Misc Business Speaking

Andre Costa speaks on these topics:

• If You Don’t Have a Video, You Don’t Exist. – Understand why 86% of Internet users prefer a video over text and why having a video can help your search results.
• Technology for Presenters – Everything a presenter should know to make an impactful presentation.
• Make Money While You Sleep – How to digitize your message and sell it on the web.

Andre Costa has 25+ years of business experience mostly spent in the Information Technology field creating computer-based training and training curriculums.

He currently holds the position of E-Learning Director at ReachLocal and owns Orion21, a company dedicated to create on-line presentations (videos, podcasts, audio books and e-learning) for speakers, coaches, ministers, and trainers.

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Selected Speaker Topics Include:

• Claim Your People at Work: How Inclusive Leaders Keep Employees Engaged and Productive – In this talk, Dea shares her 5 Facets of Magnetic Leadership to expose the bottom line causes of the Great Resignation and how to keep your best people from leaving for greener pastures. There are workshops and team activities available for this topic as well.
• 3 Components of a Yawn-Free Meeting – Dea teaches how to create FIT Meetings, those that are full of value, where the team knows where they’re going and where they came from, and leave the attendees energized and ready to implement the tasks the meeting outlined. She has shared this topic in-person and online, to rave reviews.
• Connecting is More Powerful Than Collecting – Dea is a Master Networker and has Built Communities of Professionals and Supporters several times. This talk about fostering relationships instead of gathering business cards and data is ideal for Networking Groups and Chambers of Commerce.

Originally from Mississippi, Dea Irby has lived in 5 Southern states, in 15+ different homes serving churches with her pastor-husband, owning & operating a tea room, and now as a Realtor® in North Carolina. The common thread throughout her life is building real community wherever she has lived: in the home with 8 children, in their churches, and in her businesses.

She is a TEDx Speaker (The Magic of the Meal), a published author (A Dollop and a Pinch: Recipes and Stories from the Baron York, An Ox in Your Kitchen: A Devotional Journal for Young Mothers, Like Dew on the Grass: A Devotional Journal for Women Seeking God, Molding Global Citizens: a Guide for Parents, Nurturing Visionary Dreamers: a Guide for Parents,) and a contributing author in 9/11 That Beautiful Broken Day and in three Chicken Soup for the Soul Collections (Set Outside Your Comfort Zone, The Forgiveness Fix, and Believe in Angels.)

Now an award winning speaker, she is also a frequent podcast guest, finally an empty nester after 45 years, and occasional sprint triathlon participant.

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Cynthia Lay, owner of SpeakerWebsites.com, works closely with professional speakers who want to build credibility, establish a strong online presence, and get paid to speak. In addition to providing custom website design services for speakers, Cynthia consults in the areas of public relations, social media, and product creation. She has more than 25 years of experience in traditional & digital marketing, PR, and consumer behavior. If you’re looking for a pro who knows the speaking industry, you’ve found her!

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Selected Speaking Topics:

• Business Resilience: What to do when everything you built falls apart—and how to build again with clarity and purpose.
• Life After Setback: The psychology and strategy of personal reinvention after financial loss, business failure, or divorce.
• Entrepreneurship (the Real Version): The unfiltered truth about buying franchises, running small businesses, and knowing when to walk away.
• Exit Planning for Owners: How to transition out of a business without losing yourself or your net worth.
• Money and Emotion: Why personal finance isn’t just about numbers, and how to handle money when you’re emotionally drained or starting over at 50+.
• What They Don’t Teach You in Business School: Real-world financial and personal lessons from someone who’s lived through both Wall Street and bankruptcy court.

David Yaw brings over 30 years of hard-won experience in business, finance, and personal reinvention. From the boardrooms of the oil and gas industry to rebuilding life after bankruptcy and divorce, David has walked the walk—and now he helps others do the same.

A former engineer and executive in the energy sector, David has navigated global markets, managed multimillion-dollar projects, and led teams through volatility. But his most powerful lessons didn’t come from corporate success—they came from the setbacks that followed. In 2019, he was laid off after decades of stability. What followed was a raw, transformative journey: opening and closing several businesses, navigating the financial aftermath, enduring a difficult divorce, and emerging with a renewed purpose to help others rebuild.

Today, David is a financial advisor, certified exit planner, and keynote speaker who connects with audiences through honesty, humility, and insight. He speaks from experience—on stage and one-on-one—about the realities of money, business, relationships, and starting over.

Why Audiences Connect with David

David doesn’t just bring credentials—he brings credibility born of lived experience. He holds two master’s degrees, is a licensed financial advisor and Series 7 holder, and has owned multiple businesses including a real estate brokerage, chiropractic franchises, and a mobile service company. He’s helped clients grow and exit companies, navigate financial complexity, and find meaning after loss.

