About Us!

Speakers & Events-R-Us is an award winning event production company which has been in business since 1993. We were the company selected to coordinate the "All Star" event at Miller Park in Milwaukee, WI. We were also referred to the PGA to coordinate events when they were in Kohler, WI. Speakers & Events - R US offers complete wedding planning, event planning & destination management services in WI & Chicago.

 


 

Lorna Riley

Testimonials!

 

Lorna Riley

Travels From: San Diego, CA   

Fee Range: $7,500, keynotes $10,500, bundled rates for keynotes and breakouts, ½ day $12,500, full day $20,000


Check out Lorna's Videos

 

Books:

76 Ways to Build a Straight Referral Business ASAP, Straight Referrals Home Study Guide, Quest for Your Best: Four Stages to Excellence in a Changing World, Achieving Results, Off-the-Chart Results for Organizational Effectiveness, The Sales Coach, Sales Coaching Guide, Customer Service Coaching Guide, Leadership Coaching Guide, plus 6 on-demand assessments, 6 CDs on Sales, Time Management and Memory Management

 

Most Requested Topics

  • Quest for Your Best: Four Stages to Excellence in Times of Change
  • Off-the-Chart Leadership Results
  • Selling Your Best in Turbulent Times
  • Billions of Customers: Exceeding Customer Expectations
  • The Everyday Jackpot: Stress Management for High Achievers

About This Speaker

  1. Certified Speaking Professional
  2. Winner  "Consummate Speaker Award”
  3. Winner NSA Gold Microphone Award
  4. Winner McBride Top Producer Award
  5. Finalist American Business Awards 

Lorna Riley is a 25-year experienced professional speaker, trainer, and Founder, President, and CEO of Chart Learning Solutions. She brings a diverse background and high level of achievement to the podium with five awards to show for her success as a business owner, sales executive, sales trainer, and facilitator. 

 

Her track record of increasing sales by 600% in her first sales position, and consistent success as the top sales producer, demonstrates her unique ability to enter into new situations, quickly determine what activities produce the greatest results, and consistently out-produce the competition.

 

Lorna’s wide range of experiences includes careers in education, marketing, sales, banking, graphics, and music. Her diversity provides a unique richness to her programs, while her keen eye for the bottom line provides results-driven training. Her academic background includes undergraduate and graduate work in literature, education, and music.  In her personal life she is a mother of two, and wife of 40 years to author Dan Riley.  Her “Big Picture” approach shows how we can have it all by increasing our contribution to others.

A member of the National Speakers Association, and the American Society of Training and Development, she’s also written:


76 Ways to Build a Straight Referral Business ASAP!
Quest for Your Best: A Roadmap for Finding Fulfillment in a Challenging World
Off-the-Chart Sales, Service, Leadership Assessments
Off-the-Chart Coaching Guide for Sales, Customer Service, and Leaders
Off-the-Chart Results for Organizational Development
Achieving Results: Four Stages to Excellence
The Power Pak: The Three Most Powerful Skills for Creating Success
Proactive Time Management and Memory Management
80 on-line accountability training programs in Sales, Customer Service, and Leadership

 

She frequently contributes to trade publications and shares her unique philosophy of success in international seminars, workshops, keynote presentations, and interviews with radio and TV audiences. Her family has been featured in national publications such as Glamour Magazine and TV talk shows. 

 

Lorna’s dynamic energy and broad knowledge adds depth, humor and intelligence to any presentation. Her message and “how-to’s” on the most powerful skills for creating success captivates, inspires, and moves even the “toughest” audiences to new levels of achievement.

 

What Clients Are Saying

 

"...you were no ordinary keynote speaker. Was I ever impressed! You not only held their attention for the two hours, but you had group participation the likes of which I have
never seen before...and a standing ovation!"
Don Safarik, National Management Assn.


"You received the highest marks on the evaluation forms. Your "Quest for Your Best"... was by far the best workshop presentation of the entire day."
Barbara Lowell, Business Services for Networking Forum


"Never before have I had so many great comments about a keynote speaker. They are begging me to bring you back next year."
Shane Ott, Kampgrounds of America


"Thank you for...delivering a "home-run" presentation...you not only had a standing ovation, but you had them floating out the door and ready for business."
James P. Curtiss, Manager, The Franklin Life Insurance Co.


"Your presentation received the highest praise of any session. Congratulations!
John Sadowski, Owner for Four Winns Boat Manufacturing


"You received the highest rating of the 64 sessions at our conference. What a winner!"
Jennifer Ivery, Women Inc. Convention


"OUTSTANDING, FANTASTIC, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, INTERESTING , INCREDIBLE...all of these and more do not adequately describe the program you presented. I have seen many excellent professional speakers, but never have I seen a speaker capture the attention of a group of people like you did that day."

Nancy Aschenbach, National Automobile Dealers Assn.

