Keynote Speaker

Looking for a speaker who can motivate, inspire, and entertain? 

Book Rita for your next event!

“Thank you for agreeing to be our keynote speaker for our Outstanding Women in Business event. Your speech far exceeded our expectations today, and I truly appreciate the wonderful job that you did.

I heard many wonderful comments about you from the attendee’s after the event. It was a pleasure to meet you and I hope to work with you again sometime!"               

Kris Prosser, Events & Marketing Manager, Worcester Business Journal  (11/9/11)

View Slide Show from Outstanding Women In Business Awards 2011 - Rita Schiano, Keynote Speaker

When you hire Rita as your keynote speaker, your audience leaves energized, entertained, educated, and alive with possibilities. Rita appeals to a wide variety of audiences by delivering results-driven information drawn from the Live A Flourishing Life™ program with professionally-honed humor.

And that's not all! Rita draws from her experience as an author, professor, and business owner to deliver a variety of presentations and keynote speeches. Peruse her topics below, then contact Rita directly today!

To book Rita for your event, contact Marci Komssi, Media Relations and Contracting.   Rita's Speaking Schedule

Presentation topics include:

•    How to Live A Flourishing Life —An educating and entertaining exploration of the choices that determine our direction, and the decisions that ultimately dictate our destiny.

•    Resilient Leadership — A resilient leader is one who inspires us to test ourselves, take brave action, and stand up to challenges we would never have dared to try on our own. Rita outlines the characteristics of resilient leadership, including: integrity, effective communication, optimism, taking responsibility, and building a resilient culture, and you can easily integrate these factors into your daily life.


•    Unleashing The Creativity Within — Drawing from a wealth of life experiences as a teacher, author, restaurateur, and business owner, Rita delivers an energizing and entertaining presentation on unleashing one’s creative potential.

•    Exploring One’s Family Story — Everyone has a story to tell. By sharing her personal journey as she explored the story behind her father murder, Rita makes a compelling case about the need to “understand where we came from to know where we’re going.”

•    Igniting Your Resilient Spirit — Rita believes most people have an Iwishihad. What’s that? A new breed of designer dog? An Iwishihad is that faint, internal flame that burns inside us; that dim glow that reminds us of all the things “I wish I had” tried to do. In this energizing and entertaining presentation, Rita ignites the spark that fuels the resilient spirit within us all.


•   On Being A 21st Century Author — Rita explores the shifting landscape of publishing -- from traditional to author-assisted publishers, to the rise of independent presses. Includes a discussion of how the Internet and social media marketing are vital 21st century marketing tools for any author.