Samira Reed
Performance under pressure
53 verified engagements · more coming
Samira Reed is a Seattle-based speaker on resilience & performance. The sessions mix story, evidence, and audience practice, and the verified record behind them is public for any planner to check. [1]
Biography
Samira Reed came to the stage from a career coaching performers who work where the margin for error is thin. That work shapes every talk: no theory without a room it was tested in.
On stage, the work is performance under pressure, told plainly and built to be used on Monday morning. Planners book Samira for keynotes, workshops, and conference closers, and can check every verified engagement on the public record before they ever pick up the phone.
Keynotes
Steady at Speed
Stories first, frameworks second. Samira walks the room through real rooms and real stakes, then turns the lessons into moves the audience can use the same week.
Pressure Is Information
A practical session built for this audience: live examples, one simple model the room can repeat, and time for the questions people actually bring.
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Verified engagements
53 verified engagements · more coming
33 confirmed by a named person · 15 confirmed by documentary review · 5 confirmed by the speaker.
53 verified engagements · 50 shown in full · 2 shown by category · 1 private.
Repeat bookings: Second Wind Athletics (11), Resilient Teams Forum (11), Highline Endurance Group (10).
Open the expanded view to see each engagement with its date, event, organization, and role, with the numbered reference for the evidence behind it.
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| Date | Event | Organization | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | Second Wind Athletics Leadership Summit [2] | Second Wind Athletics | Keynote |
| Jun 2026 | Highline Endurance Group Regional Forum [3] | Highline Endurance Group | Keynote |
| May 2026 | Resilient Teams Forum Annual Kickoff [4] | Resilient Teams Forum | Keynote |
| Mar 2026 | Sports & Entertainment [5] | San Antonio, TX | Workshop |
| Feb 2026 | Ironpeak Performance Summit Annual Conference [6] | Ironpeak Performance Summit | External keynote / training |
| Dec 2025 | Resilient Teams Forum National Meeting [7] | Resilient Teams Forum | Training |
| Oct 2025 | Resilient Teams Forum Regional Forum [8] | Resilient Teams Forum | Breakout session |
| Aug 2025 | Highline Endurance Group Team Summit [9] | Highline Endurance Group | Keynote |
| Jun 2025 | Ironpeak Performance Summit Team Summit [10] | Ironpeak Performance Summit | Keynote |
| May 2025 | Second Wind Athletics Leadership Summit [11] | Second Wind Athletics | Keynote |
| Mar 2025 | Sports & Entertainment [12] | San Antonio, TX | Workshop |
| Feb 2025 | Summit Recovery Conference Leadership Summit [13] | Summit Recovery Conference | External keynote / training |
| Jan 2025 | Highline Endurance Group National Meeting [14] | Highline Endurance Group | Training |
| Nov 2024 | Ironpeak Performance Summit Regional Forum [15] | Ironpeak Performance Summit | Breakout session |
| Oct 2024 | Ironpeak Performance Summit Annual Kickoff [16] | Ironpeak Performance Summit | Panel |
| Sep 2024 | Second Wind Athletics Annual Conference [17] | Second Wind Athletics | Keynote |
| Aug 2024 | Resilient Teams Forum Leadership Summit [18] | Resilient Teams Forum | Keynote |
| Jun 2024 | Summit Recovery Conference Leadership Summit [19] | Summit Recovery Conference | Keynote |
| May 2024 | Summit Recovery Conference Regional Forum [20] | Summit Recovery Conference | Workshop |
| Mar 2024 | Ironpeak Performance Summit Regional Forum [21] | Ironpeak Performance Summit | External keynote / training |
| Feb 2024 | Second Wind Athletics Annual Kickoff [22] | Second Wind Athletics | Training |
| Dec 2023 | Resilient Teams Forum Annual Kickoff [23] | Resilient Teams Forum | Breakout session |
| Oct 2023 | Highline Endurance Group Team Summit [24] | Highline Endurance Group | Panel |
| Sep 2023 | Second Wind Athletics Leadership Summit [25] | Second Wind Athletics | Keynote |
| Aug 2023 | Ironpeak Performance Summit Annual Kickoff [26] | Ironpeak Performance Summit | Keynote |
| Jul 2023 | Second Wind Athletics Team Summit [27] | Second Wind Athletics | Keynote |
