Quality Control: What Makes A Great Speaker Manager & Why It Matters.
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 [...]
A Sure Foundation.
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 [...]
The Lost Art of ‘Mulling.’
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 [...]
Partnership With Stratford University: We Love Interns!
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 [...]
Interview With Elizabeth Imber
Elizabeth "Liz" McGrail Imber is the Owner and Creative Director of Pomp Creative. Liz won the 2018 USA GD Award, for her brilliant design of The Intelligentsia Agency logo. Liz shares more about her work as Creative Director [...]
2019 Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Appointment
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 [...]
What’s Different About The Intelligentsia Agency
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 [...]
The Pitch, The Press, and The Publicity!
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 [...]
Our Logo Is an Award-Winner!
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 [...]