Empowering voices, connecting stages

Welcome to our platform dedicated to bridging the gap between professional speakers and corporate stages. We provide

1) comprehensive training programs designed to enhance speaking skills, amplify messages, and captivate audiences.

2) Speaker match services to connect with corporate and paid speaking

Whether you're a seasoned speaker or just starting, our platform offers invaluable resources and opportunities to excel in the competitive world of professional speaking.

Join us in unlocking your potential and making impactful connections in the corporate realm.

Speak with Impact

Paid Speaking opportunities

Gain Visibility

Marketing Strategy

Speakers Engage, Educate and Transform their audience.

We help you develop your professional speaking resume to instantly add credibility to your brand and business.

We match you to the businesses that fit your keynote or training

A professional membership for speakers and businesses

Speakers have access to national speaking opportunities

Speakers can construct and refine their signature talks

Speakers have exposure to a national network and speaking business opportunities

Businesses have instant access to training programs and presentations - Executive Leadership, DEII, Communication, Team building, Mental Health , etc

Business culture improves and productivity accelerates with additional resources

Improve talent, increase company investment and elevate employee retention

Speaker Resources

-Speaker Agent Services

-Speaker Brand and Business development Services

-Speaker Match for paid speaking opportunities

- Speaker Training

- National Speaker network

Business Resources

- Directory for Keynote and featured speakers

- Expert Training Resource Center

- Event Planning Services

- Business and Marketing services for small business

- National speaker resource network

Our team

Founders are experts in brand development, business culture and corporate wellness

Shelby Jo Long: CEO

Communication Expert, Professor, Best-Selling Author

A professional speaker, international speaking coach, and five-time international best-selling author, Shelby is a recognized expert in corporate communications. She works with prominent CEOs, professional athletes, and influencers in executive coaching and consulting to help companies amplify their influence in the marketplace with a comprehensive brand presence. In all of her businesses, she helps clients develop a comprehensive brand strategy for thought leadership.

Shelby is CEO of Business Dynamics and Impact Legacy Partners, where she helps visionaries develop an infrastructure for their business and influence. Her particular method helps ingenious entrepreneurs position their idea in the marketplace. Her bestselling book, I See Your Genius: Transform Your Idea into Income, is a valuable reference and guide for entrepreneurs.

Melanie Schwarz, CEO

Corporate wellness expert, Best-Selling Author, Advocate

Melanie is a Montana native and has lived in Billings for over 25 years. She is a graduate of Montana State University with a degree in Marketing/Management. Her professional career spans work in communications, public relations, workforce development, and marketing. She spent eight years in economic development, has successfully managed numerous capital campaigns and provides private public relations consulting.

Melanie currently works as a consultant and speaker in the field of substance use disorder and mental health care. Together with a group of amazing leaders in all aspects of workforce development, Melanie launched her new venture Upstream Strategy Partners in January of 2024. They have created a robust curriculum for workplaces to learn about mental health and substance use disorders in the workplace and provide proactive solutions to improve employee experiences to get the proper resources for their needs.

She recently added published author to her resume completing her first book, LifeJackets, A Mother’s Journey Through Her Child’s Addiction. Melanie is a Montana Ambassador and a graduate of Leadership Montana. She serves on several boards including Alternatives Inc., and the Executive Advisory Board for Montana’s first medical school, Rocky Vista University, Montana College of Osteopathic Medicine. Melanie is married to her husband Brynn and has three grown children. She enjoys traveling, community volunteering, and writing.