- Name
- Voices of COLOR Summit 2025
- Created 1 month 2 weeks ago
- Host: Kimberly Crowe
- Business Areas
- Business Education Family & Parenting Health & Well-being Leadership Mindset
- Topics
- Diversity Inclusion Leadership Life Coaching Lifestyle Health
- Timezone
- Timezone: Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Event date(s): -
Registration ends: Sat, Oct 25, 2025 5:00 PM (4 days 2 hours ago)
October 25, 2025
Live Virtual!
It’s time Your Voice was Heard!
Join in with amazing people of color like you. Who are here to make a difference. Because what we are doing is bigger than what we are now!
Our speakers are an amazing array of people of color from around the world bringing their brilliance to serve the greater good and contribute their zone of genius to the world. So welcome to our world!
- Speakers
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Hidden Profits under your NoseAlbert Corey Founder and CEOHidden Profits under your Nose
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Detours on the Way to Destiny: Redefining Success and Designing a Life That’s YoursAndrea C. McLean Founder, Speaker, AuthorToo often, we find ourselves living out someone else’s script, pursuing careers, titles, and achievements that look successful on the outside but feel hollow on the inside. In this inspiring session, award-winning author and board-certified executive coach Andrea C. McLean shares her journey of detours: from being the dutiful daughter expected to follow a prescribed path, to breaking away from medicine and corporate expectations, to finally discovering her calling as a coach, author, and leader.
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The Power of Self-Belief: Turning Pain into PurposeAndrea Estrella Life Coach, Speaker & AuthorBrief personal story of overcoming adversity.
Explain how self-belief was the turning point in my journey.
Tone: Pain can be a catalyst for purpose and transformation.
Defining Self-Belief
What self-belief is: Trusting your abilities, worth, and potential despite challenges.
Why self-belief is essential for personal growth and healing.
How self-belief differs from external validation.
The Role of Pain in Shaping Purpose
Pain as a universal experience that connects us all.
How trauma and struggles often reveal our strengths and purpose.
The importance of reframing pain as a teacher, not a burden.
Steps to Build Self-Belief
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The Inner Clarity Reset: From Overwhelm to Intentional ImpactAngela Nelson Certified Mindset Coach• How to quiet mental noise and reconnect with calm focus.
• How to lead with confidence rooted in alignment, not effort.
• A practical reset to create success that feels steady and true.MarketingBusiness
The Transformational Power of a Simple MindSHIFTBe Jensen Transformational CoachAt the end of this session, the audience will learn how a simple shift in our mindset can powerfully transform lives in any of the 4 key areas of health, relationships, careers, or time/money freedom.
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Clone Yourself: 3 Steps Solopreneurs Can Use to Scale with EaseBrandi Cox Founder and CEOSolopreneurs often feel like they need to clone themselves just to keep up. In this talk, I’ll share a proven 3-step process to scale your business without burning out or losing your sanity. You’ll leave with simple, actionable strategies to stop being your own bottleneck and start running your business like a CEO.
Attendees Will Learn How To:
Streamline & Systemize: Identify the time-sucking tasks slowing you down and create repeatable systems so your business runs smoothly without you doing it all.
Delegate with Confidence: Learn how to offload work effectively—whether it’s tech, admin, or creative—so you can focus on high-impact activities that drive revenue.
Leverage Automation for Growth: Discover practical ways to use automation tools to save time, boost profits, and scale your business without adding stress.MarketingBusiness
AWAKEN - Unlocking Your Unique Potential to Thrive in Business and LifeCarl J de Wet Motivational Speaker• Guiding you through practical steps to find your unique skills and talents.
• Choosing yourself strengthens everything you love by honouring your personal path and supporting others.
• Like the transformation of a Butterfly, begin your journey to uncover the unique potential that will guide your transformation.MarketingBusiness
Strengths That Sell: The Fix for When You’re Doing Everything Right and Still Not Getting PaidConsuela Muñoz Gallup-Certified Strengths CoachYou’ve done everything right—followed the advice, posted the content, launched the offer—and you're still not getting paid. It’s not your effort that’s the problem. It’s misalignment.
