Speaking & Corporate Workshops

Mackenzie Ryan Walters knows how to craft a story for any audience. She teaches a tried-and-true storytelling framework.

A national award-winning newspaper reporter, Mackenzie has recorded stories for radio, reported a 30-minuted documentary that was broadcast to 3 million homes, and co-founded a live storytelling service.

Mackenzie is the author of the upcoming book, “Faith Storytellers: Unleash the Power of Your Story,” which shares a five-step framework Christians can follow to discover God’s fingerprints in their lives, and then to share their story for any audience.

Mackenzie’s message resonates with Christian and secular audiences alike. She’s spoken at an internal global training for a Fortune 500 company; led day-long storytelling training with large, privately-owned companies; spoken at business conferences on the various applications of business storytelling in marketing; and sat on “faith at work” panels at Christian business summits.

Recent and upcoming public speaking engagements:

  • 10KSB Alumni, June 2024

  • Iowa Brewer’s Guild i-BEST Conference, 2022

  • Young Nonprofit Professional’s Network Conference, 2022

  • Manufacturing Conference (Iowa Association of Business and Industry), 2022

  • 10KSB Alumni, 2022

  • Small Business Success Summit, 2022

  • Taking Care of Business Conference (Iowa Association of Business and Industry), 2021

As a journalist:

  • Emcee, multiple Des Moines Storytellers Project live events

  • Guest, "This Morning with Gordan Deal," Wall Street Journal

  • Guest, "River to River,” Iowa Public Radio

  • Moderator, public education forum, Simpson College, 2016 and 2018

  • Moderator, "Changing Iowa," online show, Des Moines Register

  • Emcee, "United Iowa" forum and volunteer fair, Des Moines Register