Have you heard of Lara Casey? Surely so, right? Well, you just watch, I’m pretty sure the “powers that be” are positioning her as the next Oprah, if Oprah was darling, red-headed, and grace-filled.
Well, she spoke at The Influence Conference this fall. And, that was a huge coup and a “God thing”–because Lara was our champagne taste on a Sprite budget.
And Jeff Goins? I call him Michael Hyatt’s protege–and he is wise and generous. He came to Influence, too, and was fantastic.
Annie Downs? She’s out to get rid of the mean girl in this generation so that our daughters (or in my case, daughters-in-law) don’t have to know what “mean girl” even means.
Author Jenna Beaugh has been blogging for years, even through the pain and sorrow of losing her brother to tragedy. Her story of healing was moving and hopeful and healing for others there with similar heartache.
Surely you’ve seen Kate Bryan‘s hair all over Pinterest? Well, she was at Influence and looked darling as ever (especially with that pregnant belly of hers). Also? Did you know that she was a philosophy major in college? She’s lovely AND smart!
Jess Thompson, co-author of Give Them Grace, was also at the conference and spoke the BEST talk about identity. Unfortunately, there was a malfunction with our AV equipment and we lost Jess’s talk. You’ll have to buy her book and find somewhere else to hear her–she was amazing!
And, Jessi and I felt so so fortunate to be able to have time to chat about the things God has been etching into our heart this past year. He has been so good, and speaking this keynote was one of the most exhilarating hours of my life.
You can buy the bundle of all the speakers here or you can pick and choose your faves. Attendees from the 2013 Conference will receive an email today (with the email you purchased your ticket under) with instructions on how to download your pack.
So today? Today you can get your hands on the audio from The Influence Conference 2013. You won’t get late nights with your roomies, hugs in the elevator, and you can hide your ugly crying while listening to the sessions!
If you want the full experience, we’d LOVE to have you at The Influence Conference 2014. We’re still working out dates, but we fairly certain it will be in the latter part of September. We’ll have our final limited bundle of early bird tickets available Black Friday-Cyber Monday, and we’ll let our newsletter readers know about it first. Sign up here so you don’t miss it! :)
While you’re waiting, you can read all the recaps of the event–because, MAN, those are good!
We’re hoping to see you next year, and until then, we hope listening to our amazing speakers tides you over. We’re already selecting speakers, praying for everyone who comes, and due to popular opinion, bringing back bacon to Influence 2014.