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Holly Bellebuono

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Event speaker, inspiring speaker, motivatonal speaker
event speaker Holly Bellebuono

"Your presentations were engaging, simple and beautiful and were the perfect way to open and end the event." - Botanica2018

"Holly is a great presenter and we have invited her back every year due to popular demand. Her programs always sell out. She is organized and articulate and also able to adapt her programs to a varied audience." -Polly Hill Arboretum

"She has a way to go into your soul and pull out what you want and where you want to go!" - audience member

"Holly is easily one of the best speakers we have ever had!" - Michigan Herb Association

"I love that you don't dumb it down. You set an expectation and a standard and you carry us with you." - audience member

Holly Bellebuono event speaker
Holly Bellebuono event speaker
Inspiring & Transformative

“Welcoming.” “Outstanding.” “Not-to-be-missed.”

 

I am honored to have been part of the magic of many conferences and events. I've spoken for associations, colleges, and symposia around the world, bringing inspiration with gal-down-the-hallway warmth. I’ve been hailed as an engaging international speaker in Canada, Costa Rica, England, Italy, Greece, and all across the United States. I am who you schedule when you want a fresh voice, a motivational real person, and the catalyst whose message your audience will value long after the event.

 

My lectures and workshops are based on my lived experience as an entrepreneur, an herbalist and wellness expert, and as an award-winning published author and writing instructor. I’ve spent three decades inspiring creativity and growth for women and writers.

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Some of my best topics include:

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Writing & Creativity

  • The 3 Types of Setting Successful Writers Must Know

  • Once Upon a Place: The Mythic Settings Your Epic or Quest Novel Can't Do Without

  • Landscapes in World-Building: A Story’s Transformative Settings

  • Mentorship: The Critical Guide Every Hero Needs

  • How to Create the Most Robust Sense of Place in Fiction or Memoir

Women/Feminism/Entrepreneurship/Health & Wellness

  • Navigating the Heroine’s Journey: Fresh Insights for Women

  • Mentorship: Being the Guide, Getting a Guide

  • Women Healers of the World: A Celebration of Global Traditions

  • A variety of health/wellness topics including mental health and herbal medicine

Holly has been featured by:

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event speaker Holly Bellebuono

Holly's landmark book Once Upon a Place: Forests, Caverns, and Other Places of Transformation in Myths, Fairy Tales and Film, offers fresh insights into Mythic Settings in world literature and has been hailed as “a must for any college” by Indiana University and “transformative and genuine” by SageWoman Magazine

College text on Setting and Sense of Place

Testimonials

from conference organizers, planners, and directors:

“Thank you so much for being such an important part of the magic and success of Botanica2018. Your presentations were engaging, simple and beautiful and were the perfect way to open and end the event. Thank you for accepting my invitation to speak and to share your wonderful work."

      --Rhiannon Lewis, Botanica2018

 

"Holly Bellebuono is a welcome annual speaker. Weaving together her expertise in several fields, Holly can be counted upon to give a well-researched presentation on any number of fascinating topics and consistently draws engaged audiences to her workshops.”

--Carol Bedrosian, Natural Living Expo

 

Holly's lectures and lively presentation are not-to-be-missed, information-packed gems that inspire groups to more deeply explore..."

--Soul Center

 

"Your are a gifted storyteller. The way you weave a story and present information so gracefully is entertaining and enthralling."

--history teacher

 

"Thank you for speaking on the panel for women entrepreneurs. I found your story encouraging; it's inspiring to other women achieving their goals while still putting family first."

--audience member

 

"Holly had our rapt attention from the first word. Holly is a most engaging speaker."

--M.V. Antiques Club

“Holly spoke at our annual conference and was an outstanding addition to the program. Her presentation was informative, well organized and fun. The feedback from conference attendees was overwhelming in their delight and appreciation of Holly.

--Marge Powell, The International Herb Association

 

"I love that you don't dumb it down. You set an expectation and a standard and you carry us with you."

--audience member

 

"Holly is a great presenter and we have invited her back every year. due to popular demand. Her programs always sell out."

--Karin Stanley, Polly Hill Arboretum

 

"Holly is an inspiring and knowledgeable speaker who weaves her first hand experience of herbs with historical facts and fascinating stories. She touches not only the hearts of her students but inspires in those who study with her a deep and personal connection to the plants."

--Rosemary Gladstar

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"Holly is easily one of the best speakers we have ever had!  For her program Herbs for Neurodegenerative Diseases, she was able to take the very complicated function of the human brain and explain it in a way that non-medical people could understand. She taught us the health benefits of many herbs we already have in our pantry. Offering her book, The Healing Kitchen, filled with wonderful recipes, was an added bonus!

Her presentation from her book, Women Healers of the World, was an inspiration to us all."

     --Connie Hanson, Michigan Herb Associates

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