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I help leaders in Houston, Texas build trust, communicate clearly, and hold people accountable—without lowering the standard. Through engaging keynotes and hands-on leadership experiences, I partner with managers and organizations to strengthen how teams lead, develop, and follow through. My work equips people leaders, coaches, and leadership teams with practical tools and language they can use immediately: how to set expectations, give feedback with integrity, and create the conditions where individuals and teams can flourish. I focus on raising performance while keeping relationships strong—so your next generation of leaders can grow and your organization can thrive.
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Leadership Keynote Speaker | Author | Executive Leadership Expert
North Carolina, United States
Ryn Jarrett is an executive leadership expert, author, and keynote speaker with more than 30 years of experience building high-performing teams, developing strategic partnerships, and leading organizational growth. As a former Chief Partnership Officer, she has generated millions of dollars in revenue, delivered millions in cost savings, led organizations, and built award-winning teams known for collaboration, trust, and results. A recognized industry leader, Ryn has served on the CHPA Board of Directors, received the Titan Women in Leadership Award, and has been honored as both CHPA Individual of the Year and a two-time CHPA Volunteer of the Year. She has presented at national and international conferences, including CHPA, EURA, and ERC, where she equips audiences with practical, actionable leadership strategies to build stronger teams, create strategic partnerships, and drive measurable business results.
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I help individuals stop second-guessing themselves and start owning their seat—voice, influence, and decisions—so they can lead and contribute with clarity and confidence. As the Founder of EmpowerServe, my keynote and leadership experiences challenge the mindset that leadership requires a title, replacing it with the practice of showing up where they already are.
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I bring 34 years of experience across law enforcement and regulatory investigations, with a leadership background spanning both government and private industry. Based in Canada, I’ve built a career around turning high-stakes situations into clear, actionable outcomes—using disciplined investigative thinking, governance-minded decision making, and sound risk assessment to protect people, organizations, and reputations. I also translate that operational rigor into business growth: entrepreneurship, crisis management, and tactical communication have shaped how I lead during disruption and communicate with authority under pressure. Through innovation in real estate technology and a brand-building mindset in competitive markets, I help teams move from uncertainty to execution, drawing on lessons learned through adversity, failure, and resilience.
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Ashley Gibson helps mission-driven organizations understand why good values alone don't prevent burnout, and what actually does. She developed the Maladaptive Organizational Copy Process (MOCP) to explain how relational patterns become structurally embedded in organizations -- and why they keep reproducing burnout even when leadership changes. She founded Meaning in Practice as a consulting, training, and speaking practice for purpose-driven organizations - from healthcare and nonprofits to associations, trade organizations, and values-led corporate teams. Her work asks the clinical question most organizational advisors skip: Why do well-intentioned systems keep producing the outcomes they're trying to avoid? It's built on a counterintuitive premise: When people care deeply about their work, they're not protected from burnout... they're more exposed to it. Before clinical practice, Ashley spent 13 years in marketing leadership - including serving on the original team for Broadway's "Hamilton" at The Public Theater and as Vice President of Marketing at DC's National Theatre. She holds graduate degrees in arts management and clinical mental health counseling, and is a National Certified Counselor with advanced EMDR training. Audiences leave with new language for a problem they've been trying to solve at the wrong level - and a framework for actually changing it. Best fit for: nonprofit leaders, healthcare and human service organizations, education teams, arts and culture institutions, foundations, associations, and purpose-driven companies.
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Hi! I’m Lisa Odle, the founder of Courageous Connection, based in beautiful Loveland, Colorado. I help people balance their life with practical, heart-led guidance, using my five-part formula to reach true contentment. I work with clients who are ready for a more balanced, fulfilled, productive, and adventurous life—no matter where they are in their journey. Through our work, you will learn how to push through fear, strengthen your inner connection, and build daily practices that turn courage into sustainable momentum.
