Speaking · Workshops · Panels
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Tina Dao & Alan Fuhs
Alan and Tina have navigated the tough decisions that your audience wrestles with. That's why it lands differently.
Liberated Leaders speaks to business owners, financial advisors, and professional associations on the topics that matter most right now — and aren't getting enough airtime. Sessions are designed to shift how your audience sees their business — and give them something concrete to do about it the next morning.
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THE SPEAKERS
Two superpowers.
One powerful stage presence.
Alan and Tina bring complementary expertise that makes every engagement richer - whether they’re presenting together or individually.
Alan Fuhs
Alan has organized and facilitated events from intimate salons to TEDx productions — which means he walks into every engagement already knowing what you need. On stage, he brings something harder to teach: the ability to hold a room of hundreds while making each person feel like he's talking directly to them. His sessions are high-energy, deeply interactive, and designed to move people — not just inform them.
ALAN'S SUPERPOWERS
Event organizer experience — he knows what you need before you ask
Master facilitator and emcee with natural audience energy
Connection at scale — turning any room into an engaging shared experience
Tina Dao
Tina has done what few speakers can claim — led strategy at Amazon, Fitbit, and Walmart, launched her own company, and taught in the university classroom. That range is exactly why she can take the most complex business concepts and break them down into stories that reframe how an audience sees their own situation. People don't leave her sessions with notes they'll never read. They leave with a new lens and a clear next step.
TINA'S SUPERPOWERS
Storytelling that reframes how owners see their own business
Makes the uncomfortable feel possible - exit, succession, AI disruption
Building trust quickly with rooms full of skeptics
Together: the room comes alive
Alan's facilitation energy and Tina's storytelling depth — in the same room, on the same stage, working in concert.
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OUR PHILOSOPHY
Engagement is the point.
We design for active participation across every format. Because insight without activation is just a good talk.
CONTENT THAT DELIVERS
Our Signature Talks
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Building a Business That Runs Without You
Speakers: Tina and/or Alan
Format: Keynote · Workshop
Audience: Business Owners · Advisors
Description: Close the dream vs. reality gap with executive talent that gives you a competitive advantage.
Takeaway:
Three types of COOs
Diagnostics
How to leverage
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Revealing Overlooked Value and Profit Potential
Speakers: Tina + Alan
Format: Workshop · Keynote
Audience : Business Owners · Advisors
Description: Most business owners are sitting on unrealized value they can't see. This session reveals the four hidden capitals in every business — Human, Customer, Structural, and Social — and gives attendees a personalized scorecard to identify where their wealth is hidden.
Takeaway: Personalized scorecard, Gold Mine Map, and 90-day action plan
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Succession Planning for Conscious Capitalist Businesses
Speakers: Tina + Alan
Format: Keynote · Workshop
Audience: Business Owners · Advisors
Description: Most owners know they should plan. They also can't quite imagine doing it. This talk starts there. We breaks the taboo around succession conversations and gives owners a clear, non-threatening first step.
Takeaway: The 5 Stages of Value Maturity framework + a clear first action
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Through Succession Planning & Employee Ownership
Speakers: Tina · Alan · ESOP Expert · Local Economic Leader · Local Non-profit Leader
Format: Panel Discussion
Audience: Chambers · Rotary · CEO Forums
Description: In NC alone, over 1,700 businesses owned by people 55+ employ 26,000 workers and represent $1B in local payroll. Without succession plans, those businesses risk disappearing. This panel-format talk explores the community stakes — and the options available.
Takeaway: Local economic data, transition options, and coalition resources
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What Your Calendar Can't Measure
Speakers: Alan and/or Tina
Format: Keynote · Workshop
Audience: Leaders · Executives
Description: High performance isn't about doing more — it's about protecting what matters most. This session reframes how leaders think about time, energy, and delegation as strategic resources, not administrative problems.
Takeaway: Personal energy audit + delegation decision framework
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Are You Investing in What Machines Can't Replace?
Speakers: Alan and Tina
Format: Keynote · Panel
Audience: Business Owners
Description: As AI accelerates, the most valuable assets in your business are the ones that can't be automated: relationships, judgment, culture, and trust. This talk helps business owners identify and protect their irreplaceable human capital before the window closes.
Takeaway: Human Capital audit + strategic investment priorities
Working with us is easy.
We respond quickly and communicate clearly throughout the planning process
We customize content for your specific audience and event goals
We arrive prepared — no last-minute slide changes or surprises
We run precisely to your allotted time (Alan has timed hundreds of segments)
We work with your A/V team with minimal asks
We follow up with resources your attendees can use after the event
We make your event look good — that's the whole point
Content is always substantive, never a sales pitch from the stage
Ready to bring Liberated Leaders to your next event?
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What event organizers ask us.
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We often waive speaking fees, depending on the audience and the event. Our goal is educational impact, not revenue from the stage. Let's talk about your event — if it's a good fit for our mission, we'll make it work.
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It depends on the format. Keynotes typically run 30–60 minutes. Interactive sessions and workshops work best at 90–120 minutes. Panels are flexible. We'll adapt to your agenda — just let us know your constraints upfront.
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We bring our own laptops and can handle most standard setups (projector + screen, or confidence monitor). If your venue has specific requirements or restrictions, just let us know in advance and we'll coordinate.
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Absolutely. Whether your audience is architects, contractors, financial advisors, or chamber members, we adapt examples, language, and framing to speak directly to their world. We'll ask you questions upfront to get it right.
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Simple. Schedule a call with Alan using the link on this page. We'll discuss your audience, goals, and event details. If it's a fit, we'll confirm the date, format, and any customization needed. Then we show up and deliver.