What Makes Me Different from Other Speakers?

When I speak at your event, you will experience energy, enthusiasm, engagement, and laughter. I make my presentations interactive and fun, while giving your audience something to think about. I will collaborate with you to develop the most valuable program for your participants.  My goal is to EQUIP your audience who work with negative people to better manage stress so that they can be more productive and enjoy their job.  I have shared the stage with well-known speakers such as John C. Maxwell, Nick Vujicic, American Ninja Warrior, Alex Weber, and Black Hawk pilot, Elizabeth McCormick.

I recently won $2,000 and third place on America's Funniest Videos, which was an amazing experience.

I have over 25 years of experience as a speaker, educator, entrepreneur, business owner, customer service trainer, hospital patient advocate, and award-winning entertainer. As a breast cancer survivor, I knows the power of being resilient during tough times.  

I am a frequent guest on WHO-TV 13 Hello Iowa! and love to talk about managing stress and being more resilient in life. Sometime they even let me cook!

I am the author of Do You Work with the Living Dead? How to Survive Among Lifeless and Negative People and Give Me Some Chocolate...I'm Stressed!  I even took part in the world's largest book-signing in 2019 at Barnes and Noble Bookstore in Cincinnati, Ohio.

I have been married to a great guy, Craig, for 35 years and have two grown children, Nathan and Erin.  I reside in Iowa and love to travel all over the country!