Brenda Clark Hamilton

Brenda Clark Hamilton is a dynamic keynote speaker who offers fresh perspectives in leadership, communication, team-building, change management, and offering one’s personal best to life, relationships, and career.

Hamilton launched her speaking business in the fall of 2005, by offering training to businesses in her northern Iowa community. She spoke at her first statewide conference in January of 2008. Since that time, she has become a nationally-recognized conference speaker and audience favorite, keynoting at several hundred events in twenty-four states. Audiences are quick to note Hamilton’s sense of humor, in-depth knowledge, high energy, and skill at keeping them engaged. She refers to her programs as ‘Fresh Coffee,’ noting that she strives to keep them new, fresh, and invigorating.

Hamilton speaks at approximately 100 events each year, in every industry imaginable. Her recent speaking venues have included several trips to Colorado Springs to provide professional development for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Her first international speaking event, to attendees from New York City, London, and Dublin, was virtual and mid-pandemic, in spring of 2021.

Hamilton is incredibly grateful to be back in-person and 'on-the-road' in recent months. She will continue to offer both virtual and in-person events, depending on her clients' preferences. Hamilton’s career experience includes coordinating professional development for 1200 Iowa teachers. She holds a Master’s degree in education.