Personal Power was the last chance to qualify for the 2021 Grand Slam. Ten speakers shared the moment they stopped waiting for permission.
Every Speaker Slam® panel is built from people who have done the work: speakers, coaches, publishers, and business leaders who donate their time, their feedback, and their prizes. These are the judges who scored Personal Power 2021 on October 20, 2021.
See who they chose in the results.
Brian Olds
President, Black Speakers Network
Brian J. Olds is a 1st generation entrepreneur, award-winning speaker, best-selling author and certified introvert. His passion for speaking, diversity and building relationships led him to create Black Speakers Network (BSN), a membership-based professional speaker development and empowerment company. With an active network of more than 14,000 speakers, BSN is committed to equipping, connecting, and inspiring the next generation of professional Black speakers.
Dr. Cheryl Wood
International Empowerment & TEDx Speaker, 15x Best-Selling Author, Executive Speaker Development Coach
Dr. Cheryl Wood is an International Empowerment Speaker, 2x TEDx Speaker, 15x Best-Selling Author and Executive Speaker Development Coach who equips entrepreneurs with the tools to master the art of speaking in order to transform lives with their story and monetize their expertise. Dr. Wood has trained countless speakers across the United States and abroad including South Africa, India, France, United Kingdom, Canada, Jamaica and The Bahamas. She has been featured on ABC, Forbes Magazine, Huffington Post, ESSENCE, Black Enterprise, Sheen Magazine and Fox 5 News, and has delivered riveting keynotes for NASA, Verizon, Capital One and The United Nations.
Ian Tyson
Speaker, Author, Facilitator, Silver Lining Prospector
A veteran motivational speaker, and the Founder of Get Your Pep Talk, Ian Tyson lives and breathes positivity. Starting with gratitude and leading with intention, Ian strives to help everyone find their "Silver Lining" no matter how dark the cloud may be. For more than 30 years, Ian has been entertaining and inspiring audiences around the world to realize their potential and seek happiness in their lives. His book, "Hooray For Everything! The Optimist Manifesto" combines hilarious and heartfelt story telling, with observational humour and meaningful life lessons to leave readers with thoughts and words to live by.
Laura Slinn
Entrepreneur, Trainer, Author
Laura Slinn is co-founder of Avalon Empowerment, a training company that offers Trauma Aware Transformational Coaching Certifications in Evolved NLP, Quantum Time Release, and a process of alchemical forgiveness called the Quantum Change Process. Together with her partners (and best friends) Ernie Pavan and Kelley Oswin, she helps impact-driven coaches serve clients at the highest level with trauma-aware practices and tools to amplify their revenue and results. She's passionate about raising the bar in the coaching industry and loves writing. She co-authored 'Evolved NLP' with Kelley and Ernie and lives in Ontario with her husband and their two awesome kids.