Bio: Mary Byers is a member of the National Speakers Association and has been speaking professionally since 1988. She's the author of The Mother Load: How to Meet Your Own Needs While Caring for Your Family and How to Say No...and Live to Tell About It.

Byers is a frequent media guest, discussing women's topics on national radio and television programs produced by Crossroads Christian Communications, LeSea Broadcasting, North American Mission Board, Moody Broadcasting, Trinity TV, and the Total Living Network. She has been quoted in Women's Day, Good Housekeeping, Parents and Nick Jr. magazines and featured in the State Journal-Register, The Pantagraph, and The Janesville Gazette.

In addition to being a popular women's conference speaker, Mary is also a gifted corporate business trainer. She frequently appears at leadership conferences, facilitates strategic planning sessions and teaches a variety of communications courses.

Mary's Most Popular Women's Topics:

How to Say No . . . And Live to Tell About It!
The Mother Load: How to Meet Your Own Needs While Caring for Your Family
Working from Home: How to Preserve Your Profit and Save Your Sanity!
How to Grow Out of Yourself-God's Way
Who Put This Alien in My House?
Grace Space
The Balancing Act

Endorsements

 "You were like a breath of fresh air...You ended our day on a positive and uplifting theme."
Jacquelyn Pierce, Federation of Women's Clubs

"You have a gift, Mary, and I respect your talent for charismatically making a difference in peoples' lives. I'm certain we'll be calling on you again soon."
Phillip Bracken, America's Mortgage Company

"You have a natural ability to connect with an audience..."
Dana Saal, Illinois Health Care Association

"What can I say but that you were GREAT! People are still commenting as to how you were able to maintain their interest for 3 hours after lunch!...You were worth your fee."
Susan Koshy, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons