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Introducing our Speaker’s Guild:

Smart Women’s Coaching® offers a dynamic line up of speakers with topics to make your event a success. Their engaging speaking style will leave a lasting impact on your audience. While many topics can be addressed based on your needs, here are a few of the programs that have become our most popular featuring our Contributing Experts. Many topics can be presented in either keynote or workshop format!

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	KATANA ABBOTT, CFP, CSA Fee Range: $5,000+ Travels from Michigan Smart Women’s Coaching Co-founder Midlife Millionaire Coach, Financial and Business Expert Smart Women’s Coaching®, Designated Daughter® & Midlife Millionaires™
Katana Abbott, author of, Secrets from a Midlife Millionaire: How to Create a Millionaire Lifestyle While Following Your Passion, inspires and educates audiences with her personal story of going from adversity to abundance. At 48, she retired financially independent to work from her lakefront home office writing, speaking and overseeing several online communities. Her online programs include; Smart Women’s Coaching®, Designated Daughter®, Midlife Millionaires™ and the Smart Women’s Social Networking Café. Not only will Katana’s dynamic presentations leave your audiences asking for more; her online communities can provide your organization ongoing support through a turn-key solution of live and virtual events, workshops, teleclasses, webinars and resources through their network of Smart Women’s Coaching Contributing Experts. Most Requested Topics Secrets from a Midlife Millionaire: Create a Millionaire Lifestyle Following your Passion Secrets of Successful High Earners: Going to the Next Level in Life The Designated Daughter Program: Caregiving and Creating a Legacy “The Secret to a Millionaire Lifestyle is creating passive income doing what you love.”

	JILL JORDAN Fee Range: $5,000+ Travels From Michigan Smart Women’s Coaching Co-founder Personal Branding Coach and The Networking Concierge Smart Women’s Coaching® and Get Ahead by Getting Known™
One of Jill’s greatest joys is to know that she has touched someone in a special way – to inspire, encourage or connect while bringing out their authenticity and special talents. Everyone has unique capabilities which are often hidden or undiscovered. Jill is dedicated to helping you identify and communicate these strengths you bring to the world. She has devoted her life to helping others create a personal brand, enhance their professional presence and develop their signature style. Whether presenting as a keynote speaker, workshop leader, seminar presenter, or before a women’s group, Jill provides the perfect mix of inspiration, honesty and fun. Most Requested Topics Brand You: Create Your Personal Brand Build & Cultivate Relationships that Last a Lifetime Professional Presence is More Than a New Suit “If you don’t brand yourself, someone else will – and, it may not be the brand you want!”

	KAREN BATCHELOR, CPC Fee Range: $2,500 - $3,000 Travels from Michigan Certified Professional Coach and Midlife Trip Guide
Karen Batchelor inspires and captivates her audiences with the story of her personal midlife transformation. With successful careers in law and corporate America, Karen looked around one day from her place on the ladder of success and realized “Oh no—wrong ladder!” Using courage and her unique blend of humor, enthusiasm and intuition, Karen moved through this transition to find her life’s purpose in coaching women to use midlife as the gateway to the better side of life not just the path to old age. She is available as a keynote speaker, workshop leader or teleclass presenter. Most Requested Topics 7 Steps to Fuel a Great Midlife Trip What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up – Again? Midlife’s A Trip. Enjoy the Ride! “Midlife isn’t about finding yourself – it’s about creating yourself.”

	WENDY BATTLES-PLASSE Fee Range: $3,500 - $6,000 Travels from Connecticut Health Coach, Optimal Health Expert and Founder, Take Your Health To Heart Challenge
Wendy Battles-Plasse loves inspiring women to take their health to heart. As a health coach and optimal health expert, she helps overcommitted, stressed out, less than healthy women, to slow down, tune in and reclaim great health, setting them up for success in all parts of their lives. She infuses her interactive and engaging presentations with fun, humor, and a host of important information. Wendy is available as a keynote speaker, workshop/seminar leader and teleclass presenter. She works with a range of organizations, helping them recognize the connection between enhanced employee health and improved business results. Wendy is a member of the National Speakers Association. Most Requested Topics Overcoming Obstacles to Over-commitment, Overwhelm and Optimal Health Take Time for You: A Women’s Health Seminar Take Your Health to Heart: Women, Heart Disease and You “Great health starts with you -- it’s the catalyst for all you want to do and achieve in your life.”

	DEBORAH GALLANT Fee Range: $1,000+ Travels from California “The Business Coach Who Really Gets the Internet” Web Power Tools
Deborah Gallant is the voice of reason and sanity in the overheated world of Web 2.0. She runs her own coaching business and is the founder of Web Power Tools, a do-it-yourself site builder that empowers entrepreneurs to manage their own websites without knowing anything technical. With a Columbia MBA and an impressive resume as an early web pioneer, Deborah has written two books on the Internet and explains in plain English just how to employ the technology of the web to maximize the business you already have. Her fun, dynamic story-telling style takes a lot of fear away and she offers practical action steps so every small business can take their place on the Internet. Deborah has spoken around the country to groups of professionals, coaches, therapists and other small business owners, including a recent symposium at Columbia in New York City. Most Requested Topics How to Market Your Small Business Using the Internet Now I’ve got a Website, What’s Next? Networking for Success “Yes, you can be in charge of your own Internet marketing. Let me show you how.”

