Ketanji Brown Jackson was introduced and confirmed by President Biden as his pick for the first Black woman to sit on the nation’s high court. He called her “an exceptionally qualified and historic nominee.” for the Supreme Court. A Harvard Law School graduate, and now a federal appeals court judge, Ketanji, despite her professional and…
Grace Gaustad is a 19-year-old Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer who magnifies her message on tape, on-screen, and beyond. She presents a multi-faceted, multi-dimensional, and multi-sensory world where all are welcome. In high school, she faced relentless gender, body, and beauty shaming and endured harsh bullying for her learning disability. However, she found…
http://speakerscanada.com/kelly-falardeau/ Kelly Falardeau is an International Motivational Speaker and Bestselling Author, well known throughout Canada, United States, UK and Africa as an inspiration for building self-esteem and transforming thoughts into success. Stemming from her journey through childhood as a burn survivor, Kelly developed an unparalleled level of positive self-esteem. Gracefully leaping over obstacles that would…
Betty Reid Soskin’s inspiring life, work and urgent mission is to restore critical missing chapters of America’s story. Betty illuminates the invisible histories of African Americans and other people of color. She had a multi-faceted career as a singer, activist, mother, legislative representative and park planner before her present role as park ranger. Betty worked…
Zara Rutherford has completed her five-month, 28,000-mile journey around the world in a microlight aircraft. She is the youngest female to fly solo around the world. Zara hopes to go to university to study computer science/computer engineering. She says she’s, “Been flying for as long as I can remember and one of my biggest dreams…
Shaandiin P. Parrish, held the title of Miss Navajo Nation 2019-2021, She has been selected as the 2021 First Things First Navajo Nation Region Champion for Young Children an award given to local champions who actively volunteer their time to raise public awareness of the importance of early childhood development and health. To Shaandiin, participating…
“I am gender equality activist, youth worker and trainer from Azerbaijan with a global mindset and ability to understand local realities. As a first chairwoman of National Youth Council of Azerbaijan, I managed to break a lot of existing gender stereotypes about women in leadership. I am very passionate about public policy making, gender studies…
Vanessa Nakate is a climate activist from Uganda. The 24-year-old has become the latest cover for TIME Magazine’s October Issue, that’s been set aside as a Global Climate Fight Issue. She grew up in Kampala and became a celebrity in December 2018 after becoming concerned about the unusually high temperatures in her country. She was…
ABBY WAMBACH is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA World Cup Champion. She was the United States’ leading scorer in the 2007 and 2011 Women’s World Cup tournaments and the 2004 and 2012 Olympics. An activist for equality and inclusion, Abby is the author of the New York Times bestseller Forward: A Memoir and…
Olajumoke Adenowo is a Nigerian architect, speaker, radio host, philanthropist, and author. She founded the Awesome Treasures Foundation in 1999, with the goal to “raise transformational leaders”. The foundation provides vocational, leadership, and business training to girls and women throughout Nigeria. Olajumoke also mentors women on her weekly radio show. As a philanthropist, Olajumoke runs…
