Book IWD Speaker: Shola Kaye

Author and communication expert, helping women express their value in the workplace with power, precision and authenticity.

Shola Kaye is a communication expert, author of two books and an award-winning international speaker. She shares frameworks and models to help women communicate with confidence and clarity.

Talks are interactive, high energy and you will walk away with new tools and skills you can use immediately.

Shola has been featured in Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar and on the BBC and recent clients include Oracle, Target and Google. She works extensively with clients throughout the USA and Europe. She is a LinkedIn Learning instructor with tens of thousands of students worldwide.

Shola has a variety of speaking topics. Go to https://sholakaye.com/women-diversity to learn more and view Shola's IWD-themed speech descriptions.

For 2026, Shola's featured IWD speech is called:

***How to Ask for What You Want: Energise Your Career with Audacious, Empowering Questions***

Description:

Are women in your organisation hesitating to ask and missing opportunities for growth, support, and influence?

In this impactful and engaging keynote, Shola Kaye explores the transformative power of asking. Whether participants are seeking new opportunities, support, or personal development, the ability to make well-timed, strategic requests can change the course of their career - and the culture of your workplace.

With powerful real-life stories, a clear communication framework, and practical tools, Shola helps individuals overcome the psychological barriers that hold them back from asking. Participants will learn how to shift their mindset from hesitation to empowerment, using questions to build connection, create visibility, and inspire action in themselves and others.

What your audience will gain:

- A confidence boost: practical strategies for making powerful requests and supporting others to reach their goals
- The 7Ws Framework: a simple system for asking clearly, calmly and effectively
- The 5Rs Framework: essential questions to help combat fear of rejection
- Ready-to-use scripts: templates for developmental feedback requests, mentoring outreach, boundary-setting and more
- Inclusion in action: understanding how asking creates visibility, connection and opportunity
- Sustained impact: with self-reflection prompts and a take-away workbook

Session duration: 30-60 minute keynote IN PERSON OR VIRTUAL

Shola also has other IWD-themed speeches. To find out more visit: https://sholakaye.com/women-diversity/

Review Shola's IWD brochure: https://sholakaye.com/iwd2026

***WATCH SHOLA'S LATEST DEMO REEL at https://sholakaye.com/2025reel

For rates and availability, email Shola's team at heather@sholakaye.net

Feedback on Shola's speeches includes:

I was looking for a speaker for international women’s day. Shola was extremely professional, the feedback we received off the back of her talk was fantastic… the audience were inspired and constantly engaged throughout the session, making this a great way to open our event.
- NatWest

Shola was perfect in addressing the #breakthebias focus of IWD 2022 and provided us strategies and practical ideas on how to manage this in the work place. She was engaging and energetic and was a great speaker even in a virtual format. – Wendy Chang Smith, CFO, Glanbia

One of the best workshops I have attended, it was fun, engaging and, most importantly, since then I have been able to apply what I learnt in my HR practice and pass the knowledge on.

“The team is already looking at ways of modifying and improving our communication skills by using the frameworks Shola outlined.” - The United Nations Food and Population Agency

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