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Brandy Wilson Edwards' Bio

Attorney and Motivational Speaker, Brandy Wilson Edwards empowers you to be a zealous advocate for yourself and make courageous choices. She helps bridge the gap between personal and professional development, and she encourages you to embrace your uniqueness so you bring more of your personality into everything that you do.

With her love for everything pink she is not your typical attorney. She is a multi-passionate creative, a published author, and is also certified to teach yoga and mindfulness. Brandy leverages her life experiences to help you take control of your life, follow your happiness and pursue your potential. Brandy is a proud sister of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority.

Five reasons you should hire Brandy:

1. Impact: Brandy creates an experience for your audience that is impactful, personal and actionable. She is relatable and speaks from her heart, which promotes self-reflection and audience engagement.
2. Memorable: She creates an interactive experience to connect with your audience. She uses personal stories, minimal slides and limits statistics, if any.
3. Personalized Presentation: Brandy prioritizes your desired outcomes and tailors her message to the challenges and experiences of your unique audience. She is a creative problem solver and loves helping your audience turn obstacles into opportunities.
4. Social Promotion: If you love free publicity for your school or event, Brandy is happy to promote her speaking engagement on her social media channels. She loves to share videos with takeaways from audience members, and if you need a video created before your event to get your audience excited, just ask!
5. Polished, Professional and FUN: There is a difference between taking what you do seriously and taking yourself too seriously. Brandy knows how to make people SMILE. She is flexible and easy to work, which adds simplicity to planning your incredible event.

PRESENTATION: P.A.U.S.E. TO PURSUE YOUR POTENTIAL

In this keynote, Brandy teaches the audience 5 actionable steps that they can apply both personally and professionally, immediately and daily. The P.A.U.S.E. framework is an acronym and each letter is a different step that Brandy teaches to help students take control of their lives with their choices and live with more courage, and less regret.

To briefly summarize each step, Brandy emphasizes the importance of making yourself and your happiness a priority. Students are taught to take action despite fear and realize that small actions still create results. You will understand that you are in control of your choices, you just have to decide what consequences you are willing to live with. You will shift your mindset on what self-care is, how to get creative with it, and reflect on how you are existing in your life to create a life you love.

P.A.U.S.E stands for Prioritize yourself, take Action, Understand your choices/consequences, practice Self-care, and Exist with intention.

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn 5 simple and actionable steps to increase your happiness and overall well-being while pursuing your potential.
2. Evaluate choices, consequences, and commitments to increase productivity, performance and purpose.
3. Unlock your inner cheerleader and silence your inner critic.
4. Understand that a positive mindset leads to powerful results.
5. Create immediate focus to live with more courage and less regret.
6. Be inspired to become a zealous advocate for yourself and take courageous action with a sense of urgency.

PRESENTATION: Shine Bright Instead of Burning Out

Taking care of yourself is essential to showing up as the best version of yourself, which allows you to make a positive impact in your sorority or fraternity and sets you up for success personally and professionally. This empowering program helps your members understand, prevent (and overcome) burnout through self-reflection, engaging discussions and practical solutions. Yes, it is possible to balance academic and sorority commitments while still prioritizing self-care and setting healthy boundaries (with yourself and with others). Constraining your commitments and identifying your needs allows you to confidently say no to overwhelm and yes to your overall happiness and well-being. This program is a kind reminder that a better me is a better we and that you can prioritize your well-being while still being a great member and thriving academically.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the concept of burnout, including its symptoms, causes, and consequences, with a focus on how it uniquely affects college students.

2. Identify personal stressors that may contribute to burnout and learn strategies to prevent its onset, as well as how to manage burnout if/when it happens.

3. Learn how to create healthy boundaries and implement time management techniques to balance personal well-being, academic commitments and sorority responsibilities.

4. Explore how members can work together to mitigate burnout and foster resilience.

5. Develop a simple action plan for prioritizing self-care, setting boundaries, and maintaining a healthy school-work-life balance amidst the demands of college and sorority/fraternity life.

