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Seconde Nimenya

MBA
Author, Inclusive Leadership Speaker & Coach
BEChange Group
Country or state 
United States
Available to 
Global
City 
Fee 
Languages 
English
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No
Timezone 
America/New_York

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Bio

Seconde Nimenya is a five-time author and speaker renowned for her inspiring insights on inclusive leadership, focusing on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

She has written five books, including her latest, “Unlocking Diversity: Your Guide to Becoming an Inclusive Leader Beyond Surface Level.” This timely and thought-provoking book provides best practices to help organizational leaders build inclusive workplace and community cultures.

Seconde has also delivered a TEDx talk titled "We Are Not All That Different," which continues to make a meaningful impact worldwide. For more information about her work, visit https://www.bechangegroup.com/home

Current position (1)

Author, Inclusive Leadership Speaker & Coach

BEChange Group

Degrees (1)
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Harvard University
2024 to 2025

Presentations

Presentations (3)
Building Trust to Create Inclusive Cultures in the Workplace

Investing in leadership development is essential for creating strong teams. Effective leaders inspire collaboration and foster cohesive groups, which drives collective success and enhances employee engagement. This presentation will explore strategies for building trust in the workplace and cultivating an inclusive work environment.

Evolving Through Adversity

Everyone experiences adversity in some form, but our responses to these challenges define us. In this talk, Seconde Nimenya shares valuable insights on building resilience, healing inner wounds, and living, learning, and leading from the heart instead of from a place of hurt.

This program is Seconde's signature offering for personal and professional growth, inspiring and empowering her audience with perspectives on overcoming life's challenges.

Improving Cross-Cultural Communications in Business Settings

When people from diverse cultures work together, cross-cultural communication can be challenging, especially for those for whom English is not their first language.
In this program, participants learn the dos and don'ts of cultural communication that they can apply to their workplaces to improve employee inclusion and belonging.

Workshops (1)
EVOLVING THROUGH ADVERSITY
1 hour
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Everyone experiences adversity in some form, but our responses to these challenges define us. In this talk, Seconde Nimenya shares valuable insights on building resilience, healing inner wounds, and living, learning, and leading from the heart instead of from a place of hurt. This program is Seconde's signature offering for personal and professional growth, inspiring and empowering her audience with perspectives on overcoming life's challenges.

Past talks (5)
Evolving Through Adversity
American Business Women’s Association
Atlanta, Georgia
June 15, 2023
Evolving Through Adversity
The Guyana Association of Georgia Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia
August 30, 2025
Living, Learning and Leading in a World of Differences
Association of California School Administrators
California
Diversity and Inclusion Leadership
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Race in America: How to Remove the Big Elephant in the Room with Meaningful Conversations
South Puget Sound SHRM
Seattle, WA
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UNLOCKING DIVERSITY: Your Guide to Becoming an Inclusive Leader Beyond Surface Level
UNLOCKING DIVERSITY: Your Guide to Becoming an Inclusive Leader Beyond Surface Level
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Books & Articles (4)

Unlocking Diversity
2025
Evolving Through Adversity
2017
A Long Way to School
2019
A Hand to Hold
2016

Expertise (22)

Leadership
Health & Well-being
Education
Social & Political
Employee Experience Inclusive Leadership Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Building Trust in Organizations Unconscious Bias Managing multicultural teams Creating a Culture of Inclusion Corporate Diversity Diversity in the workplace Cultural Diversity Employee Engagement Building Employee Moral Personal Development and Growth Advancing Equity Building Resilience Authentic Leadership Closing Keynotes Inspirational Speaker

Clients

Teradata
Atrium Hospitality
United States District Courts - Southern District
The University of Texas at Austin
The Association of California School Administrators
General Federation of Women's Club
California State University
Washington Recreation & Park Association
The University of New England
Rutgers University
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Western Washington University
Bellevue College, Washington
Maine Medical Center Research Institute
Maine Immigrant Network
AC Disaster Consulting
Washington Recreation and Parks Association
ANEW Washington
Bella Vista High School

Awards & certifications (1)

Certificate of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Leadership
Harvard University
2025

Reviews

Testimonials (9)
  • Ms. Nimenya, your talk was just what I was hoping for after our phone conversation a few days before the Student Leadership Conference. Everyone in your audience was especially impressed with your humility combined with candor. You showed everyone the importance of intentionally opening oneself to new and different people and how learning about their ideas and experiences can enable us to come together and find shared purposes. This expands the number and kind of people we can potentially serve as leaders in our communities. Your insightful words and calm presence on stage taught us all about the meaning of dignity and its importance for leaders. So, thank you so very much for joining us and for helping us make an investment in some of America and Mexico’ s young leaders. With great appreciation.
    Howard T. Prince II, PhD.
    Clinical Professor
    University of Texas at Austin
    Verified
  • Seconde, thank you for joining us. The feedback for your presentation was all positive!
    Danelle Bowron
    Event Coordinator
    Association of California School Administrators
    Verified
  • Seconde, we cherish the gifts of your wisdom and journey that you shared with us. Thanks for visiting us on “sacred” ground in the territory of our collective spirits. It was a special two days!
    Joanne F. DeMark, Ph.D,
    Leadership Development
    Western Washington University
    Verified
  • Seconde, what a fantastic UNE-community collaboration! Thanks so much for coming to Maine and inspiring our community. I’m so looking forward to continuing work with you in Portland.
    Donna Jarvis
    Director of Multicultural Affairs and Diversity
    University of New England
    Verified
  • Seconde’s presentation at our conference was beyond wonderful! I’ve heard only rave reviews of her presentation from all!!!
    Rhonda DeWitt
    Coordinator, Employee Professional Development
    Lake Washington Institute of Technology
    Verified
  • Ms. Nimenya is an author, speaker and trainer. She has demonstrated her expertise around overcoming adversity, cultural sensitivity, and equity. She is a calm, confident and credible speaker. She brings an effective and authentic manner as a presenter and speaker. Her delivery is smooth, easy, and thoughtful. She interacted with audience members in a way that heightened the experience for them. She more than met our expectations and delivered a powerful talk.
    Ken Harvey
    Communications Director
    Sno-Isle Libraries and TEDx Organizer
    Verified
  • Seconde’s storytelling was a powerful experience. An amazing woman who through her life experiences is helping others to love themselves, travel your unique journey, and return to share your newly found knowledge with others. Who knew that Adversity could be a source of inspiration. Thank you for your visit to WWU.
    Daniel Dickson
    Audience Member
    Verified
  • We received a lot of really positive feedback about Seconde Nimenya’s presentation. She certainly stood out! She did an outstanding job and incorporated personal stories which definitely touched a chord. She was amazing and inspiring!
    Tasha Richardson
    Vice President, Human Resources
    WYNDHAM Vacation Ownership
    Verified
  • Seconde is a wonderful speaker! She's very captivating and thoughtful, yet very real and down to earth. I would definitely recommend her as a guest speaker to anyone looking to broaden their horizon on Diversity & Inclusion and would love to have her back to speak at my company again in the future.
    Taylor
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