Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 11/03/2025.
Cori Bush’s life is a testament to resilience: after years as a low-wage worker and single mother facing eviction, utility shut-offs, and hunger, she earned her nursing credential and became a community leader. Drawing on her experiences, she served as a pastor and grassroots organizer, uniting people around practical, solutions-focused efforts. Elected to Congress, she has built coalitions to advance effective policies and strengthen public services. With her authentic story and proven leadership, Cori inspires audiences to turn personal challenges into collective progress.
It’s amazing that in this day and age, we still ask, “What do you want be when you grow up?” as if we are called to be stagnant and fixed all the days of our lives. Having navigated a journey of being underpaid, to a licensed nurse, ordained pastor, and elected member of Congress, Cori Bush has learned to masterfully pivot not just in her career, but in leadership and life. Whether in one’s career, relationships, or life’s calling, Leading Encounters helps audiences recognize when they are standing in a pivotal moment and how to shift to always come out ahead effectively.
Elected to Congress in 2020, Cori Bush was the first woman and only to represent Missouri’s First District in its history. While being the first, it is not her intention to be the last. The quest for equal rights across the globe remains in hot pursuit; to actualize it requires courage, commitment, and champions from all walks of life who recognize that when one rises, we all rise! In this talk, Cori shares lived moments of courage and conviction to elevate the rights of women and girls around the world while celebrating the women who inspire her.
Cori Bush is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as From Unhoused to the House: A Journey of Resilience Against All Odds, Leading Encounters: Learning to Pivot and Masterfully Lead in Every Moment of Life and Phenomenal Women: A Movement for Equal Rights. The estimated speaking fee range to book Cori Bush for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Cori Bush generally travels from St. Louis, MO, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Donna Brazile, Valerie Jarrett, Anita Hill, Heather Booth and Fawzia Koofi. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Cori Bush for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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