Recent Guest Speakers




Catherine Wilson
Program Director of Protocol, Stewardship, and Partnerships at University of Notre Dame
Catherine M. Wilson manages international visitor protocol and donor stewardship for Notre Dame International, working collaboratively with units across campus to develop strategic priorities for international visitors and to coordinate and execute event and protocol management for distinguished international visitors to campus. Before coming to NDI, she was director of special projects and media relations for the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for the 60th Judicial Circuit of Indiana.
She earned both her bachelor’s degree in philosophy and her master’s in nonprofit administration magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame, as well as a certificate in hospitality and tourism management from Florida Atlantic University. She is a graduate of The Protocol School of Washington®’s protocol officer training, and is licensed through PSOW as an intercultural protocol and etiquette trainer. She is also certified in GlobeSmart Profile and Inclusive Behaviors Inventory through Aperian Global.

Laura Noel
Organizational Development Consultant, Training Facilitator and Leadership Coach
Laura Noel is a Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt and certified Proctor Gallagher Institute coach and facilitator who works with individuals, groups and companies in reaching their potential and achieving their personal and professional goals.
She has been studying and teaching personal growth and leadership for over 27 years as she served in the military and has continued to develop her expertise through working with her mentor, who is world-renowned in human potential and success, Bob Proctor.
Laura is thrilled to help clients stretch their thinking and minds in a way that opens them up to new possibilities. This mental flexibility allows them to lead happy, healthy, more abundant lives.
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Janika (Jan) LeMaitre is a certified etiquette advisor specializing in personal brand strategy. She guides entrepreneurs, business owners, and industry trailblazers on how to put their best foot forward when presenting themselves in their professional world, online and in person.
Jan's experience spans over 20 years, working in customer service and managing in various luxury industries, including five-star hotels & resorts, airlines, fashion retail, and fine jewelry. Her love of travel has enabled her to take positions in Australia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America.
She is certified with the Protocol School of Washington® and is a Protocol Diplomacy International (PDI-POA) member. For more information, you can visit Jan's website at: better-professional.com.

Jamie has created other programs such as Social Made Simple which teaches entrepreneurs how to take the overwhelm out of their social media marketing efforts by turning macro content into micro and nano content and Productize for Profit, a course that helps service providers map out their offer suite, so they never have to write another proposal again.
Jamie has been a featured speaker at the RI Bar Association, the Better Business
Bureau of New England, the New England Association of Wedding Professionals, Boston Business Women, and the Environmental Business
Council. She has been featured in Huffington Post, Popsugar, and Entrepreneur Magazine.
In 2014 her digital marketing efforts won the prestigious Google ECity of the year award for Effingham, IL. This award recognizes the city's and their local businesses, which have the strongest online business community in the state. Jamie is committed to helping entrepreneurs create more freedom in their lives by simplifying.


