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Meet our team of accomplished speaking coaches!
As the Director of Student Success at The Speaker Lab, Maryalice Goldsmith leads with strategy, empathy, and results. She oversees the full student journey—ensuring every speaker is equipped, supported, and empowered to build a thriving speaking business. With over 15 years of experience in coaching, marketing, and student engagement, she drives success from onboarding to outcomes.
With a BA in Public Relations and over 20 years of stage experience, Jeremy Rochford is no stranger to the art of performance-based communication. Specializing in speech-craft, storytelling, copywriting, humor, presentation, and performance design, Jeremys creative approach has entertained, and inspired, audiences of all sizes to stop dreaming and start doing. He is a TEDx speaker, best-selling author, award-winning athlete, Nashville recording artist, and TI certified Life/Wellness/Weight Loss Coach.
Your voice has power and Ashton helps you go beyond landing gigs, guiding you to refine your story, build an authentic brand, and amplify your influence. With a decade in corporate leadership and employee development, she's coached high-achievers and senior leaders to turn ideas into action. As a powerhouse speaker and podcast host, she sparks unfiltered conversations that drive change. Anchored in faith, family, and food (brunch is her love language), she challenges you to step boldly into your purpose.
Erick is a speaker and bestselling author. He's earned over $2 Million in speaking fees where he helps busy professional men and women cut through the whirlwind of their lives, so that they may rise above their chaos and discover significance and live in peace. Erick's superpower is landing speaking gigs, so when he's not on the speaking trail he's helping high achievers translate their story into a high impactful and highly profitable speaking business.
Jake Thompson is an athlete, entrepreneur, and speaker who teaches grit, accountability, & how to compete every day for success. Over the last 12 years, Jake has worked with leaders and organizations all over the world helping them develop the mindset and skills necessary to close the gap between their current position and their full potential. Jake is a proud TCU Horned Frog and earned his MBA from the University of Dallas. He lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with his amazing wife & their three dogs, Sugar, Biscuit, & Donut.
Katie is a certified coach. Prior to her own speaking and coaching practice, she worked in the corporate marketing world. With her training in marketing and web design, she regularly presented digital marketing keynotes and workshops to various industries around the Midwest region. Katie is also a musician and has spent many years in the music industry, running concert series, and promoting/booking for artists/venues.
Emily is our Content & Community Manager here at TSL. She’s a curious, creative, color-loving extrovert currently based in Minneapolis. She loves meeting new people, taking photos, traveling the world, sipping on oat milk lattes, learning and implementing all-things-mental health, hanging with her two perfect cats, and cultivating delight in the everyday. When she’s not behind the computer, you can find her at a concert, comedy show, really yummy restaurant, by a lake, or spending time as much time as possible with family and friends!
Lacey Crews is the TSL Elite Concierge. Her greatest joy comes from learning all about others' passions and she leverages her natural enthusiasm to support them through their journey. Lacey has a rich background in Client Services Leadership in an array of unique industries.
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