I’m Michelle Silverthorn
Award-Winning Keynote Speaker
Founder & CEO of Inclusion Nation
Best-Selling Author
It’s up to you to lead.
I’m here to support you. With my knowledge, practical steps, and tools, you can transform the lives of those underrepresented in the workplace.
I inspire people to live authentically in diverse communities rooted in honesty, courage, and leadership.
I’m not your average inclusion & belonging trainer.
We need honesty to understand why diversity numbers don’t improve; we need courage to transform outcomes for good; and we need leaders ready to carry out the message of change.
“Michelle is incredibly knowledgeable, energetic, and creative in her approach to delivering content.”
Let’s Talk About Honesty.
I was seventeen when I moved from the Caribbean to the United States. I graduated from Princeton University and the University of Michigan Law School, lived in New York, got married, and started a family in Chicago. I worked as a lawyer for years, but all this time I noticed a few things that inspired me to make a change…
→ People who looked like me didn’t hold leadership roles.
→ People on the outside don’t know the hidden paths to success.
→ Businesses tell people to change without trying to change the workplace.
→ And I noticed that no one talks about any of the above.
“Michelle so artfully met everyone wherever they were on their journey.”
More Honesty.
It’s time for the workplace to catch up.
It’s a courageous step, but I’m here to help. I want to help you build a workplace where diversity is a powerful catalyst for innovation and growth.
I share with you step-by-step guides on how to interrupt bias, handle difficult conversations, defeat microaggressions, be a better ally and upstander, manage multiple generations in the workplace, and build an organization where inclusion and equity matter for good.
I customize my work for you so that together, we design new ways to approach your challenges and create a space where everyone belongs and can succeed.
