Are you a nurse with wisdom worth sharing?
Do you have a story to tell, insights to teach, or solutions for real-world challenges facing healthcare today?
Imagine transforming your bedside expertise into standing ovations—and a public-speaking career that could earn six figures or more. Your years of patient care have given you perspective, resilience, and knowledge that deserves the spotlight.
Scrubs to Speaker was created to help nurses like YOU turn experience into influence, and guiding you toward a career and/or supplemental income as a professional speaker.
Ready to begin?
Download your Scrubs to Speaker Step-by-Step Checklist—drawn from my twenty years of public-speaking experience--covering all the essential steps you'll need to become a nurse who keynotes.
Hello!
I'm Colleen Sweeney, RN, BS, and CEO of Sweeney Healthcare Enterprises
Having been recognized as a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)—one of only 23 nurses worldwide to achieve this distinction—I'm a renowned healthcare communicator, consultant, and global speaker. With a diverse background as a critical-care nurse, educator, administrator, business owner, and researcher, I bring deep expertise to my work. My landmark Patient Empathy Project™ revealed the strong link between patient fears and HCAHPS scores, driving hospitals to improve care and boost revenue. Known for blending humor, heart, and insight, I have spoken internationally and led as past president of the National Speakers Association’s Central Florida chapter. I hold degrees in nursing and business, earned a master’s certificate in project management, and am the founder of Sweeney Healthcare Enterprises. Drawing on my early stint in improvisational comedy and my own multimillion-dollar speaking success, I now inspire and equip fellow nurses like you to thrive as professional speakers.
How do I start?
Step 1
Embrace your Message
Download the Scrubs to Speaker Checklist for everything you'll need to do to get started.
Step 2
Polish Your Presence
Access expert-led mini courses to craft a compelling keynote, learn the secrets to being a category of one, or write a speaking contract.
Step 3
Take the Mic
Book speaking gigs, inspire audiences, and transform your clinical expertise into a powerful, purpose-driven professional speaking career!