| Jun 2023 | Highline Endurance Group Regional Forum [28] | Highline Endurance Group | Workshop |
| May 2023 | Summit Recovery Conference Annual Kickoff [29] | Summit Recovery Conference | External keynote / training |
| May 2023 | Ironpeak Performance Summit Team Summit [30] | Ironpeak Performance Summit | Training |
| Mar 2023 | Second Wind Athletics Regional Forum [31] | Second Wind Athletics | Breakout session |
| Feb 2023 | Highline Endurance Group Annual Kickoff [32] | Highline Endurance Group | Panel |
| Dec 2022 | Highline Endurance Group Regional Forum [33] | Highline Endurance Group | Keynote |
| Nov 2022 | Summit Recovery Conference Annual Conference [34] | Summit Recovery Conference | Keynote |
| Sep 2022 | Second Wind Athletics Team Summit [35] | Second Wind Athletics | Keynote |
| Aug 2022 | Resilient Teams Forum Leadership Summit [36] | Resilient Teams Forum | Workshop |
| Jun 2022 | Second Wind Athletics National Meeting [37] | Second Wind Athletics | External keynote / training |
| Apr 2022 | Resilient Teams Forum National Meeting [38] | Resilient Teams Forum | Training |
| Mar 2022 | Summit Recovery Conference National Meeting [39] | Summit Recovery Conference | Breakout session |
| Jan 2022 | Second Wind Athletics Regional Forum [40] | Second Wind Athletics | Panel |
| Dec 2021 | Resilient Teams Forum Annual Conference [41] | Resilient Teams Forum | Keynote |
| Nov 2021 | Highline Endurance Group Leadership Summit [42] | Highline Endurance Group | Keynote |
| Oct 2021 | Highline Endurance Group Regional Forum [43] | Highline Endurance Group | Keynote |
| Sep 2021 | Summit Recovery Conference Leadership Summit [44] | Summit Recovery Conference | Workshop |
| Jul 2021 | Summit Recovery Conference Regional Forum [45] | Summit Recovery Conference | External keynote / training |
| Jun 2021 | Resilient Teams Forum Annual Kickoff [46] | Resilient Teams Forum | Training |
| May 2021 | Second Wind Athletics Annual Kickoff [47] | Second Wind Athletics | Breakout session |
| Mar 2021 | Resilient Teams Forum Team Summit [48] | Resilient Teams Forum | Panel |
| Feb 2021 | Highline Endurance Group Leadership Summit [49] | Highline Endurance Group | Keynote |
| Jan 2021 | Ironpeak Performance Summit Annual Kickoff [50] | Ironpeak Performance Summit | Keynote |
| Nov 2020 | Ironpeak Performance Summit National Meeting [51] | Ironpeak Performance Summit | Keynote |
| Oct 2020 | Resilient Teams Forum Annual Kickoff [52] | Resilient Teams Forum | Workshop |
| Oct 2020 | Summit Recovery Conference Annual Kickoff [53] | Summit Recovery Conference | External keynote / training |
Every engagement above was confirmed with the organizer or documentary evidence before it was added. The numbered markers open the reference for each one below.
What is a Speaker Packet
A Speaker Packet is a speaker's complete booking profile at one link: bio, sessions, photos, video, testimonials, and the practical details a planner needs to book with confidence. On SpeakerPacket it is a living page the speaker keeps current, not a PDF that goes stale the day it is sent. When a packet is SP Verified, the engagement record in it has been confirmed engagement by engagement, so what you are reading is not only well presented, it is checked.
Help me read this record
A verified record can look like a wall of proof. This guide explains what its facts mean, and just as plainly what they do not mean. It is the same guide, built the same way from the same facts, on every SP Verified record.
What this record proves
- 53 verified engagements are on this record, each one confirmed before it was added.
- Named confirmers: 11 independent source(s) confirmed engagements on this record, including Jamie Solano, Alex Barlow, Morgan Hale, Rene Baptiste. A confirmation means that source put its name behind the engagement.
- 15 engagements rest on documentary evidence reviewed by SP Verified, such as a signed contract paired with a final invoice.
- 5 engagements are confirmed by the speaker and are labeled that way on the record, so you can weigh them accordingly.
- Repeat bookings: Second Wind Athletics (11), Resilient Teams Forum (11), Highline Endurance Group (10) each hired this speaker more than once. Readers tend to weigh that heavily: the organization had seen the work once and chose it again.
