SPEAKER BIO: Rusti L Lehay
TALK TITLE: The Four Things Every Creative Needs: Sunlight, Rich Soil, Consistent Water Source & a Keen Attention to the Rotation of the Earth
Rusti first appeared as a storyteller on Popcorn Playhouse at six years old, then turned to write privately after traumatic events in her teens turned life into a maze. After four encouraging University professors in her 30s, she took her writing and story-telling seriously. From performing in the Stroll of Poets, she wrote for newspapers and magazines and won short story and poetry contests. Rusti has been published in numerous literary journals.
As a global editor, book, and writing coach, using her collaborative/immersive editing methods, writers, both novice and seasoned, craft and tweak their writing projects going on to become published. She has edited international best-selling compilation books.
Leading groups is a passion, and she has facilitated writing events for the Edmonton Youth Emergency Shelter and the Boyle Street McCauley Centre for disenfranchised women and volunteered with Federally Sentenced women.
Currently, Rusti is most often found glued to her desk, spending far too much time on zoom mentoring speakers and collaboratively editing authors though she has snuck out to speak at events, offer workshops, appear and win second place at story slams, and regularly irk family members by not answering calls when she is writing.
Her primary mission, honed through a decade-plus of teaching weekly creative writing classes, creating over 165 Friday Writing Inspiration YouTube videos, and offering almost four years of online writing retreats, is to guide healing and self-awareness through the written word, inspire, provide value and make writing fun for anyone. She adores creating safe spaces for extremely talented creatures, especially those who don't know their talents yet!
Links: https://msha.ke/rustilehay.info
Rusti Lehay Collaborative Editor and Professional Speaker
Talk Title: “How I Recovered From Anger Porn and Serial Monogamy”
AUDIENCE: Women and Memoirists
Contact: https://linktr.ee/rustilehay
OTHER TALK TITLES
- “Free of $55,000 Consumer Debt in Less than 5 years without a traditional job”
AUDIENCE CREDIT CARD HOLDERS
- “Write your book - a business card on steroids”
AUDIENCE: WANNABE WRITERS
- "No Sales Experience Required: Clients Say Yes!”
Entrepreneurs and Sales People
- “What to do when Marriage Enrichment Doesn't Work”
AUDIENCE - COUPLES
- “How a three-day promise released 25 pounds in my 60s
AUDIENCE HEALTH-SEEKERS
