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Empower your team with Emily Goodson’s bold insights on inclusion, confidence, and building truly human-centered workplace cultures.
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Why book Emily Goodson for your next event
- Recognized as a Top 25 Emerging Culture Creator by Culture Amp, Emily Goodson is celebrated for her groundbreaking work in redefining how companies build emotionally intelligent and inclusive workplace cultures. Her keynote speeches offer strategic, experience-backed insights that empower leaders to drive culture change from the top down, making her an essential voice in today’s DEI landscape.
- Author of the powerful book Dating Disability, Emily blends storytelling with strategic thinking to challenge traditional views on self-confidence, identity, and leadership. Her keynotes guide organizations toward cultivating authenticity, vulnerability, and inclusive communication, equipping teams with the mindset and tools to thrive in diverse environments.
- Featured in leading outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, and in campaigns like the Bold Beauty Project and Disability Rights Now, Emily uses her platform to amplify conversations around disability and visibility. Her work inspires audiences to recognize inclusion not just as a policy, but as a transformative leadership priority that shapes engagement and performance.
Non-binding request for Emily Goodson
Redefining Confidence Through Inclusion and Storytelling
Empower your organization with bold, authentic leadership insights from Top 25 Culture Creator Emily Goodson. Drawing from lived experience and HR expertise, her keynotes inspire confidence, drive inclusion, and provide actionable strategies for building emotionally intelligent, high-performing workplace cultures.
Keynote Speaker Emily Goodson is known for her powerful voice in redefining inclusion, resilience, and confidence in the modern workplace. As a former HR leader turned author and speaker, Emily brings a rare blend of lived experience and professional insight to every stage she steps onto. Her journey, shaped by a brain injury that resulted in partial paralysis, ignited a mission to transform how organizations approach disability, self-empowerment, and emotional intelligence.
Emily’s keynotes resonate with organizations seeking more than just inspiration, they’re designed to drive lasting change. She speaks candidly about the human side of leadership, helping teams unlock psychological safety, cultivate authenticity, and create spaces where all voices are valued. Her work has impacted startups, Fortune 500s, and production companies alike, earning her recognition as a Top 25 Emerging Culture Creator by Culture Amp.
Whether guiding leadership teams through inclusive strategy or inspiring employees to embrace vulnerability as a strength, Emily equips audiences with practical tools and a renewed sense of purpose. She has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, collaborated with campaigns like Disability Rights Now, and authored the acclaimed book Dating Disability.
If you want a keynote that combines personal impact with strategic takeaways, book Emily Goodson for your event. Her insights challenge assumptions, inspire growth, and help organizations build healthier, more emotionally intelligent workplace cultures. Don’t miss the opportunity to elevate your next event with Keynote Speaker Emily Goodson.
Customer Reviews
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"We are so pleased to have worked with Emily to help our employees learn more about effective feedback. After completing Emily’s training series, we have seen a noticeable shift in how our team communicates and shows up in the office."
Lauren McDermott
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"Emily can form an idea into a truly captivating speaker session. I came to her looking for a guest speaker to bring an external voice and relate it to our company's unique values; she not only brought together an even more enticing idea but brought forth a perfectly organized mini-event complete with depth, multiple takeaways, thoughtful data, and ultimately delighted the audience."
Grace HuibertsKyte
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"Bringing Emily to speak at my diversity, equity and inclusion trainings produces the highest feedback ratings I've seen. With grace and poise, Emily uses her lived experiences to introduce concepts of disability that set the foundation for a broad and deep discussion about equity and inclusion. It's a challenging time for practitioners to build workplace culture; having Emily as a resource has been critical for affirming the identities and experiences of my teams."
Steven HuangMAPS
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Keynotes
Keynote by Emily Goodson:
Building Confidence, Mental Wellness & True Belonging at Work
Building Confidence, Mental Wellness & True Belonging at Work
Too many people operate in survival mode, pushing through stress, masking struggles, and feeling unseen. But what if workplaces could cultivate confidence, resilience, and belonging instead? In this powerful keynote, Emily Goodson unpacks the intersection of mental health, confidence, and physical disability, showing how organizations can foster environments where all employees thrive.
Audience takeaways
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Rethink mental health and confidence as core professional skills
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Learn tools to foster psychological safety and inclusion
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Increase empathy for employees with disabilities and diverse experiences
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Identify leadership strategies that promote well-being and retention
Keynote by Emily Goodson:
Finding Your Voice: Unlocking Influence Through Authentic Self-Expression
Finding Your Voice: Unlocking Influence Through Authentic Self-Expression
In this empowering keynote, Emily Goodson guides you on a journey of self-discovery and authentic expression, revealing how to unlock your influence and advocate effectively for yourself and others. Drawing on her lived experience with physical disability, Emily shares the inner reconciliation process she undertook to find her voice and inspire change.
Audience takeaways
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Overcome internal barriers
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Cultivate self-awareness
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Build authentic influence
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