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Bernadette Smith

CEO
Equality Institute
Country or state 
United States (Illinois)
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Global
City 
Chicago
Fee 
Languages 
English
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No

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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.

Current position (2)

CEO

Equality Institute

Founder and President

14 Stories & Gay Wedding Institute

Degrees (2)
Bachelors of Science in Communication
Boston University
1994 to 1998
Masters of Business Administration
New York Institute of Technology
2004 to 2006

Presentations

Presentations (2)
Today's Common Risk: How to Reduce Legal Exposure by Navigating the Changing Boundaries of Gender

Let's face it: the rules for interacting with different genders have changed and determining what's appropriate can be overwhelming - but this talk will cut through the noise. This presentation complements other anti-harassment and diversity and inclusion strategies and will help an organization mitigate risk. Bernadette's proprietary ARC Method will show employees how to avoid making incorrect assumptions, misunderstanding the new boundaries, or otherwise mistakenly offend a colleague or guest - and how to confidently recover when it happens. Bernadette's interactive multi-media approach will surprise you with candor and humor while instilling memorable and practical tools to be respectful and inclusive.

Your Front Line Risk: How to Prevent a Viral Incident from Sabotaging Your Marketing Spend

This talk is an insurance policy for your other LGBTQ-inclusive efforts. The combined buying power of U.S. LGBTQ adults is $916 million annually. Simply put, if your well-meaning team misgenders, display unconscious bias or otherwise offends an LGBTQ guest, your other D&I efforts have been wasted. This talk ensures your team feels comfortable and confident interacting with all guests and colleagues.

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Business
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Professional Training Keynote Speaker Gender Gender Bias anti-harassment Sexual Harassment LGBT LGBTQ LGBT+ LGBTI LGBTQ inclusion LGBT Rights LGBTQ issues Diversity Cultural Diversity Diversity Culture and diversity Digital Inclusion and Diversity Keynote
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Why choose me? 

I help organizations reduce legal exposure by humorously speaking about #MeToo and gender boundaries

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