Greetings y'all! Thank you for visiting my site. This means we share the same passion: to bring positive change to our world. Please allow me to introduce myself to you. My name is Heather Schultz and I currently live in Atlanta, GA. I'm not a Georgia Peach Native but have pleasantly adapted to the slow pace and charm of a southern lifestyle. The loaded question is always, "So how did you get started speaking?" I didn't seek it out, that's for sure! I didn't even know what a keynote speaker was. I was born in Michigan and from an early age I always had the performing bug... singing, dancing, acting and baton twirling. If there was a stage, I was on it! I was the annoying kid who performed at every family gathering.

During high school I traveled with a performing arts troupe. We traveled all over the United States performing while spreading a positive and uplifting message. One tour came through Atlanta and I met a man who was the president of a non-profit drug prevention agency. He and I instantly connected and kept in touch. I was in my sophomore year of college majoring in what else... theater and dance. My sister and I received a phone call from this gentleman offering us both jobs in Atlanta. His organization at that time was an adult-only program and he wanted to bring youth into the picture.

We both accepted the jobs and moved to Atlanta. I knew I wanted to bring the performing arts into this new position. My job included auditioning young people from all over the nation to serve as youth trainers, writing workshops, planning and facilitating weekend retreats, and organizing an annual national conference. I wore many hats from workshop facilitator to conference planner. I was also responsible for hiring conference keynote speakers and that is where my horizons were broadened. I began to see keynote speakers on stage and in action and thought I would love to do that. My first professional conference keynote was in 1989 and I was hooked. I had found my passion and it felt amazing!

I really didn't know where this "speaking thing" would take me so I went to school to become a paramedic and then went on to earn my nursing degree. I'm a R.N. In 1991 I decided to start speaking professionally on a full-time basis and haven't looked back since!

I speak on leadership, personal power, anti-bullying, drug and alcohol prevention, positive choices and achieving greatness. I'm silly, goofy, and have been known to embarrass my friends in public places! I'm passionate and love life. I believe I have found my purpose in life... changing lives!