Ignite Your Audience with Transformative Power
Erika brings a unique blend of raw storytelling, proven frameworks, and actionable strategies to every stage. Her talks don't just inspire, they transform.
POWER Talks
Every talk is customizable to your audience, event format, and goals.
When Excellence Isn't Enough: How Women Build Influence, Authority, and Career Power
You're doing everything right—deliver results, lead with integrity, and work hard—yet still find yourself overlooked or underutilized. This keynote explores why excellence alone doesn't create influence and what it truly takes to be seen, heard, and trusted at higher levels of leadership. Through the POWER™ framework, this talk offers practical insights and mindset shifts that help you elevate how you show up, strengthen your leadership impact, and build sustainable career momentum without burnout or compromise.
Behind the Balance: Naming the Invisible Load
This powerful session unpacks the invisible labor—mental, emotional, and logistical—that women often carry silently across both home and workplace. Blending relatable storytelling, research-backed insight, and practical tools, Erika empowers attendees to name the unseen, reframe unrealistic expectations, and begin the process of redistributing the load.
Professional POWER: What It Means to Show Up Authentically
Erika challenges the outdated narrative that professionalism requires assimilation. She equips audiences—especially underrepresented professionals—with the mindset and tools to align authenticity with excellence. From navigating code-switching and cultural norms to building a personal brand rooted in values, Erika helps attendees stop shrinking to fit and start showing up to lead.
Ditch the Imposter, Lead with Impact: A Field Guide for WOC in Tech
Imposter thoughts are common—but for women of color in tech, they're often intensified by bias, invisible load, and unrecognized 'glue work.' Erika breaks down the real dynamics behind imposter syndrome and introduces a clear framework for reclaiming confidence, visibility, and career power.
Navigating Change with Confidence: Strengthening Morale in Uncertain Times
Empowers professionals to reframe uncertainty as an opportunity for growth. Drawing from personal experience and proven frameworks, Erika equips audiences with practical strategies to maintain morale, build resilience, and foster a strong support network during times of transition.
Read the Room and Elevate Your Influence
Influence isn't about saying more—it's about saying the right thing, in the right way, to the right people. Erika shows leaders how to quickly read the room, recognize communication styles and stress triggers, and adapt their message so it lands across different personalities.
Gaining Clarity That Drives Confidence
When clarity is missing, confidence fades—even for high achievers. This session reframes clarity as a leadership skill and shows how defining direction, priorities, and personal alignment unlocks confident action, presence, and influence.
Feedback That Fuels Performance
Too often, feedback shows up as judgment instead of development. Erika shows leaders how to replace reactive performance plans with coaching-driven feedback that builds clarity, trust, and accountability. Attendees walk away with practical tools to deliver feedback that motivates growth.
The 5 Human Conditions That Make High Performance Possible
This keynote explores the five human conditions that make high performance possible. Using the POWER Framework™, Erika shows how leaders can create environments where clarity, accountability, and execution are consistently reinforced—so performance becomes sustainable, not situational.
Building Cultures of Confidence: High-Performance from the Heart
High performance doesn't come from pressure or perfection—it comes from confidence. Erika shows leaders how to build cultures where people feel safe to speak up, take ownership, and perform at their best.
15 Laws of Growth
A transformative session grounded in timeless principles of personal and professional growth—helping leaders and emerging talent understand the laws that govern lasting impact and upward momentum.
Becoming a Person of Influence
Explores what it truly means to lead with influence—not authority. This session helps professionals build the credibility, trust, and presence needed to inspire others and drive meaningful change.
High Performance from the Heart
A powerful look at how sustainable high performance is rooted in purpose, psychological safety, and genuine connection. Erika shows teams and leaders how to cultivate an environment where people bring their best—consistently and authentically.
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What People Are Saying
Real feedback from event organizers and attendees.
"I engaged with Erika as a keynote speaker for one of my organization's graduating cohorts. The women were transfixed, deeply engaged, and excited about their future prospects. She brought an energy that was impossible to ignore and shared her stories in a down-to-earth, relatable way that had us all nodding in solidarity even as we all took notes on how to move as leaders of our own futures. I went from someone who enjoys and respects Erika's presence, expertise, and professionalism to a full blown fan."
Shawna J. Curran, MBA
Founder & CEO · STEM ENRG
"Erika gave the keynote address at our annual user conference and left a truly lasting impression on our customers and our employees alike. She combined elements of our brand and company mission with her own passions and professional experience into an impactful talk that we're still quoting today. Any company looking to delight any audience will do just that by working with Erika."
Noel Wurst
Director of Storytelling
"Not only was Erika's talk super informative and interesting but she made the entire thing fun and interactive! Even though we were all at our respective homes, she managed to convey the energy of an actual physical conference. Not to mention I had a huge smile plastered across my face throughout her presentation."
Sahil Maniar
Product Marketing · BrowserStack
"Erika is an extremely engaging and talented speaker. With her expertise in QA and creative storytelling, she was able to give an amazing presentation that had the audience give a (virtual) standing ovation. I had a great time working with her and look forward to working with her in the future!"
Carla Black
Marketing Manager · Kobiton
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