“Elizabeth Smart was our featured guest speaker at New Day for Children’s annual brunch and she was wonderful! She shared part of her story, giving hope and courage to us all. New Day provides funding to American girls who have been rescued from sex trafficking, so that they can get the long-term care and education needed to heal body, mind and spirit. We flew several girls in from around the country and they were able to spend an hour or so in private with Elizabeth. She was warm and gracious and gave them a glimpse of what life can be after trauma. She gave them hope for a better future.”

“Elizabeth Smart was a critical part of the CEC Love & Hope Gala. From the moment she arrived, she was gracious and kind. She was engaged in our program and listened to us tell our story to the more than 450 guests. As she took the stage to visit with our emcee, Jody Dean, you could hear a pin drop in the room. Hearing her story in her own voice was very moving and she did an amazing job of connecting her story to ours, increasing the impact felt by people in the room as they generously donated to CEC programs and families. Elizabeth Smart was an incredibly smart choice for our gala and we will be forever grateful that we could spend a little time with her!”

“Recently Elizabeth came to SAP and told her amazingly powerful survival story to our employees. She was extremely honest throughout her presentation, and employees left feeling inspired from her underlying message of perseverance and hope. She was a pleasure to work with and is a truly remarkable woman.”

“Thank you for your help in having Elizabeth speak to the ABF Fellows. She gave a fantastic talk. The audience was made up of federal and state court judges and lawyers. The audience is used to people with above-average public speaking abilities, but several commented afterwards how very poised and articulate she is. What she said came from her heart, and because she so genuinely shared her experience with the victim interview process and court system, we all came away with awareness of how to make the process work better. ”

“We were able to have Elizabeth Smart as a featured speaker for the Interfaith Women’s Conference 2019 in Tacoma, WA. She spoke on a Friday night before our main conference day, and the event was open to the public while the conference the next day was for women only.

Elizabeth begins many of her talks by painting a picture of herself at age 14; shy, naive young teen who loved her family and played the harp. She describes her captivity, her suffering, her loss of hope. And then, during this talk, she began to talk about how she kept hope alive as she spent nine months in captivity. She thought about her family, and what they taught her about God and her faith, and decided that she wanted to live.

Her talk had the audience riveted. We found ourselves cheering for this teenager who turns out to have amazing strength. She was, in her unassuming way, a powerful voice for strength and hope (this was the theme of our conference, so she fit in perfectly.)

Before her speaking event, we hosted a VIP reception for certain ticketholders. I know she was tired from traveling, and had a tiny baby upstairs in the hotel who she would have liked to rock. But - she was gracious, kind and attentive to every person at the reception. She allowed individual and group pictures, which thrilled everyone there. Elizabeth was easy to work with, generous with her time and her story, and gracious to the end. We loved having her, and have had so many comments about her wonderful presentation. Thank you Elizabeth!”

“Elizabeth Smart was terrific, easy to work with, connected with the crowd, and she had a full house. She was all we had hoped she would be.”

“There’s a buzz in our city, it exceeded our expectations. ”