In this session, leadership and strengths coach Consuela Muñoz reveals how discovering and activating your natural strengths is the key to building a business that finally works.
You’ll learn how to:
Spot the misalignment holding back your results
Use your strengths to create clarity, momentum, and income
Align your energy with offers, visibility, and action that fit you
If you’re stuck, burned out, or tired of guessing what’s not working—this is your next step.MarketingBusiness
You Are Not Too Much - You Are Just Accepting Too LittleDarla Ridilla Speaker, Author & HostFor too long, high-achieving women have been told they’re “too much”—too emotional, too intense, too opinionated. The truth? They’re not asking for too much. They’ve simply been conditioned to accept too little. In this talk, Darla Ridilla, certified somatic trauma-informed relationship coach and host of You Have the Power: the Road to Truth, Freedom and Real Connection podcast, unpacks the deep patterns that keep powerful women stuck in cycles of over-giving, self-abandonment, and toxic relationships—and shows a new way forward.
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The Executive Energy Reset: How to Balance Hormones and Thrive Under PressureDilyana Mileva Founder and CEOThe Stress–Hormone Link: Why hidden nervous system overload fuels fatigue, brain fog, and anxiety in midlife leaders.
Three Rapid Resets: Simple nervous system shifts that calm anxiety, sharpen focus, and restore steady energy — without HRT.
Performance-Smart Lifestyle Tweaks: Targeted nutrition and daily habits that naturally support hormones and resilience under pressurMarketingBusiness
Breaking the Silence: 3 Strategies to Foster Mental Wellness at HomeDr Ebi Oginni Singer-Songwriter, Author and CoachThrough a unique mix of songs and insights, Dr. Ebi Oginni will reveal three proven strategies to nurture your teenager’s mental wellness:
Vulnerability – how creating safe spaces for open conversations builds trust and connection.
Resilience – equipping teens with tools to bounce back from setbacks and face challenges with courage.
Intentionality – practical steps parents can take to guide their children toward healthy habits, mindsets, and support systems.
Each strategy will be brought to life with songs that amplify the message, making this not just a talk, but an experience that speaks to the heart. Parents, educators, and youth leaders will walk away empowered with tools to support teenagers—and inspired to create environments where young people can thrive.MarketingBusiness
“When Life Reroutes: Finding Purpose, Peace, and Power in the Detour” Because even the wrong turns can lead you exactly where you belong.Dr. Sheryll Mizell Speaker, Author, Founder and Host1 - Life’s “detours” aren’t disruptions — they’re divine directions.
2 - The peace we seek isn’t in control, but in trust.
3- Every “off-plan” moment has purpose.MarketingBusiness
Are you being read or are you being SEEN?Dr. Tina D. Lewis Founder and CEOStats: VIDEO vs TEXT Email, How to Leverage VIDEO email , How to STANDOUT in the INBOX, Proven system to increase visibility, exposure, conversions and skyrocket sales and client acquisition
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“Champions of Change, Be The Change You Want to See”Ed Vargas, B.S.C., J.D. Creator Host & ModeratorLeadership & Strategic Planning
The Value of Credibility in Business & Social Impact
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Leadership, (IDEAL) in the Corporate World
Ethical Technology & Responsible Innovation
Social Entrepreneurship & Scaling Mission-Driven Businesses
How to develop collaborations to share resources and best practicesMarketingBusiness
From Imposter To Influencer: Stories and Steps to Unlock Self Doubt and Lead AuthenticallyHeather Rippere Speaker, Author, and CoachYou’ll hear stories and learn:
• How creating a gratitude practice can begin to shift self-doubt to be more solution and possibilities focused and how Alva used daily intentions to center herself and attract what she wanted.
• How Ella learned the art of pausing before reacting by setting boundaries with herself that honored her values, protected her energy, and even improved her home life.
