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Paula Stone Williams

Paula Stone Williams

Keynote Speaker: Pastor, Counselor, LGBTQ Ambassador & Gender Equity Advocate

Paula Stone Williams Biography

Dr. Paula Stone Williams is a national public speaker specializing in Gender Equity, LGBTQ Inclusion, Executive Leadership and American Religion.

As a transgender woman, Dr. Williams has been featured in the New York Times, the Denver Post, Colorado Public Radio, The Huffington Post, TEDxMileHigh, NPR's Radiolab, Radio New Zealand, New Scientist Magazine, and a host of other media outlets. Her TEDxMileHigh talk on Gender Discrimination, which was Tweeted by Amy Schumer, has been viewed over 750,000 times on YouTube.

Over the past two years Dr. Williams has spoken in over 100 venues, including Fortune 500 Corporations, Public and Private Universities, State and Federal Government Agencies, Religious Institutions, and Non-Profit Organizations.

Dr. Williams holds two Masters Degrees and a Doctor of Ministry Degree in Pastor Care.

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Paula Stone Williams Speaking Topics

Leadership Lessons from An Ancient Story

The seventh-century epic poem, Beowulf, will be told in modern day language and mined for its leadership lessons. The first is that the biggest problem is not the monster you fear, but that which gave birth to the monster you fear. The second is that courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to move forward in the face of fear. The third is that the tools you take into battle are not the ones needed to slay the dragon. It is only the tools found in the midst of the battle that slay the dragon. The fourth is that what sets great leaders apart from others is a willingness to go alone where no one else will go. And the fifth is that it takes a long time to kill a monster.

Attendees will leave with new insights about the kind of leadership necessary in difficult times. They will better understand the fears beneath their anxiety, and the route to confident leadership.

The Two Major Passages of Life

Early in adult life we are busy slaying dragons, amassing fortunes and building résumé virtues. Later we begin to shift our focus. We have fewer friends, but deeper friendships. We no longer look outside ourselves for our sense of affirmation, but deep inside our souls. We are more interested in being in relationship than being right, and we are more interested in building eulogy virtues than we are in résumé virtues.

In this talk, Paula will explore the liminal space between the two passages, and how we can gracefully move from one to the other. She will talk about the development of emotional intelligence (EQ) and how we tend to change our definition of success as we navigate through life.

Attendees will better understand the shifts in motivation, goals, and outcomes that may be taking place in their own lives as they move from one passage to another.

Becoming a Better Work Team

Dr. Paula Stone Williams did both her second Master's degree and her Doctoral degree with a focus on the DiSC test, one of the most popular and accurate predictors of workplace behavior.

After taking the test together, Paula will talk in a completely non-threatening way, about why you prefer to interact with others as you do, and what role you can play in your work team that will utilize the best of your gifts. The DiSC test helps identify the areas in which you are likely to be most affirmed, as well as the areas in which you need the assistance of others.

Paula has interpreted thousands of DiSC tests and has a unique ability to help you see the subtleties in your personality that help you do your best work in all group environments.

Who Is Afraid of Postmodernism?

This workshop, developed for evangelical and post-evangelical leaders, looks at the shift from the modern age to the postmodern age and the affect it has had on evangelical Christianity. It focuses on the three major shifts taking place within American Christianity, the likes of which have not been seen in five centuries.

Attendees will leave with a simple, but not simplistic, understanding of why the Millennial generation and Generation Z are so indifferent to organized religion, and what type of spiritual community it will take to meet their evolving spiritual needs.

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Being Transgender, But Were Afraid to Ask

Dr. Paula Stone Williams will talk about all things related to gender dysphoria, the technical name for what it means to be transgender. The talk will begin by looking at what gender dysphoria is not, describing the differences between crossdressers, drag queens, and transgender people. The talk then explores causation of gender dysphoria, medical procedures of transition, and the reason for high levels of suicidal ideation among transgender people.

Those attending will learn how to be allies of the transgender population and will leave with practical suggestions of how they can help make their work, home, and social environments welcoming places for LGBTQ people.

This workshop includes a long period of Q&A, in which Paula does not shy away from answering any and all questions about her experience of life as a transgender woman.

Paula Stone Williams Videos

What I realized about men -- after I transitioned genders | TEDx
She's Still My Dad: A Parent's Transition and a Son's Redemption
The story of a parent's transition and a son's redemption

How to book Paula Stone Williams?

Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Paula Stone Williams for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for Paula Stone Williams, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Paula Stone Williams or any other celebrity of your choice.

How much does it cost to book Paula Stone Williams?

Booking fees for Paula Stone Williams, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Paula Stone Williams, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.

Who is the agent for Paula Stone Williams?

All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Paula Stone Williams for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Paula Stone Williams for your next private or corporate function.

What is a full-service talent booking agency?

All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Paula Stone Williams or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Paula Stone Williams or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.


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

Paula Stone Williams Speaking Topics

  • Leadership Lessons from An Ancient Story

    The seventh-century epic poem, Beowulf, will be told in modern day language and mined for its leadership lessons. The first is that the biggest problem is not the monster you fear, but that which gave birth to the monster you fear. The second is that courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to move forward in the face of fear. The third is that the tools you take into battle are not the ones needed to slay the dragon. It is only the tools found in the midst of the battle that slay the dragon. The fourth is that what sets great leaders apart from others is a willingness to go alone where no one else will go. And the fifth is that it takes a long time to kill a monster.

    Attendees will leave with new insights about the kind of leadership necessary in difficult times. They will better understand the fears beneath their anxiety, and the route to confident leadership.

  • The Two Major Passages of Life

    Early in adult life we are busy slaying dragons, amassing fortunes and building résumé virtues. Later we begin to shift our focus. We have fewer friends, but deeper friendships. We no longer look outside ourselves for our sense of affirmation, but deep inside our souls. We are more interested in being in relationship than being right, and we are more interested in building eulogy virtues than we are in résumé virtues.

    In this talk, Paula will explore the liminal space between the two passages, and how we can gracefully move from one to the other. She will talk about the development of emotional intelligence (EQ) and how we tend to change our definition of success as we navigate through life.

    Attendees will better understand the shifts in motivation, goals, and outcomes that may be taking place in their own lives as they move from one passage to another.

  • Becoming a Better Work Team

    Dr. Paula Stone Williams did both her second Master's degree and her Doctoral degree with a focus on the DiSC test, one of the most popular and accurate predictors of workplace behavior.

    After taking the test together, Paula will talk in a completely non-threatening way, about why you prefer to interact with others as you do, and what role you can play in your work team that will utilize the best of your gifts. The DiSC test helps identify the areas in which you are likely to be most affirmed, as well as the areas in which you need the assistance of others.

    Paula has interpreted thousands of DiSC tests and has a unique ability to help you see the subtleties in your personality that help you do your best work in all group environments.

  • Who Is Afraid of Postmodernism?

    This workshop, developed for evangelical and post-evangelical leaders, looks at the shift from the modern age to the postmodern age and the affect it has had on evangelical Christianity. It focuses on the three major shifts taking place within American Christianity, the likes of which have not been seen in five centuries.

    Attendees will leave with a simple, but not simplistic, understanding of why the Millennial generation and Generation Z are so indifferent to organized religion, and what type of spiritual community it will take to meet their evolving spiritual needs.

  • Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Being Transgender, But Were Afraid to Ask

    Dr. Paula Stone Williams will talk about all things related to gender dysphoria, the technical name for what it means to be transgender. The talk will begin by looking at what gender dysphoria is not, describing the differences between crossdressers, drag queens, and transgender people. The talk then explores causation of gender dysphoria, medical procedures of transition, and the reason for high levels of suicidal ideation among transgender people.

    Those attending will learn how to be allies of the transgender population and will leave with practical suggestions of how they can help make their work, home, and social environments welcoming places for LGBTQ people.

    This workshop includes a long period of Q&A, in which Paula does not shy away from answering any and all questions about her experience of life as a transgender woman.

Paula Stone Williams Videos

What I realized about men -- after I transitioned genders | TEDx
She's Still My Dad: A Parent's Transition and a Son's Redemption
The story of a parent's transition and a son's redemption

How to book Paula Stone Williams?

Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Paula Stone Williams for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for Paula Stone Williams, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Paula Stone Williams or any other celebrity of your choice.

How much does it cost to book Paula Stone Williams?

Booking fees for Paula Stone Williams, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Paula Stone Williams, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.

Who is the agent for Paula Stone Williams?

All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Paula Stone Williams for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Paula Stone Williams for your next private or corporate function.

What is a full-service talent booking agency?

All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Paula Stone Williams or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Paula Stone Williams or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.


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

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