Annual Conference Keynote Speakers

Amanda Brinkman is the creator, producer, and Host of the Emmy-nominated Small Buisness Revolution. She has built a reputation as a revolutionary brand marketer who has the ability to foster creativity from the inside out. Building on her years in the creative world at advertising and marketing agencies, she cultivated that same level of passion within her marketing and creative departments in the corporate world. In executive leadership roles, she has built marketing departments from scratch, turned struggling departments into award-winning teams, created innovative products and turned around a 100-year-old brand via a ground-breaking content marketing campaign that yielded 14x better ROI than traditional advertising and was nominated for two EMMYs. She believes that all companies can “Do Well, by Doing Good” and is passionate about helping brands realize their true brand purpose and turn it into real brand actions. She is actively involved in the community through board service and volunteerism and is regarded as a brand and marketing expert in the media.

Keynote Speaker Nick Morrison is a powerful voice on resilience, perseverance, and turning adversity into success. Once a Professional Bull Rider whose career ended at just 21 after a devastating injury, Nick has lived through challenges few can imagine. He endured over 40 concussions, a broken neck, and a traumatic brain injury that left him mute. Yet through relentless determination, he taught himself to speak again, one word at a time. Today, he shares his remarkable story with organizations worldwide, inspiring leaders and teams to rise stronger when faced with adversity.