Thought-provoking keynotes on connection, self-compassion and resilience for audiences who are tired of holding it all together when everything’s threatening to fall apart.
Keep the dream alive when life hits the fan.
Sara Deacon is an award-winning speaker who helps business owners navigate personal crisis without losing their business… or themselves.
Small Business Owners Community
2025 Speaker of the Year
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Certified WHEN Stories™ Speaker
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Legendary Women in Business
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Uplift & Inspire Women's Conference
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Women's Leadership Conference
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Certified Passion Test Facilitator
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Small Business Owners Community 2025 Speaker of the Year | Certified WHEN Stories™ Speaker | Legendary Women in Business | Uplift & Inspire Women's Conference | Women's Leadership Conference | Certified Passion Test Facilitator |
Most entrepreneurs are carrying something nobody at the networking table knows about.
From the outside, the business looks fine. Underneath, the owner may be managing a diagnosis, a divorce, a caregiving season or a financial hit, with no paid leave and no coworker to cover. Hustle culture says push through.
Sara gives audiences permission to choose their next move and a framework to choose with.
Signature Keynote
Business Interrupted: Keeping the Dream Alive When Life Hits the Fan
Drawing on her own experience running a business through a life-altering diagnosis, Sara delivers a keynote full of humor and honesty for business owners who feel like they’re drowning in responsibility.
Your audience will leave able to:
✓ Recognize survival mode as useful information for a strategic decision
✓ Weigh pausing, pivoting and closing as equally valid paths
✓ Reframe the language they use so it works with their reality
✓ Keep the original dream alive as its shape changes
The WITH Framework:
Witness — Notice what’s happening in the present
Intercept — Catch the language that’s pulling you into stress
Translate — Rephrase your story so it serves you better
Honor — Sit with the truth of your circumstances and current options
Available as a keynote or breakout, with a workshop version on request.
"Sara is a delight to work with and to be with. Her smile and energy light up every room she walks into."
— Christine D. (Greenfield, WI)
Meet Sara Deacon
In early 2024, Sara Deacon’s business was finally gaining traction when a life-altering diagnosis rearranged every priority she had.
She rebuilt her business around her life and stepped fully into the work that lights her up: speaking and publishing. Today she’s an award-winning speaker and emcee and the founder of RADEAC MEDIA, where she helps entrepreneurs turn their hard-won stories into published books. Her own first book, Welcome to the Stage, came out in 2025.
On stage, Sara gives business owners honest language for the hardest parts of running a business, with plenty of laughs along the way.
More Ways to Bring Sara to Your Stage
Each talk works as a keynote, breakout or workshop and can be tailored to your audience.
Interactive Keynote
Drama Detox
Own Your Interactions
A practical crash course on the Drama Triangle for entrepreneurs and leaders ready to turn tension into connection with clients, partners and teams.
Best for entrepreneur communities, women’s business groups, team retreats.
Workshop
From Passion to Purpose
Align with What Matters Most
Led by a certified Passion Test facilitator, this workshop helps attendees name their top five passions and leave with a rubric for aligned decisions.
Best for leadership retreats, mastermind groups, conferences with a planning or goal-setting theme