Astara Angels. This is my favourite charity (mainly because I am on the committee and board). Our first event was held on February 17th 2006. To view how fabulous it was please click here Our first goal is to build an orphanage for little girls in India. Astara Angels are selling bricks for $20.00 each - you can buy a brick and have your name engraved on a plaque which will be mounted on the orphanage.

Here is the latest Coyote Newsletter. This is published monthly but soon to be fortnightly. I always feature something educational that has been written by one of the speakers I represent. Hope you get something from it. Previous articles are published on the coyote website.

Here is the latest click here

If you thought of using a magician at a conference then you have to have a look at David Welzman. Coyote sponsored an event at ISES on 8th March (ISES - International Special Events Society) and David took some great photos. Have a look at what he can do. Click Here David not only performs the magic, he takes photos and then gives them to you in this style. I did not supply him with anything, he just took stuff off my website and made this himself. A+ for effort if you ask me. If you need a magician like David contact me at debbie@coyote.com.au or visit our website Coyote Management International

As well as running my professional speaking business, corporate training and conference entertainment bureau, I am involved in two other businesses.

The first one is DinnerDouze along with my great friend Sharon Cullington. You can visit us at here at DinnerDouze. This is where we take out 12 people to a wonderful restaurant. Either Sharon and I will be the hostess (sorry we don't get involved romantically with our clients) but we ensure that you feel comfortable when you arrive at dinner, after all you will at least be friends with us. Sharon and I will make sure we have many chats to get to know each other. We also offer relationship courses.

The other one is AGEL. The reason I promote these products because they really work. If I take a satchet of FIT before I train for Taekwondo I will perform at my best, if I don't I really notice it. And....... even though there is no evidence to support this, I have found that if I have a satchet of EX-O before I go to bed (and if I have had one too many wines) I don't have a hangover the next day. Now I swear it works for me, but there is no evidence, or backing from Agel, just my personal observation. Here is the website, if you want to purchase these products sign up as a preferred customer and it will take you to the ordering page. AGEL

Why am I writing this blog and who really cares? Well the reason is I am asked many times - Where did I get the name Coyote from and why don't I have any information about myself on the website? So Here I am, all about the name and some stuff about me.

The Name Coyote. This happened when I first met my previous partner, a professional speaker. We had been going out for a few months when one of his client's invited me to travel with him to Fiji whilst he spent a whole 3 hours hard at work presenting. Me, being a woman who loves to travel agreed to go of course. This conference was a 5 day conference with a NZ company and let me tell you IT WAS FUN! I joined in with the group and did everything I could. One day Ron went deep sea fishing and me, being a lover or orchids, decided to go on the Orchid Tour. How divine! I've refrained from publishing my orchid pictures here in case I scare you off. Speaking of Orchids have you visited the Botanic Gardens in Singapore? Ron and I were in Singapore in 2005 for the Global Speakers Convention. Ron is a CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) only 7% of speakers in the world have this accredition. On the first day Ron had to attend the CSP meeting and I had a day to myself. So did I go shopping in Orchard Road? Hell no! I headed off for a day to myself at the Botanic Gardens and was in Orchid Paradise. OK so I'm not that interesting after all!

Oops lost the plot then, we are back in Fiji now. At one stage we were sunning on an island after a beautiful cruise and I said to Ron "So this is work for you?" I then asked him how do I get into this business. He said become a speaker or become a bureau. Hmmm thought I - just might do that. By the way I plan to be on the circuit in 2007 once my book is finished and published.

Then came the corporate games. We played Skirmish, and I got creamed pretty much straight away and it hurt too! Later we were playing another game and Ron smeared some mud on me, so in front of the 90 clients, he took off running and I chased him at full speed - out the gate and onto the gravel road. Never having played football before in my life I thought I might try a crash tackle. I did, I landed spreadeagled on my front, scratched and hurt and there came the name Coyote. It's true, I am quite like the Wile E Coyote, never giving up, taking risks, extremely resourceful, a survivor and quite often injuring myself in the process.

Today for example, I went for a grading in Tae Kwon Do. In my last 10 seconds of sparring I fainted. If anyone had a camera it would have appeared that Rowan, my sparring partner, had kicked me down on the ground. I recovered and had to break a board with my elbow straight away. I am sitting here typing this with a forearm covered in bruises and cuts but by golly I broke that board anyway!

Here is an interview I did for Flying Solo