Kayla Branstetter is a highly rated motivational speaker with 8+ years of experience as a women’s coach and group facilitator. Kayla works with individuals, groups, and organizations to amplify their authenticity and empower them to become a better version of themselves.
SIGNATURE TOPIC: Don’t Be an Athena
Don’t Be an Athena presents a raw, real look at the topic of women’s choices and experiences with trauma in which they were not able or allowed to exercise free choice. The speech will make audiences realize the depth and breadth of the issues surrounding sensitive topics. Don’t Be an Athena will open audiences’ eyes and expose realities that are often kept in the shadows.
- Killing shame by creating a safe environment.
- Strategies on getting women to safely talk to an authoritative individual
- Learning how to empathize.
OTHER POPULAR TOPICS
Connecting Past Misogyny to the 21st Century
Kayla appreciates history and connecting the past to the present. Several of her website’s Blog posts focus on women of the past and how they helped shaped modern-day women. This talk is to empower women to walk their own paths, because the world is full of opportunities, and women need to find the courage to take that first step.
What Women Need
Kayla suffered from infertility, a miscarriage, and judgement for being a working mom. Through her experience as a woman, coupled with her female students’ experiences, and her extensive research for her book, Kayla has a comprehensive understanding of what American women need. If you are ready to take the risk and jump into this conversation, then this talk is for you.
Crafting Your Narrative
Kayla’s passion is writing and she enjoys sharing her knowledge and expertise with others. This talk would be perfect for high school students, college freshmen, or local libraries searching for community outreach activities.
The Importance of Education in Our Society
Kayla has extensive experience in both 9-12 and higher education settings. She believes in the power of education, because it was her education that helped her escape poverty. This talk is perfect for back-to-school meetings. As an educator, Kayla strives to build positive relationships with her students, because classroom management and content will not mean anything without that relationship. She has written several anecdotal essays about teaching. Some of these experiences will help ease first-year teachers’ fears about teaching, and she will begin her session with one of these essays.
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Forthcoming Speaking Engagements
“In My Swift Lit Era: Connecting Past & Present Literature to 21st Century Audience” at the Johnson County Community College 2024 Cavalier Conference (Panel Presentation), April 12, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri
“Reshaping Women’s Narratives” TEDx at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine May 7, 2024 in Scranton, Pennslyvania
Select List of Prior
Speaking Engagements
Storytelling in the Songs of Life: I See Me interview for Narrative Mindwords (2024)
Washington Square Reads essay reading of “10 Lessons”
Radio Show with Washington Square On Air
“Don’t Be an Athena” TEDx at MSSU May 4th, 2023
2023. Reshaping Women Narratives: Igniting Courage in Women’s Voices through the Power of Storytelling Missouri Southern State University
Speaking engagements at Wheaton, High School, Wheaton, Missouri and Southwest High School, Washburn, Missouri (2023)
Interviewed with the editor of New Reader Magazine for their “Selfie” theme Volume 4, issue 16 to promote my artwork. (2021)
“Celebrating Our Grads” presentation for the University of Denver. (2022)
Speaker, women’s empowerment segment, Sasha Paredes Morales. (2021)
“How the Classroom Landscape Continues to Evolve.” Sigma Tau Delta Conference, Virtual Presentation (2021)
Interviewed for the Show Me the Ozarks for the April issue to promote local artists. (2021)
“Influencing the Future, Now: National English Honor Society Nurtures the Passion for English.” National Council for Teachers of English, St. Louis, Missouri. (2017)