LGBTQ Speakers
LGBTQ speakers are individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or any other non-heteronormative sexual orientation or gender identity, and they use their voices to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, inclusion, and acceptance.
These speakers often share their personal stories and experiences to raise awareness about the challenges and discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ individuals and to promote diversity and equality.
LGBTQ speakers play a crucial role in inspiring change, fostering understanding, and creating a more inclusive and accepting society for everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Their talks and presentations aim to educate, challenge stereotypes, and empower others to be allies and champions for LGBTQ+ rights.
- Featured
Corporate culture keynote speaker Alisha De Lorenzo helps organizations solve complex challenges through Positive Deviance, unlocking hidden innovation, engagement, and high-performance leadership.
- Culture Speaker
Author and cultural thought leader Rebecca Walker empowers audiences with transformative insights on identity, diversity, LGBTQ advocacy, and the power of storytelling to drive meaningful social change.
- Diversity Speaker
Arlan Hamilton is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and founder of Backstage Capital who champions investment in underestimated startup founders.
- Inspiring Innovation
Workplace DEI speaker and transgender leadership expert Stephanie Battaglino helps organizations build inclusive, high-performing cultures through lived experience, strategic insight, and transformative LGBTQ+ workplace education.
- Inclusivity Speaker
Leadership expert and former Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman equips organizations with actionable strategies for crisis management, resilience, and ethical leadership that drive cultural transformation and performance.
- Former Police Chief
Championing artistry, identity, activism, empowerment, and Afrofuturist vision through music, performance, and creative leadership that challenges and inspires.
- Celebrity Artist
Noramay Cadena empowers organizations with insights on inclusive venture strategy, food-tech disruption and transformative leadership shaped by her engineering, VC and community-impact expertise.
- Hispanic Inspiration
Social justice keynote speaker and culture change strategist Alencia Johnson helps organizations align values with action, lead inclusively, and drive measurable social impact.
- Social Justice
Keynote speaker, psychological safety expert, and gender equity advocate Farrah Khan helps organizations build inclusive cultures, strengthen emotional intelligence, and create safer, more resilient workplaces.
- Workplace Wellness
Dr. Paula Stone Williams is a global keynote speaker and gender equity advocate whose lived experience and leadership background illuminate systemic bias and inspire meaningful organizational and social change.
- Gender Equity
Generational keynote speaker Lindsay Boccardo helps leaders build collaborative, high-performing multi-generational teams through data-driven insights, practical communication tools, and engaging workforce strategies.
- Generational Speaker
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Shane Feldman helps organizations strengthen leadership, boost team engagement, and build connected, high-performing cultures in an increasingly digital and dispersed world.
- Leadership Speaker
Endurance athlete and inspirational keynote speaker Diana Nyad empowers audiences with powerful lessons on resilience, grit, and the relentless pursuit of seemingly impossible goals.
- Inspirational Speaker
Empowerment speaker and vocal percussionist Butterscotch Clinton inspires audiences through genre-defying music, resilience, and identity-driven storytelling that challenges norms and elevates human connection.
- Empowerment Speaker
Computational neuroscientist who applies data-driven insights to learning, performance, and scalable human systems to boost outcomes across teams and education.
- Mad Scientist
Keynote speaker and corporate inclusivity advocate Piers Kowalski empowers leaders to advance LGBTQ equity, strengthen allyship, and build workplace cultures rooted in authenticity and belonging.
- Transgender Storyteller
Comedian and digital creator Sarah Schauer delivers sharp, unfiltered commentary on internet culture, authenticity, and modern absurdity, captivating audiences with fearless humor and a distinct comedic voice.
- Social Influencer
Bold leadership lessons that inspire confidence and breakthrough performance.
- FlyGirl Motivational
Wade Davis is a former NFL player, global inclusion strategist and leadership coach who helps organizations advance gender, race and orientation equity through transformative, human centered culture change.
- Former NFL Player
Racial justice keynote speaker Chelsea Miller equips organizations to confront systemic inequity through historically grounded insight, lived experience, and actionable equity frameworks that drive sustainable change.
- Racial Justice
Sports journalist and keynote speaker Kate Fagan delivers powerful insights on athlete mental health, inclusion, and performance through lived experience, investigative storytelling, and actionable advocacy.
- ESPN Host
Fredrik Eklund delivers high-energy keynotes on elite sales performance, negotiation mastery, and personal branding, drawing from his record-breaking career in global luxury real estate.
- Sales Speaker