• How Ethan struggled with stepping into a new role stemmed from holding onto his old one. By letting go, he embraced a growth mindset, and applied change management tools, that reduced his 60-hour workweek to 40 and gained more balance, clarity, and time with his family.MarketingBusiness
Focus your Stress to Sharpen your Edge on the GoInalize Cilliers Coach and Stress Management SpecialistFocus your Stress to Sharpen your Edge on the Go
1. Awarification
a) Become aware what is happening in your brain-body connection
b) Quick check-in with body-scan (base line) to explain awareness & re-connect.2. Sharpen your Edges (Respect and Utilize your Strengths.)
a) Often people try to be so well-rounded that they lose the Advantage of
their Edge.
b) Every Strength has a shadow that can control you if you are not aware of it
c) Understanding strengths and challenges, can sharpen your edge = advantage
3. Powertools to end this year strong!
a) Help the brain and body to communicate better with each other = focus energy
b) Exercises that help you immediately to reset & refocus your stress response.MarketingBusiness
Self Care is the New Health Care!Jeff Cade Servant-LeaderThe three important ingredients to the recipe of your soul: Mindset, Diet & Exercise
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You Don’t Need to Lead the Room to Light It Up: 3 Sacred Truths for Showing Up When You’re Not the Face of DiversityJennifer Takagi 12 Minute Success CoachThe confidence to speak up—even when they’re afraid of getting it wrong.
A clear understanding of how to support equity without dominating the space.
Real-world examples of how subtle moments can shift entire conversations.MarketingBusiness
The Boldness Effect: Silence Is Too ExpensiveJo Taylor Founder and CEOSilence doesn’t protect us — it costs us. Too often, people of color have been conditioned to shrink back, withhold perspective, or minimize their brilliance in spaces that need their voice the most. And nowhere is that cost more visible than in the workplace, where “work-life balance” is promised but rarely practiced. Employees are expected to perform at their best while sacrificing their wellbeing — a false balance that leaves leaders and teams depleted.
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From Survival Mode to Thriving: Healing Generational Patterns of Self-SacrificeJozanne Elizabeth Joseph Founder and CEO-Release the Past to Reclaim Your Future: discover how to shift inherited patterns of struggle into intentional choices.
-Recognize Your Operating System: learn how to identify when you're in survival vs. thriving energy
-Healing as a Service: understand how prioritizing your own healing is the most generous gift you can offer to Yourself, Family, and Community
-Break the Cycle to Build the Legacy: specific strategies to interrupt generational patterns of self-sacrifice and overwhelm
-Move From Proving to Being: develop an unshakeable knowing of your inherent value, solidifying your place in the worldMarketingBusiness
The Sacred Sidestep: Embracing Divine DetoursJudy Wong Life CoachWhy life’s detours are your divine invitation
How to stop resisting change and start trusting the sidestep
Reignite your dream life after a detourMarketingBusiness
Heartfelt Storytelling: How Authenticity Builds AuthorityKaren Hall Speaker, Leadership Expert and AuthorAttendees will learn how to:
•Learn how to give voice to your vulnerability — use your lived experiences to connect, inspire, and lead with authenticity.
•Understand the neuroscience of storytelling — why empathy builds trust faster than any marketing strategy.
•Identify your signature story that reflects your purpose, credibility, and unique voice as a leader or speaker.
•Craft a magnetic message that connects, captivates, and converts — leading to speaking invitations, collaborations, and media features.
•Build authority through authenticity and position yourself as the expert in your niche.MarketingBusiness
The Courage to Be Visible: An Inner Shift for SolopreneursKathryn Yarborough Founder and CEOIf you want your ideal clients to find you, you have to be visible. But it’s not always easy. In this presentation, you’ll:
• Learn 5 ways invisibility shows up for solopreneurs and what to do about them.
• Identify one thing you can do to break the habit of invisibility.
• Explore the one question that will help you have more visibility.MarketingBusiness
3 Things Every Woman Entrepreneur Must Master to Lead Like a CEOKelley Brakstad Business Mentor- Offer Clarity: Package your expertise into one premium offer potential clients immediately understand
- Message Authority: Position yourself as the obvious choice in a crowded market
- CEO Mindset: Overcome identity blocks keeping you stuck in corporate thinkingMarketingBusiness
Be Glad You are Different, thats Why Lfe is Great and Sucks :)Kelvin Green Mental Health AdvocateWe will talk about why we need the experiences in our lives good and bad. Why having a culture is great and why others having different views helps make life great! You know, some of the facts of life.
