Wow! I just received the Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) and was inducted into the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame in front of my family and 1000+ professional speaker friends and colleagues at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver Colorado.
This award means a great deal to me. My introducer was the legendary author and speaker, Dianna Booher. Dianna is one of my mentors and dearest friends.
This opportunity allowed me to recognize a few of those who have helped me negotiate this speaking journey. Most importantly, I was able top publicly thank my husband Gregg, our children Parker and Taylor, my brother, Trey, sister, Karen, and our mother Pat. I wish our dad had been there to witness the event. He would have loved it.
Here is a link to Dianna’s introduction and my acceptance speech.
I’m pictured below with the four other CPAE/Hall of Fame recipients Cy Wakeman, Don Yaeger, John Register, Jon Petz, and Cavett Award Winner Scott McKain.

This recognition would not have been possible without your support.
Thank you so much!
Linda