Top Organizations Trust Bofta’s Expertise
What Event Organizers Are Saying….
“If you’re looking for someone who’s inspiring, and who will get the group of people that they’re presenting to excited and feeling really good when you walk out. Bofta’s your girl.”
– SUSIE FREDA –
TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS SENIOR PROCUREMENT, GLOBAL DIRECTOR MARKETING AND SALES
“Time flies when you’re having fun, and that’s exactly how Bofta’s presentation at our association was today. F-U-N!
Not only was she very professional, engaging, energetic and confident, but her material was insightful, relevant, and well-structured.
We’re delighted that we were able to collaborate with her on her presentation, ‘Five Strategies to Become a Powerful Speaker and Effective Storyteller. If you are looking for a presenter at your event, we would absolutely recommend Bofta Yimam.”
– JINA MYERS –
NORTHERN VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (NVAR)
“Bofta is one of the most gifted and talented professionals we have ever worked with.
She was the MC for our Annual Awards Gala 2018, a prestigious international event in London gathering 200 leaders, movers and shakers from all over the world. Her on-stage pretense made this very special evening even more special, engaging and memorable.”
– ELIZABETH FILLIPPOULI –
FOUNDER GLOBAL THINKERS FORUM AND ATHENA40
“Her approach and delivery really spoke to the team and to the room. You can tell that she can adjust and be flexible to be able to apply her messages appropriately.”
– ALICIA SCALES –
GSK PROCUREMENT LEAD & INSTITUTE FOR SUPPLY MANAGEMENT-NJ LEADERSHIP CHAIR
“Very lively. Very genuine. Yes, I think that’s the word. There’s something about her that makes you feel ‘oh my god, she’s speaking from her heart.’”
– ANN RAO –
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR ENDOTRONICS
“The presentation really challenged and broadened the perspectives of the young people and it was just what they needed to help them take their next steps in social impact and careers. It was spot on and has set a new benchmark for the quality of training and speakers.”
– HANNAH LLOYD –
OXFORD UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR
“Bofta Yimam’s public speaking workshop for the Baltimore American of Black Journalists was life changing for many members of our organization.
This Emmy Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist was able to demonstrate her on-air confidence and skills in a way that empowered participants that are not as at ease on-air. In today’s changing multimedia newsrooms, journalists are expected to be camera ready, to speak with authority, and represent their expertise on panels. Thanks to Bofta our members are ready to deliver crisp and concise on-air interviews and speak in public with confidence and authority.”
– NICKI MAYO –
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST
“I have had the pleasure of working with Bofta for years on a number of events including EQT’s annual Supplier Diversity Matchmaking event.
Bofta is an outstanding public speaker and exhibits the type of personality that inspires an audience. I would strongly recommend Bofta for speaking engagements and emcee services.”
– LANCE HYDE –
DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY AT KOPPERS INC.
“Bofta is a talented , conscious and smart. Her capabilities as an emcee and journalists are bar none. She is dedicated to the integrity of every story and event in which she is involved and she always delivers first class application.”
– CHASE PATTERSON –
NAACP, PITTSBURGH BRANCH
“Bofta has great energy on stage, is very powerful and really knows how to engage with the audience. If you’re an event planner you know things can go wrong, so it’s always important to have a professional who knows how to handle those tricky moments.
Bofta was able to show us that and make our event a tremendous success. I would encourage any event organizer who’s thinking of working with Bofta, to do it.”
– BAKO AMBIANDA –
CHAIRMAN OF THE AFRICA TRADE AND INVESTMENT GLOBAL SUMMIT GROUP (ATIGS)
“Bofta Yimam is such a dynamic and engaging speaker. Her speech resonated with our audience of diverse professionals. She has a great ability to connect and inspire her audience.
In her lively session, Bofta gave the audience clear tips and actionable suggestions.”
YOUR ETHIOPIAN PROFESSIONALS D.C.
“Bofta is a top-notch speaker and content curator. She did a series of webinars for the Hilton Group Genius Hub and boy were they great!!! If we could have her host all of our webinars, we definitely would. She is THAT good.
With minimal direction from our team, she delivered outstanding, engaging, professional content that was tailored specifically to our customer’s needs. Not only were our customers happy…but we are thrilled and hope to work with Bofta again in the future.”
– KRISTA FREER –
HILTON
“Dynamic, engaging. I would tell someone who’s thinking of hiring Bofta as a speaker that they should just go ahead and jump in with both feet because they’re going to get everything they’re looking for and more.”
– DEBORAH AUGUSTUS –
CORPORATE SERVICES SR. CATEGORY MANAGER MALINCROFT PHARMACEUTICALS
She uses humor in her presentation. I think it helps lighten the mood. It gets everybody energized and paying attention, and then the ability to bring it to a more serious point and allow them to grasp those key takeaways. It was perfect.
“She’s incredible, just incredibly engaging and fun. She tells a phenomenal story that resonates with a lot of people, so overall I would say if you’re thinking of hiring her, definitely do it. ”
– AMANDA KOCHIRKA –
ERIE REGIONAL CHAMBER PROGRAM DIRECTOR
“She speaks so eloquently, and she’s knowledgeable. She also has this diplomatic aura about her, and I don’t think you could pick a better person. Definitely first choice.”
– ELENA DIX –
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
Booking Resources.
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