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Becoming the Next Version of YouKim Ortiz Life CoachAttendees Will Learn How To:
Embrace personal evolution by recognizing that growth begins when you stop waiting for permission and start choosing yourself.
Build clarity and confidence through simple daily habits and mindset shifts that keep you grounded during change.
Leverage courage to have hard conversations, take bold action, and lead even when you feel uncertain.
Celebrate your voice and heritage as sources of strength, not limitations — and use them to inspire others.
Create your next chapter with intention by aligning who you are with who you’re becoming.MarketingBusiness
Kick OffKimberly Crowe Founder and CEOKimberly Crowe is the founder of Entrepreneurs Rocket Fuel and co-founder of Speakers Playhouse. Her passion is to get entrepreneurs and speakers seen and heard in a bigger way by getting them connected with the stages, the people and the opportunities they need to massively grow their revenue and reach. From virtual to in-person stages, live stages, podcasts, web summits, webinars, Facebook Live, YouTube shows and TV there are shows and stages with audiences that need your message. "Because if you aren’t being seen, you’re being overlooked!"
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Wrap UpKimberly Crowe Founder and CEOKimberly is an award-winning international inspirational public speaker, six-time entrepreneur, best-selling author and audio book producer, and a joint venture master connector. Her superpower is turning dreams into reality.
Kimberly is also the mother of two and an adventure seeker, who has hiked sections of the Pacific Crest Trail, navigated Class IV rapids with one of Costa Rica's female Olympic medal-winning whitewater champions, sailed down the coast of Mexico on a 42-foot Yankee Clipper, and traversed 200 miles on horseback through Canada’s Jasper National Park. Her motto is “live life out loud”
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Unmuted: From Unheard to UnstoppableKimberly Crowe Founder and CEOKimberly Crowe is the founder of Entrepreneurs Rocket Fuel and co-founder of Speakers Playhouse. Her passion is to get entrepreneurs and speakers seen and heard in a bigger way by getting them connected with the stages, the people and the opportunities they need to massively grow their revenue and reach. From virtual to in-person stages, live stages, podcasts, web summits, webinars, Facebook Live, YouTube shows and TV there are shows and stages with audiences that need your message. "Because if you aren’t being seen, you’re being overlooked!"
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Panel DiscussionKimberly Crowe Founder and CEOKimberly Crowe is the founder of Entrepreneurs Rocket Fuel and co-founder of Speakers Playhouse. Her passion is to get entrepreneurs and speakers seen and heard in a bigger way by getting them connected with the stages, the people and the opportunities they need to massively grow their revenue and reach. From virtual to in-person stages, live stages, podcasts, web summits, webinars, Facebook Live, YouTube shows and TV there are shows and stages with audiences that need your message. "Because if you aren’t being seen, you’re being overlooked!"
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How To Enroll Clients with EaseKristina Jensen Sales and Enrollment Strategist-How to Close Sales in 10 Easy Steps
-The One thing you must stop doing to gain your prospects trust
-Why most attempts at handling objections fail and what to do insteadMarketingBusiness
Teaching Financial Freedom Through Trading; Helping 1 Million Families Live With Less Stress & Greater ChoicesLewis Crompton Founder and CEO- Understand how to trade the financial markets safely
- What the possibilities are for returns each month
- How trading can help you become financially free
- Empowering you to do this for yourself, not through automated machinary or someone doing this for youMarketingBusiness
Inspire Your Children: Reclaim Your DreamsLisbet Pawlowski Transformational TeacherFeeling like your dreams are on pause while life revolves around your kids’ schedules? In this talk, you’ll discover how important it is to reignite your motivation and learn simple practices to move your dream forward—without taking time away from your family.
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Finding Clarity: The Power of Awareness, Transformation and ReprogramingLouAnne Hunt Author and Entrepreneur- Learn the truth about busy
- Become aware
- What transformation looks like for you
- Reprogram and create new programs, new thoughts, and new habitsMarketingBusiness
The Empowered Parenting BlueprintMadhuri Garigipati Founder and CEOAttendees will learn how to:
Understand the unique challenges immigrant parents face in balancing cultural roots with new expectations.
Navigate the U.S. school and college system with greater clarity and confidence.
