Grow Your Business
Kedma’s not just some ivory tower researcher, she’s the real deal who has done it and now she’s show you how you can do it.
SPEAKER Overview
Kedma Ough is a nationally recognized business development funding expert, innovation and entrepreneurship thought leader, SBA award-winning Champion of Small Business, and business advisor for independent inventors. Throughout her career, Ough’s driving mission has been to empower people—particularly minorities, veterans, women, people with disabilities, and innovators—to become business owners and to maximize the potential of their businesses.
To date, she has helped more than 10,000 individuals fund, launch, and grow their businesses, in a wide range of industries. October 2019 Ough published a book contracting deal with McGraw-Hill Publishing and released Target Funding, a veritable GPS to proven funding solutions for creating, improving, or growing a business at any stage of the game.
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Negotiation Keynotes
Keynote Title 1: Target Funding even if you are NOT Bankable
Too often, great ideas fail to see the light of day because businesses cannot accept capital. No matter what the situation is, there is always funding available to build a solid business or scale your invention. This presentation opens the audience up to all possibilities.
Keynote Title 2 : Choose Your Own Adventure
This presentation takes the audience on a motivational journey to discover the life scenes they are currently experiencing and delve into the possibilities of new adventures and experiences. This is a highly inspiration and interactive keynote. It teaches people how to claim back power.
Keynote Title 3: Driving an Innovation-led Company with Personality
Your team are your post important customers. Yet, companies constantly struggle to align the right staff with the right projects. This keynote takes the audience on a journey to discover different types of personas in your company and how to connect everyone to one mission.
Keynote Title 4: Life is a Negotiation
This presentation teaches the audience how to negotiate and create a win/win no matter how difficult the situation. Whether you are negotiating a better salary, obtaining a high worth customer, or trying to get your kids to wash the dishes. The audience will experience a fun way to negotiate and learn.
We are all seeking innovation driven risk takers to join our company and support our company’s culture. What does it really take to create that type of environment? It takes risk takers that aren’t afraid of being entrepreneurial. This keynote takes the audience on a journey to discover new ideas and new way of thinking in a fast and fun experience.
Commitment to Service
We realize that you have a choice in the speakers available. We also realize that the choice to invest in a speaker will either meet your expectations or not meet your expectations. When I choose to take on a speaking engagement, I want it to be an incredible investment for your organization. I want you to have raving fans of your event. I want your clients and members and partners to remember the event for years to come.
Kedma S Ough MBA
OUR IMPACT (PROGRAMS WE SUPPORTED)
ORACLE, VERIZON, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
ENGAGEMENTS
The following is a sampling of the author’s speaking and teaching engagements:
- Featured keynote speaker, Verizon Small Business Series
- Featured keynote speaker, Med Week for Minority Business Construction Owners
- Featured keynote speaker, International Hardware Show
- Featured speaker, Idaho Women’s Summit for Women Entrepreneurship
- Featured speaker, Impact Investing; US Trust Bank, Bank of America
- Featured speaker, Cyber Security; Franchising; SBDC National Conference
- Keynote, “How to Become Your Own Super Hero,” Gresham High School Oregon
- Featured speaker, Resources, Oregon Community Reinvestment Event, FDIC
- National Entrepreneurship Week, Panel Expert February, by Microsoft. Entrep
- Featured speaker, “How to Analyze a Great Idea”; Stages PDX
- Keynote Speaker, National Black Inventors Conference,
- Judge and Speaker, Oregon Native American Innovation Conference,
- Featured Funding Expert, Small Business Insight series, Wells Fargo Bank
AWARDS
- National Small Business Influencer Award Small Business Association
- Oregon Small Business Champion Award Small Business Association
- SBIR Person of the Year Small Business Innovation Research
- Oregon SBA Women Champion of the Year Small Business Association
MEDIA
The following is a sampling of the author’s media appearances and coverage:
- The Startup Sessions, a podcast hosted by Michael Knouse: Featured guest; Episode 165, “How to Become Your Own Superhero” Becoming a Superhero
- The Out Entrepreneur, host Rhodes Perry: Episode 029: Seek Out the Seed of Triumph in Every Adversity, Kedma Ough Triumph in Adversity
- Biz503, Portland Radio Project: frequent co-contributor. Small Business Podcast Ongoing
- Business Insanity Talk Radio (national), host Barry Moltz: Episode #417: Preview of National Entrepreneurship Week, Kedma Ough BIZ
- Gresham podcast, Portland Tribune: Featured guest, Episode 1 Gresham
- “Funding Resources for Minority and Women Owned Businesses,” Wells Fargo
- The Startup Sessions, Episode 29 “Driven to Make a Difference” Driven
SOCIAL MEDIA BRAND VOICE
Character Persona
- Inspiring
- Playful
- Authoritative
- Inviting
- Professional
- Warm
- Trustworthy
Purpose
- Educate
- Inform
- Entertain
- Engage
- Amplify
- Promote
Tone
- Personal
- Direct
- Analytical
- Honest
- Confident
Language
- Simple
- Fun
- Whimsical
- Insider
- Savvy
REASONS COMPANIES CHOOSE KEDMA OUGH
“Ough’s a Masterful Storyteller. She infuses heart into each presentation taking the audience on a journey paved with wisdom.” S. Sproson
“Kedma is an innovator, leader, and advocate for business. A champion of champions inspiring others to reach higher.” Tammy M
“I heard Kedma give an energizing presentation at an event. If you want your crowd to be inspired and take away knowledge they can put to use immediately to improve their lives than hire her.” T Ribary
HIGHLIGHTED CAREER
- Past Innovation Director Statewide for the Oregon Small Business Development Centers
- Past Women Business Center Director in Oregon
- Past Women Business Center Director in Arizona
- Past Executive Director for a non-profit supporting Independent Inventors
- Past Chair for the SBIR/STTR Federal Grants Program
- Past Chair for the National Franchise Education Program for the National SBDC
- Past Adjunct Professor at Portland State University and University of Arizona
APPOINTED POSITIONS
- National Board Member for the United Inventors Association (501c3)
- Governor Appointed Council Member for the Oregon Small Business Council
- Governor Appointed Council for the Oregon Disability Commission
- Governor Appointed Council for the State Rehabilitation Council
About Kedma
Kedma Ough is a nationally recognized business development funding expert, innovation and entrepreneurship thought leader, SBA award-winning Champion of Small Business, and business advisor for independent inventors. Throughout her career, Ough’s driving mission has been to empower people—particularly minorities, veterans, women, people with disabilities, and innovators—to become business owners and to maximize the potential of their businesses.
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Kedma brings a powerful, granular, and
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Kedma is very responsive, thorough, has
incredible integrity, and she just gets it.
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