Keynotes

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Thursday, October 17, 2024

OPENING KEYNOTE!

MCEL 2024 will start with an energetic and outstanding keynote! Clint Swindall!

Clint is the president and CEO of Verbalocity, Inc., a personal development company with a focus on leadership enhancement. These solutions include leadership development programs, training, speaking and general consulting.

As a professional speaker, Clint is the recipient of the Certified Speaking Professional designation, the speaking profession’s international measure of professional platform competence. Just over 10% of speakers worldwide who are a part of the Global Speakers Federation hold this designation.

For more than two decades, Clint has traveled the world delivering high-content speeches and training in an entertaining and inspirational style to Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and trade associations. His clients include 7-Eleven, American Express, BMW, Valero Energy, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Jack in the Box, and Keller Williams.

In addition to his work as a speaker, trainer, and consultant, Clint is the author of three books on leadership. He has delivered his programs throughout the United States, Canada, South America, Central America, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Bermuda, and The Bahamas.

Clint does more than just talk about leadership. His leadership roles in the community include serving as Chairman of the Board of GVTC Communications, a leading provider of communication services. He is founder and Chairman of the Board of the First Chance Foundation, a 501(c)3 dedicated to assisting abandoned, abused, and neglected children, and is Director Emeritus of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.

He and his wife Heather of 20 years reside just north of San Antonio in Bulverde, Texas … the front door to the Texas Hill Country. When he’s not working to enhance the leadership skills of his clients, he can be found pursuing his hobby of competition BBQ!

Friday, October 18, 2024

CLOSING KEYNOTE!

We will be closing out MCEL 2024 with Donovan "Beef" Archambault!

Donovan “Beef” Archambault is from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation and is an enrolled member of the Nakoda (Assiniboine) tribe in northcentral Montana. He and his wife Jessica have been married for 17 years. They have four daughters and currently live on the Fort Peck Indian reservation in Poplar, MT.

Donovan graduated valedictorian from Fort Peck Community College in May of 2017 with an associate’s degree in Psychology and Chemical Addiction Studies. He graduated in May of 2019 with a bachelor's degree in Social Work from the University of Montana.

Donovan has been doing professional standup comedy since 2011 and has worked with some of the biggest names on the native comedy scene. He was a finalist in 2015, 2016, and 2019 in the annual Montana Comedy Competition and has been featured on the First Nations Comedy Experience, currently airing and available on Amazon Prime.

 Donovan’s company, Beef Comedy LLC, promotes sobriety and mental health wellness in schools, juvenile detention centers, and treatment facilities across Indian Country in the hopes that his message on the power of healing through laughter will inspire youth and families alike.