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.
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.
International Women Hub

Welcome to our

We created this space to bring together women with the same goal: to become stronger communicators and feel confident being seen and heard… (Yulia - cloud 1) …at work, while pitching, networking, or simply in everyday life. (Diana, cloud 2)

(our faces with speaking clouds and descriptions below that we are co-founders)
Why international women?
and we know firsthand how many extra challenges come with building a life and career in another country.

two immigrants ourselves,

We're
We understand

how hard it is.

And so have the women we’ve worked with.

we’ve lived it.

Because
15-30 minutes. No pitch, no pressure. Just an honest conversation about where you are and what might help.
Book a free call
15-30 minutes. No pitch, no pressure. Just an honest conversation about where you are and what might help.
Book a free call
15-30 minutes. No pitch, no pressure. Just an honest conversation about where you are and what might help.
Book a free call

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, with perfect vocabulary, and with full confidence. (...) I was already pitching freely in front of an audience, holding a microphone, and feeling comfortable.”

“I attended two public speaking workshops with Diana Bukowska, and I am truly grateful for this experience. What I appreciate most about Diana is her approach to students and teaching. She has a rare ability to make difficult things feel simple, almost like magic. 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. But by the fourth class, I was already pitching freely in front of an audience, holding a microphone, and feeling comfortable.

I honestly do not even remember what I was so afraid of before. For me, it was a life-changing experience.

Diana’s workshops are helpful not only for non-native English speakers. She teaches many important details about how to present yourself on stage, how to hold your body during a pitch, how to use posture, presence, and confidence to create a stronger impression.

And if you can attract and hold the audience’s attention, that can become one of the key parts of your product’s success. On top of that, Diana is a wonderful and warm person. I always left her classes in a great mood, no matter how my day had been before.

I highly recommend Diana to anyone who wants to improve their public speaking, pitching, stage presence, and confidence.”

Saravanan VC

CTO & VP Engineering,
Built 400+ Eng Teams

“Had a great experience participating in Yulia’s communication workshop. She has a wonderful ability to quickly identify where you can improve and offers highly practical, real-world techniques to elevate your presence.”

"Had a great experience participating in Yulia’s communication workshop. She has a wonderful ability to quickly identify where you can improve and offers highly practical, real-world techniques to elevate your presence.

Her approach is engaging, supportive, and incredibly effective for anyone looking to sharpen their public speaking skills. Highly recommended!"

Kitti Majoran

Strategic Business Advisor MAJORAN STRATEGIC

“Since working with the Limelight Hub team, I've been a lot more successful at public speaking, but also at expressing myself in circumstances that used to intimidate me.”

“Working with the Limelight Hub is absolutely phenomenal, and I highly recommend it to anyone who needs to present or speak in front of people regularly.

Public speaking is very important for my work, and I've always been OK at it, but not amazing. Working with the Limelight Hub team has changed that! They taught me simple yet highly effective techniques for calming my nerves, standing confidently in front of my audience, and speaking clearly, convincingly and eloquently.

I especially enjoyed the approach of acting-based public speaking coaching; it's a unique experience that helped me find my authentic voice and use it powerfully.

Since working with the Limelight Hub team, I've been a lot more successful at public speaking, but also at expressing myself in circumstances that used to intimidate me."

Dmytro Lylyk

CEO Neomi Agentic commerce

“ Most importantly, I left on a confident note: "I've got this, it's easy." If you wanna improve your presenting skills, ask Diana to help, really, it's so easy and fun."

“Besides advising on best practices and approaches to pitching and presenting, Diana also has the unique value of inspiring and being an example.

After our sessions, I "stole" a few tricks that she used in presenting herself to reuse in my presentation.

Most importantly, I left on a confident note: "I've got this, it's easy." If you wanna improve your presenting skills, ask Diana to help, really, it's so easy and fun."

Yulia Khramtsova

Frontend Engineer

“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.”

“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.

