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Risha Grant

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Founder, CEO of Risha Grant LLC; Diversity & Inclusion Expert

Risha Grant

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5 out of 5

Founder, CEO of Risha Grant LLC; Diversity & Inclusion Expert

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Tulsa, OK, USA
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Risha Grant Biography

Motivated by her passion to correct societal “isms” like racism, sexism, classism and plain old stupidism, it is Risha Grant’s personal mission to expose the subtleties and values of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion while shining a light on the impacts they create. From her race, gender and lifestyle choices, to growing a small business and tackling economic, moral, and business issues, every area of her life intersects diversity.

Founder & CEO of Risha Grant LLC, an award-winning diversity consulting, communications and speaking firm, as well as an edgy, educational and motivational speaker, Wall Street Journal best selling author Risha Grant uses honest, humorous, and vulnerable storytelling to motivate audiences to embrace the inner tough work of Radical Acceptance while honoring diversity, equity, and inclusion without evoking feelings of judgement or assigning blame.

These audiences have included Google, Levi Strauss, Nestle Purina, Xerox, YouTube, Procter & Gamble, Discover Card Financial Services, Samsung Electronics America, U.S. Airforce, U.S. Navy, Intuit, and Harvard University, to name a few. She’s also been featured in Forbes, Harvard Business Review, HR News, The Financial Times, Glamour magazine UK, Bloomberg Media, and Black Enterprise among others.

Risha has received numerous honors such as being named one of the Top 10 Most Powerful Women Leaders in HR by PeopleHum in 2021, 40 Top Women Keynote Speakers by Real Leaders, the NBA OKC Thunder Changemaker Award in 2020 among others.

In her no-holds-barred style, renowned diversity and inclusion thought leader Risha Grant teaches and empowers attendees about unconscious bias, micro-aggressions and other actions that perpetuate discrimination and inequality. Audiences leave with easily applied principles for finding respect, understanding and inclusion both personally & professionally.

Risha Grant Speaking Topics

  • Get Rid Of The BS to Build an Inclusive Culture

    ALSO AVAILABLE AS A VIRTUAL EVENT

    Whether implicit or conscious, bias is the number one threat to humanity and any company’s success. If your company’s goal is to create cohesiveness within your organization, increase revenue, be innovative and elevate your reputation-the bias in your workforce and community is a roadblock. You know the problem. Getting Rid of the BS is your answer.

    Throughout this session, Diversity & Inclusion speaker Risha Grant allows attendees to express their biases, while giving them easily applicable tools to get over them, however screwed up they may be. Although diversity can often be an uncomfortable topic, Risha’s approach helps attendees to understand the concept, without feeling bored, judged or blamed.

    Attendees will leave this keynote understanding:

    • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
    • A thorough awareness of biases
    • A realization of how biases originated
    • A recognition of the symptoms and results of bias
    • Tools to address bias internally and externally
    • Benefits of Building a Culture of Inclusion
    • The stuff she thinks is important (that you should write down) as you establish your inclusive culture

  • Get Rid of The BS to Attract Diverse Markets

    ALSO AVAILABLE AS A VIRTUAL EVENT

    Companies need to know how to get diverse customers to buy their products and services. Why? Because of business sustainability, competitive advantage, a constantly changing economy and trillions in buying power. During this session, D&I Speaker Risha Grant will share with attendees the keys to effectively engage various diverse groups and provide them with tips to increase their bottom line.

    Biases are always working against you in business. During this session, Risha will teach attendees to examine their own decision-making processes and identify ways to minimize biases in order to attract diverse markets and increase sales. With a majority of diverse communities holding $14 trillion in disposable income, Risha makes the case for how profitability and diversity can coexist. This session will review the benefits of advertising and marketing to diverse communities in order to attract them to your company’s products and services.

    Attendees will leave this keynote understanding:

    • How unconscious bias keeps companies from recruiting diverse candidates
    • How to reach diverse candidates through unconventional methods
    • Marketing ideas for recruiting diverse candidates
    • The buying power of diverse groups

  • Radical Acceptance: Be Better Than Your BS

    ALSO AVAILABLE AS A VIRTUAL EVENT

    Empower Authenticity, Confront Bias and Create a Culture of Inclusion through Radical Acceptance.

    This speech will help audiences and individuals to understand Radical Acceptance and how their BiaSphere, Belief Systems, and BS stop them from welcoming and embracing all of humanity, including their own. Our BS shapes how we feel about ourselves, how we perceive the world, and how we interact with others. Radical acceptance teaches that through authenticity we can connect with others on a deeper level, and create a culture of acceptance and belonging. Mental health and psychological safety are more important now than ever before in the workplace, and companies who create an environment where everyone is allowed to be themselves without fear of rejection, are at the cutting edge of what it means to be an innovative and profitable place to work.

