Get ready to be inspired by our lineup of dynamic speakers. They will empower you to explore and push beyond your limits, overcome limiting beliefs, and drive meaningful communication and collaboration in your workplace. Meet some of our featured speakers who will be taking the stage this September (with many more speakers to be announced!).
Connor Emeny is an endurance athlete and optimist living out the mantra; Dare to Dream. Connor is the youngest person on Earth to have completed an Ironman on all seven continents. Even prior to the achievement, he held the World Record for being the youngest person to complete an Ironman on six continents. Adding the seventh—culminating a four-year journey—puts him into true icon territory.
The seven continent expedition took four years to complete, but ‘chasing Antarctica’ proved to be the most challenging – and included a 23-day sailboat excursion with a team of seven crossing the Drake Passage, home to some of the roughest and most dangerous waters in the world.
Connor wants to share this experience with the world and encourage people to explore their limits, go ALL IN on a dream, and challenge those around them to do the same.
“I really live by the notion that anything is possible, and anyone can achieve anything they put their mind to. I hope to inspire people out there to dare to dream and then make it happen. To accomplish my dream is amazing. To do it with my brother, Mom, and best friend by my side is absolutely everything.”
Jasmine Brett Stringer is a keynote speaker, award-winning author of Seize Your Life: How to Carpe Diem Every Day, on-air TV personality, and host of the podcast and lifestyle blog Carpe Diem with Jasmine.
In the early 2000s, Jasmine was living her life like so many others — on autopilot, without vision or purpose — until she was given an unexpected gift. A layoff! As she said goodbye to her “corporate gig,” she realized she hadn’t been truly happy or fulfilled in years. So, she chose not to stay miserable any longer and to do whatever work was required to find happiness wherever she could.
Jasmine leveraged a pivotal moment in her life to learn the true meaning of carpe diem. She found endless, little ways to connect with herself and others through “JAZZ’ed UP” DIY projects, style, entertaining, and travel on a budget. Today, Jasmine is on a mission to help people live empowered and authentic lives. Through her Seize Your Life keynotes, workshops, and customized coaching sessions, Jasmine guides clients and audiences through a simple process to identify their goals and achieve their personal definition of success.
Fortune 500 leadership and communication coaches and engaging keynote speakers, Jennifer Edwards and Katie McCleary, are passionate about curiosity, conversations, culture, and collaboration. They are the authors of BRIDGE THE GAP: Breakthrough Communication Tools to Transform Work Relationships from Challenging to Collaborative, which shows everyday professionals how to use the social psychology of human connection and behavior to drive meaningful communication and collaboration at work by operationalizing curiosity. Bridge the Gap is a thoroughly researched book, featuring credible data and best practices from 59 thought leaders and professionals.
Edwards and McCleary know the power of collaboration between diverse, talented, and smart people. They embrace their own dichotomies: Conservative/Liberal; Country/Rock-n-Roll; Christian/Buddhist; Executive/Creative; Wealth/Upper Middle Class, Jennifer and Katie have succeeded in helping thousands find the sweet spot in their relationships by transforming how they think, communicate, and behave across the divide. Their work has appeared in Fast Company, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Inc., Apple News, PBS, NPR, New York Post, Shondaland, ComputerWorld, and more.
