Heather Mason: Business Speaker
Heather Mason combines entrepreneurial experience and event strategy to help leaders turn ambitious ideas into purposeful plans, stronger businesses, and experiences aligned with organizational goals.
Quick Facts:
- Founder and CEO of Caspian Agency.
- Creator of the Caspian 10 Essentials™ methodology.
- Built an agency with annual revenue exceeding $1 million.
- Project experience across business, innovation, and social impact.
- Formats:
Keynote presentations and educational sessions on entrepreneurship and event strategy.
- Audiences:
Entrepreneurs, business owners, leadership teams, event professionals, marketing teams, and social impact organizations.
- Outcomes:
- Connect event planning and creative decisions with clear business objectives.
- Gain practical perspectives on building a business and pursuing opportunities.
- Strengthen approaches to planning, collaboration, and execution.
- Travels from: Los Angeles, CA
- **Fee range: On Request
Keynote Topics
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
TOPICS INCLUDE
- Systems-thinking for Smarter Working
- Overprice Your Way to Success
- Diamonds are not a girl’s best friend, delegation is
POWER UP YOUR CAREER
TOPICS INCLUDE
- Positioning Yourself for Power
- Getting More Respect – It’s Logical
- Project Manage Your Career
- Let’s Talk Money(and getting more of it)
PUBLIC SPEAKING LIKE A PRO
TOPICS INCLUDE
- The Posture of Powerful Speaking
- Learn the Dance to Give a Good Speech
- Make Your Body Your Best Prop
EVENT INDUSTRY INSIDER
TOPICS INCLUDE
- Changing the World One Event at a Time
- Think Like a Producer
- Want More Money? Budget Backwards
- Question Your Way to Boss-dom
Talent Short Bio
Heather Mason is an entrepreneur, event strategist, keynote speaker, and founder and CEO of Caspian Agency.
She developed the Caspian 10 Essentials™ methodology to align event strategy with business objectives. Her project experience includes work with the Skoll Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, United Nations, Keurig Coffee, San Diego Zoo, and Participant Media.
Originally from Idaho, Heather worked in marketing, film, and event production before building an agency that reached more than $1 million in annual revenue.
Her presentations combine stories from entrepreneurship with practical perspectives on leadership, planning, and collaboration. She helps audiences consider how to translate ideas into action while maintaining a clear connection to organizational goals.
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