SPEAKING
How can we build healthier relationships, lead with empathy, and turn ideas into meaningful change? Through talks on emotional intelligence, healthy relationships, leadership, and social entrepreneurship, I help audiences explore these questions. Drawing on my personal journey and experience building Omena from the ground up, I combine storytelling with practical advice that audiences can apply to their own lives, goals, and projects.
My speaking has taken me to international conferences such as in Zimbabwe, Canada, corporate leadership programs, and universities across the United States. My engagements includes My engagements include Siemens’ General Manager Leadership Program, UConn’s School of Social Work Training Institute, Harvard, Brown University, and Princeton.
As a TEDx speaker, educator, Echoing Green Fellow, Clinton Global Initiative University mentor, and MassChallenge mentor, I encourage audiences to recognize their potential and turn abstract ideas into concrete actions.
Speaking Topics
Boundaries & Sustainable Leadership
For leaders committed to a mission, saying yes often comes naturally. However, knowing when to say no can be essential to protecting that mission. I explore how emotional literacy, clear boundaries, and sustainable leadership can work in practice.
Social Entrepreneurship: From Idea to Impact
Through the story of building Omena from the ground up, I share lessons on turning personal experience into purposeful action, navigating challenges, asking for help, and bringing others together around a mission.
Breaking the Cycle of Emotional Abuse
Drawing on my personal journey and work through Omena, I help audiences recognize the often-hidden signs of emotional abuse, understand its impact, and explore practical approaches to prevention.
Emotional Literacy & Healthy Relationships
Understanding our emotions and needs can change how we connect with others. I explore how recognizing emotions, communicating clearly, and responding with empathy can help us build healthier relationships with ourselves and those around us.
Keynotes and Events
Guest speaker for the “Learning Expedition” General Manager Leadership Program at Siemens
Trauma-informed boundary setting at One Love Foundation
From Silence to Action: Verbal, Emotional and Psychological Violence Ends Here at UConn’s Innovations Institute
Guest speaker in Social Entrepreneurship at Brown University
Guest speaker at the Global Health Case Competition with AllPeopleBeHappy and the University of Pittsburgh
Moderator for “Witnessing Trauma and Working Through Conflict” during UNGA week
Conversation host on mental health, youth agency, and community resilience with The Sidebar during UNGA week
Combating emotional abuse through Omena at TEDxBrownU
Breaking the cycle of emotional abuse at Preventing Child Abuse America Conference
Breaking the cycle of emotional abuse at UNICEF
Keynote speaker at the Clinton Global Initiative
The benefits of tackling emotional abuse at Harvard
Keynote speaker at the TigerLaunch Event in Princeton
Keynote speaker at the Mental Health Conference in Zimbabwe
Let’s talk about emotional abuse in Canada
Seizing opportunities at The Northern Virginia Community College
Your voice matters and your story is powerful at YCC Madagascar
How emotional abuse hinders women’s autonomy at Go Women Project
Navigating your life with purpose with Youth First
Living healthy relationships at 10 High schools in Madagascar
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