TORONTO — Motivational speaker Connie Podesta will deliver the keynote address at Travel Leaders Network’s 2019 EDGE Conference.

The international conference is expected to draw more than 2,000 travel advisors and industry representatives. The conference is scheduled for June 7-10 at the Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center at National Harbor, MD, located in the Capital Region of Washington D.C.

Podesta “has a unique, fiery and humorous style that will inspire everyone to increase their sales and attract and retain more customers,” said Roger E. Block, CTC, President of Travel Leaders Network.

Podesta is an award-winning author of nine books, a therapist, an actress, a human resource professional, and an expert in the psychology of human behavior as it relates to sales, leadership, change and personal and professional development. She teaches the importance of changing behaviours, re-thinking attitudes, re-assessing old ideas and buying-in to make things happen, and she has worked with 1,000+ organizations increase sales and attract new customers in a wide array of industries.

Block says TL Network Canada agents who wish to register for the conference may do so on Agent Universe.