Kiesha B. Free Speaking Fee: $10,000 to $20,000

When the lights come up, Kiesha B. Free is the grounded, magnetic presence that makes everything flow. A sought-after emcee and broadcast host, she transforms conferences, galas, and livestreams into cohesive, unforgettable experiences. Kiesha blends warmth, professionalism, and improvisational skill to engage audiences, navigate complex run-of-show moments, and ensure the tone is exactly right - whether the moment calls for high-energy, reflective gravity, or joy.

Kiesha is renowned for her skill in guiding meaningful conversations on some of the world’s biggest stages. With a rare combination of deep research, cultural fluency, and intuitive presence, she has led talks with icons like Will Smith, Ang Lee, Lenny Kravitz, Megan Rapinoe, and Bozoma Saint John. She leads conversations that invite honesty, insight, and transformation, leaving audiences both inspired and connected to the moment.

The Reclamation Series - Identity. Alignment. Activation. We are living in a time when people feel overwhelmed and underpowered. Exhausted from lives that don’t feel like their own. And disoriented from feeling like culture is happening to them (for better or worse). Kiesha’s Reclamation Series is a three-part keynote pathway designed to interrupt the social conditioning that got us here. Individually, each keynote sparks essential realizations for an increased sense of self. Together, they form a cohesive journey that moves audiences from internal awakening to external impact. - First, we reclaim the self. - Then, we reclaim the direction of our ambition. - Finally, we reclaim our impact on the world around us. This series is a progression from self-awareness to cultural influence. Audiences leave not only feeling inspired but also being powerfully repositioned. Because when people reclaim who they are, clarify what they’re building toward, and recognize their role in shaping culture, they move beyond feeling inspired and start living as people who shape the world around them. ---- KEYNOTE #1: YOU Better!: Reclaiming Yourself from the Systems That Shape You Before we can change culture, we have to understand how culture has changed us. YOU Better! is a bold and compassionate call to examine the invisible forces shaping our self-perception - from capitalism and white supremacy to gender norms and productivity culture. Kiesha challenges audiences to notice where they have been subtly trained to become smaller, “safer”, more palatable versions of themselves. With humor, storytelling, and sharp cultural insight, she invites participants to stop striving to be “better” in ways that erase them and instead become more fully themselves. Audience takeaway: Clarity about who they are beneath conditioning and permission to live from that truth. ----- KEYNOTE #2: Detox Your Dreams: Reclaiming Ambition from the Rules of “Success” What if the dreams you are chasing aren’t really yours? Detox Your Dreams sits at the center of the Reclamation pathway. Once we begin reclaiming who we are, the next question becomes: What are we building toward - and why? In this transformative keynote, Kiesha helps audiences examine how inherited definitions of success can uietly drive burnout, comparison, and misalignment. Participants learn to distinguish between dreams rooted in survival and dreams rooted in truth. Through reflection and practical tools, audiences begin rewriting their definition of ambition - aligning their goals with their values, wellness, and community. Audience takeaway: A redefined vision of success that feels life-giving instead of depleting. ---- KEYNOTE #3: The Invisible Impact: Reclaiming Your Role in the Change You Want to See We have been taught to admire heroes and watch history unfold. But culture does not move because one extraordinary person appears. It moves because ordinary people refuse to dismiss themselves from the moment. The Invisible Impact dismantles the myths that blur the truth about how change happens in the world. Kiesha exposes how media and institutions condition us to observe culture rather than build it - and reminds audiences that movements are ecosystems, not icons.Through powerful storytelling and cultural analysis, she reframes everyday contributions - from the organizer to the connector to the person who simply shows up - as essential infrastructure for change. Audience takeaway: A renewed understanding that they are not just experiencing culture - they are shaping it.

As an artist, Kiesha works across poetry, comedy, and multimedia production to illuminate truth, joy, and the human experience. She performs and collaborates in settings from intimate salons to major stages, using creative expression as a way to help audiences laugh, reflect, and connect. Tap into the flexibility of a talent that has narrated concerts, produced community storytelling series, performed voiceovers & more!