Theme: UP

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

Romance Theater
2 E Main Street
Rexburg, Idaho, 83440
United States

Carol Sevy

Speaker

My name is Carol Cannon Sevy. I have been working in the world of horses, gymnastics, dance, marketing and music since I was 8 years old, when I would sell pony rides in my neighborhood. This continued on into my adult life of training horses, teaching riding, teaching piano/ violin/fiddle and gymnastic lessons. For the last 10 years I have been happily married to Jim Sevy and together we have 14 children. 10 boys, 4 girls and 20 grandchildren. We have lived in Sugar City ID for 9 years. We are happy to call this our

Emily Curtis

Student

One of Emily’s greatest passions is the worst fear of others her age; and no, it doesn’t involve spiders. The love she has for public speaking has been fueled by her involvement with the Distinguished Young Women Program and her school’s Speech and Debate team. Although, Emily is certainly on the younger end of the TEDx speakers, she sees this youthfulness as an advantage; especially when it comes to her other hobbies such as snowboarding, hiking, and running cross country.

Jennifer Saunders

speaker

Jennifer Saunders is a soul who embraces life, loves BIG, dreams BIG and plays BIG. She also happens to own B.I.G., Buttin Gear, which is the company she created in 2004 as a platform to live out her dreams. Buttin Gear hosts running events as well as being the springboard to mentoring/coaching, adventuring and serving. Jennifer is also co-creator of Infinity Speaking, assisting speakers to make greater impact, get more referrals and stay booked…even before they take the stage. Did we mention, she is also the podcast host for Living Courageously Exposed.

Layne Kertamus

Nuerodiversity

As a result of his family being impacted by autism, Layne Kertamus started Asperian Nation, to provide consulting to companies on the business benefits of becoming a neurodiverse workplace. His neurodiverse business strategies bring a unique perspective to courageous organizations that want to accelerate workplace wellness, and performance. Of his work Layne says, “greater neurodiversity makes it safe for all employees to contribute while increasing the enterprise’s adaptive capacity to cope with an uncertain environment.” As an executive he has led multifunctional teams and profit centers in the insurance and enterprise risk management arena. His experience includes a start-up venture that went public. He has been a US Presidential Appointee. He holds an MA degree in Communication along with the SPHR and CPCU designations.

Michaelbrent Collings

Author

Michaelbrent Collings is an internationally-bestselling indie author, multiple Bram Stoker Award Finalist, and screenwriter. As a writer, he has spent years as one of Amazon’s Most Popular Horror Writers, as well as writing bestselling fantasy, science fiction, thrillers, and more. He is a frequent speaker at comic cons and writing symposia, where he talks about all things writing, and about dealing with mental health issues. More about him at his website, WrittenInsomnia.com.

Preston Pugmire

Life Coach

Life and Business Coach, Podcaster, Speaker Preston believes that Mindset is more important than Strategy. He grew up in Rexburg Idaho and after spending years as struggling musician, everything changed when he shifted his mindset. He quickly became the top booked musical performer in the country for colleges and universities. After several years, he added a personal development message to his performances that took everything to the next level. Using his Mindset Before Strategy philosophy, he moved into motivational speaking and eventually launched a podcast that debuted on iTunes at #1 in the world in his category of personal development. He has performed on over 1300 stages in 46 states and lives with his wife and two children right here in Rexburg.

Ryan Harris

Marketing

Ryan is an experienced entrepreneur and business owners. After years in all types of sales, then the engineering world working on design, project managements, he shifted his attention to gaining a better understanding of why people make the buying decisions they do. Why they choose one product over another, one service over another, one over another. In his research he identified patterns of buying signs influenced by the use of Social Media. This piqued a new level of interest in how Social Media can influence buying behavior. After a deeper dive, and years of learning and teaching, Strategic Social Partners was created. Ryan is the President and Founder of Strategic Social Partners

Stuart Draper

Business owner

Stuart Draper is the co-author of Digital Marketing Essentials, the bestselling text in higher education of its kind. He has experience doing internet marketing for companies that range from mom and pop shops to Fortune 500 companies. He successfully bootstrapped GetFoundFirst.com (acquired December 2015), and is now working on Stukent.com, a digital courseware company that provides the world’s #1 digital marketing simulation, the world’s first social media marketing simulation, and a variety of other texts, videos, and projects. In 2018, Stukent became the #268 fastest growing company in the US, and was featured in Inc. Magazine on the Inc. 500 list. Stuart’s work has taken him all over the globe. He has been to Romania, Mexico, China, Puerto Rico, Germany, and India to speak to audiences ranging from ten to north of 1500 people about entrepreneurship and digital marketing that will be used by over 100,000 students this year.