Speaking
Steph and Jo are available to engage with your team or community for speaking.
Steph WillIAMS O'BRIEN
Growing up as a "Minnesota Girl", Steph played ice hockey, built the largest snow forts possible and began leading others at a young age. She lives in the Arts District of urban Minneapolis with her energetic Springer Spaniel, Chaco. Stephanie is the Lead Pastor of Mill City Church. Mill City is a community focused on loving Minneapolis in the name of Jesus. She is also a professor for ministry classes at Bethel University and Seminary in St. Paul.
She has experience coaching leaders and churches around the United States and Canada with 3DMovements, The Missional Network and as well as through her own consulting content. Steph is a gifted speaker in the areas of missional communities, leadership, young adult and emerging leaders, discipleship, identity, faith and workplace integration, emotional intelligence and life on mission.
When Steph speaks to your group or team you can expect stories, inspiration and practical ways to put her topic into practice. With over a decade of speaking experience, Steph will be sure to get the message across that everyone can have influence for the Kingdom of God. She loves to see people begin to join in the adventure of what God is doing all around them in their every day lives!
Steph writes at: PastorSteph.com
Connect with her on social media:
Twitter and Instagram - @pastorsteph
For events and booking related inquiries for Pastor Steph, please contact info@leadstoriesmedia.com
JO SAXTON
Jo Saxton is an author, speaker, podcast host, and leadership coach. She has dedicated her career to growing leadership teams around the world and empowering women to find their purpose in their personal lives and in leadership.
Born in London to parents who immigrated from Nigeria, Jo credits her family’s unrelenting work ethic and the grace of God for the bold, tenacious approach she takes to sharing her wisdom on identity, influence, and living an authentic life. She is characterized by her effervescent honesty and warm approachability, leaving audiences with practical next steps in areas that are usually a bit ambiguous.
In her upcoming book, Ready to Rise: Own Your Voice, Gather Your Community, Step into Your Influence (WaterBrook — Release: April 14, 2020), Jo tackles the real life issues women face — workplace harassment, sexism, low self esteem, financial woes, power battles, and old wounds — to help move women beyond disempowerment and together to grow their grit. While providing meaningful wisdom from her own journey to leadership, Jo also adds stories of empowered women from the Bible. Readers will be empowering to change their landscape and build new communities where diverse female leadership can flourish.
Her previous book, More than Enchanting: Breaking Through Barriers to Influence Your World, discusses the role of women in church and society. While her book, The Dream of You: Let Go of Broken Identities and Live the Life You Were Made For helps readers address their past, accept their identity, and learn how to create a legacy they want. In addition to work as an author, Jo coaches women around the world through Jo Saxton Leadership Coaching — an online group coaching program helping women grow their leadership skills.
Jo lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Chris, and their two daughters.
Jo Writes at JoSaxton.com
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