Dani D | Soft Power Speaker | Author | Founder of Black Velvet Growth
Helping women move beyond survival mode, burnout, and emotional exhaustion so they can lead, live, and thrive with intention.
Featured By
• Black Speakers Network Presents: Marketing & Sales Success Summit (2024)
• Leading Change Women's Leadership Conference, Georgia College & State University (2023)
• LevelUp Summit (2021, 2022)
• PowerUp Summit (2021, 2022)
• The Comeback Summit (2021, 2022)
• The Self-Love Women's Brunch (2021)
• Smooth Sounds & Poetry Presents: The Maya Angelou Tribute Event (2020)
“I Finally Felt Understood.”
“Dani D is a Soft Power Speaker creating emotionally honest conversations for Black women navigating burnout, healing, reinvention, and life beyond survival mode.”
When Women Feel Seen🎤
đź’„ Signature Talk(Brand Spanking New)
“Put Your Lipstick Back On”
A transformational talk about rebuilding confidence, identity, softness, and self-worth after emotional burnout, heartbreak, trauma, disappointment, or survival mode.
Emotional Wellness
- “You’re Not Lazy. You’re Emotionally Exhausted.”Â
- “What Healing Actually Looks Like”Â
- “The Pressure To Hold Everything Together”Â
Black Womanhood
- “Black Women Are Tired of Being Strong”Â
- “The Cost of Hyper-Independence”Â
- “Softness After Survival Mode”Â
Reinvention
- “Who Are You Beyond Survival?”Â
- “Healing Beyond Performance”Â
- “Building A Life That Doesn’t Require Burnout”
🎤 Transformational Conversations. Real Impact.
Dani D is a Soft Power Speaker specializing in emotional healing, identity transformation, burnout recovery, self-worth, soft life coaching, and personal reinvention for Black women. Available for podcasts, panels, workshops, women’s empowerment events, and wellness conferences.
Virtual Speaking Events
Includes:
- 30-60 minute presentation
- Q&A included
- Virtual only
Starting Rate $750.00
Signature Keynote
Powerful keynote experiences designed to emotionally connect with audiences through storytelling, healing-centered empowerment, and transformative reflection.
- Women’s conferences
- Wellness events
- Empowerment summits
- Community organizations
- Mental wellness events
- Faith-based women’s gatherings
Starting Rate: $2,500.00
Half-Day Workshop
Interactive training with:
- Workbook
- Reflection exercises
- Q&A
- Action planning
Starting Rate: $3,500.00
Full-Day Workshop
Includes:
- Multiple training sessions
- Breakout activities
- Workbook materials
- Follow-up resources
Starting Rate: $6,500.00
What Women Are Saying
Dani D is a Soft Power Speaker who breathes life into every message, speaking directly to the Black woman who feels emotionally drained, mentally exhausted, and spiritually bankrupt.
Emotional & Transformational “Dani has a way of speaking that feels both deeply personal and universally healing. You don’t just hear her words, you feel them. The room was silent one moment and emotional the next because so many women finally felt seen.”
— Event Attendee
“Her message on burnout and survival mode honestly shifted the way I see myself. I walked in feeling like I was failing at life and left realizing I was simply exhausted from carrying too much for too long.”
— Workshop Participant
“Dani speaks with warmth, honesty, and emotional intelligence in a way that immediately builds trust with an audience. Her delivery feels less like a performance and more like a conversation women desperately needed to hear.”
— Women’s Wellness Event Organizer
Soft Life / Reinvention Theme “She gave language to experiences many of us had been silently carrying for years. Her message about softness after survival hit every woman in the room.”
— Conference Guest
“Dani doesn’t just motivate people. She creates emotional breakthroughs. Her storytelling is powerful, reflective, compassionate, and incredibly relatable.”
— Community Event Attendee
Single Mother Audience “As a single mother, I felt emotionally understood for the first time in a long time. Her words made me feel less alone and reminded me that I deserve support too.”
— Audience Member
“Her talk on single motherhood was honest, healing, and validating without feeling performative. She spoke about exhaustion, identity, and resilience in such a real way.”
— Women’s Empowerment Panel Guest
“Dani brings authenticity, emotional depth, and audience connection to every conversation. Her ability to blend storytelling with empowerment makes her an impactful speaker for women-centered events.”
— Event Coordinator
“She has a calming but commanding presence that draws people in immediately. The audience engagement after her session was incredible.”
— Virtual Summit Host
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