Princess Sarah Culberson: Humanitarian

Royalty and resilience keynote speaker Princess Sarah Culberson empowers audiences with transformative insights on identity, purpose, cultural connection, and humanitarian leadership.

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Highlights:
  • Discovered her royal lineage in Sierra Leone after being adopted and raised in the United States
  • Featured on CNN, Good Morning America, BBC, and global media in 60+ countries
  • Co-author of A Princess Found, now being adapted into a Disney feature film
  • Co-founder of Sierra Leone Rising supporting education, clean water, and community developmen

Formats: Royalty, Identity, and Humanitarian Leadership Keynote Speaker

Audiences: Corporate groups, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, diversity and leadership conferences, global development events, and audiences exploring identity, culture, social impact, and empowerment.

Outcomes:
  1. A deeper understanding of identity, belonging, and cultural connection as pathways to purpose.
  2. Practical approaches for leading with compassion, authenticity, and global awareness.
  3. Inspiration to embrace personal heritage and leverage individual influence for meaningful change.
Reading time: 2 min
Reviews: (1 reviews)
Rated 5 out of 5
  • Travels from: Los Angeles, CA

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The landscape of leadership and organizations have changed. Whether in a corporate or volunteer setting, team members want a sense of community and belonging. However, building this kind of culture doesn’t happen on its own, rather it’s based on action. Princess Sarah’s keynote is for groups who are serious about recognizing differences and taking on people challenges to solve and innovate.

Princess Sarah uses her personal experience as an adopted child growing up in a bi-racial family, as well as understanding a whole new culture when she discovered that she was a real-life princess in Sierra Leone. In addition to this inspiring journey, she draws from her business side as an entrepreneur (in entertainment and gaming).

In this keynote, filled with stories and value, Princess Sarah covers three areas:

  • Embrace your assumptions to elevate yourself and those around you.
  • Be willing to get uncomfortable and have the challenging conversations.
  • Navigate with compassion and use humanity to listen and learn to drive decisions.

Building a culture of belonging is more than top-down leadership and operating on the mindset that it’s someone else’s responsibility. Princess Sarah focuses on empowering YOU, the individual, to take action and build a tribe that is meaningful, passionate, and sustainable. Princess Sarah customizes her talks for each group based on their needs (in leadership, teams, culture, and D&I).

Leadership determines everything. If you have two equally talented teams and organizations competing in the same industry, the team and organization with the most effective leaders will win. Superior leadership performance produces superior organizational performance.

This keynote provides innovative ideas and strategies to thrive in today’s rapidly changing business world to help leaders transform themselves and those they lead. The need for bold and courageous leadership has never been greater.

This energizing presentation dives deep into the DNA of transformational leadership and how leaders can immediately implement specific behaviors to drive leadership effectiveness. Matt uses real-world examples of standing in the trenches with leadership teams and provides an action plan to help attendees create alignment, build inclusive teams, and influence others to action.

The outcome of this keynote will be leaders who are inspired and fully prepared to lead their teams and organizations confidently into the future. Lead inspired!

Learning Objectives:

  • Explore key competencies and mindset shifts of transformational leaders.
  • Learn how to lead confidently and effectively through uncertainty.
  • Discover how to increase leadership communication to enhance engagement and alignment.
  • Learn key steps to build an inclusive team and drive trust.
  • Learn how to become a coaching leader to enhance business performance and improve performance management.
  • Identify the leadership gaps that paralyze growth and scaling desired behaviors.

In ‘Fear to Fabulous’ Sarah Culberson explores how she achieved her dream of connecting with her biological family: an experience that changed the trajectory of her life for the better.

She began her journey faced with the fear of rejection but stepped into a fabulous world where she met her family, connected with her tribe, and accepted the responsibility of supporting those with low visibility. Discovering her heritage revealed a new purpose where she actively works alongside community leaders in order to promote various infrastructure, public health, and female empowerment initiatives throughout Sierra Leone.

With both a BFA and MFA in theater, Sarah mastered public speaking and acts as an advocate to campaign for diversity, equity, and  self-discovery.  Sarah inspires others with her experience of how she embraced the unknown and ventured into a wonderful world where she found what she is meant to do in her lifetime.

Talent Short Bio

Princess Sarah Culberson is an internationally recognized speaker, humanitarian, author, and cultural thought leader whose remarkable personal story bridges continents, identities, and communities. Born in West Virginia and adopted into a loving American family, she began a life-changing search for her biological roots that led to the discovery of her royal lineage within the Mende tribe of Sierra Leone. Reuniting with her birth father opened the door to a profound journey of identity, connection, and purpose that has shaped her mission ever since.

Her story has been featured on CNN, GMA, BBC, and in global media across more than 60 countries. She co-authored the acclaimed memoir A Princess Found, which is currently being adapted into a major motion picture for Disney Studios by producer Stephanie Allain. A celebrated TEDx speaker, educator, and advocate, Princess Sarah uses her platform to explore biracial identity, belonging, cultural heritage, and social impact.

Princess Sarah Culberson embodies a captivating narrative of royalty, humanitarianism, and personal triumph. As the adopted daughter of an American family, she discovered her royal lineage in Sierra Leone, Africa, and has since dedicated her life to uplifting communities, sharing her remarkable journey, and empowering individuals worldwide.

A prominent figure in humanitarian efforts, an acclaimed author, and a compelling motivational speaker, Princess Sarah Culberson continues to inspire audiences with her message of resilience, purpose, and the transformative power of embracing one’s heritage.

Additionally, Princess Sarah hosts the “Modern Royalty Podcast,” which delves into the lives and insights of individuals who are redefining modern royalty. The podcast features discussions on culture, leadership, and personal development, engaging listeners in meaningful conversations.

Princess Sarah has an extraordinary journey that has been featured on CNN, GMA, BBC among numerous other publications worldwide which have trended #1 globally in over 60 countries. She is an internationally-known thought leader, TEDx speaker, artist, and educator whose work addresses biracial and cultural identity and raises awareness of issues impacting Sierra Leone.

She shared the story of reuniting with her birth father in A Princess Found: An American Family, an African Chiefdom, and the Daughter Who Connected Them All, co-authored with Tracy Trivas and published by St. Martin’s Press. A Princess Found is now being adapted into a major motion picture for Disney Studios by award-winning filmmaker Stephanie Allain. Princess Sarah has also been honored with receiving the prestigious Trumpet Impact Award.

Princess Sarah and her brother Hindo Joseph Kposowa founded the non-profit Sierra Leone Rising which provides clean drinking water, sanitary pads for girls, education, medical attention, resources to build schools and technology centers, and more throughout Sierra Leone. Her work in business and technology has led her to create upcoming projects including an animation show with Randy Jackson as well as a Roblox game to connect and educate children about cultures around the world.

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