Behind The Curtain

Li Hayes has proven time and again to be a great resource when searching for professional speakers. She takes the time to really understand your needs, expectations, audience, and resources. Far from just a transaction, Li works to build a lasting partnership through great service and great speakers (that are easy to work with)!

Li Hayes is simply the best speaker agent I’ve worked with. She understands the need for professional speakers who are as good people as they are speakers! She carefully curates her selection of speakers and works with me to fill many of my speaker needs. I’ve come back to her repeatedly and she’s never failed or disappointed me. She’ll be a great connection for you to have!

Li Hayes has been an invaluable resource for Professional Photographers of America. She has provided dozens of engaging educational business speakers through her Go Leeward Speaker Management Company. Li gives us a turnkey method to consistently provide content to our members and Facebook followers. She makes the process efficient for my team and personally, she’s just great to work with. As the Director of Education for the Professional Photographers of America, I understand the importance of constantly providing content to our association members and creating as much opportunity for live interaction as possible. The PPA is an association of over 30,000 members that has been supporting our small business owners for over 150 years. It is a fulltime effort to keep membership growing and keep attrition low. I strongly recommend the services of Li Hayes and Go Leeward Speaker Management company.

There are people who one can trust fully, enjoy working with, share experiences and have fun with – even if they have never met before. There are thousands of miles between Li, based in the US and myself, living in Ukraine (out of all, other 30+ countries I lived and worked!). We have different backgrounds, sung different songs and believed in different leaders. However, surprisingly, we share the same values, beliefs, like, that being honest is the natural foundation of any relationship, delivering value to our customers is of paramount importance, and many others, which make us what we are. Li gave herself her word to work only with delightful people and she keeps that word by having in her wonderful speaking boutique only bright, kind and sparkling personalities. Being a management development consultant, university professor, trainer, speaker, and educational events facilitator, I found similarities with Li’s approach to people she works with, and gave myself my own word too, to work only with people I like and admire, and not to work with someone whose values I do not share, no matter how profitable it may be. Li has chosen on many occasions to work with me and that is an honour, and proof that I am a bit delightful to work with, too! Li naturally and gracefully sets up high standards to the speaking industry. She is a wonderful example for all of us to follow!

Li Hayes helps us reach business decision-makers at events that are otherwise private and unavailable to myself and my competitors. Her GoLeeward speakers act as trusted spokespeople who promote our involvement and sponsorship in a meaningful way that has produced a great ROI for our spend.