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Geena Rocero

Geena Rocero

Keynote Speaker: Transgender Model & Advocate; Founder of Gender Proud

Geena Rocero Biography

Geena Rocero, born and raised in Manila, Philippines, is a four time Emmy Nominated and an Award Winning Producer, Writer and Director. She’s also a Model, Public Speaker, Trans Rights Advocate and co-host of the Webby Awards honoree TV Show ASPIREist, broadcasted on HLN/CNN. She is the 2023 recipient of The A1 Award in Gold House’s A100 List of the most impactful AAPI’s along with Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria, Vanity Fair’s Editor in Chief Radhika Jones and Youtube CEO Neal Mohan.

Her memoir "HORSE BARBIE" released on May 30, 2023 by Penguin Random House imprint, The Dial Press is the recipient of The 2023 THEM Now Awards for Literature. The Horse Barbie Audiobook read by Geena is named ‘2023 Best Audiobook’ by Apple Books and won the 2023 ‘Earphones Award’ by the AudioFile Magazine. She recently directed and executive produced the 2022 EMMY and GLAAD Media Awards nominated, and 2022 Webby Awards Honoree, CARETAKERS, a four-part original documentary series with PBS/WNET featuring stories of Filipino American frontline healthcare workers that premiered on October 8, 2021.

She’s an advisory board member of SeeHer- the most influential global coalition of marketers, agencies, media companies and entertainment leaders working to increase the representation and accurate portrayal of all women and girls to transform society. She is one of 'Top 25 Transgender Persons Who Influences Culture" by TIME Magazine.

She made history as the first trans woman Ambassador for Miss Universe Nepal - an honor that’s been bestowed to her as part of the Miss Universe Organization pageant system accepting trans women into the competition.

On March 31, 2014, she made history as the First trans person to speak about transgender issues at the TED Conference main stage. In honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility, Rocero came out as transgender at the annual TED Conference, her viral talk has since been viewed close to 5 million times and translated in 32 languages. Geena is the founder of Gender Proud, a media production company that tells stories on what it means to be trans and gender non-conforming.

She, with Gender Proud Productions produced and presented "Beautiful As I Want to Be" series and TV special on LogoTV highlighting trans youth, and received the 2016 GLAAD Media Award. Gender Proud also produced "Willing and Able", a 2017 GLAAD Media nominated web series about transgender employment with Fusion TV and worked with Fusion/Univision to produce a TV documentary about transgender athletes, "No League of Their Own" and won 2017 Association of LGBTQ Journalists Best in Health and Fitness Coverage.

She co-executive produced the 2018 GLAAD Media awards nominated "Made To Model" a documentary on 9 Pioneers and emerging trans model in collaboration with LogoTV, MTV and VH1.

Geena has spoken at the White House, World Economic Forum, United Nations, State Department, Fortune 500 Companies and been featured on E's I am Cait, Magazine Cover of Candy Magazine, Vanity Fair: Trans America, Marriott's #LoveTravels Campaign and CoverGirl Cosmetics #GirlsCan Campaign. She was on the cover of Harper's Bazaar India.

On September 2018, published by Simon and Schuster, she contributed a chapter in the NY Times Bestseller book "American like Me" by actress America Ferrera with contributors like Lin-Manuel Miranda, Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjani and many others.

She's a board member of NY LGBT Center. As the 2020 National Chair for Stonewall Day in June, she helped raised close to 100k for Black and Brown led LGBTQ organizations affected by COVID-19. She’s a partner on FamilyQ.Org, a queer led volunteer network distributor of FDA-approved surgical grade PPE’s to front-line organizations. To date, they’ve donated more than 100,000 masks.

She has been featured in media publications such as CNN, Al Jazeera America, MSNBC, Today Show, NHK World Channel, HuffPost Live, New York Magazine, Mashable, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair, Elle, Entertainment Weekly, People, Variety, Take Part, The Advocate, MTV and others. Rocero is available in partnership with Collective Speakers.

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Geena Rocero Videos

Geena Rocero on her new memoir "Horse Barbie" and living unapologetically
Geena Rocero Keynote at OutSummit 2020
Geena Rocero | Center Dinner 2019

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Speaking fees for Geena Rocero, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Geena Rocero are $20,000 - $30,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Geena Rocero, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.

What topics does Geena Rocero speak about?

Geena Rocero is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as LGBTQ, Diversity, Art, Fashion, Women, Authors, Social Justice, Civil Rights, Asian Heritage, Virtual Speakers, TED, Culture, College, Commencement, Lifestyle, Modeling, Social Activism, Motivational, Inspirational, Overcoming Adversity, Women's History Month, Female Leadership, Influential Women, Entertainment, Business Ethics, Business, Leadership, Business Leadership and Entrepreneurship.

Where does Geena Rocero travel from?

Geena Rocero generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

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Geena Rocero is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including LGBTQ, Diversity and Art. The estimated speaking fee range to book Geena Rocero for live events is $20,000 - $30,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Geena Rocero generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Shane Ortega, Kylar Broadus and LZ Granderson. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Geena Rocero for an upcoming event.

Geena Rocero Videos

Geena Rocero on her new memoir "Horse Barbie" and living unapologetically
Geena Rocero Keynote at OutSummit 2020
Geena Rocero | Center Dinner 2019
Geena Rocero, Community Leader Award, Center Dinner 2018
Geena Rocero: Fashion Model and Transgender Advocate

Geena Rocero Reviews

  • We loved hosting Geena – she is such a genuine, fierce, and inspirational person! Her story resonated strongly with a lot of our audience.
    Microsoft - Nov 20 2023

  • Geena was phenomenal at our hybrid event! Our associates were mesmerized by her story, and everyone left inspired and energized by their conversation with Geena. During a time when our organization is transitioning to more hybrid ways of working in the office, events like this with Geena really do impact our culture and our associates' experience in the office.
    PVH Corp. - Jul 11 2023

  • Geena made this such a great experience from start to finish. Thank you!
    Zulily - Jun 10 2022

  • I was the first to leverage your services on my team. I have continued to use throughout the year. I now have other team members using your services.
    IBM - Aug 16 2021

  • Everyone at AAE is always friendly, supportive & responsive. They make sure that every speaker that we invite is well-prepared and that the details are organized in advance.
    eBay Inc. - Jun 07 2021

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