Propel your vision upwards.
Propel your vision upwards.
5 out of 5 stars
“Liz Forkin is one of the greatest communicators we have ever hosted at Plywood Presents. She has a gift of making every person feel like family, while teaching us something that changes the way we see the world forever. She is not only and incredible speaker, but she is a living and breathing example of the change we need in the world today.”
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Speaker Liz Bohannon is the Founder and CEO of socially conscious fashion brand Sseko Designs, which Liz founded in 2008 as a way to provide educational and economic opportunities for women in East Africa. Her decade of success continues today because she continues to apply a beginner’s mind influence to influence the successful outcome of any goal. She shares this message with audiences looking for a new road map to address disruptive change with a positive and impactful approach.
Liz shares the lessons learned from her 10-year journey growing her business from three women under a mango tree, into a thriving international fashion brand that provides employment, educational opportunities, and entrepreneurial opportunities to thousands of women across the globe.
Her story is filled with lessons for success that are grounded in the principle of having a beginner’s mind. Liz appropriately sums up her experiences in her new book, Beginner’s Pluck: Build Your Life of Purpose and Impact Now. In it, as in her speeches, she shares uncommon ideas toward success, including: Own Your Average, Stop Trying to Find Your Passion… Create It, and Dream Small. Liz continuously channels her inner beginner as she manages 100s of employees across multiple continents, and her mindset boldly sets her apart as a courageous, creative, and effective leader.
The “Sseko story” has been featured in dozens of publications including, Vogue Magazine, Redbook Magazine, O Magazine, Inc., Fortune, and others. Sseko has appeared on national broadcasts, including ABC’s Shark Tank and Good Morning America.
Among other notable honors, Speaker Liz Bohannon was recently named a Top Three Transformation Leader by John Maxwell, Forbes listed her as a top 20 public speaker in the U.S. and Bloomberg Businessweek named Sseko as a top social enterprise to watch.
See keynotes with Liz BohannonHow often do we dismiss someone’s success by calling it “Beginner’s Luck?” What if the very fact that they were a beginner is just what gave them the advantage to succeed? What if there is a method to a beginner’s mind that creates success? What a beginner may lack in experience, track record, know-how, and connections, they make up in nerve, curiosity, spirit, courage, and a willingness to acknowledge they don’t have it all figured out, which ultimately leads to an iterative approach to achieving success.
In this speech, based on her new book, Beginner’s Pluck: Build Your Life of Purpose and Impact Now, Liz takes her 10 years of experience building her company and shares uncommon ideas toward success that come from a beginner’s mind.” Liz will guide your audience to a new roadmap for success that focuses on the acts of doing instead of dreaming and ultimately attaining even the most challenging goals.
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“Liz Bohannon will inspire your audience. Her story is powerful, and she can connect with young and old, CEO or entrepreneur and bridges the gap of not just inspiring, but also providing practical lessons that can be applied immediately.
Brad Lomenick
In 2017, Liz was named by Forbes as one of the top speakers in the country: “Liz is known for her fun and dynamic speaking style and her personal stories about taking risks, building a brand with purpose, and striving for gender equality and social enterprise at universities, conferences, and gatherings across the globe.
Brian Rashid
Liz Bohannon’s story is simultaneously one of the most counter intuitive and inspirational ones I’ve heard. She is a world class communicator and an even better person. I highly recommend her for any event to inspire and equip people to think differently and aim higher to make a difference.
Craig Groeschel
“Liz Forkin Bohannon is truly a transformational leader. Her belief that each person was created for a purpose is evident in the way she leads, inspires and motivates others to build a life of passion and purpose. Her honesty, grit, and commitment to justice ignites others to create a positive impact in the world and be a part of something bigger than themselves
John Maxwell
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