Lakeidra Smith is a bestselling author, cybersecurity strategist and founder of The Cyber Consultant, a boutique firm that delivers human-centered digital risk solutions for high-impact companies and private clients. Her signature Cyber Curiosity™ Mindset reframes security from fear to curiosity, equipping leaders to spot threats before they strike. With nearly a decade in IT management and curriculum design, Lakeidra translates complex cyber challenges into plain-spoken, actionable insight. 

She is sought for keynotes, fireside chats and executive workshops at technology conferences, women-in-leadership forums and corporate off-sites. 

Favorite topics include executive-level digital resilience, secure automation and scaling, deepfake and impersonation scams, security-first culture building and expanding diversity in cyber. Event partners praise her warm authority, data-driven storytelling and leave-today, act-tomorrow takeaways.