Apply the P.E.A.C.E. Path (Parent with Purpose, Expand Horizons, Align Values, Cross Bridges, Embrace Change) to reduce stress and overwhelm in daily parenting.
Strengthen parent-teen-school connections while honoring cultural values.
Support their children’s emotional well-being, resilience, and confidence in a rapidly changing environment.
Walk away with practical steps they can start using immediately to feel more calm, connected, and empowered in their parenting journey.MarketingBusiness
Impost-HER Syndrome: 3-Steps to Flip the Script on Your Inner CriticNatasha Robinson CEO of Global Mindset SolutionsMany high-achieving women struggle silently with impostor syndrome, despite outward success. The talk will share how I turned a personal struggle into a transformational tool to help other high-performing women break free from limiting beliefs, align with purpose, and lead authentically.
The audience will transform impostor thoughts and self-doubt to unbreakable confidence with my 3-step R.E.M. Approach:
1. Reflection-Recognize Your Voice, Not Your Doubt
2. Empowerment-Own Your Narrative
3. Mindset Shifting-Reprogram Your MindsetMarketingBusiness
Dress, Impress and Express- How to Nail that Interview!Nicholette Hemingway Founder and CEO*Tips on interviewing confidently
*Mistakes made before and after the interview
*Common interview questions
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From overwhelmed to Empowered: 3 Strategies to Lead the IEP ConversationNimisha Patel SpeakerWhether you're new to this process, or seeking to strengthen your voice to champion your child's educational success. You will;
Shift your IEP meetings from Confusion to Clarity From Silence to Advocacy without feeling you are on a battle field!MarketingBusiness
“Love Isn’t Enough… Couples That Last Must Master This One Secret Skill”Paul Sterling Speaker and Author“Most Relationships Don’t Fail Because Of a Lack of Love… They Fail Because No One Taught The Couples This One Skill”
I’ll show you what this relationship saving skill is... and how couples have used it to save their relationship and turn things around…
Bring Back Trust, Intimacy, Understanding, Connection & Communication
Stop the Drama, Defensiveness, and Damage
Remember Why They Fell In Love In The First Place…MarketingBusiness
5 Steps to Financial FreedomPrea Epps Founder and CEOHow to assess your current financial situation and get clarity on your financial goals
Strategies to identify and overcome limiting beliefs
How to move towards intentional spendingMarketingBusiness
From Silence to Strength: How Women Can Reclaim Their Voice in ConflictRobyn McTague Conflict Resolution Specialist & SpeakerWhat You’ll Learn:
Why conflict isn’t something to fear—instead it's a path to clarity and confidence.
How embracing your emotions can strengthen your voice, not silence it.
Ways to move beyond your past and lead with resilience.MarketingBusiness
Let's Get CuriousRoger Persaud AuthorRoger uses Overlooked History to build bridges audiences can expect to gain since
More inclusive cultures are 1.7 times more innovative and 35% more likely to outperform their competitors financially (McKinsey).
Inclusive companies experience 5.4 times higher employee retention rates, saving significantly on recruitment and training costs (Deloitte).
Diverse teams make better decisions up to 87% of the time, leading to more effective problem-solving and strategic planning (Forbes).
Teams with cultural competence can better understand and serve diverse markets, potentially increasing your customer base by up to 70% (Center for Talent Innovation).MarketingBusiness
Empowering Kids to CareSandy Austin International SpeakerKids are in crisis as never before with the increase in bullying, suicides, and school shootings. Kids often know when their peers are struggling, but don’t know how to help.
• A school club called the B.I.O.N.I.C. Team (Believe It Or Not I Care) in elementary schools through colleges worldwide for 20 years, has been empowering kids to reach out to peers who are new, sick, bullied, hospitalized, or lose loved ones to let them know they are seen, they matter, and they are not alone while preventing them from spiraling down into serious issues.
