Are you looking for a powerful motivational speaker for your next conference, retreat, school or university program, association meeting or event?
The Make a Difference Speaking Institute presents masterful speakers that share real life stories and teach unforgettable lessons through their messages of inspiration, hope and gratitude. The mission of each speaker is to change paradigms and to empower each audience member to find a reason to “make a difference” in this world.
Meet the TEAM
MEET KAREN KIEFER
MEET BREN BATACLAN
MEET GRETCHAN PYNE
KAREN K. KIEFER
Karen K. Kiefer, mother of four daughters, has been speaking to audiences since her college days. With a passion for "paying it forward," Kiefer turned a simple bread baking project with her children into a baking lesson for the world. Co-Founder of the awarding-winning global nonprofit organization, Spread the Bread, Kiefer embraces social enterprneuership and invites her audiences to celebrate their talents and find creative and inspiring ways to "make a difference" in their communities. Her lessons and messages are profound and resonate with all ages.
Here are a few of the speaking presentations:
"Teaching children how to LIVE the word G-I-V-E." "Community Philanthropy: Creating Your Own Grassroots Organization" "Giving with PURPOSE" "The missionary of MOTHERHOOD" "My Jesuit Kitchen"
Kiefer was recently profiled in the Boston Globe's "Six in the City, " as one of six individuals who are making a difference in the Boston. She has spoken on hundreds of radio programs across the country and both Kiefer and her organization has appeared in: Parents Magazine, People Magazine, Boston Herald, Boston Business Journal , New York Times and the Washington Post.
In 2006, Kiefer accepted the National "Make a Difference Day" Award from the Points of Light Foundation and USA Weekend, as well as a legacy grant from the Paul Newman Foundation. To contact Karen about her speaking calendar and speaking packages, please e-mail her at: karenkellykiefer@gmail.com
Spread the Bread as featured in People Magazine
"Six in the City" Karen Kiefer and STB featured in the Boston Globe.
GRETCHAN PYNE
Gretchan Pyne defines "INSPIRATION." Back in 2001 her beautiful 4 year old daughter, Lulu, was killed, suddenly, in a freak accident at an ice cream stand. Determined to live her daughter's legacy, Gretchan went on to write childrens books, that share the powerful lessons she learned from her daughter, Lulu.
Gretchan tours the country and speaks to groups about "living in the moment," "overcoming grief," and celebrating life. She has appeared on "Good Morning America" and in Ladies Home Journal, a spotlight series in the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald and has been on radio and television stations across the country. To contact Gretchan about speaking packages, please e-mail her: angels@lulubellebooks.com
BREN BATACLAN
With a paint brush , a promise and a message of INSPIRATION, Bren Bataclan captivates audiences around the world with his SMILE art project. This artist realized that he could use his art to change people's paradigms and create more smiles. That's exactly what he has done, painting by painting, city by city...one smile at a time.
In 2003, he began a street art installation entitled, "The Smile Boston Project." The project called Bren to leave his cartoon inspired acrylic paintings for people to take for "free" all over Boston (Park benches, train stations, hospitals, etc.). Attached to each painting is a note saying, "This painting is yours if you promise to smile at random people more often." His goals were SIMPLE, to:
1. Bring art to people who typically do not visit art galleries and museums. 2. Give paintings to folks who may not be able to afford original artwork. 3. See smiles around the globe.
In a nutshell, I've always been a big fan of graffiti but I never had the guts to spray paint a wall. Instead, I use different cities across the country and around the world as my temporary exhibit spaces.
