A Professional Speaking Club for International Women in the Bay Area. Where International Women Practice Speaking, Connecting, and Being Seen.
Small-group training
SpeakUp Club
Workshops built around the people you serve.
International & ESL Professionals
Founders & Business Owners
The problem
The consequence
After our training
As immigrants ourselves, we know how easy it is to second-guess your English, overthink your words, and hold back - even when you know exactly what you want to say.
Expertise becomes less visible. Ideas stay unspoken, connections don’t happen, and opportunities can pass by.
International professionals speak up with more confidence and ease, make their expertise visible, and feel more like themselves when they communicate.
The problem
The consequence
After our training
A great business or idea can still be hard to communicate. The message gets buried in jargon, the explanation becomes too complicated, or the delivery simply doesn’t match the strength of what they’ve built.
When people don’t understand the value, you can lose real money and opportunities. Investors pass, potential clients choose someone else, and valuable connections go nowhere.
Founders communicate their value clearly, pitch with confidence, and make the most of opportunities - whether they’re talking to investors, potential clients, or new connections.
Our approach is unlike anything your members have experienced before.
Why The Limelight Hub?
Most public speaking training
The Limelight Hub
Most public speaking training
Uses a one-size-fits-all program.
The Limelight Hub
From a focused online webinar to an interactive workshop or full-day program, we shape the format, exercises, and focus around your members, goals, and budget.
Most public speaking training
Treats speaking in English like any other communication challenge.
The Limelight Hub
As immigrants ourselves, we know what it's like to judge your English, overthink your accent, and feel less confident simply because you're communicating in another language. We build that understanding into the training.
Most public speaking training
Focuses on surface-level fixes: pause here, slow down, stop saying um, move your hands differently.
The Limelight Hub
We train the Mind to manage nerves and self-doubt, the Message to communicate ideas clearly, Body & Voice to release tension and unlock confident expression, and Delivery to connect with people and communicate with intention.
Most public speaking training
Helps participants improve one presentation.
The Limelight Hub
In meetings, pitches, interviews, networking conversations, panels, presentations, and the next high-stakes moment that comes their way.
Most public speaking training
Teaches people about public speaking.
The Limelight Hub
Participants practice during the training, experiment with the tools, receive real-time feedback, and experience the difference themselves.
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.