But what makes David different is how he speaks: candidly, practically, and with deep empathy. Whether it’s a group of business owners, retirees, students, or fellow professionals, David delivers real talk that resonates. People leave his sessions not just informed—but moved and motivated to take action.

Ideal Audiences:

• Business and entrepreneur networking groups
• Financial planning workshops and client events
• Industry conferences (especially oil & gas, real estate, franchising)
• Church groups and men’s organizations
• Universities and adult education programs
• Mental health and life transition support events

Booking David Yaw

David is available for:

• Keynote speeches
• Breakout sessions and panels
• Financial and business resilience workshops
• One-on-one or group coaching sessions
• Virtual or in-person events

Let your audience hear from someone who has built and lost, planned and pivoted—and come back stronger, smarter, and more compassionate than before.

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Selected Speaking Topics:

• Seven Steps to Grow a Business Without Raising Capital – This talk is about overcoming financial challenges in business to create sustainable expansion and growth opportunities without necessarily having to raise capital.

Dr. Francis Mbunya holds a doctoral degree in Development Studies and is the author of bestselling book Skyrocket Your Business at Zero Cost. His professional background cuts across business development, project management and leadership development. Since 2007, Dr. Francis has been helping business leaders, young professionals, and individuals bridge the gap of financial limitations in business development. He is an international speaker and has won several awards and recognitions with some of the world’s top institutions including the United Nations and the National Geographic Society through his work and impact in community development. His goal is to leave every individual he meets more impactful and successful than he met them.

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Selected Topic Titles:

• From Corporate to CEO; Reinvent Yourself and Lead with Purpose.
• Forget Everything And Rise: Turning Fear into Fuel.
• Networking with Intention: Building Relationships that creates opportunities.
• AI and the Future of Small Businesses: Leveraging technology for growth.
• Empowering Women, Building Legacies: Redefining success and impact

Felicia Shanken is an Empowerment & Digital Futures Strategist. She is the CEO and Founder of the Philadelphia Women’s Network
Connection, LLC, PWNC Digital Futures and PWNC Foundation Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. She is dedicated to empowering corporate and professional women into entrepreneurship through leadership, AI marketing, workshops and transformational events.

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Selected Speaking Topics:

• Improving Your Life Through Everyday Decisions – We lead busy lives, and sometimes we make bad choices. Drive thru vs. healthy cooking. Processed foods vs more natural foods. Soft drinks vs. water. Living a sedentary life vs. regular motion. In this talk, Carola shows how easy it can be to make wiser decisions.

Carola Broaddus is the definition of a self-made woman. After starting in the telecom industry, she successfully founded several businesses that grew to the point of being purchased. She has a list of community involvement that spans 30 years. Her passion is wellness, partnering with the largest health and wellness shopping club in North America. She is dedicated to helping people make the shift to healthier lifestyle choices through education in Spanish and English.

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Selected Speaker Topics include:

• The Spirits of Success – The words and actions of the Founders of the United States are still relevant today. Hear how the beliefs of the Founders became a force stronger than the best armies in the world. Listen to the words that motivated the citizens of the 13 colonies and unified them into one nation. Learn the leadership secrets that enabled ordinary people to turn the world upside down.
• 7 Worst Communication Blunders in Business and How to Avoid Them – Surveys of top corporate executives tell us that the two most valuable traits for hiring and advancement are good
• communication skills and a positive attitude. Yet many employees and managers continue to fall prey to simple communication errors that can be easily rectified. Improve your communications skills and move ahead!
• Follow the Leader – Who’s following whom? – How can we inspire and lead employees in today’s fast-paced, electronic culture? What are the principles of leadership that work in creating a successful work environment? Learn the simple and practical methods to change your leadership style, and thereby change your results.
• Capitalism, Free Enterprise and Profit – Why it works – A practical look at American business and the economy – how it works, why it works, and how it made the United States an exceptional nation. Information you can use at home and work to improve your personal economy.
• The Top Ten Toughest Conversations with Employees and How to Handle Them – Learn how to use Emotional Intelligence to work with employees and co-workers to minimize drama in the workplace and to improve productivity and morale.

Carl Flowers has been educating and entertaining audiences for over 35 years, and he has a proven history of helping organizations and individuals grow. As senior executive for BeautiControl Cosmetics, he was instrumental in building that business from less than 1,000 representatives and $1 million in sales in 1983 to nearly 100,000 representatives and over $200 million in retail sales in 2004.

As a speaker and trainer, Carl has traveled across the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom speaking on a variety of topics.

As an independent contractor for several national training organizations — including Fred Pryor Seminars/ CareerTrack, Elevate USA, Encore Life Skills, and Texas State Technical College, — he has conducted over 1,000 one-day management seminars and has consistently earned high approval ratings from both audiences and corporate clients.

