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Shayla Rivera Keynote Speaker from Austin, TX

Will travel up to 500 miles

  • Member Since 2015
  • Starting at $700 per event

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Shayla Rivera is a former Aerospace Engineer with NASA in Houston turned Keynote Speaker, TV Host, Humorist, Comedian, Emcee/Host, Actor, Writer, Moderator, Seminar Facilitator and Awareness Expert. She is known as the Funny Rocket Scientist. Shayla is a successful Keynote Speaker on subjects spanning motivation, inspiration, leadership, personal growth, diversity, education, STEM education, awareness, communication, stress management, the importance of humor and her life story. She has spoken to clients across the USA including corporations, national and local organizations, the U.S. Military, and schools, from elementary to college for students, parents and faculty. Shayla is often the Host / Emcee for gala's, fundraisers, award shows and festivals. She performs Stand-up Comedy at venues across the country and around the world for the U.S. Military, including Iraq. Shayla has been performing for 21 years and has broad appeal to both men and women of all backgrounds and ages. Partial Resume MILITARY COMEDY TOURS Iraq & Kuwait Korea, Japan, Diego Garcia Greenland, Cuba, Bahamas, Honduras, El Salvador, Puerto Rico Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey Fort Hood, TX Fort Huachuca, AZ Camp Pendleton, CA NAS Kingsville, TX Sheppard AFB, TX USO Fort Carson, CO KEYNOTE / MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKING Motivational / Inspirational Speaker, Corporate Trainer-Stress Management Keynotes for Organizations: Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting–ALPFA–several chapters Society for Human Resource Management – SHRM - Sioux City, Iowa chapter United States Hispanic Leadership Institute – USHLI Women's Chamber of Commerce of Nevada Latino Chamber of Commerce of Pueblo Women of Color Conference, Las Vegas Hispanic Scholarship Fund – HSF Hispanic College Fund – HCF Texas Women in Business HISPA Youth Conference Louisiana MSDC Virginia MSDC Keynotes for Companies: Raytheon ExxonMobil Walmart AltaMed ING Mutual of Omaha Broadview Mortgage Keynotes for Schools: Saint Louis University Daytona State College Oregon State University Florida Intl University Bowling Green State University Weber State University Texas State University, San Marcos Penn State California State Polytechnic Univ. – Pomona Texas A&M University of Mary Washington University of Vermont Keynotes for Military / Government: Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs Youth Summit Sheppard Air Force Base Anniston Army Depot Freddie Mac HOST / EMCEE California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce – Awards Gala Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers – SHPE Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists – MAES Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting – ALPFA National National Society of Hispanic MBAs – NSH-MBA Los Angeles Family Housing Oxnard Salsa Festival Laughs for Literacy ORT America Aguila Awards Vista Del Mar Imagen Awards AltaMed TV APPEARANCES Comics Unleashed The Martin Short Show Dennis Miller Show The Roseanne Show Girls Behaving Badly National Lampoons Funny Money John McEnroe Show Extreme Fakeover Ultimate Revenge TV COMEDY & SERIES You Are Not The Man I Married – Host - Lifetime Real Women Network Dreams Special – Host & Featured Segment – American Latino TV TV Stand-up shows: “Funny is Funny”, “Que Locos”, “Latino Comedy Festival – The Show” STAND-UP COMEDY - TELEVISION & DVD Comedy Central - Comedy Rehab, Paul Rodriguez and Friends (May 2009) Paul Rodriguez Latin All Stars of Comedy - DVD Latin Ladies Comedy Coalition (comedian & producer) Latin Comedy Fiesta – Vol. 5 DVD STAND-UP COMEDY Clubs, Colleges, Special Events and Corporate Events Nationwide Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA (DVD taping) Lensic Performing Arts Center - Santa Fe, NM (DVD taping) Reyes of Comedy – Washington, D.C. - Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute The Paul Rodriguez show - Tropicana Las Vegas -“The Whole Enchilada” Comedy Club at Pechanga Casino – Temecula, CA Ice House Comedy Club – Pasadena, CA Improv Comedy Clubs (Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Lake Tahoe, Ontario) Punchline Comedy Club – Sacramento, CA Rivercenter Comedy Club – San Antonio, TX Cap City Comedy Club – Ausitn, TX Comedy Showcase – Houston, TX California State Polytechnic Univ Texas A&M Arizona State Univ. Penn State Harvard University University of Florida Chico State Univ. Denison University Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison USC UC San Diego UCLA Rice University Univ. of Houston THEATER Funny Business Rocket Science and Salsa – The Shayla Rivera Story (One Woman Show) TRAINING Brian Reese Studio for Actors Chris Wilson Studio for Actors Bilingual fluent in English and Spanish

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