- 43 of the 53 verified engagements are confirmed as paid engagements.
- The most recent verified engagement is from August 2026, so this record is still growing.
Full verification still in process - Not a full list at this time.
What this record does not prove
It does not prove this speaker is right for your event. Fit depends on your audience, your theme, and your room, and no record can judge that for you. It says nothing about fee or availability either. And keep the layers straight: testimonials, photos, and videos are listed material the speaker provided. The verified engagements are the part SP Verified checked.
How readers usually weigh a record
- Recency: is the record still growing, or did it stop years ago?
- Repeat bookings: did anyone who saw the work hire the speaker again?
- Independent voices: how many different confirmers stand behind the record, and who are they?
Decide which of those matters most for your event first. The record will then answer you plainly, and two speakers' records can be compared fact by fact, the same way.
Our promise, and its limit
SP Verified does not recommend speakers. Not this one, not any one, ever. We do not rank speakers, score them, or steer you toward anyone, and no speaker can pay to change a single fact on a record or a single line of this guide. Our job is only to make sure the facts under your decision are real, and then to get out of the way. Choosing the speaker who fits your event is your call, and it should be: you know your event, and we do not.
What clients say
Quoted from the speaker's packet, as provided by the clients named. Testimonials are listed material; they are not part of the verified evidence above.
5 client quotes · from Robin Ellery · Jamie Solano · Alex Barlow
200+ verified from eSpeakers
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Clear, prepared, and easy to work with from the first call to the last slide.
Robin Ellery
Clear, prepared, and easy to work with from the first call to the last slide.
Jamie Solano
Our survey scores put this session at the top of the conference. We have already asked about next year.
Alex Barlow
Professional in every detail. The AV team noticed, the board noticed, the audience noticed.
Robin Ellery
Told the truth in a room that needed to hear it, and left everyone with something to do about it.
Morgan Hale
References
- SP Verified record SPV-Z3W8RK: identity and record authenticated by SP Verified since March 2026. spverified.com/verify/SPV-Z3W8RK
- SP Verified engagement record: Second Wind Athletics Leadership Summit, Second Wind Athletics: confirmed by Dana Whitfield (Event organizer); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Highline Endurance Group Regional Forum, Highline Endurance Group: confirmed by SP Verified documentary review (SP Verified review); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Resilient Teams Forum Annual Kickoff, Resilient Teams Forum: confirmed by Chris Pruitt (Program chair); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Sports & Entertainment engagement, San Antonio, TX, Mar 2026: confirmed by the speaker (Speaker-attested record); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Ironpeak Performance Summit Annual Conference, Ironpeak Performance Summit: confirmed by SP Verified documentary review (SP Verified review); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Resilient Teams Forum National Meeting, Resilient Teams Forum: confirmed by SP Verified documentary review (SP Verified review); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Resilient Teams Forum Regional Forum, Resilient Teams Forum: confirmed by Alex Barlow (Event organizer); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Highline Endurance Group Team Summit, Highline Endurance Group: confirmed by Morgan Hale (Program chair); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Ironpeak Performance Summit Team Summit, Ironpeak Performance Summit: confirmed by Rene Baptiste (Event organizer); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Second Wind Athletics Leadership Summit, Second Wind Athletics: confirmed by SP Verified documentary review (SP Verified review); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Sports & Entertainment engagement, San Antonio, TX, Mar 2025: confirmed by SP Verified documentary review; evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Summit Recovery Conference Leadership Summit, Summit Recovery Conference: confirmed by Jamie Solano (Event organizer); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Highline Endurance Group National Meeting, Highline Endurance Group: confirmed by Alex Barlow (Meeting planner); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Ironpeak Performance Summit Regional Forum, Ironpeak Performance Summit: confirmed by the speaker (Speaker-attested record); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Ironpeak Performance Summit Annual Kickoff, Ironpeak Performance Summit: confirmed by Terry Lindros (Event organizer); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Second Wind Athletics Annual Conference, Second Wind Athletics: confirmed by Rene Baptiste (Meeting planner); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Resilient Teams Forum Leadership Summit, Resilient Teams Forum: confirmed by Morgan Hale (Program chair); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Summit Recovery Conference Leadership Summit, Summit Recovery Conference: confirmed by Jo Ferreira (Event organizer); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Summit Recovery Conference Regional Forum, Summit Recovery Conference: confirmed by the speaker (Speaker-attested record); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Ironpeak Performance Summit Regional Forum, Ironpeak