Practical, actionable talks that help entrepreneurs simplify their business, clarify their message, and grow with confidence.
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Featured Speaking Topics
Build a Business That Supports Your Life
Discover how to build a business that aligns with your values, strengths, and long-term vision, without sacrificing your wellbeing.
- Learn when and how to set boundaries that protect your big vision.
- Identify the key decisions that create sustainable growth.
- Leave with a simple framework for building a business that supports your life instead of consuming it.
From Purpose to Profit
Transform your expertise into a clear offer, compelling message, and customer journey that attracts the right clients.
- Clarify the transformation your business truly provides.
- Learn how to position your expertise so ideal clients understand the value.
- Create a simple path from visibility to paying clients.
The Energetics of Sales
Sales become easier when your messaging, confidence, and business strategy are aligned. This session explores the power of self-worth in sales.
Audience Takeaways
- Discover the hidden beliefs that often undermine sales.
- Learn how clarity builds confidence in conversations and offers.
- Replace sales pressure with genuine connection and trust.
Digital Assets That Attract Clients While You Sleep
Learn how the right digital asset can become the foundation of a sustainable audience growth strategy.
Audience Takeaways
- Understand what makes an effective lead magnet (and what doesn't).
- Learn how to build a simple automated journey that nurtures new leads.
- Create a marketing asset that continues working long after it's published.
Recent Speaking Engagements
- Women Getting Visible Conference, Minneapolis (June 2026)
- Women Getting Visible Virtual Workshop (May 2026)
- Brooklyn Magnetic Messaging Workshop (April 2026)
- Go Confidently Business Community, hosted by Julie Delucca-Collins - featured presenter (March 2026)
- Podcast Guest Interviews
Upcoming Events
- The Ordinary Business Summit (September 2026)
- Magnetic Message & StorySparks LIVE (September 2026)
- Women Getting Visible Conference, Washington DC (October 2026)
- Plan + Envision 2027 (December 2026)
Ideal Audiences
- Women's entrepreneurship organizations
- Conferences
- Professional associations
- Membership communities
- Small business groups
- Creative entrepreneurs
- Coaches, consultants & service providers
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About Deborah
Deborah C. Smith is a business strategist, speaker, and host of the Mindset to Market podcast. She helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs build simple, sustainable businesses through clear messaging, aligned systems, and strategic decision-making. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience in marketing, entrepreneurship, and digital business, Deborah shares practical frameworks that help audiences replace overwhelm with clarity, build recurring revenue, and create businesses that support the lives they want to live.
Before mentoring entrepreneurs online, Deborah built NYC's first mobile vegan juice bar and catering company, growing it into a multi-six-figure business before pivoting her expertise into helping other purpose-driven business owners create sustainable success.
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