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{{Infobox company |
name = International Speakers Bureau|
type = [[Private company|Private]] |
logo = |
foundation = [[San Angelo, Texas]], United States (1992)
| location = [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] United States
| key_people = [[Michelle Lemmons-Poscente]], chairman and founder
| industry = [[:Category:Talent and literary agencies|Talent and literary agencies]]
| homepage =
}}
'''International Speakers Bureau''' is a [[Dallas, Texas]]-based [[speakers bureau]] specializing in [[motivational speaker]]s, [[corporate entertainment]] and [[corporate training]].
==History==
International Speakers Bureau was founded in 1992 by [[Michelle Lemmons-Poscente]], who started the business in a spare bedroom in her parent’s{{Clarify|reason=which parent|date=September 2017}} home and eventually landed her first booking of the late [[Charles Kuralt]] a few months later.
In 1993, Lemmons-Poscente moved her offices to [[Dallas]] and began to expand the business. The company grew quickly in large part due to Lemmons-Poscente's early adoption of the Internet.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} In 1997, the company was recognized{{By whom|date=September 2017}} as one of the top female-run businesses in Texas and also partnered with [[Yahoo!]] to create [[Mentorium]], an early attempt at interactive online learning.
In 2000, the company won the [[Sprint Nextel|Sprint]] #1 Small Business in America award<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X82seDtjlnM|title=Michelle Lemmons stars in Sprint Commercial|first=|last=ISBSpeakers|date=April 18, 2008|publisher=|access-date=September 2, 2017|via=YouTube}}</ref> and was recognized by [[Bank One]] as one of the top female-owned businesses in the United States.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}}
International Speakers Bureau filed for bankruptcy in 2013 in the state of Texas.{{Citation needed|date=September 2017}}
==References==
<references />
[[Category:Motivational speakers]]
[[Category:Speakers bureaus]]
[[Category:Companies based in Dallas]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1992]]
{{Infobox company |
name = International Speakers Bureau|
type = [[Private company|Private]] |
logo = |
foundation = [[San Angelo, Texas]], United States (1992)
| location = [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] United States
| key_people = [[Michelle Lemmons-Poscente]], chairman and founder
| industry = [[:Category:Talent and literary agencies|Talent and literary agencies]]
| homepage =
}}
'''International Speakers Bureau''' is a [[Dallas, Texas]]-based [[speakers bureau]] specializing in [[motivational speaker]]s, [[corporate entertainment]] and [[corporate training]].
==History==
International Speakers Bureau was founded in 1992 by [[Michelle Lemmons-Poscente]], who started the business in a spare bedroom in her parent’s{{Clarify|reason=which parent|date=September 2017}} home and eventually landed her first booking of the late [[Charles Kuralt]] a few months later.
In 1993, Lemmons-Poscente moved her offices to [[Dallas]] and began to expand the business. The company grew quickly in large part due to Lemmons-Poscente's early adoption of the Internet.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} In 1997, the company was recognized{{By whom|date=September 2017}} as one of the top female-run businesses in Texas and also partnered with [[Yahoo!]] to create [[Mentorium]], an early attempt at interactive online learning.
In 2000, the company won the [[Sprint Nextel|Sprint]] #1 Small Business in America award<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X82seDtjlnM|title=Michelle Lemmons stars in Sprint Commercial|first=|last=ISBSpeakers|date=April 18, 2008|publisher=|access-date=September 2, 2017|via=YouTube}}</ref> and was recognized by [[Bank One]] as one of the top female-owned businesses in the United States.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}}
International Speakers Bureau filed for bankruptcy in 2013 in the state of Texas.{{Citation needed|date=September 2017}}
==References==
<references />
[[Category:Motivational speakers]]
[[Category:Speakers bureaus]]
[[Category:Companies based in Dallas]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1992]]
