Public speaking used to be a huge fear of mine. I lived telling myself the story that I was “too shy” and “too introverted” to push myself and speak up. Over the last few years I have had some truly awesome and welcoming spaces to do more public speaking and mcing, and now I find it to be something I love to do!

Kicking off this journey at the age of 16 I became TEDxRuakura’s youngest TEDx Speaker. From there I have gone onto speaking and mcing at events across the motu like Inspiring Stories biggest youth event in New Zealand, Festival For The Future and Youth Parliment. 

I am often sharing my own lived experiences through my public speaking, and more than not am approached by people afterwards who connected with a part of my story. These chats are a core part of why I speak.