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Donna Rae

Speaker/Author/Coach/Trainer
Find your Fire
Country or state 
United States (Florida)
Available to 
North America
City 
Orlando
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Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes

Personal Details

Bio

Defeat has never been an option for Donna Rae. She contributes her tenacity from being the youngest of 9 on a farm family that only had one shower that was on a well. She's had a whirlwind life, which includes dropping out of college, getting married at 20 and owning her second business by age 29. The balance of home and business lead to an amicable divorce from her business partner and father of her two sons. She eventually purchased a third and fourth business. As if being a single mother and dynamic entrepreneur wasn't enough, she was very involved with her community and assisting non-profits. Her passion for helping others would lead to being elected to public office where she served as a public servant. At 38 she was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease and two neurosurgeons basically telling her that her life was over. Defeat not being an option, she sold her business to her sons' and moved to Florida to continue medical treatments. Eight spinal surgeries later, she was still looking how to continue her success while working through chronic pain. She started working on her first book, which took just over a year from the start until publication. That simply wasn't enough. While doing research on Google, she stumbled across a website that said "learn to tell your story". The Universe was speaking loud that day. The add was from her favorite speaker of all time, Les Brown. And better yet, he was just 2 1/2 hours from her new home. She was going to train with the best. On October 15, 2018 she was given devastating news that she has 12-18 months to live without a double lung transplant. As always she was not going to allow defeat and took matters into her own hands. On April 24, 2019 the transplant team closed her file. She has doctors stumped as she is no longer in need of a transplant at this time. Her life experiences will leave you feeling that you too can conquer the world and have the greatest time doing it! She recreated her life at 53 and is anxious to share her secrets of how to become the best version of you in both your personal and professional life.

Current position (1)

Speaker/Author/Coach/Trainer

Find your Fire

Achievements (1)
Millcreek School Board Director

Was overwhelming (publicly) elected to serve on a very high profile board.

Degrees (1)
Business Management
Penn State Behrend
1983 to 1985

Presentations

Presentations (3)
Overcoming Roadblocks

Life comes with obstacles. The mindset that you choose to approach any obstacle with helps determine how effective the outcome. Are you a person who looks at all reasons why something won't work out? Donna Rae can show you how to program your thinking that will assist you during the toughest times.

Customer service, fact or fiction

Have you noticed that times have been changing? Is it becoming increasingly difficult to satisfy your clients because of unreasonable expectations? With over 25 years of running a combination of retail and service businesses, Donna Rae will share with you first hand stories on how to reduce your stress when dealing with some of the most difficult clients.

Effective people management

Learn how to get the best out of your employees through effective management. Whether increasing the companies bottom line, or just wanting harmony in the business - Donna Rae has employed and managed high end managers to minimum wage staff. No matter what the pay scale, learn how to get the most out of them.

Past talks (1)
Change your thinking, change your life
WILD
Erie , Pennsylvania
May 1, 2019
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Books & Articles (2)

Don't Tell Me I Can't
Busybird Publishing,
2018
Voices of the 21st Century
WSA Publishing,
2018

Expertise (12)

Leadership
Skills & Trades
Social & Political
PR & Communications
Business
Being an Entrepreneur Bullying business challenges for women working mother Being effective with difficult people Goal setting people management

Awards & certifications (1)

Recognition for a woman owned business
Athena Powerlink
2008
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Why choose me? 

What makes Donna Rae unique as a speaker and an author? She lived her stories as an entrepreneur

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