Deonna Marie Speaking Fee: $20,000 to $30,000
Travels From:
Contact Us for Airport
Primary Topic Category:
Authors & Storytellers
Secondary Topic Category:
Bands and Music
Deonna Marie Speaker Profile: At A Glance
Deonna Marie is a Vocalist, Storyteller, Keynote Speaker, Actress, & Intuitive Vocal Coach from Grand Rapids, Michigan. A classically trained singer with over a decade of experience, Deonna Marie has worked with internationally known vocalists, vocal teachers & coaches, stage directors, and choral conductors. Deonna Marie studied under the tutelage of musical greats such as Duane Shields Davis—known as the godfather of jazz—and Florence Birdwell, who has taught Tony award-winning artists such as Kelli O’Hara and Kristin Chenoweth. Deonna Marie teaches how to take audiences on a journey & brand the souls of their listeners.
Related Speakers
Mike Reiss
Writer & Producer of The Simpsons
Four-time Emmy winner Mike Reiss—who has worked on The Simpsons continuously since episode one in 1989—shares stories, scandals, and gossip about working with America’s most iconic cartoon family ever. Now Available for Virtual Programs
Cal Fussman
New York Times Bestselling Author, Keynote Speaker, World-Renowned Interviewer, & Host of The Big Questions Podcast
Cal Fussman has interviewed hundreds of the world’s most influential individuals: Muhammad Ali, Jack Welch, Mikhail Gorbachev, Serena Williams, Jeff Bezos, Jimmy Carter, and the list goes on. Now, as a New York Times bestselling author, keynote speaker, world-renowned interviewer, and host of the Big Questions podcast, Fussman travels the world teaching the world’s largest companies, universities, and associations about leadership, storytelling, innovation, teamwork and more.
Matthew Luhn
One of the Original Story Creators at Pixar
Matthew Luhn reveals how to bridge the gap between business and heart through great storytelling. As one of the original story creators at Pixar Animation Studios, Matthew Luhn spent over two decades inside Pixar, the most successful filmmaking group in the history of Hollywood. Matthew created stories and characters for over 10 Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning movies, working directly with Steve Jobs, and later served as Pixar’s head of story. Along with creating and writing stories for film, TV, and VR, Matthew also provides practical strategies that teach and inspire people and teams how they too can tell engaging stories that can connect, lead and motivate people in today's world.
Bruce Feiler
Author of 'Life is in the Transitions' | New York Times Bestselling Author | Speaker on Resilience and Family Dynamics
Bruce Feiler is a dynamic thought leader on modern life, known for his engaging storytelling and insightful perspectives. He's the author of six consecutive New York Times bestsellers and the presenter of two acclaimed PBS series. Feiler's work has reached a wide audience, with his TED Talks amassing over two million views. His unique approach involves immersing himself in the experiences he explores, offering firsthand insights. Bruce's compelling narratives have inspired the NBC drama "The Council of Dads."
Shane Snow
Journalist, Bestselling Author, Technology Pioneer and Tony Award-winning Producer
Shane Snow is an award-winning journalist, celebrated entrepreneur, and the bestselling author of the books Smartcuts: The Breakthrough Power of Lateral Thinking and DREAM TEAMS: Working Together Without Falling Apart, as well as the co-author of The Storytelling Edge. He is founder-at-large of the content technology company Contently, and is a board member of The Hatch Institute, a nonprofit for investigative journalism in the public interest. Snow's writing has appeared in Fast Company, Wired, and The New Yorker. He's a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and has been called a “Wunderkind” by The New York Times, a “Digital Maverick” by Details, and his work “Insanely addicting” by GQ.
Kindra Hall
President & Chief Storytelling Officer at Steller Collective
Kindra Hall is President and Chief Storytelling Officer at Steller Collective, a consulting firm focused on the strategic application of storytelling to today’s communication challenges. Kindra is one of the most sought after keynote speakers - trusted by global brands to deliver presentations and trainings that inspire teams and individuals to better communicate the value of their company, their products and their individuality through strategic storytelling.
Laura Gassner Otting
Author, Catalyst, and Coach Laura Gassner Otting inspires people to push past the doubt and indecision that keep great ideas in limbo by helping audiences think bigger and accept greater challenges that reach beyond their current, limited scope of belief.
Dave Zirin
Sports Editor/Author at The Nation Magazine
Dave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.
Janine di Giovanni
Award-Winning Author, Journalist & War Reporter
Janine Di Giovanni began her work many years ago when she was introduced to the late Human Rights Lawyer Felicia Langer in Jerusalem. After following Langer for several months, Di Giovanni abandoned her academic life for a life of field work and writing. Witnessing the genocides in Bosnia and Rwanda set her on a track of working in some of the darkest corners of the world, exposing human rights abuse. Janine is now an award-winning writer, as well as a human-rights and war-crimes educator and adviser. She is currently director of the Reckoning Project Ukraine, a USAID-sponsored transitional justice project for the UN Democracy Fund.
