Traci Szemkus
(pronounced Zem – Kus)

Dr. Traci Szemkus has changed the way thousands of professionals across the world think about business systems, tech, media and everything in between. As an entrepreneur, doctor, systems architect, small business coach, designer and founder of The Branding Guru, Dr.Traci Szemkus has taught professional skills to thousands of audience members in The United States, Canada, Mexico, Middle East and Europe. Dr. Szemkus started as a teenage single mother on welfare and continued on to build a seven figure business from the ground up. This experience has added a multitude of profound and powerful lessons that few presenters have the opportunity to share. Dr. Szemkus’s clients include start-ups, nonprofits, and professionals in the healthcare, online learning, and tech industries. Her keynote presentations leave audiences with an inspirational Create-Your-Own-Luck mantra & the momentum to move forward with an actionable framework that will produce measurable, lasting results. Dr. Szemkus currently lives in Issaquah, Washington and is a dedicated wife, mother and community leader. Her hobbies, outside of business, include travel, wine tasting & sustainable design projects which feed her obsession with prefab architecture. With such a diverse set of skills, experiences & interests, she guarantees to make you rethink what it is to truly means to integrate your brand with your lifestyle.