These speakers have learned how to be successful in-person and online. By using Prezi, they ha ve created stand-out and dynamic presentations. Learn how they’re innovating the speaking industry, and stay tuned for their tips on better presentations.
Ted is a Behavioral Scientist and Body Language expert fascinated by human behavior. She is the founder of Beyond Expression and helps ambitious and curious professionals succeed by showing them the impact of their nonverbal signals.
By combining her knowledge of psychology, neurology, and communication, she creates inspiring and engaging science-based masterclasses and coaching sessions which elevate people’s presence, leadership, and charisma.
As a passionate climber and walker, she prefers to take her courses out into the wilderness as this enhances people’s ability to develop valuable personal, social and emotional skills for education, work and life.
Juraj Holub is the former chief meeting designer and marketing director at audience interaction platform Slido, which has helped to make millions of presentations more interactive. Juraj is pushing the boundaries in meeting design, interaction and facilitation both as a writer and as a public speaker. For his work, Juraj received a number of industry awards in Vancouver (PCMA 20 in Their Twenties), New York (BizBash The Top 500 People in Events) and Bratislava (The National Marketer of the Year).
Bio: Robert Kennedy III is a trainer, keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and coach in leadership communication and presentation confidence. Over the past 15+ years, he has executives and business leaders on bringing their communication to life. He specializes in Public Presentation Skills, Speech Preparation & Structure, Team-Building, and Presentation Planning, Development & Delivery. Robert’s workshops and training sessions are known for being high energy and interactive, yet thought provoking and insightful.
Iwo Szapar is the Co-founder and CEO of Remote-how, the world's leading marketplace with remote & hybrid work experts. Since 2017, he has advised 600+ companies (including Walmart, ING Bank, and Microsoft) to help them optimize their distributed workforce. As a remote work expert, he co-created "Remote-how Academy," - the world's first certification program for remote teams, and co-hosts the annual Remote Future Summit. Iwo wrote the book "Remote Work Is The Way - a guide to making the most of our office-optional future," and was featured in Forbes, BBC, and Business Insider. Over the last five year, Iwo has worked remotely while living in 15 different countries. Iwo is a dog lover, amateur surfer, and DJ. While not working, he reads history books and follows international affairs.
Brittany Hodak is an award-winning entrepreneur and speaker who has delivered keynotes across the world to organizations including American Express and the United Nations. She has published more than 300 articles for outlets including Forbes, Adweek, and Success magazine, and has appeared on NBC, CBS, CNN, and the CBC, among many others. Entrepreneur magazine calls her “the expert at creating loyal fans for your brand.” Brittany co-founded, scaled, and successfully exited The Superfan Company, a fan engagement company, and originated the role of Chief Experience Officer at Experience.com. Her first book, Creating Superfans, will be in bookstores in January 2023.
Ashley Faus is a marketer, writer, and speaker by day, and a singer, actor, and fitness fiend by night. Her work has been featured in TIME, Forbes, and The Journal of Brand Strategy, and she's shared insights with audiences at Harvard Business Review, INBOUND, and MarketingProfs. She works for Atlassian, a collaboration software maker on a mission to unleash the power of every team. Follow her on LinkedIn or Twitter, @ashleyfaus.
Brian Fanzo is a digital futurist and virtual keynote speaker who translates the trends of tomorrow to inspire change today. Brian has a gift for bringing people together online and offline. He has worked in 76 countries, highlighting his passion for change, collaboration, and technology. He has launched over 3.5k+ live streams, hosted 5 podcasts with over 400 episodes, and his debut book “Press The Damn Button” launches in 2021.
Workplace filmmaker, design researcher, and entrepreneur, Elena has made it her mission to help people find meaning in their work through stories that matter. With the motto “you cannot be what you cannot see,” Elena started filming jobs as a way to get young people excited about careers. Since then, her team at Skill Scout has produced films for clients like Nike, McDonalds, and American Airlines as a way to engage candidates and employees alike. Elena was recently named HR Superhero by DisruptHR Chicago and Newcity's Film 50 of 2020.
John Hall has been called a top “sales motivational speaker” and is listed as the #1 top “virtual keynote speaker” on Google. John has also authored the best-selling book “Top of Mind” — a game-changing framework for staying top of mind with your audience — published by McGraw-Hill. John was a recipient of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award and was recognized as one of the Business Journals’ Top 100 Visionaries. John has also invested in innovative companies like Relevance and Calendar.
