Speaking & Keynotes
Clarity. Courage. Justice in Action.
Rooted in equity, driven by lived experience, and grounded in over two decades of leadership, Hannah Richardson brings a bold and compassionate voice to stages across the country. Her speaking engagements are designed to challenge, equip, and inspire leaders in schools, nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations to align purpose with practice and create cultures where justice and belonging thrive.
About Hannah
Hannah Richardson, PhD ABD
Hannah Richardson is a nationally recognized leader, strategist, and coach with over twenty years of experience guiding schools, shaping systems, and mentoring leaders. Through powerful storytelling and unwavering commitment to justice, she brings clarity, courage, and vision to every space—helping organizations bridge the gap between aspiration and action.
Signature Keynotes
The Leader’s Compass: Aligning Mission with Action
Explore how leaders can move beyond performative mission statements to design strategy and culture that truly reflect their values. This keynote calls on leaders to center clarity, courage, and equity in every decision, ensuring that mission is not just words on a wall, but the compass guiding daily practice.
Designing Belonging: Culture as Strategy
Belonging doesn’t happen by accident—it happens by design. This keynote unpacks the ways policies, leadership, and daily practices create (or fracture) cultures of safety and trust. Leaders will leave with tools for shaping environments where equity and belonging are embedded in the fabric of organizational life.
Clarity, Courage, Change: The Work of Equity-Centered Leadership
Leaders are often pulled between urgency and vision. This keynote explores how equity-centered leadership provides a steady anchor, equipping leaders to make high-stakes decisions, hold accountability, and model the courage needed to transform systems from within.
Workshop Topics
Looking for something hands-on? These sessions are ideal for 60–180 minutes:
Organizational Mapping: From Mission to Measurable Change
Belonging by Design: Tools for Building Equity-Centered Cultures
Leadership Coaching in Action: Supporting Sustainable Leaders
Strategic Planning with Justice at the Center
Equity Audits & Accountability Structures for Real Change
Who Hannah Speaks to
Nonprofit leaders & staff
Public and private school administrators
Equity-focused networks and coalitions
National and regional conferences
Graduate leadership and education programs