Alycia Anderson right sizes everyday obstacles to open your mind to a world of possibility.
(And that’s how she rolls.)
Alycia Anderson is a world-class keynote speaker, women’s empowerment mentor, and leadership coach who invites individuals and organizations to OWN It, embracing identity, elevating potential, and empowering action. A TEDx speaker, CEO, disability advocate, and host of the podcast Pushing Forward with Alycia, Alycia is known for moving audiences through storytelling that is both heartfelt and transformational.
Through her Heart of Inclusion™ platform, Alycia has spoken to 200+ global brands, guiding conversations on disability inclusion, accessibility, intersectionality, and inclusive leadership. She helps women leaders and teams show up authentically, move through barriers with confidence, and lead with purpose.
Alycia believes inclusion begins at the heart and empowerment fuels progress. Grounded in her OWN It framework – Embrace. Elevate. Empower. She inspires audiences to rise fully, fiercely, and unapologetically. Let Alycia push forward your next keynote, training, or leadership retreat.
Explore speaking opportunities with Alycia Anderson today!
In partnership with PRIDE Industries, the nation’s leading employer of people with disabilities, I will emcee their 60th anniversary gala. As an advocate for disability inclusion, I’m honored to help celebrate a company with a strong legacy of creating independence, connection, and purpose for people with disabilities through employment.
PRIDE Industries is a social enterprise that creates employment for people with disabilities while delivering business excellence with a positive social impact. Since 1966, PRIDE Industries has helped tens of thousands of individuals find meaningful work and belonging.
Alycia has embraced her path as a lifelong disabled woman and has become a renowned leader in the disability community. She is speaking full-time as both a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Disability Motivational Speaker as well as a Corporate Inclusion Coach and Mentor. She warmly introduces the discussion to the theory and practice of disability inclusion by sharing her story, inspiring others to achieve their fullest potential, and furthering the conversation about how workplace inclusion and the benefits of the real bottom-line in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and society.
Believe in possible!
Disability Inclusion & Ableism Trainings
The Alycia Anderson Company has been hard at work developing entry and enterprise level trainings to help break down the barriers to disability inclusion in our society and at our places of work. We are now offering a range of options to help your organizations succeed in disability inclusion and to help dismantle and disable ableism in your lives and places of work. Explore the trainings below:
“Alycia Anderson is an absolutely stellar motivational speaker and collaborator! Serving as our guest keynote speaker, Alycia Anderson joined Blue Shield of California’s ‘Disability Inclusion Alliance’ employee resource group at their inaugural signature event in July 2023. From … start to finish, Alycia was proactive in communication, collaboration, and thoughtfully crafting a keynote that aligned with the goals of our program. She partnered closely with our leads to understand our needs, develop her speaking points, and coordinate to join us live in office.“
“Thank you for presenting to our EBRG at Sodexo. Your story and your energy were captivating and has been talked about greatly since! It means the world to me and my team to hear from someone so inspiring. It was a great presentation! And, while I focus on supporting my team and … those in our organization, I felt motivated to do more after your talk.
Keep being amazing! I know you are changing lives and minds!“
“It was so wonderful to meet you and host you at the Fitness Collaborative! Thank you, thank you, thank you for being there, sharing your story, and giving our community insights on inclusion in fitness and ableism. You brought ENERGY and set a high tone for attendees, which was … incredible. It was a long trek but we truly hope it felt well-worth it and was the catalyst you were hoping for to kick off the year. It feels like an honor to have met you, chatted with you, and learned from you.“
