I know how much heart and effort you pour into your events. You’re not just planning a conference or workshop—you’re creating an experience that unites your educators, inspires your staff, and empowers your students. My goal is to help make your event unforgettable by delivering a keynote that resonates with everyone in the room.

What makes me different? I don’t just speak at audiences—I connect with them. Through relatable storytelling, engaging activities, and practical takeaways, I create an experience that feels deeply personal and immediately impactful. Having worked with educators, staff, and students from all walks of life, I understand the unique challenges you face and tailor my message to meet your needs.

I’m not just there for the keynote. Whether it’s customizing content to reflect your institution’s goals, gathering stories from your staff to integrate into my talk, or staying for social events to connect with attendees, I’m fully invested in making your event a success. If you’re looking for a speaker who will inspire your audience and leave a lasting impression, I’d love to partner with you. Let’s create an experience your educators and students will never forget!

I speak on topics that help educators, staff, and students navigate challenges, lead with purpose, and show up with more confidence, courage, and resilience—so they can create meaningful impact in their schools and communities.

Popular sessions include:

• Be the Difference: Powering Up with Purpose, Passion, and Potential
  This session helps educators and staff reconnect with the deeper purpose behind their work, fostering renewed energy and engagement to make a lasting difference in the lives of students and colleagues.

• The Soul Behind the Role Igniting Intentional Leadership
  Perfect for educational leaders, this session equips participants with tools to lead with curiosity, empathy, and connection, transforming how they inspire and engage their teams.

• Check on the Lightbulbs: Supporting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Education
  This session addresses the critical importance of mental health in education, providing actionable steps to elevate wellbeing for students, staff, and leaders.

• UNMUTE Yourself: Rising Up with Resilience in the Midst of Uncertainty Focused on thriving through uncertainty, this session delivers practical strategies to help educators and staff advocate for themselves with courage, clarity, and confidence.

Each session is designed to meet the unique needs of your school, district, or institution. If you have a specific theme or challenge in mind, let’s talk! I’d love to customize a session that creates a meaningful and lasting impact.

Educators and students are some of the toughest audiences to speak in front of because they’re trained in educating and engaging people, so I’m honored by the feedback I’ve received from attendees:

• “Rachel’s session was powerful, informative, and encouraging. I will use her discussed material to make changes to my program for the better. What she discussed was so relevant to what we do.”

• “Rachel’s session was so dynamic, accessible and engaging. Rachel is authentic and weaves in personal anecdotes and relevant content from the literature into her talk. Rachel really connects with the audience.”

• “Engaging and emotional connective opportunity during a keynote is unheard of - kudos to you! I love your story.”

• “It is a great insight into leadership. It really zooms out from the minutiae of the job to what we are trying to do in leading and that our job is MAINLY about our connection with other people.”

• “Very actionable and relates to what I want to be doing more of for my staff, my campers and myself. Thanks. Best keynote speaker in the 4 years I've been here.”

• “Love how Rachel connected to us and related to our positions. She obviously cares and that comes through in her presence.”

• “An incredible display of excitement, inclusion, hope, and evaluation to ensure people feel seen and valued.”

• “Amazing keynote. Maybe the best I’ve ever seen. Thank you for reminding me why I do this.”

Always! At the end of every keynote, I share all of the raw data and summary data from your audience that I gather during the keynote, so you can repurpose it for blog content, social media posts, marketing, and strategic planning discussions.

I also offer the audience a variety of resources to continue their learning, including blog posts, podcast episodes, videos, and prompts from the keynote, so they are supported to continue to implement what they’ve learned.