About Us | Business Speakers Bureau

We're Here for You

Since 1996, the Business Speakers Bureau has exceeded expectations by providing you with the Right Speaker, the Right Message and the Right Entertainer for your event.

For you, we go above and beyond booking alone, we assist you from the beginning of defining your needs to the final applause.

Our Promise

Identify your event needs and objectives
Apply our expertise to secure the right talent with the right message
Create a short list of pre-qualified speakers or entertainers
Manage logistics and the entire process for talent including researching, prescreening and booking the talent
Follow-up on all aspects of the process in a professional and timely matter

Facilities / Planners

The Business Speakers Bureau has a network of qualified event planners and fabulous facilities to help make your event all that you imagine.

How We Work

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Information Shared

We know your group is counting on you to deliver the right talent, & we will help you find them. Tell us about your group, your budget, and what you are looking for in your speaker or entertainment (include lots of detail). We will help you find the right speaker, the right message and the right entertainer for your event.

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Recommendations Made

We will send you our recommendations based on the information you provide us about your group and desired speaker or entertainer. You will receive bios, videos, and client reviews to help you decide. Adding value to your attendees is as important to us as it is to you, so we will make as many recommendations as needed to find just the right talent.

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Talent Selected

You choose the talent and we will take care of the rest (contracts, travel and lodging, AV needs, etc.). We are here for you from the very beginning to the final applause. When we make you look good, we look good too.

DAVID PACE President

David Pace is President and founder of Business Speakers Bureau & Entertainment. The company was organized in 1995 when he realized there was a need in the market place for an agency to support companies, associations and organizations in finding and selecting high quality speaking professionals, business icons, celebrities and business quality entertainment for their special events.

David has a business background in Marketing, International Marketing, Promotion Management and Sales. He also believes in serving in his community and business associations and has been active on committees of various Chambers of Commerce, the International Association of Speakers Bureaus, the MI Society of Association Executives, Meeting Professionals International, MI Festivals and Events Association and Professional Speakers Associations. He has also served on various boards including, Davenport University, the Board of Directors for the Southern Tier World Trade Association, Local Councils of the Boy Scouts of America, and has been active in ecclesiastical leadership for over 30 years.

Dawnese Openshaw Talent Agent, Speaker and Coach

Welcome Dawnese as our newest member to the Business Speakers Bureau. As a certified John Maxwell, Coach, Teacher, and Speaker, she has a unique perspective to offer our clients and our talent. She will assist David in marketing and matching clients with the Right Speaker who has the Right Message.

Dawnese began her professional career as a Junior High School English teacher, but quickly turned entrepreneur for more freedom and flexibility as she became a Mom. Starting, building and selling businesses (restaurant, retail, publications and direct sales) for over 20 years, she’s now turned her experience into opportunities to share with others.

In her “spare time”, you will find Dawnese teaching and mentoring youth, serving on community boards, planning fundraising events, or developing programs to support businesses, individuals, and families.

Christine Morse Talent Agent, Marketing & Event Specialist

We are thrilled to have Christine as our newest team member. She has years of corporate and small business marketing experience and she is going to bring our marketing strategy to a whole new level!

Christine is very involved in the community and making a positive difference directly in the lives of the people she serves. With her years of corporate event management and natural born abilities to connect people, it is a natural fit for this team.

Being a speaker and trainer in her marketing agency for 9 years, she has the working knowledge of how an event can raise to the next level of success by paying attention to the details and delivering a message that resonates with the audience. Partnership, Creativity, Passion, Knowledge, and Connections will take this organization and our entire community to the next level of excellence!