Melissa Forziat,
Olympic-Level Speaker,
“The Doughnut Lady”
Get inspiration. Get doughnuts.
Keynotes
Workshops
Breakout Sessions
Webinars
Melissa meets you where you are.
Then takes you to your next level.
With over 250 keynotes, workshops, and webinars to her name, Melissa travels the world bringing high-powered insight to audiences of startups, corporate teams, women’s employee networks, and small business owners.
Melissa offers fun, doughnut-themed motivational speaking topics for your group. Her “Take the Doughnut” talks inspire audiences to go after what they want. Watch Melissa tell the the story of “Take the Doughnut” here!
Melissa’s speaking style blends her experience working with companies as big as the Olympic Winter Games, Rugby World Cup, and the US Olympic Committee, adds a pinch of her improv comedy background, and a dash of grounded practicality. The result? Melissa meets you where you are and inspires you to make changes for your better tomorrow.
Keynotes are customized to align with your organization or event goals.
Keep reading for more details or click the button to contact Melissa!
Keynotes
Take the Doughnut:
How to Go After What You Want
(hear the origin story here!)
Length: 60-90 Minutes
Best Audience: Teams, Corporations, Entrepreneurs, Women, Direct Sales Organizations
Have you missed an opportunity in life, because you didn’t go for it? Are you missing one right now?
Whatever it is you want, you are more likely to get it if you do something about it. You can design the life you desire, and it all starts with going after what you want – not sitting back and letting it pass you by!
So why can it be so difficult to take action? When that thing you want is a dream without a plan, or it lives in the land of “when I have time,” “maybe someday,” “that couldn’t REALLY happen for me,” or “I don’t deserve it,” how do you start to move forward?
Together, let’s stare what you want straight in the eye, call it by name, and begin to make it happen.
Melissa combines personal stories, interactive questions, and humor to inspire you to #TaketheDoughnut and go after what you want.
Takeaways:
– Identify goals and who can help you achieve them
– Build confidence to ask for what you want
– Learn techniques for overcoming impostor syndrome
Take the Doughnut:
Find Your Flavor of Leadership
Length: 60-90 Minutes
Best Audience: Teams, Corporations, Entrepreneurs, Women, Direct Sales Organizations
Leadership isn’t just about titles or promotions. It is about people and how you interact with them.
No matter what role you hold in an company, you have the power to be an effective leader by harnessing the style of leadership that will work best for you and for the situation.
Just as there is a variety of types of doughnuts out there in the world – all special in their own ways – there is also a variety of leadership styles! In this session, we will explore what type of doughnut you are and what leadership style and strengths may be best suited for you.
Using doughnuts, live polling, and volunteer games (time permitted), the sociology of leadership becomes more relatable and accessible. Together, let’s take a closer look at the human element of leading, what options you have as a leader, and what the impact of different approaches to leadership can be on the team as a whole.
Takeaways:
– Overall objectives of leadership
– Expanding the definition of leadership
– Observing your individual strengths and skills
– Identifying complementary strengths and skills to seek out in your team
Workshops
Take the Doughnut:
Design Your Destiny
(click here to hear the origin story)
Length: Customizable
Best Audience: Teams, Corporations, Entrepreneurs, Women, Direct Sales Organizations
Is there something you want in life, but you haven’t gone for it yet? You’re not alone. But you CAN move forward.
Opportunities are far more likely to come to you if you find the courage – and the plan – to set the wheels in motion. This session is about breaking through whatever has stopped you and developing your action plan to go after what you want. You can design your future and change your world for the better. It starts today.
Takeaways:
– Identify what has stopped you
– Reframe your thinking
– Create your approach list
– Build your network of allies and supporters
– Discover new pitching techniques
