Deborah Deras

Deborah Deras, M.S., C.R.C., ALSP is a productivity and leadership expert who teaches audiences how to optimize energy, maximize performance to enjoy more life. Her dynamic presentations engage professionals, college students, employees and managers by delivering a clear, focused message.

Achieve your goals by staying focused on a vision and not allowing distractions from unproductive people or messages. Via keynote speeches, interactive workshops and radical seminars, Deborah utilizes her unique skill set, abundant energy and engaging personality to help individuals and organizations solicit the best performance possible from themselves and their team members.

With more than a decade of experience, Deborah has been especially successful speaking to corporations, associations, women’s groups, Latino associations and colleges. She is the co-author of Confessions of an Adrenaline Addict: How to Achieve More with Less Effort. She is an instructor at the University of Phoenix (on popular subjects such as Diversity, Communication Skills, Case/Time Management, and Theories of Human Development), and she has shared her knowledge with thousands of professionals at all career levels. Deborah is an expert contributor for Latina and Catalina and is a freelance writer for Immigrant Magazine and Conscious Inspired Living Magazine. She also received the National Latina Business Women’s coveted Entrepreneur Award and was nominated three consecutive years by the Latin Business Association for Entrepreneur of the Year.

During this challenging time in our global economy, many organizations have been forced to accomplish more with a reduced staff and fewer resources. In turn, many employees have found their workload increasing and their salaries suffering from budget cuts, or failing to stay consistent with inflation and elevated costs of living. How can we effectively mitigate the stress and anxiety this produces, manage frustrated co-workers and maintain financial and moral stability for our families? By learning the valuable strategies to maximize performance as facilitated by Engagement Expert, Deborah Deras.