2023-2024 Charbonneau Speakers Academy

About Yoram Solomon, PhD.

Dr. Yoram Solomon has published 19 books, 22 patents, and was one of the creators of Wi-Fi and USB 3.0 technologies, for which he was dubbed “TI’s Great Innovator.” Dr. Solomon was named by Innovation Excellence as one of the Top 40 Innovation Bloggers, and by Thinkers 360 as one of the top 10 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Culture. He was a columnist at Inc. Magazine, Innovation Excellence, and other publications, where he published more than 400 articles.

Dr. Solomon is an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship at Southern Methodist University, and formerly at the University of Texas at Dallas. A National Speakers Association Professional Speaker, he spoke in several different national and regional conferences, including the Human Resources Southwest Annual Conference, the Association for Strategic Planning National Conference, CDX Annual Conference, Meeting Planner International (MPI) Annual conference, and many more, to audiences in excess of 2,000, both in-person and virtually.

Yoram was the host of the first TEDxPlano in 2014, and spoke at TEDxOakLawn in 2018, TEDxPlanoSeniorHS in 2022, and TEDxJCU in 2023. His customers include a wide range of Fortune 500 companies as well as startups, for-profit, non-profit, and government organizations, in a broad spectrum of industries from technology to retail, healthcare, defense, and education. He served companies such as AT&T, Dannon, Amway, Texas Instruments, Medical City, and many more, who described his keynotes and workshops as transformative.

About Niki McCuistion, CSP

As a speaker Niki focuses on leadership and strategy. She has spoken on almost every continent. Niki is a past president of NSA-NT, the 1st Charbonneau Award recipient and the 1st woman to chair NSA National’s Voices of Experience interview series.

As the producer/ executive producer of the PBS tv program on KERA PBS, now on the air for 32 years, she has chosen guests for the program and has coached 100’s of heads of states, celebrities and just plain every day folks on how to wow audiences.

About Dave Lieber, CSP

Dave Lieber, CSP, rode a bull in a rodeo (or two), interviewed the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, lived in a nudist colony for three days for a newspaper story and, once, helped solve a murder. The award-winning newspaper columnist doubles as a popular keynote speaker, coach and trainer whose programs delight dozens of audiences every year.

A self-described business storytelling strategist, he customizes his programs for your particular area in the business world. As one of America’s storytelling experts, he helps you understand how to use stories to build a higher profile, earn more sales and gain raving fans. Learn how to show and not tell. Turn bullet points and data into stories. See how emotion and passion brings out everyone’s heart. He is super-funny and engaging!

Dave Lieber portrait TEDx 2013Dave works as The Watchdog investigative columnist for the highly-respected Dallas Morning News. His latest columns are available on The Dallas Morning News Watchdog page. He fights for Americans and shows them how to save time, money and aggravation. He works to expose corruption and uses stories to make positive change.

About Elizabeth McCormick, CSP

As a former US Army Black Hawk Pilot, Elizabeth learned to take complex systems and break them into sequences for optimal results. Elizabeth applied this skill to her own keynote speaking career which has rocketed since she started speaking while averaging 100 paid speaking engagements booked every year since 2014. She has spoke for major corporations, associations and organizations you may recognize such as eBay, Shell Oil, Krispy Kreme, Oracle, Charles Schwab, AFLAC, Intuit, Lowe’s, American Airlines, Coca-Cola, and many, many more.

As a Certified Virtual Presenter and Certified Virtual Host, both credentialed by eSpeakers, she is also a power user and trainer for the #1 online directory service for speakers in the WORLD.

Mark Hunter, The Sales Hunter©

Mark Hunter is a globally sought-after keynote speaker, trainer, and consultant on sales leadership. His mission is to motivate sales teams to rethink their prospecting process. He’s been ranked one of the Top 50 Sales and Marketing Experts globally. Global Gurus has named him to their Top 30 Sales List for 5 years in a row.

With more than 15+ years in the corporate market working for Fortune 200 companies in senior positions leading hundreds of salespeople, combined with his 20+ years of experience as a sales consultant, speaker, and coach. He’s the author of multiple books including, High-Profit Prospecting, and A Mind for Sales. Mark’s work is his firm commitment to show others that by targeting better prospects, it is possible to close more deals at a higher price.

Linda Swindling

Expert on Negotiation

Surprise Guest TBA

Info coming soon

About Karen Cortell Reisman

She has made audiences laugh, listen, and learn across North America, Germany and Israel for over 25 years. During the pandemic Karen became a Certified Virtual Presenter. She says, “Your attention span shortened. Your patience shrunk. You ran out of Purell. It’s even more critical to communicate with confidence and clarity.”

Karen has one Bachelors degree in Communications, one Masters degree in Human Relations and Management, one cow named Bliss, one daughter, one son, and one husband — not necessarily in that order.

Karen speaks about how to speak for yourself to grow your business.Karen puts on a one-woman show using letters her cousin, Albert Einstein, wrote to her grandmother. Her keynote about love, loss, and lingerie, teaches you how to overcome obstacles, increase productivity, and grow your business.

About Michael Hoffman, CSP

Pre-Covid: Michael Hoffman CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) has been igniting Fortune 500 organizations with his workshops and keynotes for over 25 years. He is president of Igniting Performance, a training and consulting firm, specializing in the areas of leadership, sales, and customer loyalty. Michael pulls from his varied experience in sales and human resources, as well as, being an entrepreneur, TV host, and national sales trainer. Explosively funny! Hilarious, engaging, entertaining and unique in his ability to reach people on an emotional and practical level at the same time. Using a unique brand of performance comedy and interactive delivery, Michael has conducted extensive personal and professional development seminars for thousands of people across the globe.

Since-Covid:

Michael’s video with his daughter dancing in his kitchen has gone viral in over a dozen countries and reached more people around the globe than anything he’s ever said or done in business in the last 2.5 decades. Go figure.

Effective training combines the right informational tools with the right motivation. Motivation alone is fleeting, but the right tools without motivation are lifeless… Michael provides both.

About Betty Garrett CMP

Betty Garrett is a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) with over 32 years experience in the travel, hospitality, and speaking industries. She was a speaker bureau owner for 32 years and now is a consultant for LST Speakers.

Betty was named Meeting Partner of the Year by National Speakers Association; received Meeting Professionals International’s coveted Marion Kershner Leadership Award; recipient from Dallas Business Journal as Women in Business and recently awarded NSA-NT Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award.

About our Video Showcase

To get booked to speak, you NEED a video of you speaking. This can be a “catch-22”! So how do you get video of you speaking when you haven’t spoken for an audience? Or if you’re developing new content and need video to get that new topic booked?

At the NSA-NT Video Showcase you’ll have 10 minutes on stage with 2 camera views and within weeks you’ll have video for your use.

Spots in this showcase will be sold for $897, those in the Academy will receive access to these spots first as the video showcase is included in your tuition.