More About Connie Merritt

About Connie Merritt, RN, PHN
"The Lion Tamer"

Nicknamed “The Lion Tamer” for improving relationships at work and home, Connie adds value, fun and excitement to your meeting. Her programs draw upon her experience as a nurse, author, coach, speaker, volunteer, sales star, fundraiser, mentor, standup comic, stage actor, wife and recovering Superwoman. Connie connects with her audience by spinning humorous, instructive tales plus being natural and real on stage—they appreciate her highly involved presentation that strikes them where they live. She’ll link her experiences such as flying the Goodyear blimp, training her horse to be an equine therapist and an emergency resuscitation to lessons and skills everyone can use. If you need a speaker who’s part college professor, part philosopher and part comedienne, Connie Merritt’s just the ticket.

Why consider Connie for your next meeting?

Your stress will be lower all during meeting planning and implementation—Connie has addressed more than 600 groups in the last two decades and knows about your deadlines, constraints and concerns.

Your attendees will feel heard, understood and connected—Connie’s active experience and credentials in healthcare plus her community involvement makes her “one of them.”
Your meeting will be taken to a higher, more meaningful level—Connie’s thorough preprogram research, audience interviews and natural humor give over-committed professionals not only skills to improve relationships but a renewed sense of purpose.

Teaching Therapeutic Riding

Connie with Bruce Jenner

Connie with Lola Gillebaard & NBC's Weatherman, Fritz Coleman

EDUCATION

B.S. Nursing, California State University, Long Beach
Registered Nurse, State of California
Public Health Nursing Certificate, State of California
Post graduate work in Business & Psychology, U.C. Irvine
Graduate, Graphics, Internet and Technical Certification
Graduate, Dale Carnegie Course in Advanced Selling
California Real Estate License & Graduate Realtors Institute
Licensed Private Pilot, Federal Aviation Administration
Certified SCUBA Diver, Cal Tech Oceanographic Studies

As seen in . . .

	Men's Health, Cosmopolitan, Los Angeles Times, British Cosmopolitan, Women's Own, Single Source, BBW, Chicago Tribune, Real Woman and on national television networks (NBC, CBS, ABC)
	PUBLICATIONS
	*Finding Love (Again!)* - The Dating Survival Manual The Taming Guidebook Series - Dealing with Difficult People, ------Men & Women at Work, Handling Stress, Desk Yoga ------Setting Goals for Balance --- *Taming Tips for Busy People* - Six Months to Better People Skills Contributor to Chocolate for a Woman's Soul Contributor to *God's Vitamin 'C' for the Spirit of Women*