Taneshia Nash Laird

Step Into Your Power

This keynote delivers a powerful call to action for emerging and established professionals of color to lead with confidence, clarity, and community. Taneshia Nash Laird explores what it means to own your story in spaces where you may be underestimated—and how to turn that story into leverage, impact, and legacy. Drawing on decades of experience in the arts, commercial real estate, and economic development, she invites audiences to reject tokenism, lead authentically, and build networks rooted in purpose and excellence. Ideal for ERGs, DEI conferences, professional associations, and students preparing for transformative career journeys.

Attendee Results:

• Gain tools to confidently lead in spaces where you're underestimated
• Learn how to build authentic, purpose-driven professional networks
• Reframe your story as a source of power and platform for impact
• Identify ways to use your career as a vehicle for legacy and collective change