Speaking that makes a room rethink something.
For organizations rethinking how they support working mothers, and for conferences and events looking for a keynote that doesn't perform positivity. Coral brings the research, the lived experience, and the honesty to make it real.
- Women of Influence Keynote
- Habituelle × Fitler Club
- ERG Facilitation
- GTMS Film Panel
- CCP Course Facilitation
- Johnson & Johnson
- Regeneron
- Offensive Security
Internal programming for your team
ERG talks, retention-focused workshops, and leadership development built around matrescence and identity at work.
See organization topics ↓A keynote for your audience
Talks on identity, values, and staying yourself through major life transitions — built for any room, not just a workplace one.
See event topics ↓Redefining Resilience — Women of Influence, 2026
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Research that holds up
Evidence-based frameworks — ACT, behavioral science, identity development — translated into language that lands in a room. Not academic. Not dumbed down. Precise.
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Lived experience that earns trust
Coral isn't speaking about mothers from the outside. She is one — and she's done the specific, unglamorous work of figuring out who she became in the process. That comes through.
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Honesty that moves people
No performed positivity. No hollow affirmations. Talks that name what's actually happening — and leave the room with something real to hold onto.
All talks are customized for your audience, format, and goals. These are starting points, not scripts.
Internal programming for your team
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Matrescence: What Your Organization Doesn't Know About New Mothers
The science of identity dissolution in early motherhood — and what it means for retention, performance, and the mothers in your workforce right now.
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The Identity Shift Nobody Talks About at Work
What happens to a woman's sense of self when she becomes a mother — and why organizations that ignore it are losing their best people.
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Beyond Balance: What Working Mothers Actually Need
A research-backed, no-nonsense look at why balance is a myth and what sustainable support for mothers in the workplace actually looks like.
A keynote for your audience
Coming Back Into Alignment — Identity, Values & Staying Yourself Through Change
Most of the strain people carry in a season of change isn't about doing too much — it's about misalignment: the gap between who they are and how they're being asked to show up. This session names that gap and gives the room practical tools for navigating it — from values clarification and the ACT Matrix to boundary language and staying grounded under pressure.
By the end, participants will be able to:- Identify how competing roles create values strain
- Recognize early signs of misalignment before it becomes burnout
- Apply the ACT Matrix to a real decision they're facing
- Use boundary language that's clear, honest, and values-aligned
- Leave with one concrete next step, not just a framework
Developed in partnership with the event — starting from your audience and what you're trying to move.
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In Development
The Leadership Gap — Why We Promote People Into Roles No One Taught Them to Hold
A look at why organizations consistently produce strong individual performers but not developed leaders — and what leaders and institutions can actually do about it.
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In Development
Supporting People Through Transitions — A Framework for Leaders
How leaders can show up for colleagues navigating a return from leave, burnout, or role change — without rescuing, fixing, or making it worse. Practical tools, real scenarios.
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In Development
Identity and the Leadership Transition
What happens to someone's sense of self when they step into leadership — and how to navigate the tension between who they were and who they're becoming.
Listening to Coral felt like spoken poetry — I found myself nodding along the entire time. For the first time, I felt truly seen and heard. Her insights not only resonated deeply but also left me feeling grounded and empowered with a clear action plan to move forward.
Let's talk about
what your audience needs.
Every engagement is tailored — format, length, topic, and tone all shaped around your event and your people. Reach out to start the conversation.
- Formats
- Keynotes, panel discussions, workshops, ERG facilitation, lunch & learns
- Organizations
- Corporate ERGs, DEI/HR teams, parent employee groups, retention-focused workshops
- Events
- Women's leadership events, professional conferences, panels
- Length
- 30 minutes to full-day workshops — customized to your program
- Location
- In-person or virtual, based in Philadelphia