Practical sessions your audience will still be putting into practice Monday morning.

Lynn Brannan and Leslie Liondas deliver practical keynotes, workshops, and leadership training built from real business experience—not theory. Every session is designed so your audience leaves with ideas they can immediately put into practice.

Choose the audience that best fits your event.

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

Perfect for:

  • Chambers

  • Associations

  • Leadership Programs

  • Human Resource Groups

  • Company Retreats

Topics include:

  • Leadership

  • Communication

  • Accountability

  • Team Development

  • Operational Growth

ACCOUNTING ORGANIZATIONS

Perfect for:

  • CPA Societies

  • Bookkeeper Associations

  • Firm Retreats

  • CAS Events

  • Industry Conferences

Topics include:

  • Firm Leadership

  • Team and Client Communication

  • Workflow and Operational Growth

  • Team Accountability

  • Team Development

What every NexPath session includes.

Practical

Ideas your audience can apply the very next day.

Interactive

Your audience participates instead of sitting through another lecture.

Customized

Every presentation is built around your audience not a generic keynote.

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Experience earned in the real world.
Not from a textbook.

Leslie Liondas, CPA

Co-Founder, NexPath Coaching, LLC

Leslie Liondas, CPA built and leads her own accounting firm while helping hundreds of business owners navigate growth, operations, and leadership. Having lived through the challenges of an owner-dependent business herself, she now helps business owners build teams, systems, and businesses that continue moving forward without relying on one person.

CPA · Maxwell Leadership Certified Speaker, Trainer & Coach · 35+ Years Team Leadership · Trusted Voice in the Accounting Profession

Lynn Brannan

Co-Founder, NexPath Coaching, LLC

Lynn Brannan has spent her career leading people where communication wasn't optional and getting it wrong had real consequences. Today, she helps leaders build stronger communication, accountability, and trust so their teams solve problems, take ownership, and move businesses forward.

COO, Leslie Liondas, CPA, PLLC • Certified Maxwell DISC Consultant • Certified Working Genius Facilitator • Leadership & Communication Strategist

Why does our accounting background matter?

Because numbers tell the story before people do.

After years working alongside business owners, we've learned to recognize operational bottlenecks, leadership challenges, and communication breakdowns long before they become obvious.

That perspective shapes every session. We don't just inspire audiences, we help them understand what's happening inside their business and leave them with practical ideas they can use immediately.

Speaking formats

Built for every audience and setting.

Conference Keynotes

High-impact opening or closing sessions.

Leadership Retreats

Interactive strategy sessions for teams.

Lunch & Learns

Practical development for employees and leaders.

Virtual Sessions

Live webinars and remote team training.

Speaking topics

Sessions built around the problems

your audience is actually facing.

Why We Work Better Together

Leslie Liondas, CPA · Either speaker

Three truths about teams that transcend titles, industries, and roles. This interactive session uses Maxwell's Laws of Teamwork to show every person in the room regardless of their title how they contribute to something bigger. Engaging, reflective, and deeply human.

Key takeaway: You don't need a title to lead. You just need to show up.

Delivered for: Washington County Chamber of Commerce

The Human Side of Teamwork

Leslie Liondas, CPA · Either speaker

How significance, belonging, and contribution drive engagement, collaboration, and connection on any team. Using Maxwell's Laws of Teamwork, leaders learn how to align people with their strengths, create a sense of belonging, and build a culture where everyone feels valued and motivated to contribute.

Key takeaway: Practical tools to strengthen team cohesion and increase engagement without micromanagement.

Available as: Keynote · Workshop · Virtual Webinar · Lunch & Learn

Getting Your Business to Run Without You

Leslie Liondas, CPA

You didn't start your business to feel trapped by it, but that's exactly where so many owners find themselves. This session helps business owners shift from overworked operator to strategic leader, reclaim their time, and build a business that can actually run without them. Based on real-world experience and concepts from Clockwork by Mike Michalowicz.

Key takeaway: Four practical ways to shift your time toward work that actually grows the business — starting this week.

Available as: Keynote · Workshop · Virtual Webinar · Lunch & Learn

Friction-Free Communication

Lynn Brannan

In a world where people are talking more but understanding less, leaders pay the price through repeated conversations, rising frustration, and breakdowns in trust. Drawing from decades of high-pressure communication experience, Lynn gives leaders a simple, actionable framework to replace assumption with understanding.

Key takeaway: Reduce miscommunication, improve clarity, and strengthen relationships without changing who you are as a leader.

Available as: Keynote · Workshop · Virtual Webinar · Lunch & Learn

You Hired Good People. So Why Aren't They Performing?

Lynn Brannan

You hired capable people for a reason. But when hard work isn’t translating into the results you expected, the problem may not be effort or ability. This session explores how the work people are doing—and how they function together—can either bring out their best or hold the entire team back. Attendees will leave looking at performance, team dynamics, and their own role in both very differently.

Key takeaway: A practical framework for connecting strategy to daily work so every team member understands how their role contributes to the bigger picture.

Available as: Keynote · Workshop · Virtual Webinar · Lunch & Learn

Don't see exactly what you're looking for?

Additional topics are available for both general business and accounting audiences. Every session can also be customized to your organization's specific challenges, industry, and goals.

Speaking for Accounting Audiences

Lynn and Leslie speak exclusively for CPA societies, bookkeeper associations, and accounting organizations. View their dedicated topic menu.

Trusted by

Organizations that have brought

NexPath to their audiences

Gulf Coast SBDC

NATP

Digital Bookeeper Association

Texas Society of CPAs

City of Brenham HR Roundtable

Washington County Chamber of Commerce

Houston Society of CPAs

Massachusetts Society of CPAs

What event organizers say

From the people who booked us.

★★★★★

"We spent time beforehand to tailor the presentation in a meaningful way and it definitely hit home. There was engagement, many aha moments, and the audience left with tools they could implement right away."

Teresa Rosales

Economic & Development Director

★★★★★

"Lynn & Leslie recently spoke to our team on trust and communication. Their message was well received with a delivery style that really got the message home. I can't say enough about what they are doing to improve culture and teamwork."

Edward Smith

Manager, Rehabilitation Services

★★★★★

"Lynn delivered a webinar on Maxwell DISC that was engaging, clear, and immediately practical. She broke down communication in a way that really clicked for our audience. The feedback afterward was overwhelmingly positive. I would absolutely recommend her to any organization that wants to improve communication."

Jaime Rodriguez

CEO & Owner, Bookkeepers.com

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