Biography of Juanell Teague

Juanell Teague is well-known and respected as "the business coach to the speaking industry" and founder of a Dallas-based consulting company specializing in positioning and packaging of speakers. Juanell is the founder of the Mentor/Mentee program in the National Speakers Association. She is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Living to Change Lives Foundation, supporting character education in Texas schools. She and her husband, James, spearhead a ministry, SecularPulpit, on how to amplify your faith in the secular world.

Juanell is author of audio programs and workbooks including Specialize or Die!, Career by Design, The Seven Fee Levels of the Speaking Industry and most recently, The Speaker's DNA and How to Become an Expert Who Speaks. Juanell's latest book, The Zig Ziglar Difference (Berkley Books), profiles 18 people whose lives were changed after hearing Zig.

Juanell served on NSA's Editorial Advisory Committee. Her articles on benchmarking and the best practices of experts have appeared in NSA’s Speaker Magazine. Her article, "New Breed of Professional Speaker", appeared in Convene Magazine, from the Professional Convention Management Association. Her most recent research is on the 22 Speaker Models in the speaking industry. Her current research is on the Return on Investment brought by professional speakers to their audiences and clients.

Juanell spearheaded the Texas Coalition for Character and the passage of bill HB 946 to provide character education in schools, helping today's children grow up in a culture that puts a priority on character-driven success. Read about it here.

Juanell began her career with an event production company representing celebrity speakers such as Dr. Norman Vince Peale, Art Linkletter, Dr. Denis Waitley and Zig Ziglar. She organized 200 programs in 43 cities, reaching more than 250,000 people.

She currently serves on the board of directors as committee chairperson for speaker selection for the Fellowship of Professional Women, an organization that brings in high profile faith-based speakers to share their life stories and testimonials.

Today, as a consultant and Speaker's DNA coach, Juanell works to transform speakers into "Cutting Edge Experts Who Speak", through her one-on-one Specialize or Die consulting program. James has always been an integral part of the business.

Juanell and James have been married 52 years and have three sons and five granddaughters.