Barbie’s Got Center Stage: A Reminder of the Fight for Equality

What Barbie Reminded Me About Equality ? Move over, Ken. Today, Barbie has got center stage. This weekend, I was in my home office catching up on some work when my focus was interrupted, and...

50 Years of Title IX

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Prepare your Keynote Speaker

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Overwhelm at Work

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TKC Podcast – Willie Jolley

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Searching for a Keynote Speaker

??? ??? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ???? ??????? ??????? ? I hear a common theme from clients; "There are so many speakers and topics and fees, I don't know how to make sense of it...

TKC Podcast – Erik Qualman

The Power of Focus How do you stay focused in an unfocused world? Keynote speaker Erik Qualman delivers for listeners practical advice on tackling the important things instead of many things. By combining street science,...

Music & Mental Health Mastery

Is Music the Access to Mental Health Mastery? It was for me! During the pandemic, I faced challenges I had never seen before. The entire planet Earth faced unprecedented challenges. I had three children at...

Is your keynote speaker prepared?

Congrats! You have made your choice for your keynote speaker. So what now? This ?? ❌ Choose a topic from their website and hope for the best? ❌ Expect them to show up and know...

Are you sticking to your game plan?

What happens when things go wrong? Do you… ? Stick to your game plan? Maintain your focus? Keep calm in the face of uncertainty A curveball can be seen as a test, a test of...

Should you hire big-name speakers?

Should you hire a speaker with name recognition? Could be a good idea or not! The real question is, why do you want a big-name speaker? ? Your event will stand out as special and...

Self-Management is Self-Care

Is self-management important? You bet. There is a lot of talk about the importance of emotional intelligence. And EI is very important but having the ability to self-manage when curveballs come our way is just...