Speaking

A method,not a mood.

What holds your people back is rarely talent. It is the version of leadership they were told to perform. Lorrena lived that gap for 25 years in the Army, and her keynotes give the room a method to close it.

Speaker kit (PDF)

Signature keynotes

Two keynotes, tailored to your event.

Lorrena Black on stage in a pink suit, arms open, at NextGen Meetings

Act I

Imposter Interrupted

01

Outsmarting Self-Doubt with Emotional Intelligence

What happens in the room

Imposter syndrome does not care how qualified you are. It shows up as over-preparing, over-explaining and going quiet in the room where the decision gets made. Lorrena names those patterns, shows what they cost, and interrupts them with emotional intelligence tools, not affirmations.

Audiences leave able to

  • Spot how their own self-doubt shows up, and what sets it off
  • Interrupt it before it costs another opportunity
  • Coach a colleague through it, in language the whole team shares

Keynote, 45 to 60 minutes. HR version eligible for HRCI and SHRM continuing education credit.

Lorrena Black with a microphone, walking a ballroom audience

Act II

R.A.L.L.Y.™ to Rise

02

Recenter. Adapt. Lead. Leverage. Yield.

What happens in the room

Resilience is usually sold as the ability to absorb more, which is why your best people are tired. The R.A.L.L.Y.™ Method makes it five repeatable steps, and the audience works all five live on a real situation, not a slide.

Audiences leave able to

  • Use a five-step framework to lead through change
  • Name the one step they skip under pressure
  • Recover without simply pushing harder

Keynote, 45 to 60 minutes. Built for corporate teams, ERGs and organizations in change.

Also available

R.A.L.L.Y.™ the Room

A merged keynote combining both frameworks.

Also available

Half and full day workshops

Workshop versions of either program.

Also available

Keynote plus workshop

Same-day bundles: the room hears it, then practices it.

Also available

Breakouts

Hands-on practice, alone or after a keynote.

The difference

She did not study the gap. She lived it, at rank.

01

Over the academic

Researchers explain the pattern. Lorrena lived it at rank and got out, which is what a room wants to see.

02

Over other veterans

Most military speakers sell "be more like a soldier." Lorrena sells the opposite.

03

Over generic keynotes

Her proof comes from the most conformity-heavy leadership culture in America. Corporate examples look easy next to it.

Ideal forLeadership summitsWomen's leadership programsERGs and BRGsAssociation conferencesAll-hands meetingsEmerging leader cohortsVeteran service organizationsHR and SHRM chapters

See Lorrena in action

Before you decide, watch her work.

Her TEDxDetroit talk, and the story that placed second at NSA Michigan.

The Untold Strength of the Non-Combat Soldier

TEDxDetroit · November 2025 · 9 min

Rocks

Last Story Standing · Second place, NSA Michigan

Also on stage

“Follow Like a Leader” at DisruptHR Detroit, and the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency Women Veterans Conference.

What organizers and audiences say

She doesn't take the stage. She owns it.

“Lorrena Black is a masterful storyteller and a commanding presence, the kind of speaker who doesn't just take the stage. She owns it. She had the entire room in the palm of her hand, laughing one moment, deeply reflecting the next.”

Mimi Brown, CSP

Leadership keynote speaker · NextGen Meetings

EZCORP
“Her transparency created an immediate sense of connection with our participants. She challenged attendees to identify what they will start, stop, and continue. The framework was simple, powerful, and immediately applicable.”

Dr. Neferiatiti Holt

Senior Manager of Belonging, EZCORP

Keynote
“Lorrena Black's keynote on imposter syndrome was both validating and empowering, reminding us that stepping into our purpose often comes with self-doubt, but we belong in every room we walk into.”

Laura C.

CEO

Town of Carver
“Amazing, such an important message given by an incredibly engaging speaker. I was not expecting this today, but I feel so empowered and I have actions I can use in my life going forward.”

Celestine Crews

Town of Carver

Coaching
“Our coaching sessions have stuck with me for years and I still think back to our sessions as I continue to grow. Anyone who enters a coaching session with Lorrena or has the opportunity to hear her deliver a speech is lucky.”

Katie Maximena Flunker

HR Business Partner, coaching client

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