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ROCK YOUR CONNECTIONS
How Creative Connection Transforms Work, Relationships, and Everyday Life
MAKE IT HUMAN
The Art of
Creating Meaningful Connection with Anyone in Any Moment
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Rock Your Connections
How Creative Connection Transforms Work, Relationships, and Everyday Life
Connection is everything.
At work.
In leadership.
In sales.
In relationships.
In everyday, ordinary moments.
And yet, so many interactions are rushed, surface-level, or transactional.
In Rock Your Connections, I show audiences how creativity can radically change the way we connect with others, and why meaningful connection is the fastest, most powerful path to trust, collaboration, and real impact.
I didn’t learn this from a book.
I lived it.
In medical sales, I was expected to show up armed with data, studies, and statistics. Doctors’ eyes glazed over. I blended in. I was forgettable.
So I did the opposite.
I got creative. I showed up differently. And suddenly, doors opened.
When scripts and persuasion failed, creativity worked. Resistance turned into relationships. And those relationships didn’t just improve outcomes, they changed the trajectory of my career.
In this keynote, I focus on the outward impact of connection, how the way we show up affects teams, clients, coworkers, and communities. I share practical, creative techniques that help people:
connect across roles, personalities, and resistance
stand out in crowded or competitive environments
turn everyday interactions into moments that actually matter
build trust without force, pressure, or performance
create relationships that lead to collaboration and opportunity
Rock Your Connections is energizing, playful, and immediately applicable.
People don’t just leave inspired — they leave seeing connection differently.
Because connection isn’t a soft skill.
It’s the foundation for everything that works.
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Make It Human
The Art of Creating Meaningful Connection in Any Moment
Some of the most powerful lessons I’ve learned about connection came from unexpected places — working in medical sales, caring for people with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s, and supporting patients in hospice care.
I’ve been in rooms where logic didn’t work.
Where persuasion failed.
Where people were angry, shut down, or ready to give up.
And in those moments, creativity and humanity were the only things that reached them.
Make It Human is about the internal shift that changes everything — moving from self-focused communication to human-centered connection.
When we stop worrying about what we want to say and start paying attention to the other person’s experience, real connection becomes possible.
In this keynote, audiences learn how to:
show up with presence instead of performance
let go of scripts and expectations
connect in emotionally complex or high-stress situations
release outdated beliefs about how communication “should” look
tap into the creativity they’ve suppressed over time
create interactions where both people leave feeling seen and valued
This keynote is reflective, powerful, and deeply human. It doesn’t just change how people communicate. It changes how they show up — at work, in relationships, and in their everyday lives.
We live in a world full of scripts, strategies, and surface-level communication.
And in the process, we’ve lost something essential.
Presence.
In Make It Human, I invite audiences to slow down and reconnect with what actually creates meaningful connection. Not performance. Not polish. But paying attention to the person in front of you.
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What they say…
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"As a professional entertainer myself, I find Stephanie to be an inspirational performer. She has the power to reach people with her unequaled enthusiasm, dynamic stage presence and warmth. Stephanie is one gifted artist."
Kellye Cash, Miss America 1987
Great-niece of Johnny Cash
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"When Stephanie speaks, she projects the energy, joy, and conviction which are part of her soul. She motivates people with true passion and creative stories that inspire others to action."
Dan Arragon, IT Director, Best Buy
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"As a speaker, a judge and an entertainer, Stephanie has inspired our audiences with her creativity and relatability. She had us learning through the laughter. Stephanie has proven to have Impactful Interactions with everyone and she leaves a little sparkle wherever she goes."
Debbie Richter, President, Miss North Dakota Scholarship Organization
Miss America affiliate
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"After hearing Stephanie speak at our International Convention in Vancouver, I was blown away by her creativity and use of humor in connecting to such a large audience. Anyone who has an opportunity to include Stephanie in their event, should take it!"
Ron Stubbings, International President, Sons of Norway
