Motivational + Business Speaker

Praise Santos McKenna is the leader of the branding studio ComePlum, founder of the social impact blog Ethical Weddings, and the host of the top 20% of video podcast the Branding Your Business podcast.

Praise lives in San Francisco where she coaches small business owners to build profitable brands they and their clients love. Her photos have been featured in Vogue and Forbes and she has taught workshops for brands like the Golden State Warriors and Shopify. Her Ethical Weddings project won a 20 On The Rise award by the 70,000+ member Rising Tide Society.

When not working, you can find her with her husband Barry and their dog Bubbles sniffing out the best pastries in the Bay. 

About PRAISE

topics praise speaks on:

  • Building Your Personal Brand
  • Aligning Your Brand Values and Your Personal Values 
  • Writing Your Brand Foundations
  • Influence: Expanding Yours
  • Creating Income Streams 
  • Finding Your Niche 
  • Business + Social Impact 
  • Pivoting: How To Work For Yourself 
  • Increasing Your Brand’s Value 
  • How To Build A Lovable Brand 
  • FloDesk: Email Marketing 101 
  • Photography 101
  • Creating Content 101
  • Elevate Your Pitch 
  • Creating A Brand Experience 
  • Writing Your Brand Story


Featured Press and Appearances

Praise, you had a word that our audience needed to hear. You captivated the room.

Ruthie Kim
Founder of Golden, February 2024

Praise brings the energy that small business owners can connect with.

Eric Webb
Shopify Program Manager, November 2022

She connected with our team and taught them tangible lessons of how to represent themselves and our brand well online and in person.

Amira
Golden State Warriors Dance Team Coach, July 2019

Testimonials

“I don’t have a public platform”, “I don’t know the right people”, “No one wants to hear what I have to say”

Have these doubts passed through your mind when you think about what God has called you to do? You’re not alone. 

Knowing what it’s like to battle doubt and previously comfortable staying small, award winning entrepreneur Praise Santos McKenna will lead you through an experience that will help you see the spheres of impact you already have + how to activate your calling in those spheres in a way that delights God, yourself, and your community. 

General Audience / Motivational Presentations

Influence: Expanding Yours

Keynote with interactive workshop
Standard length: 30 minutes + 10 min Q&A (1 hr);

Are you craving a tool to help you decide which opportunities to say yes and no to? 
Are you looking for a way to differentiate yourself in the market? 
Do you need a fresh way to speak to your target audience? 

Let’s discover your values AND keep you accountable for living into them. 
Crossing the other side from a life that made her physically and mentally sick, award-winning coach and consultant Praise Santos McKenna is on a life mission to help others live vibrant lives by living into their values. She will lead you through a workshop that will help you identify your values, understand the cost of not adhering to your values, and learn how to adjust your values for every season of life. 


General Audience / Motivational Presentations

Alive: How to Live Into Your Values

Keynote with interactive workshop
Standard length: 50 minutes + 10 min Q&A (1 hr);