SPEAKING EXPERIENCE
Recent Speaking Engagements
Shakira M. Brown, Award-Winning Branding & Leadership Communications Strategist Nationally Recognized Expert Speaker
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Upcoming and Previous Speaking Bookings
Flavor & Extract Manufacturers Association - Future Leaders Institute Master Class (PRIVATE VIRTUAL WORKSHOP TRAINER) - June 27, 2024
2024 Juneteenth Black-Owned Business Marketplace in Mercer County, New Jersey (HOST & EMCEE) for NJ Small Business Development Center at The College of New Jersey - June 22, 2024
2024 Artificial Intelligence Series Featured Speaker - "Get Going with AI to Breeze Through Productivity Tasks with Ease" (VIRTUAL WORKSHOP TRAINER) for NJ Small Business Development Center at The College of New Jersey and Capital Region Minority Chamber of Commerce - June 21, 2024
2024 Doing Business with New Jersey, Mercer County and Our Towns (PANEL MODERATOR ) at The Boathouse at Mercer Lake, West Windsor for Mercer County Economic Development Office & NJ Small Business Development Center at The College of New Jersey - May 23, 2024
2024 Society of Government Meeting Professionals National Education Conference May 7-9 |Omaha, NE
2024 American Association of Orthodontists Annual Meeting - May 3-6, 2024 | New Orleans
2024 Women's Leadership Conference, Presented By Newark Public Schools March 23, 2024 |Newark, NJ
2023 Association of Financial Professionals - October 22 - 25, 2023 San Diego Convention Center - California
2023 Texas State Auditors Office Audit Conference - August 2 -3, 2023 - Austin, Texas
Private Client: Executive Communication Workshop
July 27-28, 2023
2023 National Association of Women in Construction
Cleveland Chapter Spring Forum - April 28, 2023 - at Hilton Cleveland Downtown, Cleveland, OH
2023 American Association of Orthodontists Annual Meeting - April 22-April 25, 2023 | McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
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2022 Association of Financial Professionals Annual Conference - October 23-26 - Philadelphia Convention Center
2022 Women Entrepreneurs Rock October 17, Presented by NJ Small Business Development Center at Brookdale Community College - White Chapel Project, Long Branch
2022 Virginia Society of Association Executives Fall Conference - October 4-6 - Richmond Convention Center
2022 National Association of Women in Construction
Annual 67th Conference - Aug. 17-20, 2022 Minneapolis, MN
2022 American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Convention - July 29- August 2 Philadelphia, PA
2022 Florida Society of Association Executives Inc. Annual Conference July 20-22, 2022 Tampa Marriott Water Street
2022 National Association of Government Communicators - Communication School May 10-12, 2022 - Louisville, KY
2022 Catersource/The Special Event Show - May 2-5, 2022 - Anaheim, CA
Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center Network Training - April 21, 2022 Kutztown University - Kutztown, PA
PASBDC Professional Development Webinar - March 10, 2022
2022 ENGAGE! Texas Association for School Business Administrators Conference March 2-3, 2022 Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Grapevine, TX
2022 National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Phoenix Chapter Meeting - January 25, 2022
New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists Supplier's Day - Jacob Javits Center, New York, NY - November 10, 2021
Texas Society of Association Executives - TSAE NEW IDEAS Annual Conference - Corpus Christi, TX - September 19-21, 2021
ASBDC Annual Conference - Virtual - September 20 -25, 2021
National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)
Annual Conference – Embassy Suites Charlotte Concord Golf Resort & Spa, Concord, NC -August 12-14, 2021
Catersource/The Special Event Show - Miami Convention Center, July 20-22, 2021
Restaurant Facilities Management Association Keynote Luncheon Annual Conference - The Westin, Charlotte, NC - June 21, 2021
Project Management Institute - Portland Chapter
Monthly Meeting Featured Presentation - Virtual June 15, 2021
Boston University Alumni Career Webinar - Virtual - June 8, 2021
International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC) 2021 Annual Conference - Grand Rapids, MI, May 8-13, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth Association Executives (DFWAE) Association Day Keynote - Virtual, April 26, 2021
Featured Speaker-University of Maryland 2021 VIRTUAL Project Management Symposium - April 22-23, 2021
Pennsylvania SBDC Statewide Conference - Virtual , April 14, 2021
NJSBDC at The College of New Jersey Digital Marketing Series Session 4 - Virtual, March 31, 2021
International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) Webinar Series - Virtual, March 25, 2021
Mercer County Community College (NJ) Women's History Month Keynote - Virtual, March 19, 2021
NJSBDC at The College of New Jersey Digital Marketing Series Session 3 - Virtual, March 10, 2021
Women Entrepreneurs Rock 7 - Virtual - November 9, 2020 and March 12, 2021
New Mexico Association of Business Administrators Organization (NMASBO) Winter Conference - Virtual, February 19, 2021
NJSBDC at The College of New Jersey Digital Marketing Webinar Series Session 2 - Virtual, February 17, 2021
IAEE Webinar Series Speaker - Optimize Your Negotiation Skills - January 28, 2021
Private Client: Virtual Public Speaking Training
January 21, 2021
Private Client Communications Training - December 15, 2020
2020 IAEE EXPO! EXPO! - Louisville, KY, December 8-9, 2020
FDIC Small Business Forum - Virtual Keynote - December 10, 2020
