- International Speakers Bureau
Infobox_Company
company_name = International Speakers Bureau
company_type = Private
company_
foundation =San Angelo, Texas , USA (1992)
location =Dallas, Texas USA
key_people =Michelle Lemmons-Poscente , Chairman and Founder
industry =
homepage = [http://www.internationalspeakers.com Official Website]International Speakers Bureau is a full service
speakers bureau specializing inmotivational speakers ,corporate entertainment andcorporate training . International Speakers Bureau is based inDallas , Texas with offices throughout the United States, Europe,Dubai and India.History
International Speakers Bureau was founded in 1992 by
Michelle Lemmons-Poscente . Lemmons-Poscente started the business in a spare bedroom in her parent’s home eventually landing her first booking of the lateCharles Kuralt a few months later.In 1993, Michelle Lemmons-Poscente moved her offices to Dallas and began to expand the business. The company grew quickly in large part due to Lemmons-Poscente's early adoption of the internet. In 1997, the company was recognized as one of the Top Female Run Businesses in Texas and also partnered with
Yahoo! to create Mentorium. Mentorium was an early attempt at interactive online learning.In 2000, the company won the
Sprint [http://youtube.com/watch?v=X82seDtjlnM #1 Small Business in America] award and was recognized byBank One as one of the Top Female Owned Businesses in the United States. The company continued its growth and moved to historicElm Place in 2007.General References
* [http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/1996/09/23/smallb1.html For Michelle Lemmons, everyone's the boss] , "Dallas Business Journal ", 1996
* [http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/1998/09/28/smallb1.html Booking speakers becomes big business] , "Dallas Business Journal ", 1998
* [http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/1999/06/21/focus2.html ISB business plan includes having fun] , "Dallas Business Journal ", 1999
* [http://www.inc.com/magazine/19990801/826_pagen_5.html The Accidental Bootstrapper] , inc.com, 1999
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,102927,00.html?iid=chix-del Dotcom Disaster Lectures] , "Time ", 2001
* [http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2001/01/29/smallb3.html Speakers bureau grew by twos] , "Dallas Business Journal ", 2001
* [http://www.conworld.net/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=163&z=1 International Speakers Bureau Launches Speakerville] , conworld.net, 2004
* [https://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2005/may/77238.html Seal the Deal] , entrepreneur.com, 2005
* [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/columnists/chall/stories/DN-Hall_06bus.ART0.State.Edition1.36580d0.html Booking firm specializes in big names] , "Dallas Morning News ", 2007External links
* [http://www.internationalspeakers.com International Speakers Bureau official website]
* [http://www.orlandospeakersbureau.com Orlando Speakers Bureau official website]
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