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Capitol City Speakers Bureau

What’s one thing you want event marketers to know about your company? 

Most Speakers Bureaus are staffed by event professionals whose experience is usually limited to event planning.  Their agents often aren’t equipped to offer real business strategy to their clients.  Our team is different.  We are business professionals who began our careers inside Fortune 500 Companies and found our way into the Meetings & Events Industry mid-career.  That background shapes everything we do.
 
We are an Illinois-based, boutique speakers bureau with 30+ years of experience supporting Trade Associations and Corporations across the US and Canada.  Our business is a family-owned, small business whose owners are active leaders in the business.

Have you worked with any recognizable brands or events?  

Yes.  
Notable Clients: Netflix, Eli Lilly, Mayo Clinic, State Farm, Sherwin Williams, GROWMARK, Sanofi
Notable Speakers: Bo Jackson, Simone Biles, Mel Robbins, Tim Tebow, Andrew Huberman, Michael Phelps,  Adam Grant, Will Guidara
Notable Venues:  Grand Ole Opry, Cabot Cliffs, Greenbriar, Gaylord Properties, Baha Mar, Medinah Country Club, Caesar’s Palace
Aaron Rehberg

Aaron and Kathereyne with Katie Couric

Aaron Rehberg, Owner/Partner

Hobbies

Watching Sports, Coaching Youth Baseball, Golf, Working Out, Traveling, Live Concerts, Trading Cards, Sneakers, Fantasy Football, Audiobooks, Listening to Podcasts, Boating, Fishing. Spending family time with my wife, Katheryne, and our three growing boys, Logan, Titus and Christian.

Favorite Food

Pizza, Burgers, Mexican, Breakfast, Sushi, Pretty much any bar food, Italian.

Favorite Musicians

2000’s – 2010’s Hard Rock, Modern Country, 80’s Hair, some 90’s Rock. My playlist includes artists such as Three Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin, Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, Seether, Papa Roach, Shinedown, Morgan Wallen, Jason Aldean, Parker McCollum, and John Pardi.

Favorite Movies

Rounders, GoodFellas, Shawshank Redemption, Saving Private Ryan, Step Brothers, Major League, The Big Lebowski, Die Hard trilogy, Indiana Jones trilogy, Animal House, The Sandlot, Home Alone.

Favorite TV Show

Taylor Sheridan Series’ (1923, Landman, Tulsa King), Full Swing, Seinfeld, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Reacher, Real Estate Shows

Favorite Books

Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child, Mitch Rapp novels by Vince Flynn, Malcolm Gladwell books, Lots of Business Books

Katheryne Rehberg

Katheryne Rehberg, Partner

Hobbies

University of Illinois alum, love living nearby in the Mahomet community and staying engaged on campus cheering on the Fighting Illini. We are very active with our three boys Logan, Titus and Christian and all of their school and sports activities including Diamond Dogs Baseball Club. I am a Revelation Wellness Certified Instructor combining my love and passion of faith and fitness. I love to travel and enjoy summer days on the lake and I also volunteer with the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs as a county fair queen judge.

Favorite Food

Grilling out, Sushi, Mexican and Italian

Favorite Musicians

ALL Country with Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Walker Hayes, and Carrie Underwood being my top favorites, I also love some 80s and 70s (Eagles and Wings) from my parents playing it often in our home growing up.

Favorite Movies

The Great Outdoors, Sense and Sensibility, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Top Gun

Favorite TV Show

Any house hunter or home flipping show, Hallmark shows and Emily in Paris

Favorite Books

The Wellness Revelation by Alisa Keeton, The Leadership Moment by Michael Useem, Famous in Heaven & At Home by Michele Myers, A Mind for Sales by Mark Hunter

Christina Ross

Christina Ross
Business Development Specialist

Hobbies

With 5 kids at home, Lucas, Evan Julianna, and the twins Noah and Hannah, my hobbies include cooking dinner, handing out snacks, picking up toys and driving kids to activities and appointments. We spend as much time outside together as we can and we love to cheer on our St. Louis Cardinals and the Fighting Illini. We have a wonderful church home in Champaign, Illinois at CU Church and love the fellowship and community we have found.

Favorite Food

My favorites when we go out to eat are definitely sushi and Italian, but also love a good steak or burger. At home, my favorite meal is probably breakfast. If you need a no-fail, amazing biscuit recipe, I got you!

Favorite Musicians

Growing up we listened to oldies with my parents and covered many genres: The Eagles, REO Speedwagon, Amy Grant, George Strait, Garth Brooks and today I still enjoy a variety of music but on a daily basis gravitate to Christian artists like Brandon Lake, Lauren Daigle and Crowder along with Cody Johnson and Luke Combs for my country fix.

Favorite Movies

Similar to music, I have a wide variety of favorite movies. Uncle Buck, Pride and Prejudice, White Christmas, Remember the Titans, Tommy Boy

Favorite TV Show

Many great sitcoms like Friends, New Girl, Home Improvement but favorite of all-time would be Downton Abbey

Favorite Books

The Stories We Tell by Joanna Gaines, Turn the Ship Around by David Marquet, Jane Austen novels

Teresa Considine

Teresa Considine
IT & Special Projects Lead

Hobbies

I enjoy being outdoors with my husband, Kirk, as much as possible…hiking, fishing, camping, biking, boating, gardening, and most especially growing my skills as a nature photographer.

Favorite Food

Any and everything you can find in the sea – as long as it’s NOT fried.

Favorite Musicians

I’m a Rock n’ Roll girl from the 80’s, and Iron Maiden will always hold the coveted All-Time Fave prize in my heart (amazing in concert!) – Prince is a close second. My husband’s influence helped expand my favorites playlist to include SoCal bands (311 and Incubus) and classic hip-hop (Eric B. & Rakim and Run-D.M.C.).

Favorite Movies

There are so many movies I would consider my favorites, but I’m really all about laughing my way through a movie. Comedies like This is Spinal Tap, Tropic Thunder, Best in Show and Blazing Saddles are just a few of my go-to chucklers.

Favorite TV Show

I’m more of a “passive” tv watcher… it’s on but I’m not really paying attention to it. The shows that do capture my attention are usually comedies. 

Favorite Books

I read a lot, and nothing in the last 30 years has been able to knock To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee from the #1 Fave spot. But in recent years, I’ve discovered some contenders including, Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz and Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés.

Mike & RITA Klemm

Rita & Mike with MLB Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr.

Mike and Rita with MLB Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr.

We honor our founders, Mike and Rita Klemm, who upon their retirement leave behind a lasting legacy of successful client events. We extend our gratitude for their vision in connecting people with inspiring voices and for shaping Capitol City Speakers Bureau from its earliest days with a standard of excellence we are proud to carry forward.  

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Caroline Goodman

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Jane Smith

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Jennifer Doe

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