Chelsea Bear - Disabled Content Creator

Disability advocates deserve to be paid to speak fairly!

For more than 7 years, I’ve shared my story online - sharing my lived experience with cerebral palsy and speaking openly about topics that are deeply important to me, like accessibility and inclusion. But over the last year, I started feeling called to deepen that impact beyond social media and step into public speaking in a bigger way.

When I learned about Paid 2 Present (), a professional development cohort for inclusion-based speakers, it honestly felt like I found out about it at one of the most pivotal moments in my career.

Over the last 12 weeks, Chris & Dustin ( ) helped me better understand what it actually takes to become a professional speaker - from developing my keynote, to understanding the industry, building confidence in my expertise, and learning how to create a sustainable speaking business and an additional stream of income rooted in impact.

What made the experience even more valuable was being part of a community of other inclusion advocates while learning from mentors who truly understand this work and the speaking industry.

As disability advocates, we spend years educating people through lived experience. Getting paid fairly to speak about that work isn’t “extra” - it’s equity.

If you’re interested in growing your impact through speaking this year, I really recommend connecting with Chris & Dustin. I’ll leave a link in the comments if you want to learn more 💛