching your head as to what loneliness might have to do with safety, just stay with me for a…
The Future is What We Make of It As the world was about to descend into COVID-19 chaos and lockdown, The Florida Times-Union surveyed 10,000 residents representing every county in the state. As a Floridian myself, and a motivational Florida change management speaker who speaks across the nation…
According to the latest market research data, the current valuation of the U.S. oral care market is around $34 billion with a projected valuation of somewhat over $51 billion by 2030. As a motivational dental sales keynote speaker, I know most observers might say, “A growth rate of nearly…
Flipping the Script on Public Distrust At the outset of this year, leadership in the insurance industry outlined the top challenges facing insurance sales reps in 2023. And as a motivational insurance speaker and former financial advisor, I know it is crucial to flip the script when it…
What Can Be Done about Teacher Turnover? The most recent issue of Chalkbeat has revealed some highly disturbing trends. As an inspirational education keynote speaker whose family members were dedicated teachers, it is impossible to relate how deeply it bothers me. Via Chalkbeat: “Since the pandemic threw U.S.…
Healthcare Resilience is More than Dollars and Cents As a healthcare resilience and overcoming adversity speaker, it was interesting to read a recent piece (February 7, 2023) by physician and healthcare expert, Sanjay Saxena titled, “For US Hospitals, Resilience Requires Tough Choices.” “Even before the pandemic, there were healthy…
Caring About Safety Has Never Been More Important How safe do you feel on your job? As a workforce safety speaker who once suffered a tragic workplace related accident, I ask you to think carefully before answering. The data for 2022 were not encouraging in terms of improvement. U.S.…
Still a Confusing People Business As a motivational sales keynote speaker, I was fascinated by what the sales experts were predicting for 2023 challenges. While I am not the kind of motivational sales speaker to say “I told you so,” the prognosticators agree that it is neither technology…
It Always Comes Down to Trust As a motivational insurance and financial sales speaker, it is around this time of the year that I look forward to reading “everyone’s top 5 list” of challenges for the insurance and financial sales industry. Sometimes it is 7 challenges and even…
Texas, You Got This! As the New Year rolled around the predictable economic forecasts told everyone, from Houston to Dallas to San Antonio, and all stops in-between, we would be in for a bumpy ride. As a Texas Motivational Keynote Speaker, I know that often, where Texas goes,…
Want to be Invaluable? Be the Change Agent. The change management trends for 2023 have been widely acknowledged, and as a change management speaker, I’m not surprised that change is now considered the new normal. Whether employees are used to their workplaces being “transformed” from year-to-year or even…
The One Thing No One Wants to Talk About It is about time we talked about the “I-word,” or inflation, for as a pharma motivational sales speaker and pharma sales consultant, it concerns me when any industry, especially pharma, prides itself on being inflation proof. I am hardly…
The Florida Trade Show Industry Outlook As a Florida Motivational Sales Speaker, the following events outlook report could be timelier. Florida is arguably the best state to have a trade show. The sales and marketing talent that gather at Florida trade shows are among the best in the…
