Betty Garrett

Betty Garrett is an accomplished speaker coach and business owner with over four decades of experience in the speaking and events industry. She is the owner of her speaker coaching business, where she helps professional speakers clarify what matters most, increase their influence, and design messages that attract buyers and bureaus. Her career path began after moving from Monroe, Louisiana to Dallas in 1967, where she worked for Braniff in reservations for 16 years, then at Mary Kay Travel Department, which led her into the meetings and events industry. She served as Manager of Education at Meeting Professionals International, identifying and hiring speakers and trainers for various programs. In the early 1990s, she founded Garrett Speakers International, a speaker's bureau that she led for 31 years before selling it about four years ago. She then transitioned to coaching professional speakers, drawing on her unique background from both the bureau side and as a meeting planner. She is a member of MPI and NSA, and has received awards including Meeting Professional of the Year from NSA headquarters, the Marian Kirschner Leadership Award through MPI, and lifetime achievement through MPI. Her success is attributed to being honest, truthful, and authentic, along with her faith.