Sheila Murray BethelSpeaker and Booking Agent Information

She is a well-known author whose four books have been translated into various languages, including the best-seller Making A Difference: 12 Qualities That Make You A Leader. She has authored more than 100 articles and created 20 audio/video training modules. She is the creator and host of two Making A Difference National Public Television Specials.

Sheila has worked on initiatives with four US Presidents and was nominated to the Board of Advisors for America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth by the Founding Chairman, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell. She worked with the Bush White House and the Polish Parliament in 1990 to advise with and teach Polish enterprises undergoing privatization.

In Opole, Poland, she founded the first privately owned business training institution in Eastern Europe. Sheila was admitted into the Speaker Hall of Fame in 1986 and was named one of the "Twenty-One Top Speakers for the Twenty-First Century" by Successful Meetings Magazine.

She has delivered over 2,500 speeches to over two million people in seventeen countries, sharing the stage with former President Gerald Ford, General Colin L. Powell, publisher Katharine Graham, sports stars Michael Jordan and Evander Holyfield, coach Pat Riley, First Lady Hillary Clinton, and Senator Bob Dole, among others.

Her customer list includes a who's who of global business, trade associations, education, and government. Sheila is an expert in tailoring her lectures to your specific needs, addressing topical trends and providing effective, practical advise for Leadership, Customer Focus, and Communication Skills. She expertly combines information-rich presentations with an amusing and motivational approach.

You have the added benefit of having fun while also studying practical, instantly relevant real-world information for real-world results. She gets directly to the heart of the matter and shows your audience what works, what doesn't, and why. Sheila is driven to make a difference in the lives of others.

"I'm the messenger, it's what occurs inside of them that makes the actual difference - it's the silent wonder of personal growth," she adds when her talents on the stage aid people.