Speaking

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Keynote Speaker & Event Emcee

Damona is an energetic, informative, and passionate speaker and event emcee who has lit up stages for NBC, Gilead, Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), She Podcasts, Northwestern University, Women’s Health Expo and more. As a relationship futurist and communication strategist, she is featured regularly on The Drew Barrymore Show and NBC’s Access Daily, she’s the bestselling author of F the Fairytale, and hosted the award-winning podcast, Dates & Mates, for 13 years. Damona has also been a content creator and branded-podcast host for OkCupid, Bumble, FreshBooks, TextNow and more.

Damona speaks on a variety of topics including: Personal & Professional Relationships, Clear Communication, and Empathetic Leadership

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Suggested Presentations

The Communication Code

High-impact communication isn’t a “soft skill”; it’s a strategic advantage. In The Communication Code, discover how designing a forward-thinking communication strategy can unlock trust, innovation, and productivity.

Leaders and teams will walk away with actionable tools to elevate collaboration, resolve conflict faster, and communicate with clarity and empathy.

Key Takeaways:

  • Identify and eliminate “Texting Trap” patterns that create miscommunication in your teams, and implement strategies for clearer digital communication across all workplace platforms
  • Apply boundary-setting frameworks that protect focus and productivity while maintaining professionalism, and learn to redirect conversations and manage emotional overwhelm without creating tension
  • Build trust within teams by understanding different communication styles, creating psychological safety, and navigating conflict in ways that strengthen relationships instead of damaging them

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Your Story is Your Superpower

Storytelling: it’s how you build trust, influence decisions, and navigate internal and external communications. Discover how to craft and deliver your stories effectively while showing up authentically with clients and colleagues, creating connections that drive revenue, loyalty, and long-term business impact.

Attendees leave ready to leverage their individuality to inspire confidence, strengthen relationships, and achieve measurable results.

Key Takeaways:

  • Transform your unique experiences into compelling professional narratives that resonate in client pitches, team meetings, and leadership presentations
  • Master the balance of showing up authentically while maintaining professionalism, building genuine connection without oversharing or compromising credibility
  • Apply strategic storytelling frameworks to leverage your individuality, inspire confidence in others, and achieve measurable business results

Everything is PR

In today’s world, you don’t need a publicist to make headlines. With strategy, confidence, and clarity, every employee can also be a brand ambassador and even small businesses can have big impact. Discover the exact framework for securing media appearances, building credibility, managing crisis communications, and turning press coverage into measurable business results. All publicity truly is good publicity and everyone in your organization has the power to shape the global conversation about your brand.

Key Takeaways:

  • Learn how to position yourself in trending conversations, create newsworthy angles, and become a go-to source for journalists, influencers, and customers
  • Build strategic media momentum from first appearances to top-tier placements without hiring a publicist or spending thousands on PR
  • Master the three-part pitch formula that gets your emails opened, your posts shared, and your brand remembered

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The Connection Code

Relationships are at the core of everything meaningful in our lives. Whether at work or at home, the way we connect and communicate impacts our happiness, our productivity, and our longevity.

Join the world’s first Relationship Futurist for an interactive exploration of our individual communication styles and foster authentic connection across all relationships: romantic, professional, and personal.

Key Takeaways:

  • Understand why digital communication fails and how to create clarity across emails, messages, and platforms without losing connection or efficiency
  • Learn practical techniques for setting boundaries that protect your energy, navigating difficult conversations without damaging relationships, and creating psychological safety in any setting
  • Identify your unique communication patterns and how they show up differently across relationships, plus strategies for adapting your style to build stronger connections

Success Stories

“Words of wisdom”

“Without your presence, knowledge, and words of wisdom, we would not have been able to make the type of impact that transpired in all the lives of our student leaders who attended the conference.”

“Damona has mastered the craft of hosting.”

“Damona has mastered the craft of hosting. I haveworked with her on large scale events for several Fortune 500 Corporations andshe effortlessly makes the words on the page her own…plus she’s alsofantastic on the fly. With her innate humor and heart, she puts everyone aroundher at ease. Damona brings the energy and finesse needed for a successful eventonline or in person.”

“One of our highest rated guest speakers!”

“Damona was one of our highest rated guest speakers across multiple semesters for my students at Cal State Fullerton. The stories, timely life and work advice as well as the business knowledge she shared resonated with numerous students. We look forward to having Damona return to campus to speak with additional groups of students who are focused on thriving in the entertainment world of today.”

“She’s the best at what she does.”

“Damona was superb. She really got the students thinking about their careers and that they are responsible for who they are in the world. She made them laugh, she made them think, and she’s the best at what she does.”

“I loved the sense of community”

“Thank YOU for hosting a fun event for our members. I heard a lot of good feedback from the members I spoke with after the event. I loved the sense of community and engagement generated through the discussion.”

“The highlight of a fantastic evening”

“Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles was beyond pleased to have you moderate our celebrity speaker panel featuring cast of the Emmy-winning, A+E TV show, “Born This Way”. You helped make the panel the highlight of a fantastic evening and worked effortlessly with the A+E television production team, the cast, and our organization.”

“A great source of inspiration”

“You have been a great source of inspiration to me and will continue to be a role model and innovative leader.”

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