NSA SoCal Chapter Event: Panel Discussion (Virtual)
Building Your Speaking Credibility
Ethics. Transparency. Professional Excellence.
https://nsasocal.org/events/november-14-2026/
A speaker reel. A book. A bestseller badge. A professional designation. When everyone is selling something that promises to elevate your speaking career, how do you know what actually builds credibility—and what could undermine it?
Join NSA SoCal for a candid, interactive online panel featuring Frank Kitchen, Rob Ferre, Jaime Nolan, and Lenora Billings-Harris. These leaders bring experience and perspectives from the National Speakers Association to a conversation about building a speaking business with integrity.
Together, we’ll explore the ethical choices speakers face, where marketing becomes misleading, and how to evaluate the investments and professional development opportunities that can move your career forward, including the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation.
Whether you’re getting started or refining an established business, bring your questions. You’ll leave better equipped to make thoughtful decisions, communicate your value honestly, and build a reputation clients can trust.
Come for the conversation. Discover a community committed to helping you grow. Join us—and explore what membership in NSA SoCal can make possible.
Meet our Panel
Lenora Billings-Harris, CSP, CPAE is a Hall of Fame speaker and internationally recognized expert on diversity, inclusion, and disrupting bias. Named one of the world’s 100 Global Thought Leaders on Diversity & Inclusion, she has inspired audiences in more than 41 countries across six continents.
Known for her powerful and engaging style, Lenora helps organizations turn diversity of thought into stronger engagement, better relationships, and bottom-line results.
Jaime Nolan, CAE is a seasoned association executive, consultant, and culture strategist who helps organizations navigate change, strengthen teams, and turn potential into performance. As President & CEO of the National Speakers Association, she led the organization through a significant cultural and operational transformation, strengthening strategy, financial stability, and organizational alignment.
Today, through Skip Rock Consulting, Jaime works with associations and mission-driven organizations to build stronger leaders, better communication, and more cohesive teams. Her guiding belief? Culture isn’t just part of success—it’s the engine behind it.
Frank Kitchen, CSP — The Chef of Success — is one of fewer than 700 speakers worldwide to hold the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the National Speakers Association, Frank works with organizations that want to close the gap between what their people are capable of achieving and what they believe they can, so they can turn that belief into action — and action into measurable results.
Through his LIVE F.R.E.S.H.™ Framework and signature culinary approach, he delivers immersive experiences that don't just inspire audiences — they equip them with the mindset, tools, and proven recipes to perform at their highest level and produce results that speak for themselves.
Rob Ferre, CSP is an entertainer, speaker, game show host and Master of Ceremonies from Salt Lake City, Utah. He founded his company Life of the Party Entertainment in 2007 after spending 3 years in the family entertainment capital of the world, Orlando Florida. Where he worked for Disney, Universal and Nickelodeon. His entertainment company was awarded Best of State for Event DJ services. He has presented and entertained for business professionals throughout the country. Rob is the currently serving on the boards for the Utah Chapter for American Disc Jockey Association and the Mountain West Chapter of the National Speakers Association.