Spokane's Vetted Women Speakers & Thought Leaders

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Every speaker on this roster has been personally vetted — for expertise, stage presence, and the depth of what they actually know. Not a directory. A standard.

100% personally vetted

Women-led · Inland Northwest

Keynotes · Workshops · Firesides

Curated — not a directory

For event planners

Book with confidence in three steps

We've done the vetting so you don't have to. Every speaker is reviewed before their profile goes live — so you can move fast and trust what shows up.

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Browse by topic or format

Filter by expertise, format (keynote, workshop, fireside, virtual), and audience size. Verified credentials are front and center — not buried at the bottom of a bio.

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Review the full profile

Each page includes a narrative bio, signature talks with audience and format details, a verified credential list, event planner testimonials, video reel, and downloadable one-sheet.

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Reach out directly

Contact goes straight to the speaker — not a booking agent or assistant. The person you're talking to is the person who will be on your stage.

The roster

Meet the speakers

A selective, growing list of vetted women leaders available for keynotes, workshops, and facilitated sessions in Spokane and beyond.

Brandy Ferrer

Leadership & Team Performance Consultant · Author · Coach

Nearly 20 years of helping leaders stop guessing and start leading. Creator of the SPARK program and author of the Amazon bestseller Spark: How Great Leaders Start. Direct, practical, and deeply invested in the humans she works with.

Leadership Transitions
Team Performance
Leadership Confidence
New Leader Development
Manager Coaching

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Monica Wales

Financial Coach · CSO · Speaker

Monica Wales is a financial coach, relational sales trainer, and speaker based in Spokane. Her signature talk, Relational Sales, is built on one idea: the best salespeople aren't selling at all. She's proven it across financial coaching, co-owning a laundry business, and 16 years of nonprofit healthcare leadership.

Relational Sales
Money Mindset
Business Finance
Nonprofit Leadership
Women in Business

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Stephanie High, M.A.

Performance Psychology + Trauma-informed · PhD Candidate

20+ years at the intersection of people, technology, and performance. From Sony and ASICS, a global leader turned three-time founder. Rigorous, research-based, and honest about what resilience actually takes.

Resilience & Burnout
Human Centered AI
Trauma-Informed Leaderhips
Women in Business
Modern Marketing and Technology Design

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The standard

Why this roster means something

Anyone can create a speaker list. This one has a review process — because the people booking from it deserve to know what they're getting.

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Verified credentials

Degrees, certifications, and professional experience are confirmed — not taken from a self-submitted bio. If it says PhD Candidate, we've seen the enrollment.

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Demonstrated expertise

Published work, client outcomes, industry recognition — evidence of real-world impact in their field, not just years of experience.

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Stage-ready, confirmed

A video reel and references from past event planners are required. We don't send untested speakers to your audience.

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Character Review

References are checked and a personal review is conducted. Credentials matter. So does the kind of person you're putting in front of your team.