	DONNA MARIE Fee Range: $5,000+ Travels from Michigan Consultant and Confidante Donna Marie Consulting, LLC
Donna Marie is a confidante and a change master. She has experienced that true change comes from the inside to out. Donna inspires audiences with an energetic yet calming influence. She offers realistic insight and directs them in ways to change and improve their professional and personal situations. Donna’s clients are business owners, executives and other professionals who sometimes feel isolated in their positions and decisions and seek a confidential, supportive process for instrumental change. Some wish to improve their confidence in public speaking or communications skills. Donna is the producer and facilitator of “Speak E-Z in Front of Groups” workshops and is co-author of “The Better Bottom Line; Skills and Strategies to Develop Your Business”. Most Requested Topics Speak E-Z in Front of Groups®: The Mind-Body Approach to Eliminate Public Speaking Fears Moving From Chaos to Calm: Strategies to Reduce Stress Knowing When to ‘Let Go’ – Surrendering to ‘What Is’ “You can not sell what you do until you sell you.”

	GAIL MARTIN Fee Range: $5,000+ Travels from North Carolina Small Business Marketing and Author Publicity Expert DreamSpinner Communications
Gail Martin is passionate about helping entrepreneurs, small business owners and authors promote themselves successfully. She’s the go-to guru for using publicity, online marketing, networking and social media to build awareness and increase sales. Gail is available as a keynote speaker, small group speaker, teleclass/webinar presenter or workshop leader. She owns DreamSpinner Communications. She is the author of The Chronicles of The Necromancer fantasy adventure series www.ChroniclesOfTheNecromancer.com, which includes The Summoner and The Blood King. Most Requested Topics Digital PR: the Entrepreneur's Promotional Survival Guide Marketing That Works: The 30 Day Guide to Results Bestseller! (The Savvy Author's Guide to Book Marketing on $0 Budget) “A good idea is not enough. Effective, low-cost marketing separates successful businesses from the crowd of also-rans.”

	DANIELLE B. MAYORAS, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR Fee Range: $2,500 - $5,000 Travels from Michigan The Elder Law and Estate Planning Expert The Center for Elder Law and The Center for Special Needs Planning divisions of Barron, Rosenberg, Mayoras & Mayoras, PC
Danielle Mayoras has dedicated her legal career to educating professionals and businesses as well as the general public on the topics of elder law, special needs planning, and general estate planning through presentations, print, and broadcast media across the United States. Her speaking audiences range from nationally recognized brokerage firms, banks, and insurance companies to attorneys, accountants, and non-profit organizations. She consistently draws rave reviews from audiences and her speaking skills are in high demand. Co-author of Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementias: a Guidebook for Care, Comfort, Legal and Financial Security, Danielle is a founding partner of The Center for Elder Law, The Center for Probate Litigation, and The Center for Special Needs Planning. Most Requested Topics Elder Law: Going Gray…It’s Not All Black and White! (A Primer for Caregivers and Professionals) Solving Your Greatest Worry: Planning for Parents of Special Needs Children Your Bottom Line…Why Employers Need to Know About Elder Law “By Failing to Prepare, You Are Preparing to Fail” - Benjamin Franklin

	PAT SAMPLES Fee Range: $2,500 - $5,000 Travels from Minnesota Transformational Educator on Conscious Aging and Family Caregiving
Pat Samples, author of five books on aging and caregiving, will help you find meaning and peace of mind as you age and as you give care to others. She will show you how to uncover the emotional brilliance in your body, express your creativity, and live from your spiritual essence—so you can live your older years as a creative force, with an unbridled sense of freedom. Her newest book, The Secret Wisdom of a Woman’s Body: Freeing Yourself To Live Passionately and Age Fearlessly, offers you a wealth of women’s stories and more than 90 reflective and creative exercises for tuning in to the emotional and spiritual wisdom of your body. Her keynotes and workshops have inspired more than 500 audiences across North America over the past 17 years. Most Requested Topics Uncover the Secret Wisdom of Your Body in Midlife and Beyond Comfort and Care for the Caregiver Every Time Life Changes, Blow Bubbles “Aging and caregiving can seem daunting, unless you learn how to trust what’s inside you.”

	APRIL WELCH, CPO® Fee Range: $2,500+ Travels from Washington State Certified Professional Organizer Simply Organized
April Welch, the Realistic Organizing Expert, is passionate about re-setting habits that sabotage success. Using the concept that we are all ‘wired’ differently, April engages your audience in her energetic and always humorous perspective on clutter. Whether it is found in a physical area, mental space or within the personalities on a project she is able to clearly communicate how order can be found, goals can be accomplished and everyone can be appreciated for their contribution (organized or not). April’s Keynotes are focused on preparing your group to start their conference with a new found understanding of their strengths & how to apply them now. While her leadership in both workshops and seminars will help you explore more specific topics, she’s avid about showcasing everyone’s ability to be organized. Most Requested Topics KEYNOTE: Authentic Organizing Filing FUNdamentals … that actually work! Small Office/Home Office - Organizing Techniques “Remember, Martha has a staff. You, my friend, have an internal dialog!”

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