Join us for a FREE virtual lunch n’ learn session with Becky Curran Kekula of Becky motivates. In this session you will hear Becky’s story and learn how to be a better ally to those with disabilities and learn how to overcome your own fear of public speaking.
About Becky:
1,000 applications. 100 interviews. Four months. Three temporary positions. This may sound like the premise for this holiday season’s new comedy - but it’s not. It is, however, the real-life experience of Becky Curran Kekula, who ended up working in the film industry for the first chapter of her career. Becky has since built a successful public speaking business. During this workshop, you will hear Becky's story, learn how to be a better ally to people with disabilities, and learn how to overcome your own fears of speaking in public.
Becky Kekula serves as the Disability Equality Index (DEI) Senior Director at Disability:IN. Since she started at Disability:IN in 2017, Becky has more than tripled the number of U.S. DEI participants from 110 companies to over 400 companies. In her current role, she’s responsible for managing all things related to the U.S. DEI.
Becky received her Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Providence College, where she started to gain a passion for influencing change behind the scenes in the entertainment industry. Upon graduation and after 1,000 applications, 100 job interviews, and three temporary job assignments, Becky started working full-time in the Entertainment Marketing department, followed by the Comedy Touring department, at Creative Artists Agency, the world’s leading entertainment and sports agency. Five years later, she worked at CBS Television Studios, where she assisted with the casting of pilots and television series. During this transition, she also served as the Marketing Director and Co-Founding Board Member of the Catalina Film Festival. She also founded DisABILITY In Media, which focuses on positive disability inclusion storytelling through social media.
After her six and a half years of working in the entertainment industry, Becky launched a public speaking business. A prolific public speaker and advocate for disability inclusion on a global scale, she has spoken at over 500 venues, including schools, corporations, nonprofit organizations and government agencies, throughout the United States and beyond. She’s really passionate about advancing disability inclusion in schools, the media, workplace, and everywhere else.
More recently, she spent three and a half years working in the Equity & Inclusion department at Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), the world’s largest entertainment union. At SAG-AFTRA, she supported the implementation of a national diversity plan of action to achieve accurate representation of those groups historically excluded from the entertainment and news media.
Becky currently serves as Employment Chair of Little People of America (LPA). She’s also a member of the Board of Advisors for the National Center on Disability and Journalism (NCDJ) at Arizona State University, Positive Exposure, and Understanding Our Differences.
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