Lynn O’Dowd is a professional motivational keynote speaker, entertainer and high-performance expert who inspires audiences to perform at levels they never thought possible while injecting fun, humor and musical entertainment into conferences. In a nutshell, Lynn moves audiences from I CAN’T to I CAN within 60 minutes.
In her refreshingly-different and audience-favorite keynote experience, Lynn combines the transformational power of heart-opening music, live guitar-playing and innovative song use with engaging story-telling, personal inspiration, and an unforgettable finale (where she unleashes her “Inner Superstar” and transforms into Lady Gaga right before your eyes!) to help audiences overcome fear, step outside their comfort zones, and set and achieve outrageous goals.
In addition to her career as a motivational speaker and keynote performer, Lynn has overcome thyroid cancer, walked on forty feet of burning hot coals, been the lead singer in a rock ‘n’ roll band, and successfully run her own organizing and time management business for 20 years.
Lynn is a member of the National Speakers Association, the Windy City Professional Speakers, EDGE Women Speakers and the National Association of Productivity & Organizing Professionals. She is a graduate of Northern Illinois University, the Covey Leadership program, the LifeSpring personal development leadership program and has been a workshop facilitator for Anthony Robbins and John Gray, Ph.D. She is also an Amazon best-selling author and lives in Chicago, Illinois with her husband and family.