Thank you all for your posts. I was just contacted by Brenda herself with a list of several venues that "could use my speaking expertise". I was asked only for a $95 upfront fee in exchange for 15% of the booking fee and 5000 emails sent out on my behalf. I had already filled out the paperwork and was about to push send, when I recognized the address was Tennessee. I remembered the scamming international Speaker's Network and decided to check for comments. THANK YOU ALL. We NEED to warn speakers and authors. People lost thousands with International, but no one wants to lose $95. How can we eradicate these predators of the fair and good?
You're welcome!
One more person saved from this grief!
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i just got another email from Brenda and was 'thinking' about it. Thankfully, I like to research things on the Internet and came across your website. So, Thank you...I am no longer even entertaining the idea...
I am compelled to comment as there are so many facts not being stated here and harming our reputation.
Fact 1: Brenda Keefer is not and employee of ISN and hasn't been since March 4, 2008. Nor does her business Willow Mist have any association with our company.
Fact 2: Start a blog titled Brenda Keefer and Willow Mist and stop placing false information on this blog. She cut her teeth by being a bad individual and apparently doesn't plan to change her spots. That said our company should not be targeted for another companies faults.
It is unfortunate that you feel burned but presenting false information is a crime and unfair to ISN.
If "Anonymous" is really ISN, they do a shitty job of proofreading their own writing. Missing commas, plural instead of possessive...what a mess!
Thank you for this blog.
I signed up for ISN from Leesa Wright in 2008. She promised I would be booked through ISN and made many other empty promises. When she left the company (or got fired), I was told that they do not promise bookings for speakers, but provide information on how to get booked on my own. So I paid $600 to be able to pay more money to purchase flyers and marketing materials? They need to be stopped.
Please heed these warnings-- this is not a company to do business with!!
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