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Jim Comer

by admin | Mar 19, 2021 | Speakers

Jim Comer, the On-Stage Strategist, is a speaker, author, speech coach and communication consultant. He works with people who want to be more confident, persuasive speakers in their professional and personal lives. Jim has more than 25 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies and has coached five CEOs, as well as candidates for Governor of Texas and Lt. Governor of California.

As a speaker, Jim has informed, inspired and entertained audiences in from Cancun, Mexico to Halifax, Nova Scotia with keynotes including “YOU Are the Message” and “How to Survive Caregiving with Sanity and a Sense of Humor”. His speeches provide valuable content that audiences can use immediately, along with laugh-out-loud humor and lively interaction.

His work as a writer includes How to Survive a Roommate, a book about his early days as an actor in New York, that landed him on the “Today Show”. His book, When Roles Reverse: A Guide to Parenting Your Parents, was nominated by the Texas Writers’ League as Best Non-Fiction Book of 2007. Jim’s articles have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post and Reader’s Digest. He has ghostwritten three biographies, is a veteran of six quiz shows, including Jeopardy, and appeared in a comedy act at the Improv in New York..

Jim is a graduate of Trinity University with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Drama. He worked at the Dallas Theater Center, studied acting in New York with David LeGrant and has performed in theaters across America.

Sara Canaday

by admin | Mar 19, 2021 | Speakers

Leadership Speaker and Acclaimed Author

A rare blend of entrepreneurial spirit and perceptive warmth, Sara Canaday has a unique gift for helping high-potentials and leaders achieve their best.

Sara began her journey working full-time while she earned an MBA. As she climbed the ladder of corporate America, she repeatedly observed a surprising phenomenon: the most successful people weren’t necessarily the ones with the highest IQ or best job skills. She recognized instead that career advancement was much more closely linked with how people applied their knowledge and talents — their capacity to collaborate, communicate, and influence others.

Because of this revelation early on, Sara developed an uncanny ability to pinpoint the pivotal attributes that could make or break a career, and she was able to convey that information in a compassionately candid way. Colleagues, subordinates, and superiors alike frequently approached Sara for her advice on overcoming career hurdles and developing strategies to increase their personal market value. Despite reaching an executive position in operations with a major company, Sara realized that helping others to maximize their career potential was truly her life’s work.

Today, Sara is happily fulfilling that commitment as a keynote speaker, author, and executive coach. These venues have given her the opportunity to mentor and support thousands of people in diverse situations, inspiring many of them to move from insight to action with dramatic career results.

Sara lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband Brandon, her daughter Taylor, and her son Cole. She proudly follows the same advice she shares with her clients: be honest with yourself, never stop finding ways to improve, and –- if all else fails — head to Starbucks for a Double Mocha Latte with extra whipped cream.

Patti DeNucci

by admin | Mar 19, 2021 | Speakers

Patti DeNucci was raised in an entrepreneurial family that placed a high value on community and connection. She has enjoyed successful careers in communications, promotion, and talent management and has been a business owner for more than 35 years. Her lifelong passion is studying, practicing, and teaching the art and science of attracting and building rewarding relationships. Patti has worked with and presented to hundreds of individuals and organizations across dozens of industries, helping them to generate millions of dollars in referrals and revenue. Her work, leadership, and reputation have earned her numerous awards in business, communications, and publishing. She also has been chosen to serve in leadership roles within the National Speakers Association at both the local and national levels.

Jim Cathcart, CSP, CPAE

by admin | Mar 19, 2021 | Speakers

Jim Cathcart helps people succeed. Executive MBA Professor, Entrepreneur in Residence and Dean’s Advisory Council at the School of Management, California Lutheran University. As a Top 1% TEDx speaker (over 2 million views), and one of the most award-winning professional speakers in the world, Jim has delivered over 3,300 professional speeches and seminars around the world to audiences numbering into tens of thousands. He’s a virtual presentations expert and a pioneer in the field of “ReInventing Yourself and Your Business”. The Original Author of “Relationship Selling” and the man who popularized that concept worldwide. In the past 5 years Jim has delivered presentations in 21 cities throughout China and in his career he’s keynoted conferences in Poland, Singapore, France, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Belgium, Scotland, Australia and every state in the United States.

He’s an avid mountain trail runner, a professional guitarist/singer, and a lifetime motorcyclist who loves helping people grow the confidence and clarity essential to optimize their success.

Awards: The Golden Gavel Award, International Sales and Marketing Hall of Fame, Speakers Hall of Fame, The Cavett Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, The Quilly Bestselling Authors Award, Top 1% of TEDx, and more. Past President of the National Speakers Association (USA), former board member of the Global Speakers Federation, CoFounder of the China Speakers Association, CoFounder of The Professional Speaking Institute, Author of NSA’s “Eight Professional Competencies.”

Scott Carley

by admin | Mar 19, 2021 | Speakers

Scott Carley is a VISTAGE Speaker and Trusted Advisor as well as an Executive Coach. He works with medium to large companies who cannot afford to be dragged down by mediocrity, unclear priorities or broken teamwork.

He is an energetic and interactive speaker who exudes confidence to his audience. When he speaks, people listen, laugh and respond with enthusiasm.

Scott spent the first 25 years of his career as a Church Growth Consultant traveling to over 300 cities. In more recent years he was an award winning Managing Area Directors for BNI (Business Networking International), taking his 45 chapters to the top 2% internationally in growth, retention and referral revenue ($36 million annually).

His parents are immigrants from Oklahoma and he was the first native-born Texan in the Carley family. He was raised in Midland, spent 10 years in Lubbock and moved to Austin in 2003.