Jessica Chen is a trusted communications advisor to several elite tech leaders in Silicon Valley and Asia. She is also Founder & CEO of Soulcast Media, a high-touch business communications agency that partners with Fortune 500 companies to elevate their team’s presentation, presence, and authority in person and on video. Prior to starting Soulcast Media, Jessica was a broadcast television journalist. She has been awarded an Emmy Award for her work at ABC 10News and multiple Associated Press awards.
Russell Anderson-Williams is one of Prezi's official independent experts, and author of “Mastering Prezi for Business Presentations.” He is the founder of the presentation design agency The Prezenter, where he and his team build the very best Prezi presentations for clients across the globe. Russell spends the majority of his time training and educating business professionals who want to elevate the level of their presentations.
FUJI is a presentation designer and an expert Prezi user based in Tokyo, Japan. In 2018 and 2019, FUJI took first place in the Prezi Awards category, “Prezi Expert: Best Overall.” He’s also the author of Presentation Rule Index 100 and Prezi Design Book.
Mandy is a creative entrepreneur, visualizer, presentation specialist, and marketeer (MSc.). Her mission is to break the existing paradigm on presentations. With her company Present Savvy, a boutique presentation studio, and the Speakers Club, Mandy provides both small and big organizations, schools, entrepreneurs and (keynote) speakers with effective and unique presentations.
Having spoken in over 30 countries on six continents, Rock-and-Roll-roadie-turned-entrepreneur Richard Mulholland knows first-hand the impact that memorable presentations can make. That's why he works with executives and speakers around the world, helping them deliver unforgettable presentations that activate audiences and generate income. He's the founder of presentation powerhouse Missing Link, and has written three books; Legacide, Boredom Slayer, and Story Seller.
Dave McKeown is the CEO of Outfield Leadership, and the author of “The Self-Evolved Leader: Elevate Your Focus and Develop Your People in a World That Refuses to Slow Down.” As a leadership consultant, Dave has shared his leadership strategies with Bank of America, the British Government, Entrepreneur's Organization, and countless others, showing organizations how to build a culture of real, authentic but ultimately results-driven leadership. Dave is a sought-after virtual presenter for conferences such as Inc. 500, Growco, and Bamboo HR.
Vanessa Van Edwards is the national bestselling author of “Captivate: The Science of Succeeding With People,” which has been translated into 16 languages. As founder of Science of People, Vanessa's innovative work has been featured on CNN, NPR, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur magazine. Her YouTube videos and viral TEDx London talk have been seen by over 35 million people. She speaks to audiences around the world, including companies such as Google, Dove, Microsoft, Facebook, Comcast, and American Express.
Diana is a former Recruiter turned Career Coach, Speaker and Trainer at My Marketability (www.mymarketability.com). She helps ambitious professionals and executives design the next chapter of their life, navigate transformational changes and land incredible opportunities at top companies while earning 5-to-6 figures more at top companies like Amazon and Google. She’s an expert at distinguishing people’s unique brand value, mastering their messages and communicating with confidence to gain a competitive edge. She’s been featured in Forbes, HuffPost, LinkedIn, Job Scan and she’s recognized as one of the Top 10 Job Search Experts to follow on LinkedIn.
Jole Simmons is a seasoned presentation designer, LinkedIn Learning author and podcast host living in the Bay Area. Nicknamed “The Presentation Guy" by some of his early clients, he adopted that as the name of his design company (www.presentationguy.com). He’s originally from Maryland and saw the need for presentation designers in Silicon Valley, so he moved to San Francisco to work on presentations for large companies like Facebook, Google, Microsoft, YouTube, Gap, and Workday. He’s now a LinkedIn Learning author with several classes under his belt, and recently started a podcast “Presentation Junkies” with his good friend Lisa Marie Grillos. He currently lives in Daly City, CA and has an amazing 9 year old daughter named Mia.
Dr. Gleb Tsipursky helps leaders use hybrid work to improve retention and productivity while cutting costs. He serves as the CEO of the boutique future-of-work consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts. He is the best-selling author of 7 books, including the global best-sellers Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters and The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias and Build Better Relationships. His newest book is Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams: A Manual on Benchmarking to Best Practices for Competitive Advantage. His cutting-edge thought leadership was featured in over 650 articles and 550 interviews in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, USA Today, CBS News, Fox News, Time, Business Insider, Fortune, and elsewhere. His writing was translated into Chinese, Korean, German, Russian, Polish, Spanish, French, and other languages. His expertise comes from over 20 years of consulting, coaching, and speaking and training for Fortune 500 companies from Aflac to Xerox, and over 15 years in academia as a behavioral scientist at UNC-Chapel Hill and Ohio State. A proud Ukrainian American, Dr. Gleb lives in Columbus, Ohio.