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Mia Birdsong

5 out of 5
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Senior Fellow at the Economic Security Project & Co-Director of Family Story

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Health and Wellness, Leadership Speakers, Personal Growth, Virtual Speakers, Women In Leadership, Women's Health
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Mia Birdsong Biography

Mia Birdsong is a pathfinder, community curator, and storyteller who steadily engages the leadership and wisdom of people experiencing injustice to chart new visions of American life. She has a gift for making visible and leveraging the brilliance of everyday people so that our collective gifts reach larger spheres of influence, cultural and political change, and create wellbeing for everyone. Birdsong’s approach marks a departure from traditional institutionalized change work, which seeks solutions from select “experts,” people often removed from the problems they’re charged to solve.

She plays an important role in pointing to people’s lived experiences to inform institutional learning and transformation. In How We Show Up, her upcoming book about how we make family and community, Birdsong charts swaths of community life and points us toward the promise of our collective vitality. In her work on guaranteed income as Senior Fellow of the Economic Security Project, she taps into the voices and visions of low-income people to re-imagine the American social contract. The media and storytelling fellowship she’s piloting through Chanel Black aims to change the story and the storyteller when it comes to the lives of one of America’s most maligned protagonists: unmarried Black mothers.

Previously, as founding Co-Director of Family Story, Birdsong lifted up a new national story about what makes a good family. (More love, inclusion, and connection, less marriage, biology, and law.) As Vice President of the Family Independence Initiative, she leveraged the power of data and stories to illuminate and accelerate the initiative low-income families take to improve their lives.

Believing that, taken collectively, we are the guides we most need, Birdsong has made an art out of inviting people into rich explorations of how we map paths forward. Her New America public dialogue series centering Black women as agents of change; her 2018 City, Arts & Lectures interview with Janet Mock, her 2016 TED conversation with the founders of Black Lives Matter; and her 2015 TED talk “The Story We Tell About Poverty Isn’t True” (viewed over 1.7 million times) all draw targeted attention to the stories of people who are finding their way into leadership roles despite myriad barriers, while also highlighting the vibrant terrain of all marginalized people who are leading on the ground and solving for tomorrow.

Birdsong was an inaugural Ascend Fellow and faculty member with The Aspen Institute, a New America California Fellow, and Advocate-in-Residence with University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice. She has been published widely and speaks at conferences and universities across the country. Birdsong, a graduate of Oberlin College, stays “apocalypse ready” by gardening, keeping bees and chickens, studying herbalism, and occasionally practicing archery. Her children, partner, and chosen family are her home.

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How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community

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    Booking fees for Mia Birdsong, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies between live and virtual events. Other factors that can affect speaker fees include the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. The live and virtual event speaking fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Mia Birdsong, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.

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Mia Birdsong

5 out of 5
2 reviews

Senior Fellow at the Economic Security Project & Co-Director of Family Story

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San Francisco, CA, USA
Speaking Fee:
Live Event: $20,000 - $30,000
Virtual Event: $10,000 - $20,000
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Health and Wellness, Leadership Speakers, Personal Growth, Virtual Speakers, Women In Leadership, Women's Health

Mia Birdsong Biography

Mia Birdsong is a pathfinder, community curator, and storyteller who steadily engages the leadership and wisdom of people experiencing injustice to chart new visions of American life. She has a gift for making visible and leveraging the brilliance of everyday people so that our collective gifts reach larger spheres of influence, cultural and political change, and create wellbeing for everyone. Birdsong’s approach marks a departure from traditional institutionalized change work, which seeks solutions from select “experts,” people often removed from the problems they’re charged to solve.

She plays an important role in pointing to people’s lived experiences to inform institutional learning and transformation. In How We Show Up, her upcoming book about how we make family and community, Birdsong charts swaths of community life and points us toward the promise of our collective vitality. In her work on guaranteed income as Senior Fellow of the Economic Security Project, she taps into the voices and visions of low-income people to re-imagine the American social contract. The media and storytelling fellowship she’s piloting through Chanel Black aims to change the story and the storyteller when it comes to the lives of one of America’s most maligned protagonists: unmarried Black mothers.