Healthcare Businesswomen's Association Annual Conference - November 18, 2020
ARMA INFOCON 2020 - On-Demand Session - October 26-30, 2020
Small Business University Online presented by Small Business EXPO - October 15, 2020
ASAE/Texas Society of Association Executives Webinar - October 8, 2020
New Ideas Annual Conference - Texas Society of Association Executives - Virtual October 8, 2020
Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Marketing & Business Development Conference - September 14-15, 2020
InfoSec World 2020 Digital – June 22 -24, 2020
Webinar - PPAI June 10, 2020 1-2pm ET
Webinar - Texas Travel Alliance - May 13, 2020 12-1pm ET
Webinar - Society of Government Meeting Professionals - April 28, 2020 1-2pm ET
PPAI EXPO 2020 - Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas January 12-16, 2020
EVENT POSTPONED - Women's History Month Conference Mercer County Community College (NJ) Keynote Address, April, 2020
EVENT CANCELLED
NAPO2020 Annual Conference - Renaissance Orlando at Sea World Orlando, FL - April 2-5, 2020
Texas Society of Assoc. Executives New Ideas Conf. 2019 -
Moody Gardens Hotel & Spa, Galveston Island, TX - Sept. 15-17, 2019
Audit World 2019 – Omni Hotel at Champions Gate - Orlando FL - September 12, 2019
39th Annual National America's Small Business Development Center Conference – Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, CA - September 3-6, 2019
Radiology Business Management Association Spark 2019 - Eden Roc Miami Beach, Miami, FL - June 2-5, 2019
25th Annual CUNA Finance Council Conference 2019 – New York Hilton Midtown, New York City - May 19-22, 2019
Women Warriors in Business Conference (NJSBDC)– The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ - May 9, 2019
InfoSec World Conference & Expo 2019 – Disney's Contemporary Resort Lake Buena Vista, FL - April 1-3, 2019
Claims Conference 2019 (NAMIC)– The Wigwam Litchfield Park, AZ - February 13-15, 2019
2018
Secure Delaware: DigiKnows 2018 – Dover, Delaware October 31, 2018
Women CEO Mentoring Series (Small Business Development Center at The College of NJ) Workshop Facilitation - October 24, 2018
Heath Care Security Forum The Westin Hotel , Boston, MA - October 15-16, 2018
2018 Pennsylvania Conference for Women - Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA – October 12, 2018
Texas Travel Summit – Galveston Island, TX - September 24-26, 2018
Growth & Success Con 2018 Virtual Conference - September 17-18, 2018
Princeton Innovation Guild - Princeton, NJ - October 17, 2018
Content Marketing Strategies for Increased B2B Lead Generation (GRC Educators) - August 14, 2018
Women CEO Mentoring Series (Small Business Development Center at The College of NJ) Workshop Facilitation - August 14, 2018
High Impact Productivity Tools For Business Leaders (GRC Educators) - September 27, 2018
Clarify Your Message To Compel Your Customers To Listen (GRC Educators) June 21, 2018
International Federation of Coaches Princeton Chapter - Princeton, NJ - May 7, 2018
Black Collegiate PR Marketing Blogger Conference Prairie View, Texas (Feb. 08, 2018)
2017
TD Bank Speakers Small Business Series “Engage: Social Media’s Strength and Weakness in Cyber Security” - Hackensack,NJ Oct. 18, 2017
Growth & Success Con 2017 - Lawrenceville, NJ and New York City
Small Business Development Center Workshop Hamilton, NJ Ewing NJ March 28, 2017
Everything You Know About Branding is Wrong: Learn How to Brand Your Business Like a Pro to Grow! - New Jersey Institute of Technology PTAC (Newark, NJ) - February 2017
-Association of Women Inventors and Entrepreneurs - Celebrating, Women Mind Body & Spirit Conference (Princeton, NJ)
Challenge
Inspire
Add Elements of Entertaining Wisdom and Insights to Your Events!
As a dynamic and engaging professional speaker, Shakira M. Brown, award-winning Branding & Communications Strategist delivers a memorable and inspirational presentation that aspires your attendees .Through combination of fact and experience based storytelling , each of your event attendees are guaranteed to be energized to take back what they learned for implementation.
Plus, you can always be rest assured that Shakira's presentation will be will be customized to align with the theme of your event so that you attain the outcome that you want for your attendees.
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INTERESTING FACTS
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Shakira has 100% track record in successfully rebranding small businesses
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She has worked in news production for all three major broadcast television networks (ABC, NBC, CBS), plus MSNBC
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Shakira served in the prestigious/competitive NBC Page program beating out thousands of other candidates for her page “class"
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Shakira has TV credits so she has been a voting Academy Member of the EMMYs for 15 years. When winners thank "the Academy" she is one of those people!
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She has either advised or has been employed in over 20 industries since the age of 13
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Shakira was named a prestigious "Woman of Distinction" in 2011
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Her insights and commentary have been in over 20 media outlets in print, radio, video and podcasts
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Shakira had optimized her website so well that fans of the Columbian singer, Shakira, were sending her fan mail and calling her even though she's a different Shakira