Rachel Hanson | SpeakerHub

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Bio

Rachel Hanson is a multimedia content creator, educator, and person-first leader whose work sits at the intersection of learning, equity, and organizational transformation. With a background in feminist pedagogy, leadership development, and creative storytelling, she helps teams rethink how they learn, collaborate, and adapt in times of change.

Rachel brings more than a decade of experience in higher education, public service, and digital media, where she has facilitated conversations that foster trust, shared ownership, and lasting cultural impact. As Editor-in-Chief of Sound Sorceresses and a seasoned instructor of Gender & Women’s Studies, she translates complex ideas into practical, human-centered strategies that resonate with leaders and learners alike.

Her speaking and facilitation style is engaging, grounded, and deeply collaborative — inviting audiences to explore new ways of leading and learning together.

Current position (2)

Associate Director

Metropolitan State University

Independent Instructor

Self-Employed

Degrees (2)

Public and Nonprofit Administration

Metropolitan State University

2017 to 2020

Gender and Women's Studies

Minnesota State University, Mankato

2023 to 2025

Presentations

Presentations (1)

Teaching Change: What Business Can Learn from Feminist Classrooms

Real, lasting change doesn’t come from policy updates or new slogans — it comes from how people learn to work together. Drawing from the principles of feminist pedagogy, I help organizations reimagine their approach to leadership, communication, and growth.

Feminist classrooms have long modeled what many businesses are still striving for: spaces where every voice matters, power is shared, and learning leads to transformation. In this talk, I translate those methods into practical strategies for today’s workplaces — helping teams build trust, engage in authentic collaboration, and create systems that actually stick.