Paul Mc Connon, founder and CEO of Unique Speaker Bureau, was born in a recession back in 2009. This did not stop the go- getter Paul is, from taking a concept and breathing life into it.
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More importantly, his ultimate vision was and still is to provide speakers with a home and community.
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Sales is in his blood. Coupled with his enormous level of empathy, speakers and clients absolutely love working with Paul as he is always one to listen to your needs rather than just try and sell you the next best thing. 
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Paul is a conference professional who is always at the forefront of innovation in the industry.  As the industry faces its most significant challenge, he is using his in-depth experience to lead the way in seeking ways to adapt and explore new frontiers that will see the industry emerge stronger with a more relevant offering for the future world of work.
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Together with his vast network of speaker relationships established over many years, Paul and the USB team are helping audiences redefine the industry’s new normal.  

Head of operations, finance and events, Yusuf always tackles any situation with analytics , structure and most importantly…. FUN!
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Having come from the events management space since 2014 , Yusuf understands the fundamentals and intricacies that our clients face on a daily basis when it comes to planning an event and booking the right speaker. 
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Having worked with a multitude of speakers on both sides of the fence, he has an in-depth understanding on what makes a speaker add value to a conference from an event managers side as well as from a bureau’s perspective.
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His passion lies in creating memorable events and streamlined processes to ensure a favorable ROI to remain fiscally responsible.
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He is an avid believer of challenging the status quo as this promotes innovative thinking and change to creating not just a New Normal but a Better Normal.
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His motto in life is: “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at will change”

Melecents’ role as the Traffic manager demands precise judgment. Melecent is adept at anticipating clients' and speakers' needs based on her own calculation and translation of priorities.

With the ability to fulfil the full traffic mix, Melecent always goes the extra mile. 
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In every task, she takes proactive measures and can act without requiring surveillance. She's always proactively finding new ways to improve processes and she contributes to the goals of the organization.  

In this fast-paced industry, sometimes the most carefully laid plans can fall apart with little or no warning, but Melecent is flexible enough to deal with situations such as these.

Instead of panicking or giving in to stress, she is able to go quickly into damage-control mode.

Melisa, as you can see is literally the Doppelganger of Melecent. No, you are not seeing doubles. They are identical twins and not just by looks but aptitude as well.
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Melisa works extensively on filling the room with guests for all USB showcase initiatives.
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Melisa is well structured but at the same time, very flexible to manage multiple briefs and events at the same time. 
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Her current project involves managing a weekly showcase every 3 months which provides our speakers with much needed exposure but more importantly, providing our clients with a 3-dimensional view of our speakers.
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Melisa’s exceptional copywriting and presentation skills set provides her with the edge to promote speakers not only on paper but on camera as well.