I am still working on breathing and voice exercises and on staying connected to my body while speaking, but I can see steady progress there too. The most valuable part of this course was not the technique. It was the shift in how I see my own role in a conversation and the confidence that came with it.

I recommend this course to anyone who wants to speak with more clarity and confidence, at work or anywhere else.”

Agnieszka Kiona

People Operations Lead Google

“Incredibly encouraging and an exceptional listener, Yulia creates a safe space that makes it easy to experiment, grow, and open up.”

"Yulia is a fantastic coach. She takes the time to truly understand your needs and creates a tailored approach strictly aligned with your professional goals. She quickly builds a rapport based on trust, which helps deliver impactful results in a short amount of time.

Incredibly encouraging and an exceptional listener, Yulia creates a safe space that makes it easy to experiment, grow, and open up."

Iwona Bielen

Strategy & Operations Lead Google

"Her public speaking coaching helped me completely change the way I approach presentations – from managing nerves to structuring my message with confidence and clarity."

"Working with Diana has been such a valuable experience.

Her public speaking coaching helped me completely change the way I approach presentations – from managing nerves to structuring my message with confidence and clarity.

I really appreciated her supportive, encouraging style and the practical techniques she shared, like effective warm-up and breathing exercises before speaking. Diana also provided thoughtful, personalized feedback that helped me improve with every session.

I highly recommend her coaching to anyone who wants to build confidence, develop stronger communication skills, and truly enjoy presenting in front of others."

Anna Margolis

Founder, Director Engaging Math Circles

"f you’re looking for someone who can help you feel confident on camera, create meaningful content, and communicate authentically, I highly recommend working with Yulia. It has been one of the most valuable investments."

"I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Yulia for two years, and we continue to work together, generating new ideas and creating new projects. I can honestly say she has transformed the way I communicate on camera.

When we started, speaking to a camera felt uncomfortable and unnatural. Yulia patiently guided me through the process of overcoming that fear, organizing my thoughts, and speaking naturally without relying on scripts. Today, recording videos feels easy, and that’s largely thanks to her.

Beyond coaching, Yulia helped our school shape how we tell our story. She worked with us on video production, editing, messaging, and marketing, always encouraging us to communicate in a genuine, authentic way instead of creating polished but impersonal promotional content. She has a remarkable ability to help people express their values, strengths, and even the areas they’re still growing in, in a way that builds trust.

Yulia is an exceptional coach, creative strategist, and storyteller. If you’re looking for someone who can help you feel confident on camera, create meaningful content, and communicate authentically, I highly recommend working with her. It has been one of the most valuable investments for our school and in my own professional growth."

Anastasiia Naumova

Stand-upper

"Diana made me so proud of my speech, told me she was impressed. (...) I couldn't imagine a person being so light on you, so supportive and not pushy but responsible and helpful a lot at the same time as a trainer."

"I rarely give up any written feedback but THIS TIME 🙌 I must do it 🔥
So, basically I was taking part in a Stand-up preparation, and during the course, two amazing ladies: Diana and Yulia joined us.

I mostly worked with Diana, that's why I'll mostly write about her. I had a topic about too much sensitivity, too much empathy. I was worried about the topic and ways of delivering it, since some previous trainers told me to change a lot of things and not to be super emotional during the stage.

Imagine, if you going to talk about emotions, and people are telling you NOT to be emotional? Was I confused? Sure thing.

But then Diana came to my life like light. Like the first spring ray after long winter. She made me so proud of my speech, told me she was impressed and getting emotional because of my words. She was so helpful. I couldn't imagine a person being so light on you, so supportive and not pushy but responsible and helpful a lot at the same time as a trainer.

For you to understand, I won the first 🥇 place at that Stand-up. I'm sure I couldn't do that without Diana's support and belief in me.
She's blessing. She's amazing. Choose her to work on your speech and performance, and you'll NEVER regret. Diana 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷 "

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