151: Dream Big, Speak Big: Inspiration from Women Speakers [Goals & Planning Series]

What stage do you dream to be standing on, looking out at the audience, sharing your message?

What kind of speaker do you want to be?

This month on the podcast, we’re talking about goals and planning, so I thought it would be fun to bring on some women entrepreneurs and have them share with us what their big speaking dreams are.

Hopefully, they will inspire you as much as they’ve inspired me.

Appearing in order in this episode:

• Angela Hosking is the owner and CEO of Her One Tribe and author of the book “Woman on Top: Lead Like a Lady Boss.”
• Brenda Reiss is a Forgiveness Coach and CEO of Brenda Reiss Coaching.
• Tanea Smith is an Inspirational Speaker & Transition Expert for women who are transitioning from welfare to work. She’s also the founder of She’s Got Papers, a witty & empowering stationery collection.
• Amanda J. Hill is the founder of MaesAwyr, LLC, which provides communities, aviation businesses, and consultants with airport and airspace planning, program management, and funding expertise.
• Isabel Varela is an eco-friendly fashion designer, environmental activist and sustainability advocate.
• Tori Boats is a business strategy and peak performance expert who helps high-achieving leaders to become visionary business leaders while experiencing more joy, ease, and freedom.

All of these women have worked with us here at Speaking Your Brand and five out of the six just graduated from our online coaching program.

Our next Master Your Speaking program starts in mid-January and enrollment is open right now.

You get to work one-on-one with us to create your signature talk PLUS you get 3 months of group coaching to learn how to position, promote, and market yourself to get better speaking engagements, including paid ones, and even your dream one.

To learn more about the program and enroll today, go to https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/mastery.

If you have questions and want to make sure it’s the right fit, schedule a call with us. There’s a button to do so on that same page or email hello@speakingyourbrand.com.

About Us: The Speaking Your Brand podcast is hosted by Carol Cox. At Speaking Your Brand, we help women entrepreneurs and professionals create their signature talks and gain more visibility to achieve their goals. Our mission is to get more women in positions of influence and power: on stages, in businesses, on boards, in the media, in politics, and in our communities. Check out our coaching programs at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com.

Links:

Show notes at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/151

ENROLLMENT IS OPEN! Join our Master Your Speaking online coaching program at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/mastery.

Related Podcast Episodes:

• Episode 97: Thinking Bigger – I Get Coached On-Air by Geraldine Carter
• Episode 149: A Different Way of Setting and Achieving Your Speaking Goal [Goals & Planning Series]

Become Bookable Live Online Workshop - April 15, 2026
If you want to speak more but you’re not sure where to start or your efforts haven’t produced the results you want, I’m hosting a live online workshop called “Become Bookable: How to Get Speaking Invitations” on Wednesday, April 15th.

A lot of brilliant women assume they just need to pitch themselves more. But the real reason speakers get invited isn’t because they pitch harder — it’s because they’re positioned as bookable.

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