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TRANSFORMING PURPOSE INTO PERFORMANCE. BUILDING PEOPLE SO THEY CAN BUILD A BUSINESS. Dennis Dowdell works with people who want to break free from confusion and complacency to unlock a life of clarity and confident leadership, taking the lid off of limiting beliefs so they can see the possibilities. Through his signature Purpose to Performance Process™, Dennis guides people from feeling stuck and underperforming to living with purpose and performing at their highest potential. His proven framework equips audiences with value, clarity, and confidence through six practical principles that transform the way they think, grow, relate, and lead. Purpose → Character → Mindset → Relationships → Leadership → Balanced Life For organizations looking for a speaker who helps people overcome confusion, complacency, and limiting beliefs while unlocking untapped potential and transforming it into measurable performance, Dennis delivers a message that inspires lasting change. His presentations equip audiences with the mindset, principles, and confidence to lead with purpose, contribute at a higher level, and perform at their very best. Connect with Dennis to inspire your audience and elevate performance from the inside out. I'M AVAILABLE FOR: CONFERENCE AND EVENT FORMATS: Keynote presentations, opening session, closing session, general session, panel participant, fireside chat, interview style conversation, luncheon speaker, breakout sessions, workshops, and Q&A session. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND WEBINARS: Half day workshops, full day workshop, multi day training, executive leadership workshop, team building workshop, and weekend retreats. VITRUAL PROGRAMS: Live webinars, virtual keynotes, virtual workshops, live Q&A sessions, virtual leadership summits PERSONAL CELL: 949-285-0785
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In high-stakes business, the most dangerous distance is the gap between a brilliant idea and the English required to sell it. I call this the Fluency Gap—the invisible tax paid by brilliant international founders, executives, and innovators whose ideas are underestimated because of linguistic friction, vocal hesitation, or cultural deference. I am the 'Vocal Fixer' for the Global 1%. I help international leaders master the 'American Edge'. I’m best at the intersection of Linguistic Authority, Strategic Storytelling, and Cross-Cultural Negotiation. I work with brilliant minds (from Series A founders to Fortune 500 senior leaders) who have the technical genius but are tired of being underestimated in US boardrooms. I don’t just 'improve accents'; I turn your linguistic barriers into a competitive edge so that brilliance isn't just understood. It's felt. Just imagine an organization where your most brilliant technical minds finally sound as unstoppable as their ideas.
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From the Marines, corporate, non-profit and government Michael Sims is a leadership speaker rooted in real-world command and business performance. His message comes from a career that spans the United States Marine Corps, senior corporate leadership at PepsiCo and Walmart, and service as an elected official and nonprofit leader. In Clayton, North Carolina, he helps organizations build leaders who take ownership, communicate with clarity, and lead from the front—regardless of the pressure. He turns experience into practical tools that improve accountability, team alignment, and customer experience. Drawing from his book, Leading from the Front, he focuses on shifting mindsets from positional authority to influence, from reactive to intentional leadership, and from “my role” to “our mission.” His engagements are designed to leave teams stronger: thinking differently, leading with credibility, and driving measurable results where it matters most.
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Louise Peachman is an award-winning entrepreneur, event director and keynote speaker known for her powerful story of resilience, leadership and business reinvention. After surviving nearly two decades of domestic violence and rebuilding her life as a single mother of four children, three with disabilities, Louise transformed adversity into unstoppable momentum. Today she leads multiple successful businesses, has delivered more than 500 events and has earned over 60 local, national and international awards across leadership, entrepreneurship and the events industry. With more than 20 years’ experience in sales, marketing and business growth, Louise combines raw authenticity with practical commercial insight. Her presentations explore resilience, leadership under pressure, high-performance communication and entrepreneurial success. Louise’s high-energy speaking style blends powerful storytelling with actionable strategies, leaving audiences inspired and equipped with practical tools to overcome adversity, strengthen leadership capability and achieve sustainable success in business and life.
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Hanna D. Bauer is the Founder & CEO of HEARTnomics™, a leadership and organizational transformation firm helping leaders restore trust, alignment, and resilience in times of rapid change. She specializes in eliminating the hidden costs of burnout, misalignment, and cultural strain—replacing them with clarity, high performance, and cohesive leadership systems. A former CEO, Board Chair, and Executive Director, Hanna has led organizations through disruption, turnaround, and reinvention across corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors. She blends human-centered leadership with operational excellence, drawing from her expertise as a Maxwell Leadership Faculty Member, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and Baldrige Excellence Examiner. Her leadership philosophy is rooted in personal resilience. As a childhood heart-disease survivor and the first patient to undergo a pioneering heart ablation procedure, Hanna’s experience informs her belief that alignment and rhythm are essential not only for life—but for lasting leadership impact. Through her HEART, BEAT, and CORE frameworks, Hanna equips leaders worldwide to strengthen culture, unlock human potential, and lead with excellence, courage, and compassion.
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A Desert Storm Marine veteran with a background in college scouting and 28 years in professional sales, he knows what it means to lead under pressure. Through personal hardship, faith, and a journey toward better health, he learned the importance of accountability and self-care. His talks are honest, humorous, and deeply relatable, encouraging audiences to confront adversity and pursue purposeful, faith-driven growth.
$1,501 - $5,000