Bernadette Smith has been an in-demand keynote speaker, thought leader and consultant for years. Her candid and practical, yet humorous, approach has made her popular with diverse business audiences around North America. Simply put, she cuts through the bull yet her timely messages of gender, boundaries, anti-harassment, and diversity and inclusion can be directly tied to a company's improved bottom line.
Bernadette has presented to enthusiastic audiences of CEOs, associations, entrepreneurs, leadership teams, sales professionals, account executives, marketing executives, human resource managers and more.
Bernadette is presently CEO of Equality Institute, a firm dedicated to consulting with businesses on issues of unconscious bias and diversity and inclusion. She holds a BS and an MBA and her expertise has been sought after by the Today Show, the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, Travel and National Public Radio, among others.