PRESENTATION: Understand Instead of Reprimand: Leveraging Emotional Intelligence For Constructive Conflict Resolution

Conflicts and disagreements are inevitable within any organization but they can be amicably resolved when all parties involved approach them with mutual respect. Recognizing that perfection is unattainable for anyone, when you choose to understand sisters more, rather than judging and reprimanding them, it increases the likelihood of a positive resolution when they fall short of expectations. Enforcement policies and procedures can only do so much, which is why leveraging emotional intelligence helps you navigate conflicts with grace and increase the likelihood of positive outcomes. Obstacles present opportunities for growth and this program empowers you to become a better version of yourself through the conflict resolution process. By embracing challenges as learning opportunities you can strengthen your sisterhood or brotherhood and emerge from conflicts stronger, united and more understanding.

Learning Objectives:

1. Increase emotional intelligence skills to facilitate constructive conflict resolution by recognizing and managing your own emotions, as well as understanding and empathizing with the emotions of your members.

2. Learn how to apply emotional intelligence principles, such as self-awareness, empathy, and effective communication, to navigate conflicts and promote understanding and cooperation among members.

3. Understand basic legal concepts, such as contracts, confidentiality and liability, and learn how to resolve conflicts ethically and responsibly.

4. Learn how to create a culture of respect and psychological safety within your sorority by encouraging open communication, trust, and appreciating the unique perspectives and backgrounds of all members.

5. Create a toolkit of practical conflict resolution strategies, including active listening, compromise, and mediation to address specific sorority-related conflicts effectively and promote a sisterhood or brotherhood that values each member's emotional well-being.

PRESENTATION: From Greek Life to Career Success: Strategies to Build Your Network and Navigate Interviews with Confidence!

Navigating the transition from college student to a young professional can feel intimidating and overwhelming but you can create career opportunities by networking with intention right now. This interactive session is for sorority and fraternity members seeking to enhance their professional networking and interviewing skills while feeling confident during the process.

You will learn essential strategies on how to build relationships and increase your professional connections, understanding that proximity is power when it comes to achieving your career goals. You will also learn interview techniques and understand the importance of assessing potential employers (instead of taking the first job offer you receive). You will leave feeling empowered, equipped with the confidence and skills to take charge of your career path while leveraging your Greek Life experience.

Brandy's Speaker Reel

Meet Brandy!

  • Brandy’s insights about seeking happiness through reflection and asking yourself tough questions was outstanding. Her presence and way of articulating her message to our high achieving female attendees was incredible and rare, and also evoked great emotion and conviction. Brandy would be a great speaker for any company, association, or group.

    Kelsey Buell, Founder
    The Burnout Prevention Project

  • The session with Brandy was very inspiring to our staff. Her P.A.U.S.E presentation was great and something that anyone can use in their everyday life. If you are a school or company looking for a guest speaker, she is your person! I would definitely recommend booking Brandy to inspire and motivate!

    Kimberly Kirkpatrick, Program Specialist
    Richardson ISD

  • Brandy provided an inspiring keynote during our regional event. She offered great tips and tools for managing stress and navigating the increasing pressures that women face. She was relatable and encouraging and our members loved her!

    Megan Bozzuto, President
    International Association of Women

  • Brandy has provided education to our members multiple times. With each presentation, she has inspired us to become the best version of ourselves and love ourselves unapologetically. Her presentations are engaging, educational, and filled with easy-to-apply techniques. Brandy's calming demeanor and charming personality shine through in each of her presentations. If you are looking for someone who is passionate, knowledgeable, easy to work with, and professional, I highly recommend Brandy Edwards for any and all of your events.

    Angela Sims, Program Manager
    Cancer Support Community North Texas

  • I loved hearing Brandy speak at our sorority meeting because she was so real and honest with our chapter about how it’s okay to abandon a dream you have in order to pursue another one. I liked how authentic and genuine she was. It was really interesting to hear her story about how she was an attorney for years and then decided to become a motivational speaker. Her speech made me feel empowered as a fellow first-generation college student who often feels lost, and without any guidance. Brandy gave me some excellent words of encouragement and advice. I feel like other fraternities and sororities would benefit from her speaking to them, and it would be a wonderful networking opportunity as well. My biggest takeaway from her presentation was that it is okay to unapologetically be yourself, to never settle, to always strive for the best, and to be passionate about what you do in life.

    Lauren Pimentel, Class of 2024
    University of North Texas

  • Listening to her speech really gave me inspiration to get myself out there as a young woman in college. It really stuck with me when she said that when you are nervous to just say to yourself you are excited. Seeing her made me realize my dreams can come true.

    Kalliope Kovatch, Class of 2025
    University of North Texas