Women's Equality & Empowerment Speakers

Katty Kay is the lead anchor of BBC World News America. Kay had served as the Washington Correspondent for BBC since 2002. Kay’s career with the BBC began in Zimbabwe in 1990 where she started filing radio reports for BBC World Service radio. From there she also covered the end of apartheid in South Africa.Kay then went on to work as a BBC correspondent in London, and later Tokyo, reporting on stories including the Kobe earthquake and the Japanese economic recession. Kay is a frequent guest commentator on "NBC’s Meet the Press", "The Chris Matthews Show", "MSNBC’s Morning Joe" and others. She is the co-author, along with Claire Shipman, of two New York Times bestsellers - The Confidence Code: The Art and Science of Self-Assurance—and What Women Need to Know (2014) and Womenomics: Work Less, Achieve More, Live Better (2009). Kay is married to Tom Carver, a strategic risk consultant. They live in Washington, DC with their four children.

Fee Range: $25,500–$38,000
Travels From: DC

Sally Helgesen is one of the world’s leading authorities on how to build sustainable leadership and on the role of work and leadership in the knowledge economy. Ranked as one of the top ranked “leadership gurus” in the world, elgesen is a pioneer researcher, speaker, and consultant on women’s styles of leadership and the unique contributions they make to the workplace. She focuses on honing women’s leadership styles, creating inclusive company cultures, and equipping men in senior positions to fully engage women’s talents and potential. She is especially well-known for her thought leadership regarding women as leaders. She is author of How Women Rise, co-authored with coaching legend Marshall Goldsmith, and The Web of Inclusion, The Female Advantage and Thriving in 24/7.

Fee Range: $13,000–$32,000
Travels From: NY

Fee Range: $15,000–$25,000
Travels From: TX

Levine started climbing mountains just 18 months after her second surgery to repair a life-threatening heart condition. She has since scaled peaks on every continent, served as the team captain of the first American Women's Everest Expedition, and skied across the Arctic Circle to the North Pole. In January 2008, she made history as the first American to reach the South Pole on skis via a remote route across west Antarctica. In 2010, she became one of the few climbers to complete the Adventure Grand Slam -- climbing the 7 Summits (highest peak on each continent) and skiing to both Poles.

Fee Range: $35,000–$50,000
Travels From: CO

As a young athlete, Ibtihaj struggled with the restrictions wearing a hijab imposed on the requisite sport uniforms, until she discovered fencing, where she finally felt she could be true to herself. She went on to attend Duke University, where she was a three-time All-American and the 2005 Junior Olympic Champion. A member of the U.S. National Fencing Team, Ibtihaj jousted her way into the history books at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro wearing her hijab, ultimately helping the women’s fencing team earn the bronze medal. As a stereotype-busting trailblazer and inspirational role model, she is an official sports ambassador, serving on the State Department’s Empowering Women and Girls Through Sport Initiative and talking with young women around the world about the importance of sports and education. Drawing from her triumphant journey and unwavering commitment to her authentic self, Ibtihaj inspires others to overcome any obstacle and pave their own unique path to success.

Fee Range: $18,750–$32,000
Travels From: CA

Fee Range: $30,000–$50,000
Travels From: NY

Reshma Saujani is the Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, the international nonprofit organization working to close the gender gap in technology and change the image of what a computer programmer looks like and does.

Fee Range: $50,000–$94,000
Travels From: NY

Gabrielle is currently the star of BET’s “Being Mary Jane”, which will air its second season in 2015. She plays ‘Mary Jane Paul,’ a successful talk show host searching for “Mr. Right,” while balancing her professional and private life. Gabrielle was also recently seen on the big screen in “Think Like a Man, Think Like a Man Too” and “Top Five”. Gabrielle’s passion for acting is rivaled by her involvement as an Ambassador for the Susan G. Komen Foundation as well as her support for the Young Survivor Coalition (YSC) and the Rape Treatment Center (RTC) at UCLA. In her free time, Gabrielle often travels on behalf of Susan G. Komen and the YSC to share her story of losing a friend to Breast Cancer and inspires others as well as visits the RTC to talk to young women. She also helped found a program called “A Step for Success” in 2004 which helps to raise funds for the economically challenged Kelso Elementary School in Los Angeles.

Fee Range: $100,000–$250,000
Travels From: CA

Van Jones is the Founder of Dream Corps. He is a social entrepreneur, a CNN political commentator, Emmy Award-winning producer, and a three-time New York Times best-selling author. Jones was the main advocate for the Green Jobs Act. Signed into law by George W. Bush in 2007, the Green Jobs Act was the first piece of federal legislation to codify the term "green jobs." A Yale-educated attorney, Jones has won numerous awards, including the World Economic Forum’s “Young Global Leader” designation, Rolling Stone’s 2012 “12 Leaders Who Get Things Done”, TIME’s 2009 “100 Most Influential People in The World”, the 2010 NAACP Image Award, a 2017 WEBBY Special Achievement Award, a 2019 Lumiere Award and a 2020 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Interactive Program.

