Speaker Programs
Keynote
Doing what she does best, Shayla Rivera infuses hilarity and spunk into her message for your group. Her comedy based keynote can be tailored to various topics and audiences based on Shayla’s life experiences – ...more
Doing what she does best, Shayla Rivera infuses hilarity and spunk into her message for your group. Her comedy based keynote can be tailored to various topics and audiences based on Shayla’s life experiences – from leadership, personal improvement, womens empowerment, human psychology, corporate training, technical sales, to science and aerospace engineering. ...less
Team Building
From her experience ranging from NASA, to engineer, to technical sales, to engineering leader working with and training the next generation of leaders - Shayla knows that team work is how high performing organizations get ...more
From her experience ranging from NASA, to engineer, to technical sales, to engineering leader working with and training the next generation of leaders - Shayla knows that team work is how high performing organizations get work done and accomplish the mission. Shayla's style is to blend lots of comedy, laughs, and stories into her talk to engage audiences. She inspires the individual to be change, be more adaptable, and contribute more in their roles to the overall team or organizational goal. It starts with the individual and team performance accelerates when powerful relationships are built. That's where WE can accomplish our mission. ...less
Leadership
Like everything else, leadership begins with the individual. A leader is not defined by a title or a position of leadership but by their ability to inspire others to work towards a common goal. Traits ...more
Like everything else, leadership begins with the individual. A leader is not defined by a title or a position of leadership but by their ability to inspire others to work towards a common goal. Traits of leadership such as having a vision, setting goals, charisma, communication skills, character, intelligence, and many more, can be found within every person. I focus on helping individuals recognize and strengthen these traits within themselves. Then give them the tools that will help them do the same for others.
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Reaching New Heights
Evidence of our reaching new heights, our resilience and our 'why' are all found in our story. We fully forget that we all are the hero in the journey of our life and it is ...more
Evidence of our reaching new heights, our resilience and our 'why' are all found in our story. We fully forget that we all are the hero in the journey of our life and it is by sharing this journey with one another that we encourage, inspire, and often give wings - not just to others - but to ourselves. This presentation focuses on the hero's journey Joseph Campbell describes in his book "The Hero With a Thousand Faces" or what Shayla calls "Our invisible Hero". ...less
Empowerment STEM/STEAM
This keynote focuses on encouraging young women to pursue their dreams in the STEM and STEAM fields. As a female rocket scientist who is still hands on motivating youth involved in science, Shayla motivates young ...more
This keynote focuses on encouraging young women to pursue their dreams in the STEM and STEAM fields. As a female rocket scientist who is still hands on motivating youth involved in science, Shayla motivates young women to not be discouraged by external circumstances or self-doubt but to trust in their inner strength and drive to set them apart in the world of science. ...less
Diversity: What makes us all the same
Diversity is a ‘hot button’ topic in America right now. However, this subject is mostly being approached from the perspective of fear about our differences instead of from the opportunities brought forth by the same. ...more
Diversity is a ‘hot button’ topic in America right now. However, this subject is mostly being approached from the perspective of fear about our differences instead of from the opportunities brought forth by the same. Fearing what we don’t understand only promotes limitations in our growth. What we must remember is that the very strength of our nation is reflected on the writing of our National Seal, “E Pluribus Unum” – Out of Many, One. ...less
ABC – Awareness Begins Change
Storytelling from her own life experiences, Shayla Rivera unveils the powerful knowledge behind believing that you are in control to open the door to unlimited possibilities. She will open your audience’s eyes to no longer ...more
Storytelling from her own life experiences, Shayla Rivera unveils the powerful knowledge behind believing that you are in control to open the door to unlimited possibilities. She will open your audience’s eyes to no longer being constrained to their circumstances and/or upbringing but to empower themselves to have the courage to change. ...less
Diversity & Inclusion
As a native Puerto Rican and respected role model in the Latino community, Shayla Rivera speaks to audiences on how to embrace everyone’s differences as opportunities. She will share with your audience how to have ...more
As a native Puerto Rican and respected role model in the Latino community, Shayla Rivera speaks to audiences on how to embrace everyone’s differences as opportunities. She will share with your audience how to have unlimited growth in all areas of our lives, personally and professionally when we are open to understanding and utilizing the diversity everyone has to offer. ...less