Performance Summit: confirmed by Morgan Hale (Program chair); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Second Wind Athletics Annual Kickoff, Second Wind Athletics: confirmed by SP Verified documentary review (SP Verified review); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Resilient Teams Forum Annual Kickoff, Resilient Teams Forum: confirmed by Terry Lindros (Meeting planner); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Highline Endurance Group Team Summit, Highline Endurance Group: confirmed by SP Verified documentary review (SP Verified review); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Second Wind Athletics Leadership Summit, Second Wind Athletics: confirmed by Jamie Solano (Event organizer); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Ironpeak Performance Summit Annual Kickoff, Ironpeak Performance Summit: confirmed by Morgan Hale (Meeting planner); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Second Wind Athletics Team Summit, Second Wind Athletics: confirmed by SP Verified documentary review (SP Verified review); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Highline Endurance Group Regional Forum, Highline Endurance Group: confirmed by SP Verified documentary review (SP Verified review); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Summit Recovery Conference Annual Kickoff, Summit Recovery Conference: confirmed by Kim Aldana (Meeting planner); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Ironpeak Performance Summit Team Summit, Ironpeak Performance Summit: confirmed by SP Verified documentary review (SP Verified review); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Second Wind Athletics Regional Forum, Second Wind Athletics: confirmed by Sam Whitaker (Event organizer); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Highline Endurance Group Annual Kickoff, Highline Endurance Group: confirmed by SP Verified documentary review (SP Verified review); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Highline Endurance Group Regional Forum, Highline Endurance Group: confirmed by Sam Whitaker (Program chair); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Summit Recovery Conference Annual Conference, Summit Recovery Conference: confirmed by SP Verified documentary review (SP Verified review); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Second Wind Athletics Team Summit, Second Wind Athletics: confirmed by Jamie Solano (Meeting planner); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Resilient Teams Forum Leadership Summit, Resilient Teams Forum: confirmed by Rene Baptiste (Program chair); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Second Wind Athletics National Meeting, Second Wind Athletics: confirmed by Jamie Solano (Event organizer); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Resilient Teams Forum National Meeting, Resilient Teams Forum: confirmed by Terry Lindros (Meeting planner); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Summit Recovery Conference National Meeting, Summit Recovery Conference: confirmed by Robin Ellery (Program chair); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Second Wind Athletics Regional Forum, Second Wind Athletics: confirmed by the speaker (Speaker-attested record); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Resilient Teams Forum Annual Conference, Resilient Teams Forum: confirmed by SP Verified documentary review (SP Verified review); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Highline Endurance Group Leadership Summit, Highline Endurance Group: confirmed by SP Verified documentary review (SP Verified review); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Highline Endurance Group Regional Forum, Highline Endurance Group: confirmed by Alex Barlow (Event organizer); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Summit Recovery Conference Leadership Summit, Summit Recovery Conference: confirmed by Rene Baptiste (Meeting planner); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Summit Recovery Conference Regional Forum, Summit Recovery Conference: confirmed by Sam Whitaker (Program chair); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Resilient Teams Forum Annual Kickoff, Resilient Teams Forum: confirmed by Kim Aldana (Event organizer); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Second Wind Athletics Annual Kickoff, Second Wind Athletics: confirmed by Jamie Solano (Meeting planner); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Resilient Teams Forum Team Summit, Resilient Teams Forum: confirmed by Jo Ferreira (Program chair); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Highline Endurance Group Leadership Summit, Highline Endurance Group: confirmed by Robin Ellery (Event organizer); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Ironpeak Performance Summit Annual Kickoff, Ironpeak Performance Summit: confirmed by SP Verified documentary review (SP Verified review); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Ironpeak Performance Summit National Meeting, Ironpeak Performance Summit: confirmed by the speaker (Speaker-attested record); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Resilient Teams Forum Annual Kickoff, Resilient Teams Forum: confirmed by Alex Barlow (Event organizer); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
- SP Verified engagement record: Summit Recovery Conference Annual Kickoff, Summit Recovery Conference: confirmed by Kim Aldana (Meeting planner); evidence class: event_organizer; verified January 1, 1970.
External links
- Full speaker packet: the complete packet, with video, photos, and booking details.
- SP Verified record: the live authentication record for this speaker.
Full verification still in process - Not a full list at this time.