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💃🏽 Queer Latina + Bachata Dancer
💖 Reclaiming my Latinidad
🎤 Founder @speakermovement
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I'm here for two reasons 👇🏽

1. To make money and have the freedom to do the things I love. I want to spend the bulk of my life making new memories with my family, dancing bachata, and reclaiming my Latinidad as I raise a bilingual toddler.

2. To center and amplify the voices of Latinx, BIPOC, and Queer folks. Although I'm not a professional speaker by trade, I'm exceptionally good at attracting opportunities and reverse engineering how everything works. I want to teach you everything I know through both my free and paid content so that you can go all in on your SPEAKER ERA.

Follow @stephwharton_ for all things identity, Latinidad, dancing, and public speaking ✌🏽 by @stephwharton_
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All through my teens, the world told me I had to be loud and full of attitude in order to be Latina 🌶️

...while also checking a million other boxes like being Colombiana, hella sexy, and with a thick accent

And every time I had the stereotypes shoved in my face—in the media, tv shows, and magazines—it reinforced that maybe? Maybe I wasn't Latina enough 

(This is coming from an immigrant, who had a stronger accent at the time, and who was most definitely born and raised in Latinoamérica)

The constant stereotypes (and people who couldn't understand where I was from) made me question my identity

Until I said BASTA. Enough is enough.

Now I'm in my mid-30's. Raising a bilingual toddler. And doing everything I can to reconnect to and reclaim my Latinidad.

Porque si. Soy Latina carajo!! 🤭

Any other Latinas going through a similar journey of reclaiming their own Latinidad?? 

Follow @stephwharton_ and let's do this in comunidad 💖 by @stephwharton_
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What I've focused on for all of 2026:

COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS
💖 A free challenge designed to help speakers tap into their own opinions + thought leadership
💖 The first ever Speaker Movement conference 
💖 The 5th Annual Pop-up Speaker Directory in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 
💖 Hosted weekly fiestas for our comunidad @speakermovement 

What I'm focusing on for the next 3 months:

GROWING MY BUSINESS 
❤️‍🔥 Doing the first official public launch (more like an off-the-cuff launch) of SPEAKER ERA—my signature program for Latinas + BIPOC leaders who want to get visible and grow their speaker brand to attract more opportunities 

Follow along to stay in the loop & mark your calendar for Oct 19!!

Comment ERA to be the first one in 🎤💪🏽 by @stephwharton_
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I'm so grateful that I get to collaborate with and amplify the voices of so many incredible Latine leaders—new and old

To wrap up Hispanic Heritage Month, I wanted to take a moment to thank each and every one of you—our comunidad, clients, and sponsors alike 💖💖

Here at @speakermovement we take HHM as an opportunity to celebrate our heritage a little louder than usual 

BUT THE WORK (AND THE ORGULLO) DOESN'T END HERE 

Instead, we go back to our regular programming:
💖 Host weekly cowork + network FIESTAS
🎤 Feature new members inside the official Speaker Movement Directory website 
✨ Spotlight members from our community across social media throughout the month
👋🏽 Interview folks for our Speaker Stories on the blog 

Follow @speakermovement and comment COMMUNITY join the movement!!

& for those of you ready to prioritize your speaker brand in comunidad, DM ERA for all the details and to join the next cohort of Latinas + BIPOC leaders going all in on their Speaker ERA 🎉 by @stephwharton_
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Capacity is literally ZEROOO when you're a mamá (IYKYK)

So for the rest of the year??

I'm challenging myself to grow my capacity so I can do it all—raise my bilingual toddler, make new memories, dance salsa y bachata often, and launch my coaching program for Latinas + BIPOC leaders who want to establish their speaker brand

Do you think I can do it all?! 😅

I'm going all in on this launch starting Oct 19

Comment ERA for all the deets 🎤 by @stephwharton_
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If you're part of our comunidad, LISTEN UP AMIGUIS 👀

For the past 5 years, folks who are the most engaged go on to land opportunities because of their HHM features

Every time you attend one of our live events, build genuine relationships with other members, and engage with and amplify each other, you're actively planting seeds that place YOU top of mind for when the next opportunity comes up 

Past speakers from our comunidad have gone on to book podcast interviews, received client referrals, landed fun collaborations, and got hired to speak at events 🎤

Being a part of the comunidad and getting featured is step ONE. It's up to you to be intentional with how you leverage the visibility to land even more opportunities!

