International Women Hub
With Professional Stage Performers

Public Speaking Training for International Women & Immigrant Professionals

Are you a woman with experience living in another country, navigating a change that requires you to find your confidence again?
Maybe you’ve started your journey as a founder.
International Women Hub

Welcome to our

Maybe you’re preparing for an interview process.
Maybe you want to speak up more at work, present with confidence, or finally feel good in the spotlight.
Yulia & Diana
The Limelight Hub co-funders

created this space to bring

We
to become stronger
communicators &
feel confident being seen and heard.
at work,
while pitching, networking, or simply in everyday life.
together women with the same goal:
and we know firsthand how many extra challenges come with building a life and career in another country. Because we've lived it. And so have the women we’ve worked with.

two immigrants ourselves,

We're
Why international women?

Judging your English and being so much harder on yourself because of it

Losing confidence when all eyes are on you

Keeping your mouth shut when you know you have something to say

Lana
Rafaella

Co-founder & CEO Spiritual California

"I thought I would not be able to do it until my English became perfect, without an accent"

"One of my biggest challenges was presenting my project in English. I thought I would not be able to do it until my English became perfect, without an accent, with perfect vocabulary, and with full confidence."

Yulia
Khramtsova

Frontend Engineer

"I forgot I also have the right to take up space and share my opinion."

"Before starting this public speaking course, I expected it to be mainly about technique. I thought I had to control my accent, my grammar, my pauses, every word I said.

What actually helped was the opposite. Once I stopped monitoring myself so closely and focused on why I was speaking and whom I was speaking to, everything felt easier and more natural.

The biggest change happened outside the sessions. I started reminding myself that I also have the right to take up space and share my opinion."

Laura
Guerra

Social Media Specialist Balanced Aid LLC

"I would feel the nerves in my body right away with my tense posture, tight facial expressions, and overthinking everything I was saying!"

"I would feel the nerves in my body right away with my tense posture, tight facial expressions, and overthinking everything I was saying! Since I deal with anxiety, situations like networking, presenting, or even leading workshops would bring that up pretty quickly."

your voice deserves

That’s what we want to change.

Because
to be heard.

You’ve tried the public speaking tips. So why don’t you feel better?

You’ve heard:
Pretend you’re confident. Imagine you’re someone else.
We go deeper:
Let’s help you feel grounded enough to be yourself.
You’ve heard:
Here’s how to say it professionally.
We go deeper:
Here’s a structure. Now let’s find the words that sound like you.
You’ve heard:
You said um three times. Try to get rid of it.
We go deeper:
Yes, there are exercises for filler words. But when you’re speaking, we want your attention on connecting with your audience - not counting every “um.”
You’ve heard:
Speak slower. Speak louder. Pause here.
We go deeper:
What’s your intention? What do you want your audience to feel or do? Let that shape how you speak.

better communication

Because

ultimately, we want you to feel like yourself when you speak - to trust yourself,

Because

take up space, and communicate authentically.

goes deeper than a few speaking tricks.
Mind
Quiet the inner critic and learn how to have your own back.
Body & Voice
Release tension, unlock your natural body language, and let your voice take up space.

As actors, we spent years training to show up fully when people were watching.
We trained four areas that made that possible:

We learned this on stage.

Message
Turn what matters to you into authentic, powerful stories.
Delivery
Stop monitoring yourself and start connecting with your audience.
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Meet the women who’ve already worked with us using this method.

Lyvia Chapman
Tap & Folio
Laura Guerra
Balanced Aid LLC
Gosia Rios
PPWSV Member

Now, let’s learn by doing.

You've done the learning
The videos. The self-paced courses. Practicing in front of the mirror or in a car. You’ve collected the knowledge. Now let’s turn it into something you can actually use.
Come practice with us
A real person. Real-time feedback. A safe, supportive space to try, experiment, make mistakes, laugh, adjust, and try again.
Feel the shift
Even after one hour of focused practice, you’ll understand yourself better as a speaker and feel the shift.
Join Our Community
Because sometimes we don’t need another training.
We need other women who get it.
Join us to connect and support each other as we build our lives and careers away from home.
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We didn’t create the International Women Hub because we think we have everything figured out. We created it because it’s a community we want to be part of ourselves.
A place where international women can take space, support each other, grow together, and remind one another that we don’t need to become someone else to deserve the spotlight.
We need this community too!
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be part of it.

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