About Rita Davenport, CSP, CPAE



  • Born in Nashville, Tennesee
  • Resides in Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Has earned national acclaim as an expert in time management
  • Featured on Good Morning America, Sally Jesse Raphael, Regis Philbin and over 100 other radio and television shows
  • Has shared speakers' platforms with Erma Bombeck, Art Buchwald, Mark Victor Hansen,Art Linkletter, Og Mandino,Les Brown, Zig Zigler, Tom Hopkins,Rosita Perez, Dr. Joyce Brothers and Phil Donahue
  • Has authored several best-selling books including "Making Time, Making Money," "Excellence in Performance," and "Professionals at Their Best"
  • Has broadcast two nationally-syndicated cable television shows--Success Strategies and Laugh Your Way to Success--to over 32 million homes across the country
  • A charter member of the National Speakers Association, Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and Council of Peers Award of Excellence (CPAE) honoree-an award earned by less than 2% of the members of the National Speaker's Association
  • Earned B.S. degree from Middle Tennesee State University...with graduate studies at Florida State University and Arizona State University
  • Honored with Distinguished Alumnus Award from Middle Tennesee State University
  • Named Outstanding Young Woman of the Year
  • Named Arizona Woman of the Year
  • Hall of Fame for Network Marketing
  • Taught at both high school and graduate level in Daytona Beach, Florida and Phoenix, Arizona
  • Professional career includes work as a social worker,teacher,writer, consumer service specialist and producer/broadcaster,entrepreneur,and business leader
  • Has presented over 1,000 seminars nationwide--to universities,schools, coporations, small business, network marketing companies and civic organizations
  • Has been retained as management consultant to Fortune 500 Companies
  • Has been involved in many professional organizations including:
       - World Class Speakers of Arizona
       - Platform Professionals
       - Charter 100 Women of Phoenix
       - American Women in Radio and Television
       - Arizona Press Women
       - Women in Communications
  • Has successfully meshed roles as wife, homemaker, and mother of two college sons with the challenges of a career
  • President of ARBONNE INTERNATIONAL since 1991 and has contributed to the growth of sales of over 300%
  • Winner of 2001 Spirit of Philanthropy Award
  • Inducted into the Arizona Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame



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