Emem Washington, J.D., LLM, is an international keynote speaker, corporate trainer and success strategist. She is the founder of ModaVida, a personal development consulting and coaching firm, which serves clients and audiences worldwide, through immersive strategy sessions, personalized coaching, corporate trainings and keynotes (both in-person or virtual). She is also a TEDx presenter and bestselling Amazon author.

With almost 20 years as an attorney, Emem blends her education, expertise and experience in an actionable and transformational way, as she serves clients and audiences globally in the areas of self-mastery, professional growth and personal excellence. She is committed to helping people thrive, using their gifts, authentic voice and unique stories.

A lifelong learner, Emem has the gift of being able to “spot the lesson” in everyday occurrences and experiences, as evidenced by her TEDx talk titled “Life Lessons My Iron Taught Me About Overcoming Adversity.” She has spoken to diverse audiences, including students (K12 through law school), attorneys and corporate leaders and teams, and has been featured in numerous media outlets. She has shared the stage with such notable names as Iyanla Vanzant, Jack Canfield and Lisa Nichols.

Overcoming a personal medical challenge several years ago, awakened in Emem the firsthand realization of the pivotal role emotional resilience plays in attaining and maintaining success. This led her to develop programs helping individuals, teams and organizations identify and maximize their innate “IT Factor”, in order to amplify growth, resilience and profitability.

In addition to being a dynamic speaker, she is also notorious for being an excellent listener, with an uncanny ability to also hear what’s not being said, in order to provide unique solutions and strategies.

An unapologetic optimist, her favorite things include “blue- sky days”, fine-tipped pens of any color, and scribbling random ideas on anything she can write on (napkins included).