Speaking On Demand

Michelle Miller, aka The Farm Babe, joins us on Speaking on Demand to discuss a number of topics surrounding Agriculture today.  As a farmer, keynote speaker, social media influencer, and columnist, Michelle has been voted as one of the most trusted and reputable farmers on social media.  Michelle's social media following has eclipsed 200,000 with over 3,000,000 views monthly.

Keep Michelle in mind as a speaker on the following topics:

-General Agriculture topics

-Food & Ag Myths debunked

-Women in Agriculture

-Social Media hyperboost

-Women's Leadership

for booking inquiries contact Aaron Rehberg at 217-855-6909 or [email protected]

Greg D Nelson is a motivational speaker and coach whose style combines down-to-earth enthusiasm, knowledge and humor with practical solutions for the challenges leaders are facing today. Audiences connect with his engaging, high-energy presentation style. He has served as a national speaker for the renowned Studer Group, as the Vice President of Leadership for the global consulting company, DDI, and now leads his own company.

In addition to his hands-on experience, Greg's strategic thinking and visionary ideas have helped both for-profit and not-for-profit groups in the service industry including health care, financial services, hospitality, government agencies, education and professional trade associations. Greg is known for the practical tips and tools he provides to leaders and staff that put the words into action.

Today's guest is former NFL player Ray McElroy.  Since his playing days on the gridiron, Ray has focused his efforts on his faith, family, and his foundation - A Ray of Hope on Earth.   This has led to numerous motivational speaking engagements.

Ray talks NFL and how he has helped NFL athletes, several churches, and corporations have a Diversity and Inclusion dialogue of unity.

Ray's foundation website:  https://www.arayofhopeonearth.org/

To hire Ray to speak virtually or in-person at your next event, contact Aaron Rehberg at [email protected] or 217-855-6909

Andy Schuster is a Sr. Manager of Training at GROWMARK, Inc.  Andy is our first MEETING PLANNER guest on the podcast!  When Covid-19 hit in March, Andy and his team quickly embraced virtual solutions to advance training and development objectives within their organization.   In today's show, Andy discusses how his team successfully shifted their training and development efforts to virtual and when he thinks in-person events will resume.  He also explains why meeting planners cannot afford to wait for the "virtual bubble" to pass without jumping in.

Also discussed in today's show is a high-level overview on Agriculture in the USA.

In addition to being a meeting planner, Andy is also a keynote speaker who speaks on the topics of:  Leadership, Succession Planning, and Culture.

Links:

Meeting Planner recent survey (small increase in planners who will hold in-person meetings in 2020):  https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Meetings/Survey-Small-Increase-in-Planners-Expecting-to-Resume-Events-in-2020

Emergency Room Nurse Terry Foster joins the show to discuss the mood in ERs and hospitals right now, the future of telehealth in hospitals, and his appearance in the Netflix series "Untold Stories of the ER)

The Camp Stove Incident (Netflix - Untold Stories of the ER)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XwsOFmEMik

Terry Foster speaking page - http://www.capcityspeakers.com/speakers/Foster.htm

Craig Zablocki joins the podcast to talk about his experience in Colorado during the Covid pandemic and the speaking industry.  Craig dives into his current activities and hobbies, his approach to leveling-up in 2020, and how he continues to master the comedy speaking genre on virtual Zoom calls:)

Are you nervous about your next flight on an airplane?  Aaron's wife Katheryne joins the podcast to discuss their flight experience from their recent trip to Portsmouth, NH.  

#SouthwestAirlines #Chicago #NewHampshire #Covid19

Laurie Guest, CSP joins the podcast to talk Customer Service, the Keynote Speaking Industry, and creative ways to engage an audience using virtual technology.

Laurie is a sought after Customer Service, Customer Experience, and Healthcare speaker.

To purchase Laurie's book, The 10 Cent Decision:  www.laurieguest.com

For a free chapter of Laurie's book:  Text "Dime" to 66866

To book Laurie as a speaker: Email [email protected] or call/text 217-855-6909

Aaron discusses the following industry articles from July 30th 2020:

In this episode Aaron identifies new best practices for virtual AV checks.  Keynote speeches and guest speakers hosted on Zoom or Microsoft Teams should follow a slightly different AV check process than the traditional in-person AV check.  

Remember, the key to a flawless event begins at AV Check ;)

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