Overcoming Adversity · 2017
Odette Laurie is a Professional Speaker, Author and Impact Builder working with game changers to create global ripple effects through powerful business and mindset transformations. Game on, World. She helps turn your story into a powerful message and teaches you how to speak and sell from the stage. Her first business, at the age of 27, started from a whim and grew into a seven-figure success story. Known as “The Queen of Impact”, Odette has won numerous awards in the past 22 years in Academia and Business including Entrepreneur of the Year (1994), Stevie Award Women in Business-Female Entrepreneur of the Year (2015), and was nominated for the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur of the Year (2015 & 2016). Odette’s mission is to eliminate fear in 1 million women around the world by 2020 so they can live their life with power and purpose, and without apology. Odette has written two books: "Profit Domination: How Successful Women Get on Top and Stay There -- 201 Rules for the Road," and an account of her personal tragedies while building Women on Top in her most recent book, "Paralyzed: Getting Past the Excuses of Why You Aren't Successful”. Odette holds a Black Belt in Karate and lives in Toronto, Canada with her two teenage daughters.
Odette has judged a Speaker Slam® competition, scoring speakers on story, delivery and impact.