 

"WOW! Thank you so much for delivering an outstanding presentation...the feedback I received ...was astounding."
Cheryl Akers, National Acct. Man, GTE

 

"Your program was so well received that it became the basis of our ten week sales training program. I've received nothing but glowing feedback from all who attended."
Frank Smith, Sales Manager, United Publishers


"UNBELIEVABLE! You certainly do know how to take an audience by storm!...You were incredible!
Rita Davenport, President, Arbonne International

 

Recent Clients

 

Xerox Corp.                  
Equifax            
Sanyo/Fisher                 
Lockheed                     
Merrill Lynch     
MCI                              
Volt Services Group       
Litton                           
AT&T
Mattel Toys                   
Blockbuster Video          
American Express          
Cobblestone Golf
The Daily News             
US Navy                        
Taylor Made Golf          
Infiniti Motor Corporation
Toyota                         
Deloitte & Touche         
Dept. of Veterans          
Fidelity Title
Prudential Ins.              
WCI Temporary             
Apple Computer
Coldwell Banker
Pepperdine Univ.           
Select Temporary          
Raycal Recorders          
Presidential Mortgage
Mutual of New York       
Thomas Staffing
Amgen                         
Calsonic Miura Graphics
Arcs Mortgage               
Bank of A Levy              
Uniglobe Travel            
Vista Paint
Healthcare Radiology    
Mitsubishi Electric          
Val Pak                        
Citizens Against Crime
Alpha Therapeutic         
Rule Insurance              
Accent Care                  
Longo Toyota
Granger                       
Pacific Bell       
Suncrest Hospital           
Stivers Temporary         
Courtesy Chevrolet
Nissan                          
EPE Technology            
M&I Bank Support          
State Farm Insurance
ADP                             
Contel                          
M&I Bank Services         
Amer. Healthcare Radio. 
Arbonne Int.                 
Ken Cranes                   
Alabama Power            
Assn. Quality & Participat.
Fast Frame                   
FIserv                           
Women's Forum            
Nat. Management Assn.
Paychex                       
AWFS                           
Triple Check                 
Executive Officers Club
Southern CA Gas Co.     
Suncrest Hospital           
US Container                 
US Sales Corporation
Rockwell Int.                
Forest Lawn                  
Prof. Network Assn.      
Volt Staffing Services
US Sales Corp.              
Fleishman Hillard          
Occidental Mortgage      
CA Assn. Temp. Services
Hotel Sls & Mrkt Assn.    
Arete Associates
Griffin Homes               
MN Assn. Temp. Services
Mortgage Bnkrs. Assn.   
East LA College             
Lewis Industries             
Assn. Consumer Sciences
United Insurance           
Western Claims Assn.     
Four M Manufacturing    
Collegiate Conferences  
Emergency Nurses         
The Sacramento Bee      
Sterling Bank                
Univ. of Texas
United Group Insurance
Broadway & Seymour     
Equine Practitioners       
Nat. Assn. Music Merchants                     
Camex                         
Memory Products           
MPI                  
Hooper Holmes             
Western Federal
Pacific Bell Directory      
NOMDA/LAMDA 
Carlson Company          
Advanta Mortgage         
Truck Cap Assn.            
Kampgrounds of America
SMART                         
IAPES                           
Fresno Surgery Center   
Centerior Energy
Data Line
GTE                             
Merrill Lynch                             
American General Ins.   
ABEX                            
East LA College
James Hardie Irrigation  
In-Plant Assn.               
San Francisco Mart         
Employment Dev. Dept
Nat. Tour Assn.             
Pepperdine Univ.           
PIP Printing                   
Nat. Assn. Temp. Services
Ragco                          
Rose Hills                     
Servantis                       
Sales & Martketing Assn.
Tad Resources              
TSU Staffing                  
United Group                
So. Dakota Healthcare
Acura                           
World Title                   
Beverly Hills Chamber   
Sacramento Women's Conf
Composite Optics           
Senior Flextronics          
Molecular Simulations    
Oklahoma Realtors Assn.
Silver Valley Schools      
Soc. of Consum. Affairs 
Color Graphics              
NAACB
Diet Centers                  
CA Man. Tech Center     
Deli Council                  
Emergency Nurses Assn.
Fremont Financial         
President's Council         
Farmers Insurance         
On-Assignment Temp.
Medic Computers           
Conam Property Man.    
Qualcomm                    
Digital Impact
Montana Broadcasters    
Pyramid Breweries         
Antimite Pest                 
Eagle Eaton
Wicks n' Sticks               
Seattle Coffee Comp.    
Accent Care                  
Proxima Projectors
Women’s Inc.               
Durkan Carpets             
Castle Press                  
Baxter Pharmaceuticals
Kyocera Wireless           
Pacific Relocation          
Emp. Relocation
People Plus
Price Pfister                  
Lincoln Financial           
Soc. Govern. Planners   
Xeikon Digital
Society Manufact. Eng.   
Int. Found. Emp. Ben.   
National Tech. Systems  
Segerdahl