• Examples of outreaches will be shared with the listeners to hear the impact this movement is making for students, schools, and communities in creating caring school cultures and preventing suicides.MarketingBusiness
The Art of Decoding Body LanguageSara Nakamura Author, Speaker, Mentor, Stress “X” pert•Calm- Decoding Your Nervous System
•Clarity- Decoding Your Communication Filters
•Connection- Aligning Nonverbal & verbal messagesMarketingBusiness
Mental Toughness And ResilienceSiya Twani International Motivational SpeakerYou don’t need to figure it all out alone. I’ve walked this road. I’ll coach you through it.
BENEFITS & OUTCOMES
What Changes When You Join?
Empower you to move from a Victimhopd the an empowered mindset
- [ ] You will stop letting your past dictate your Future
- [ ] You will gain practical tools to be effectively manage your emotions
- [ ] You will gain clarity, self-awareness and the power of self-determination
- [ ] You will start making confident and empowered choices
- [ ] You will gain tools to let go of stuff that binders your personal or professional growth so you can thrive
YOU FINALLY FEEL LIKE YOU’RE IN CONTROL OF HOW YOU DESIRE TO SHOW UP!MarketingBusiness
Communication, Education, Veteran TransitionSteve Maynor Jr. A Retired Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant-Communication Essentials
-Leadership Skills
-Public Speaking Advice
-Advice for Vets transitioning from Active DutyMarketingBusiness
The Top 3 Actions Every Go-Getter Must Take to Make a Quantum LeapSusanne M Blohm Coach and Speaker1. Clarify the vision that pulls you forward
2. Elevate your self-concept
3. Practice relentless awareness & course correction
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Rethinking Impostor SyndromeSusie Fraga Leadership Coach and FounderAudience will leave with 3 things:
1. INFORMATION: We’ll look at what impostor syndrome is – and is NOT. We’ll also look at where it comes from and how it shows up in the form of behaviors.
2. VALUABLE INSIGHT into how impostor syndrome may be operating in your life – or the lives of others – and at what cost
3. TOOLS that participants can use to address impostor syndrome.
With this combination of information, insight, and tools you’ll have everything you need to talk yourself – or OTHERS down – off the impostor ledge more quickly.MarketingBusiness
The Heartbeat of Your Story: Make It ResonateTammy Gross Reel AuthorEvery good story is both unique & structured. Learn how to:
• find your story’s unique heartbeat and make it resonate with your audience
• transform your life experiences into a structured, story-ready message
• connect emotionally and leave a lasting impressionMarketingBusiness
Overworked, Overwhelmed, and Over It: How Black Women Professionals Can Protect Their Sanity and Still Have SuccessTiffany Mimms, PhD Psychologist, Coach and FounderIn this empowering and practical session, Dr. Tiffany Mimms, psychologist, executive coach, and founder of The Rosetta Center for Counseling and Wellness, will guide participants through:
The hidden costs of burnout, overwork, and the “Superwoman Schema” on Black women’s mental health and well-being
The Real Talk Framework: four honest conversations every Black woman professional needs to have with herself to move from exhaustion to alignment
Key signs to watch for — physical, emotional, and cognitive — that signal it’s time to make a change
Research-based insights combined with lived experience on how Black women can succeed without sacrificing peace, health, or joy
Practical steps to begin protecting your sanity, setting boundaries, and creating a life that feels as good as it looks
Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of their own needs, permission to prioritize their well-being, and strategies they can immediately begin using to thrive in both work and life.MarketingBusiness
The Book You Write Is For You — First, Most, and AlwaysTracee Lydia Garner Author and Writing CoachIn this talk, Tracee Lydia Garner shares how writing your book becomes an act of self-ownership and completion—an emotional and spiritual discipline that teaches you to start, stay the course, and finish strong. You’ll walk away reminded that every chapter you write is a mirror, a milestone, and a message to yourself: you did it.
You’ll learn how to:
• Reclaim authorship over your story and personal truth regardless what “others” have told you about yourself
• Build a sustainable writing mindset that prioritizes self-completion over validation
• Embrace writing as a journey of self-acceptance and transformation
• Finish what you start—and feel whole doing itMarketingBusiness
TikTok Trends and TEDx TalesUma Bambroo Passionate Teen SpeakerTikTok trends are stealing the self worth of teenage girls
There are ways to combat the "Flaws and Fixes" TikTok teaches
How a TEDx talk will influence girls globallyMarketingBusiness