Previously, as founding Co-Director of Family Story, Birdsong lifted up a new national story about what makes a good family. (More love, inclusion, and connection, less marriage, biology, and law.) As Vice President of the Family Independence Initiative, she leveraged the power of data and stories to illuminate and accelerate the initiative low-income families take to improve their lives.

Believing that, taken collectively, we are the guides we most need, Birdsong has made an art out of inviting people into rich explorations of how we map paths forward. Her New America public dialogue series centering Black women as agents of change; her 2018 City, Arts & Lectures interview with Janet Mock, her 2016 TED conversation with the founders of Black Lives Matter; and her 2015 TED talk “The Story We Tell About Poverty Isn’t True” (viewed over 1.7 million times) all draw targeted attention to the stories of people who are finding their way into leadership roles despite myriad barriers, while also highlighting the vibrant terrain of all marginalized people who are leading on the ground and solving for tomorrow.

Birdsong was an inaugural Ascend Fellow and faculty member with The Aspen Institute, a New America California Fellow, and Advocate-in-Residence with University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice. She has been published widely and speaks at conferences and universities across the country. Birdsong, a graduate of Oberlin College, stays “apocalypse ready” by gardening, keeping bees and chickens, studying herbalism, and occasionally practicing archery. Her children, partner, and chosen family are her home.

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Mia Birdsong Videos

  • How We Show Up: Book Talk with Mia Birdsong
    How We Show Up: Book Talk with Mia Birdsong
  • “Piercing our Social Change Illusions” at FRESH Live 2018 - YouTube
    “Piercing our Social Change Illusions” at FRESH Live 2018 -...
  • Excerpt (Mia Birdsong) - Basic Income & Racial Justice - YouTube
    Excerpt (Mia Birdsong) - Basic Income & Racial Justice - YouTube
    BIRDSONG is a family and community visionary who has spent more than 20 years fighting for the self-determination, and pointing out the ...
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Mia Birdsong Books

How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community
How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community

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FAQs on booking Mia Birdsong

  • How to book Mia Birdsong?

    Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Mia Birdsong for both live and virtual events for over 20 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment. Fill out a booking request form for Mia Birdsong, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Mia Birdsong or any other celebrity of your choice.

  • How much does it cost to book Mia Birdsong?

    Booking fees for Mia Birdsong, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies between live and virtual events. Other factors that can affect speaker fees include the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. The live and virtual event speaking fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Mia Birdsong, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.

  • Who is the agent for Mia Birdsong?

    All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Mia Birdsong for clients worldwide for more than 20 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Mia Birdsong for your next private or corporate function.

  • What is a full-service talent booking agency?

    All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Mia Birdsong or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Mia Birdsong or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.

Mia Birdsong is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Mia Birdsong for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Mia Birdsong generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Nikki Giovanni, Liz Dozier, Ellen McGirt, Renee Montgomery and Xernona Clayton. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Mia Birdsong for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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Mia Birdsong Speaker Videos

  • How We Show Up: Book Talk with Mia Birdsong
    How We Show Up: Book Talk with Mia Birdsong
    “Piercing our Social Change Illusions” at FRESH Live 2018 - YouTube
    “Piercing our Social Change Illusions” at FRESH Live 2018 - YouTube
  • Excerpt (Mia Birdsong) - Basic Income & Racial Justice - YouTube
    Excerpt (Mia Birdsong) - Basic Income & Racial Justice - YouTube
    BIRDSONG is a family and community visionary who has spent more than 20 years fighting for the self-determination, and pointing out the ...
    Dorian T. Warren and Mia Birdsong / Basic Income and Racial Justice
    Dorian T. Warren and Mia Birdsong / Basic Income and Racial Justice
  • The Story We Tell About Poverty Isn't True | Mia Birdsong
    The Story We Tell About Poverty Isn't True | Mia Birdsong
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