Women of Influence

Explore our top female keynote speakers who share motivating insights on leadership, resilience, empowerment, and creating meaningful change. Book one of these transformative voices and inspire college audiences at your next event.

Michele Norris

MSNOW Senior Contributing Editor, former Washington Post columnist, former NPR "All Things Considered" host, Peabody Award-winner

Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine; NYT Bestselling Author of Lessons from the Edge
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Gabby Giffords with Dr. Fabi Hirsch Kruse

Gabby Giffords with Dr. Fabi Hirsch Kruse

The former U.S. Congresswoman shares her inspiring story of resilience, joined by renowned speech pathologist Dr. Fabi Hirsch Kruse
Keywords:
  • Resilience;
  • Inspiration;
  • Former U.S. Congresswoman;
  • Overcoming Adversity;
  • Social Change;
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom;
  • Exclusive
Michelle Alexander

Michelle Alexander

Best-selling author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, (10th Anniversary edition, January 2020)
Keywords:
  • Mass Incarceration;
  • Civil Rights;
  • Human Rights;
  • Race;
  • Black History Month;
  • Exclusive
Zanny Minton Beddoes

Zanny Minton Beddoes

Editor-in-chief of The Economist
Keywords:
  • The Economist;
  • Media;
  • Global Economy;
  • Editor-in-Chief;
  • Journalist;
  • Exclusive
Colonel Eileen Collins

Colonel Eileen Collins

NASA Pioneer; First Female Space Shuttle Pilot; First Woman Mission Commander in NASA History
Keywords:
  • NASA;
  • Astronaut;
  • Leadership;
  • American Hero;
  • Breaking Barriers;
  • Exclusive
Maria Contreras-Sweet

Maria Contreras-Sweet

Former Head of the U.S. Small Business Administration; Corporate Governance Expert
Keywords:
  • Entrepreneurship;
  • Diversity in the Workplace;
  • Business Leadership;
  • Breaking Barriers;
  • ESG;
  • Supply Chain;
  • Business Strategy;
  • Business Growth;
  • Exclusive
Dr. Moogega Cooper

Dr. Moogega Cooper

Award-winning engineer of the famed Mars Rover "Perseverance" Mission and real-life “Guardian of the Galaxy”
Keywords:
  • STEM;
  • NASA;
  • Scientist;
  • Diversity;
  • Breaking Barriers;
  • Exclusive;
  • Science
Beverly Gooden

Beverly Gooden

Activist, Author and Advocate for Survivors of Relationship Violence; Creator of the Viral Hashtag #WhyIStayed
Keywords:
  • Domestic Violence;
  • Twitter;
  • Social Issues;
  • Advocate;
  • Survivor;
  • Exclusive
Secretary Jennifer Granholm

Secretary Jennifer Granholm

Former U.S. Secretary of Energy and First Female Governor of Michigan; One of Time’s Most Influential People 2024
Keywords:
  • Leadership;
  • Energy;
  • Policy;
  • Innovation;
  • Author
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

Bestselling Author of Closer Together—an Audible Award winner and now an upcoming docuseries—and a champion of emotional literacy and belonging in a disconnected world
Keywords:
  • Inspiration;
  • Resilience;
  • Wellness;
  • Mental Health;
  • Author;
  • Gender Equality;
  • Humanitarianism;
  • Exclusive
Sherrilyn Ifill

Sherrilyn Ifill

Civil Rights Lawyer; former President and Director-Counsel of LDF (NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund)
Keywords:
  • Legal Affairs;
  • Civil Rights;
  • Human Rights;
  • NAACP;
  • Law Professor;
  • Author;
  • Social Justice;
  • Voter Suppression;
  • Exclusive
Ginger Kerrick

Ginger Kerrick

First Latina director of NASA Mission Control and 30-year veteran of the Johnson Space Center; Chief Strategy Officer of Barrios Technology; STEM ambassador
Keywords:
  • Leadership;
  • NASA;
  • Breaking Barriers;
  • STEM;
  • Latinos;
  • Exclusive;
  • Innovation
Rachel Lindsay

Rachel Lindsay

The First Black Lead in ABC’s The Bachelorette; Guest Co-host of The View; Co-host of The Ringer’s Higher Learning podcast; Sports Attorney
Keywords:
  • Inspiration;
  • Motivation;
  • Black History Month;
  • Diversity;
  • Diversity & Inclusion;
  • Social Media;
  • Legal Affairs;
  • Exclusive