    Risha’s honest, memorable and practical presentation on Radical Acceptance: Be Better Than Your BiaSphere, Belief Systems, and BS blends together stories from her life experiences as a bisexual black woman, former division one athlete, and small business owner to teach audiences how their diversity can become their superpower! Learn how your own behaviors can be shaped by your own BiaSphere, which includes all of the subconscious beliefs, thoughts, feelings and emotions you have about yourself and the rest of the world around you. Radical Acceptance: Be Better Than Your BS will provide your audience members with the awareness and education to help them become better leaders, employees, colleagues, and people.

    Attendees will leave this keynote understanding:

    • The power of authenticity to shift company culture
    • How to use diversity as a competitive advantage
    • The psychological need for belonging
    • How our BiaSphere has shaped our view of the world

  • BE BETTER!

    THE GAME HAS CHANGED!

    It’s time to break free from initiatives that become silos in company culture. Every business loves to flex DEI, employee wellness, sustainability, corporate responsibility, plus customer experience upgrades–all aimed at crafting a top-tier workplace vibe. But rather than keeping them separate, it’s time to integrate them seamlessly into a dynamic overall environment that screams, we rock with our people, we roll with our community, and we support a world that wants to be better than the BS.

    HINT: IT’S ALL ABOUT YOUR PEOPLE!

    A top-notch workplace thrives on its people. The atmosphere isn’t shaped by your plans and initiatives; it’s defined by the folks making it happen. Your people-led integrated approach to culture starts with having the right leader and team in place. Cultures vibe better when every team member understands their role, feels safe, and trusts the process.

    THIS IS WHERE THE BADDEST CULTURE COACH IN THE BUSINESS HITS NOTHING BUT NET!

    In this keynote, Risha shares stories of empathetic, emotionally intelligent badasses who embrace connected culture and cultivating tight-knit teams because they chose to be better than their BS. The heart of the message revolves around her BET Framework, which demonstrates how personal improvement is the foundation to achieve organizational growth and transform culture. She also shows how personal growth ignites a slow but powerful transformation that positively impacts your team’s hustle, morale, and connection to consumers. Let her take your company culture from divided and disconnected to cooperative and connected.

    WE WANT TO BE BETTER!

    We’ve got you! International Speaker, Best-selling author, and Corporate BS Finder, Risha Grant will coach your team to success. Named one of the top ten most powerful women in HR and one of the top 40 female keynote speakers, she is poised to take your culture from toxic to transformational. Not because of the accolades, but because recognizing and conquering her own BS is what propelled her to reach every goal, she set for herself. From securing a Division One basketball scholarship to building a thriving multi-seven figure business that allows her to speak on global stages and hit several bestsellers lists, including the Wall Street Journal with her latest book, Be Better Than Your BS. Risha’s got the playbook locked and loaded. With half of her life dedicated to basketball and the other half grindin’ in the business world, she brings a unique perspective to educate and motivate by mixing in her DE&I-infused expertise with 25 years of business acumen.

    Attendees will leave this keynote understanding:

    • Radical Acts to build a BS Free Culture
    • How Radical Acceptance breaks the barrier of scarcity mentality
    • How to Assess the BS (biasphere) holding you back
    • The BET Framework to impact personal and professional success

Risha Grant Videos

  • Risha Grant Speaker | DEI Expert on the Key Qualities
  • Risha Grant | 2024 Reel | Global Culture and DE&I Infused Keynote Speaker
    Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, and Expert Coach Risha Grant helps leaders and teams be better than their BS in business and in life. SILOS...

Risha Grant Books

  • That's B.S.: How Bias Synapse Disrupts Inclusive Cultures and the Power to Attract Diverse Markets
    That's B.S.: How Bias Synapse Disrupts Inclusive Cultures and the Power to Attract Diverse Markets

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  • What topics does Risha Grant speak about?

    Risha Grant is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Black Heritage, Business, Business Coaching, Business Leadership, Consulting, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Personal Growth, Virtual.
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Risha Grant is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Get Rid Of The BS to Build an Inclusive Culture, Get Rid of The BS to Attract Diverse Markets, Radical Acceptance: Be Better Than Your BS and BE BETTER!. The estimated speaking fee range to book Risha Grant for your event is available upon request. Risha Grant generally travels from Tulsa, OK, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Katrina Jones, Carin Taylor, Ellen McGirt, Israel Greene and Cassandra Worthy. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Risha Grant for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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