Dr. Cheryl Wood is an internationally recognized TEDx speaker, bestselling author, Founder of Global Speakers University, and Editor of Voices of Change Magazine. For more than a decade, she has equipped thousands of women entrepreneurs and leaders to amplify their voice, share their story with confidence, and leverage their expert knowledge to build visibility, influence, impact, and economic freedom.

Dr. Wood is known for delivering powerful, engaging keynotes at women’s conferences, leadership forums, and elite organizations around the world including NASA, the FBI, the United Nations, Capital One, Verizon, Prudential, Federally Employed Women, and Blacks in Government, among others.

Dr. Wood openly shares her story of bootstrapping her way from a full-time legal secretary to building a seven-figure speaking and communication empire with new, emerging, and aspiring women entrepreneurs who are ready to align courage with consistent action.

Dr. Wood’s thought leadership has been featured in Forbes, Essence, Black Enterprise, Rolling Out, Sheen Magazine, as well as ABC and FOX News. Her impact has been recognized with numerous honors, including the 2025 Keynote Speaker and Communication Trainer of the Year Award, the 2023 ICON of Excellence Award, the 2021 Goodwill Ambassador Award, and the 2021 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award.

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