Wow, what an event! Our Year-End Celebration was everything we had hoped for and more! The goal of the event was to celebrate our Emerging Speakers, Speaker Academy graduates, and see one of our veteran speakers in action, among peers and within our supportive community.
Ed Tate (at right), CSP and 2000 winner of the World Championship of Public Speaking, added Emcee to his long list of accomplishments. Ed kept the energy high, the pace fast, the audience engaged, and the celebratory appreciation flowing.
Our eight speakers were dynamic in very different ways. Melissa Spencer (below), Speaker Manager, is usually behind the scenes yet she came on stage to give us her proven strategies that help her speaker clients get more gigs.
Our Speaker Academy graduates took to the stage to demonstrate some of their new skills from their year-long intensive to learn the speaker business from successful veterans who regularly pull in 10–25K for their keynote speeches.
Jack W. Peters (at right) is our explosives expert and treasure hunter with two Discovery Channel TV shows and a third launching this year. Jack told us his version of the David & Goliath story and how he got into show business.
Maria Ortiz (at left) showed us the depth of her emotions. When it comes to love – love yourself first, pursue your dreams, fix the issues, and move forward with confidence.
Linda Lutz gave us the science behind how much beliefs matter and that changing them is possible. Her motto “Life is happening for me, not to me.”
Matt Lutz connected the dots from yacht living to lifeboat living to growth living. Life is about ‘changeformation.’
Guy Burns (below), CSP and 2021-2022 Speaker Academy Dean told us success stories about each student. This Academy is for anyone who is ready to learn how to make a living as a speaker and get coaching from some of the best speakers in the business! Thank you, Guy, for your Dean-ship!
I (below) spoke about my journey moving to Las Vegas to immerse myself in this speaking community. I shared some of the ups and downs and how I finally ‘found my lane’ with the help of this group of supportive folks. Plus it was fun giving everyone a sneak peek into the “Gutsy Travels“ TV show.
Our veteran speaker, Marilyn Sherman, CSP, CPAE (at left), gave us a “Front Row” seat into her life and encounters with the popular band “Earth, Wind & Fire” because she took action one evening instead of staying in the balcony seats. Marilyn engaged us and enlightened us with lots of tips on how to ‘make life happen for you!’
End of Year means changes to our NSA-LV Board of Directors. THANK YOU for our 2021-2022 Board Members!!! Our outgoing President, Dr. Jeffrey Magee (below left), CSP/CMC/CBE/PDM, gave gifts and accolades to everyone for serving and making this past year a memorable one!
Thank you, Dr. Jeff, for taking the reins and leading us into growth mode.
Plus, we welcomed the new Board of Directors and inducted Kathi Kulesza (below right) as our incoming President for 2022-2023. Let’s have another awesome year supporting each other as we continue to grow our skills and businesses.
We gather to help Elevate and Accelerate our businesses! If you have any questions about membership, reach out to me so I can assist. As a member, if you missed our event or want to rewatch it, you can access the recording in our Vault. https://nsalasvegas.com/success-now/
Since NSA National will be holding the annual convention in July (Nashville TN), we will not meet as a Chapter. Our August event will kick off the new fiscal year with massive value every member can benefit from. See you in August!
Be Gutsy … PIVOT
Chrystina Katz
NSA-Las Vegas Director of Membership
Membership@NSALasVegas.com