Melissa Forziat

Motivational Keynote Speaker

Los Angeles, CA, USA
Live Event: $10,000 - $20,000 Virtual Event: $5,000 - $10,000 More Fee Info
Business, Business Leadership, Customer Experience, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Motivational, Sales, Workshop
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Melissa Forziat Biography

A former competitive gymnast and captain of the Brown University gymnastics team, Melissa Forziat's career began one semester when she realized she had no passion for the food prep work-study jobs she was doing and instead walked into the office of the sports marketing director and convinced him to create a work-study job for her in that department.

This role was the first of many she designed for herself. For her first "real" job with the 2006 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy, Forziat convinced the director of Press Operations to let her into the office and give her eight hours of work to do every day. When she flew to Italy and found her own accommodation, she had no official place in the headcount as staff, volunteer, or intern and expected to make photo copies as Olympically as possible. After a week, she was offered a paid Olympic role as a reporter, interviewing the alpine skiers who came down the slopes of Sestriere. Forziat took this expertise to roles with the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, BC and the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, as well.

Forziat talked the U.S. Olympic Committee into creating a role for her in Colorado Springs at the Olympic Training Center in the International Relations Department. For two years, she planned itineraries for and hosted every foreign delegation that came through the Colorado, ranging from Saudi Arabian princes to Latin American cycling coaches to an Algerian Olympic delegation. She helped execute two historic visits from Iranian athletic delegations, working with the U.S. Department of State and Farsi interpreters to host the weightlifting and table tennis programs.

As a professional speaker, she blends her spirit of encouragement, Olympic-level thinking, the humor of improv, and her grounded practicality to help audiences everywhere reach for a better tomorrow. Forziat has delivered 250+ keynotes and workshops to groups such as AT&T, DoorDash, US Bank, FIS Global, the America’s SBDC National Conference, the Bed & Breakfast Association New Zealand, the National Parking Association, and the Automotive News Leading Women Conference. Her biggest accomplishment was returning to New Zealand - where she used to live - as a professional speaker to do her first international talk for the Bed & Breakfast Association New Zealand.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 12/11/2025.

Melissa Forziat Speaking Topics

  • Take the Doughnut: How to Go After What You Want

    Have you missed an opportunity in life, because you didn’t go for it? Are you missing one right now?

    Whatever it is you want, you are more likely to get it if you do something about it. You can design the life you desire, and it all starts with going after what you want – not sitting back and letting it pass you by!

    So why can it be so difficult to take action? When that thing you want is a dream without a plan, or it lives in the land of “when I have time,” “maybe someday,” “that couldn’t REALLY happen for me,” or “I don’t deserve it,” how do you start to move forward?

    Together, let’s stare what you want straight in the eye, call it by name, and begin to make it happen.

    Melissa Forziat combines personal stories, interactive questions, and humor to inspire you to #TaketheDoughnut and go after what you want.

    Takeaways:

    • Identify action-stopping thoughts
    • Simple ways to pitch more effectively
    • Confidence to make more approaches
    • When “no” gets you to the right “yes”
    • Think bigger with your value

    Length: 60-90 Minutes

    Best Audience: Teams, Corporations, Entrepreneurs, Women, Direct Sales Organizations

  • Take the Doughnut: Find Your Flavor of Leadership

    Leadership isn’t just about titles or promotions. It is about people and how you interact with them.

    No matter what role you hold in an company, you have the power to be an effective leader by harnessing the style of leadership that will work best for you and for the situation.

    Just as there is a variety of types of doughnuts out there in the world – all special in their own ways – there is also a variety of leadership styles! In this session, we will explore what type of doughnut you are and what leadership style and strengths may be best suited for you.

    Using doughnuts, live polling, and volunteer games (time permitted), the sociology of leadership becomes more relatable and accessible. Together, let’s take a closer look at the human element of leading, what options you have as a leader, and what the impact of different approaches to leadership can be on the team as a whole.

    Takeaways:

    • Overall objectives of leadership
    • Expanding the definition of leadership
    • Observing your individual strengths and skills
    • Identifying complementary strengths and skills to seek out in your team

    Length: 60-90 Minutes

    Best Audience: Teams, Corporations, Entrepreneurs, Women, Direct Sales Organizations

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Melissa Forziat Videos

Melissa Forziat - Keynote Speaker - Take the Doughnut

Melissa Forziat - Keynote Speaker - Take the Doughnut

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Melissa Forziat is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Take the Doughnut: How to Go After What You Want, Take the Doughnut: Find Your Flavor of Leadership and Take the Doughnut: Design Your Destiny (Workshop). The estimated speaking fee range to book Melissa Forziat for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Melissa Forziat generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Paul Bramson, Kristie Kennedy, Josh Linkner, Afterburner and Matt Oechsli. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Melissa Forziat for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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