Carl’s style of training is both interactive and entertaining. Attendees are involved with the content and each other from the first moments of the seminar. Typical comments from attendees and corporate clients:

• “He kept me engaged throughout the day. We were never bored.”
• “…very practical. I left with specific plans and the words to use.”
• “…down-to-earth, real-life examples, with solutions for common problems.”
• “We even had homework to practice the skills we learned!”
• “Loved it! I’d attend any session Carl teaches.”

Carl has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech & Mass Communications from the University of Illinois as well as additional training in entrepreneurship from Southern Methodist University.

He has trained at a variety of businesses & organizations including, Energy – Oil & Gas, Manufacturing & Engineering Companies, Healthcare Providers, Financial & Accounting Firms, Government and Social Agencies, Military Installations, and Educational Institutions.

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Orion 21

We specialize in creating videos, audio books, e-Books and e-Learning to package your message into the world wide web.
If you give a man a fish you have fed him for the day.
If you teach a man how to fish, you will feed him for a life time.
But if you build him a fishing webpage, a FaceBook page and a VIDEO
you will feed several of his generations to come.

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A fun and enthusiastic expert, Cindy consistently achieves outstanding results for her clients, whether that’s in leadership training or social media. For the past 21 years, Cindy has been dedicated to sales and marketing with a special focus on Social Media Marketing. She recently launched her first book about Facebook Personal Profiles.

Speaker’s Topic Titles:

• 5 Steps to Having Your Best Day Ever! – Tired of showing up to work grumpy, unorganized, and unhappy? Do you dread calling your clients or meeting a new group of people? Cindy has put together a list of ways you can have a great day every day. This step-by-step guidance will show you how to set better priorities, make our time go further, ace every interaction, be our smartest selves, strengthen our personal impact, be resilient to setbacks, and boost our energy and enjoyment. Not only will this boost your job satisfaction, but also your performance at work. Your family will notice a difference the very first day you begin to implement the 5 Steps to Having Your Best Day Ever.
• Cindy Shares Outta The Box Leadership Lessons for Women – Not so long ago, most people only associated leadership with men. The fie following leadership lessons are ones that men can learn from their female counterparts and appreciate them more. You will enjoy an outta the box speaker that is funny heart breaking honest and motivational. The intent is to give you knowledge and skills that you need to be the best leaders you can be.
• 5 Elements to Turning a Failure into a Success – The greatest lessons we learn in life are from our losses. Everyone experiences loss, but not everyone learns from it. We will explore the most common lessons we learn when we experience loss within our business and personal lives. Learn how to turn a set-back into a step forward by using 5 Key Elements that make up the DNA of those who do turn their failures into successes. It does take discipline to do the right thing when you may find yourself in the dumps. You will not only gain knowledge, but a roadmap to help you change your mindset.
• A True Sales Leader is One Who Knows the Way, Goes The Way, and Shows the Way – Leadership may seem like a simple concept, but it perplexes many. So many of the best sales managers still mistake the job title for something more crucial to sales success – leadership. Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked: leadership is defined by results, not attributes. Cindy offers practical insight into learning how to lead the person who matters most – yourself.  Everyone will learn, whether you are aspiring to positions of leadership or a veteran leader who aims to build and improve upon the steps that led you to the front of the line.
• Leadership is not a Plaque on the Wall or a Corner Office – We strive for positions and put our hope in recognition, but that’s not all. You don’t need to hang a plaque on the wall; your actions will tell your team what type of leader you are and how you will create a good environment for their personal growth. Leadership is an Action, Not a Position. Remarkable leaders add value to the growth and development of others. Get beyond the plaque on the wall and learn how to enhance your personal leadership skills beyond the corner office and into a successful team.
• 5 Essential Qualities for Entrepreneurial Leadership – Are entrepreneurs born or made?  This is a question endlessly debated in startup circles. Entrepreneurs are a different breed of leader.  Renegades, rebels, world changers, innovators, black sheep, risk takers, workaholics – these are just a few of the names we are called by both who love us, and those who don’t understand us. As you grow your business and make your mark on the world in your own unique way, it will be useful to keep the 5 Essential Qualities top-of-mind when defining your own leadership identity. These are fundamental and unforgettable for success.  Your leadership skills can only show improvement if you are committed to daily personal growth activities.

Cindy has successfully trained more than 5,000 people in positions of CEO, CFO, Entrepreneurs, Upper Level Managers, and more. When Cindy speaks, attendees leave with a deeper understanding of her topics and how they relate in the real world. She delivers consistent value with strategies that can be implemented immediately. Her enthusiastic attitude is contagious and her audiences always want more.

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