Shirley Hogsett

Shirley Hogsett, Founder and CEO of Destiny Speaks-speakers bureau, where her 20+ years of experience and knowledge in the meeting and events industry has enabled her to book her speakers at some of nation’s most prestigious universities, corporations, professional and trade associations conferences. As founder of Destiny Speaks – speaker marketing, she helps CEO's, Executives and professionals Increase their Influence, Build their Brands, and Grow their Business revenues with PUBLIC SPEAKING.

Shirley is a Global Director and Chicago Chapter leader of EBW 2020 a global organization that empowers women to build sustainable business. In 2010 Shirley was named among Who’s Who in Black Chicago, and in 2011 she received the Business Accelerator Step-It-Up Award which was presented by American Family Insurance. Shirley served as Business Mentor for 2016 Sage Summit Chicago which had more than 20,000 attendee from around the world. She was a founding director of the Chicagoland chapter of the Public Speakers Association; past president and member of the Board of Director of the Bellwood (IL) Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and served a two year term as a Chicago Steering Committee Member of 2020 Women on Boards, a national campaign to increase the percentage of women on U.S. company boards to 20% or greater by the year 2020.

What we do

At Destiny Speaks we know that public speaking is not your main business goal, therefore we have created our SpeakerMarketing service with you in mind. We collaborate with you to identify your target market, develop your visibility toolkit, create and execute your strategic marketing plan, and handle the booking details for speaking opportunities.

Our customized SpeakerMarketing service is designed to help you Increase Your Influence, Build Your Brand, Grow Your Business and Increase Your Revenue one speech at time.

If you are a CEO, Executive, or Professional who desires to increase your companies’ visibility; establish your credibility as an expert; develop a personal connection with your target audience; or gain a competitive advantage in your industry our SpeakerMarketing service was designed for you. Not only is it a cost-effective marketing strategy, it also provides additional revenue streams while you are marketing your business to your ideal customer.