As a speakers and consultants agency owner my number one priority is to ensure that the talent we recommend to our clients is: professional and able to deliver a desired result. Using our original 18 category vetting system on a regular basis each time that we interact with professional speakers and consultants [...]
Part I When I founded my first speakers bureau Lily of the Valley Speakers I had multiple reasons as to why I became an entrepreneur in the first place. Having the freedom to build a life that I enjoy was high up on the list. I wanted to wake up [...]
The word ‘mulling’ isn’t a word that I hear used too often in modern day society. It is a word that I... appreciate and like because it distinctly and extravagantly pinpoints and captures a refined process of sober deliberation that is often associated with jurisprudence. An image of scales [...]
We are pleased to announce that we have entered into an extremely organic, and mutually beneficial partnership with Stratford University (https://www.stratford.edu), a college located here in Northern Virginia. Ms. Alexandria Bushrod, Career Coordinator for Stratford University and I met recently at a local networking event and the rest is history. [...]
My office phone rang. I was on another call. I assumed the caller would leave a voicemail. They didn't. Instead, they called a second time. This time, I began trying to quickly wrap up the other call while thinking that this time the caller would simply leave a voicemail message. They [...]
I've been asked before, what made me start- of all things- a speakers and consultants agency? It's a long story...it really is. What I will share here, is that this won't be my last endeavor, and quite frankly- it had a lot to do with my beliefs about human potential, my [...]
Last year, I did a lot of critical thinking, planning, and preparation work for the rebranding of my original speakers bureau. You see, when you have the faith, determination, and grit necessary to build something of value, - not only will you refuse to 'fail,' but you will take the [...]
I knew exactly what I had in mind when I made the decision to rebrand my small speaker’s bureau. I wanted a logo that was simple, modern, classic, and prestigious. I wanted a logo that was designed for a company being built to stand the test of time. I had [...]
I tried my hand at designing because it meant something to me to be able to give something more than bookings to those professional speakers and consultants that we have identified as modern-day members of The Intelligentsia. I have a theory. "It is better to give than to receive." I have [...]