Jerakah Heady, Speaker, Keynote, Fingerlakes, Watkins Glen, Black Woman, African American Woman, DEI, Fingerlakes,

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An intro to Jerakah:

She doesn't just talk about leadership. She teaches women how to lead themselves first.

Jerakah Heady is a keynote speaker and leadership facilitator helping women professionals lead with confidence, move with intention, and stop abandoning themselves in the process.

Because the next level of leadership is not always another certification, promotion, productivity hack, or seat at the table.

Sometimes, the next move is becoming the woman who trusts herself enough to lead once she gets there.


This is Her Move.

Jerakah is the creator of Her Move, a leadership philosophy designed for ambitious, multifaceted women navigating careers, families, expectations, transitions, adversity, wellness, and the pressure to somehow make all of it look effortless.

Her work challenges women to reconsider what powerful leadership actually looks like.

Not louder.

Not harder.

Not more exhausted.

More intentional. More grounded. More confident.

Through vulnerable storytelling, sharp perspective, humor, and tangible leadership strategies, Jerakah creates the kind of room where women recognize themselves in the message and leave ready to do something about it.

Because inspiration is lovely.

Activation changes things.

Leadership forged in real life.

Jerakah's leadership philosophy was not built exclusively in a boardroom or from a textbook.

It was built through corporate leadership. Entrepreneurship. Community building. Marriage. Motherhood. Infertility. Pregnancy during a global pandemic. The devastating loss of her infant son. Career reinvention. Wellness transformation. And learning, again and again, how to lead herself when life did not follow the plan.

Today, she brings those lessons into her work as a corporate director, keynote speaker, leadership facilitator, wellness advocate, and creator.

That combination gives Jerakah a unique ability to speak to the woman behind the title.

The executive.

The emerging leader.

The high performer.

The woman everyone counts on.

And especially the woman quietly wondering:

"But what about me?"

Jerakah's answer is simple.

You are the first person you are responsible for leading.

And when she leads herself differently, everything she touches has the opportunity to change.

What happens when Jerakah enters the room?

Women laugh.

They get uncomfortable.

They recognize themselves.

They write down the sentence they needed to hear.

And then they make a move.

Jerakah's keynotes and leadership experiences are designed to help women:

• strengthen confidence and self-trust
• make decisions rooted in values rather than pressure
• establish boundaries that support sustainable leadership
• build habits and routines that protect their capacity
• navigate adversity, change, and high-pressure seasons
• redefine ambition without abandoning wellness
• take courageous action before they feel completely ready

This isn't leadership development that ends when everyone leaves the ballroom.

The goal is for Monday morning to look different because of what happened in the room.

Topics most known for:

Gratitude

Infertility & Infant Loss

Finding Purpose

Perseverance/Grit



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