So here's your challenge:

Do ONE thing today that helps plant those seeds ❤️‍🔥

What will you do?

Follow @speakermovement for more conversations around building a speaker brand that attracts cool opportunities 🎤

PS—SPEAKER ERA launches reaaaal soon. Mark your calendar for October 19! by @stephwharton_
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Right now my plate is pretty full as I celebrate HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH by amplifying the voices of speakers from our comunidad 🎉 

Pero después??

I LOVE the idea of welcoming a new cohort of Latinas who are ready to get visible, grow their speaker brand, and attract really cool opportunities 

Although I have very little capacity as a toddler mama who works part-time hours, I am ready for the challenge—to grow my capacity while going all in on an OFF-THE-CUFF launch!!!

Here's where I need your help 👇🏽

Once HHM wraps up, should I go all in on this launch right away on October 16th or wait until the 19th??

Bonus points if you have a specific reason why 🤭💖

We're about to build real momentum in comunidad, amiguis!!! by @stephwharton_
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The Speaker Movement is a whole ECOSYSTEM 

🔎 The directory where you get visible

💖 The community where you expand your network and prioritize public speaking in community 

🎤 The coaching program where you build momentum—get visible, grow your speaker brand, and attract cool opportunities to share your story with the world

Pick your adventure or join all three! 

DM 👉🏽 DIRECTORY, COMMUNITY, or ERA for the coaching program by @stephwharton_
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Who wants to build momentum as speakers—get visible, grow your brand, and attract opportunities—all in community with other Latinas??? 🙋🏽‍♀️

I've been wanting to run a launch for Speaker Era for so long now but keep putting it off (being una mamá to a toddler while only working part-time hours means less capacity to go all in on a launch)

BUTTT I love the idea of welcoming a new cohort of Latinas who are ready to prioritize their speaker brand!

I'm not sure what this launch would even look like (...probably very off the cuff jejejje) but while I work on re-vamping the whole curriculum, I'd love to gauge interest 👀👀👀

Would you be interested in joining the next cohort of Speaker Era and build momentum through your speaker brand?! by @stephwharton_
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It starts at 6am every morning 😅

I experiment changing my tone. Slowing down on purpose. Pausing (instead of getting louder) whenever my son gets distracted. Reacting to what he's interested in instead of sticking to the script... (that last one takes skills jajajjajaja.)

& Turns out that's pretty much what public speaking is all about. You could say I'm a pro—with almost 3 years of daily practice, speaking in front of an audience that's not afraid to hurt my feelings. 🤣

Now it's your turn to think outside the box

Where are you already practicing your delivery without even realizing it?? 

& make sure you follow @stephwharton_ for more unhinged public speaking advice from a toddler mama and visibility coach who's building momentum in the margins of mamahood 🤭 by @stephwharton_
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10 days ago
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In case you missed my talk at @unstoppablebusinesssummit last week, here's a lil sneak peek at the conversations happening in the chat while I dove into Want More Soeaking Invites? Become Impossible to Ignore

Together we explored:
🎤 What becomes possible when you're visible as a speaker (hint: it PAYS 💸)
🎤 3 ways to uncover your next keynote talk
🎤 2 key strategies to stay visible to attract more gigs

& thanks @legalmiga for the inspiration for this post!!

Seeing you share a lil mockup screenshot of your speaking testimonial from @speakermovement this summer was the exact reminder I needed to share something like this too 😍

BTW, want me to bring this conversation to your event, community, or podcast??

DM the word "SPEAK" and let's explore what this could look like together! 💖 by @stephwharton_
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11 days ago
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There's too much pressure to land the ONE lonesome speaking opportunity available during Latine + Hispanic Heritage Month 

So what we're doing around here is FLIPPING THE SCRIPT 

Instead of scrambling to book the one gig and competing against each other, we're taking advantage of this month to celebrate and amplify our voices so that we can collectively book speaking gigs ALL YEAR ROUND

Now that's making a real difference in the world

Want to join the movement?!

GET DISCOVERED 
🔎 DM "DIRECTORY" to join the free community and get featured on the official Speaker Movement Directory website 

🎤 DM "ERA" for all the details and to enroll inside the coaching program for leaders who are ready to grow their speaker brand, become more visible, and amplify their impact by @stephwharton_
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