Fee Range: $43,000–$63,000
Travels From: CA

Two-time Emmy Award winner Deborah Norville is Anchor of Inside Edition, the country’s top-rated and most honored syndicated newsmagazine. Deborah Norville’s meteoric rise from regional reporter to co-host of Today was the stuff of legend. The subsequent challenges she faced—played out in a media fishbowl—have made her one of the most admired women in journalism and a true inspiration. Deborah Norville speaks with candor and humor about handling life's curves, juggling career and motherhood and the rough road to your dreams.

Fee Range: $20,000–$38,000
Travels From: NY

Fee: $106,000
Travels From: GA

India Arie is a four-time Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She has sold over 10 million records worldwide. Her new short film "Welcome Home - Crazy/Sacred Space" was created to help calm the nation and bring focus to wellness, peace, tranquility and calmness during the pandemic. India’s message of healing, love, and compassion viewed through the lens of her indelible artistry and spiritual practice has made her a global difference-maker for nearly two decades.

Fee Range: Inquire
Travels From: TN

Lenora Billings-Harris is an award winning authority as a diversity strategist, researcher and author. Diversity and Inclusion is a full-time focus, not just one topic among many for Lenora - whether through keynotes, workshops, or organizational consulting, she partners with clients to help them build effective relationships that leverage diversity in order to increase inclusion, employee engagement, customer satisfaction and bottom-line results

Fee Range: $18,000–$25,000
Travels From: NC

Fee Range: $10,000–$20,000
Travels From: CA

Brandi Chastain has excelled for the past 20 years as being one of the most famous female soccer players in the world. Brandi became a part of history as she joined the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team and competed in the first World Championship. In 1996 she led the United States to a Gold Medal at the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, a feat she repeated in 2004 in Athens, Greece. She has been featured around the world as a spokesperson for Nike, Volvo, Powerbar, Gallery Furniture and 24-Hour Fitness, among others. Brandi is also cofounder of the nonprofit BAWSI (Bay Area women’s sports initiative).

Fee Range: $30,000–$63,000
Travels From: CA

Fee Range: $10,000–$27,000
Travels From: AZ

Fee Range: $7,000–$12,000
Travels From: MD

Fee Range: $7,000–$25,000
Travels From: NY

Fee Range: $8,000–$10,000
Travels From: NC

• Kimberlé Crenshaw is the co-founder and Executive Director of the African American Policy Forum, a gender and racial justice legal think tank, and the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies at Columbia Law School. • Crenshaw is known for her development of “intersectionality,” “Critical Race Theory,” and the #SayHerName campaign, and was recently named the most cited woman legal scholar in law. • Her groundbreaking work on “Intersectionality” has traveled globally and was influential in shaping the South African equality clause. • She hosts the popular podcast Intersectionality Matters!, and has moderated the widely impactful webinar series Under The Blacklight, which discusses the lethal intersection of pre-existing inequalities, opportunistic disease, and police violence. • She was named one of the 10 Most Important Thinkers in the World, and writes a column for The New Republic. She is a frequent contributor on MSNBC and NPR.

Fee Range: $50,000–$80,000
Travels From: NY

Both a former Victoria's Secret model and card-carrying member of MENSA, Geena Davis established herself in Hollywood by playing the quirky protagonist in a wide variety of films. Davis changed many perceptions about a female president in her recent ABC series, Commander in Chief, and she continues to be an innovator in real life, championing opportunities for women in athletics as a trustee of the Women’s Sports Foundation. In 2006, she founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, which supports research projects examining gender representation onscreen and advocates for better, and more frequent, depictions of women in popular entertainment. In 2015, Davis founded the Bentonville Film Festival, the mission of which is “to champion women and diverse voices in media.”She motivates and inspires women to take on new challenges, serving as a gifted role model. She empowers women to set their sights high in athletics, in business, in the arts and in life, reminding them “anything is possible.”

Fee Range: $43,000–$94,000
Travels From: CA

Former NFL Player Wade Davis is a thought leader, public speaker, and writer on gender, race, and orientation equality. Wade is currently the Vice President of Inclusion Strategy for Product at Netflix and has consulted with Google, P&G, Viacom, Bacardi and others to co-create transformative solutions to build inclusive corporate cultures. Additionally, Wade has coached senior leaders to adapt and flex their leadership styles to meet the needs and develop their employee population.

Fee Range: $15,000–$20,000
Travels From: CA

• Most Decorated U.S. Track & Field Olympic Athlete • Holder of 13 Global Titles, 10 United States Championships, 9 Olympic Medals, and a World Record • One of TIME's 100 Most Influential People • Advocate for underserved children and pregnant women and mothers • Ambassador for Right to Play and Play Works, as well as being a member of The President’s Council on Fitness, Sport, and Nutrition

Fee Range: $75,000–$125,000
Travels From: CA

Over the past ten years, Kathryn Finney has made her mark as a tech entrepreneur, social media visionary, investor, writer, and television correspondent. Kathryn is the founder and Managing Director of digitalundivided (DID), a social enterprise that fosters economic growth in communities by finding, training, and supporting women of color entrepreneurs. She is also a General Partner in the Harriet Fund, the first pre seed venture fund focused on investing the untapped potential of high potential Black and Latina women-led startups. Prior to this, she was an early social media pioneer, founding one of the first lifestyle blogs, the highly influential The Budget Fashionista, which she sold in 2014 to a prominent media company, making her one of the first Black women to sell a tech company.

Fee: $25,000
Travels From: IL