Disability advocate, 3x TEDx speaker, entrepreneur, podcast host, trauma-informed human
β’ Using whatever power and privilege I have to fight for more disability equity, justice & liberation
β’ Exploring what it means to be disabled & well
β’ Being the representation I couldnβt find
β’ On a mission to de-stigmatize disability, trauma, and griefβgrounded in lived experience
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ABOUT ME
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π£ introvert who talks for a living
π SF by way of NYC and Bethesda, MD
πΉπΌ 1st generation Taiwanese-Vietnamese American
β₯οΈ childhood trauma (survivor) thriver. My arm is paralyzed and Iβm on a PTSD > post-traumatic growth journey as a result of a fatal car accident when I was a kid
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WORK STUFF
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π©π»βπ» CEO & Founder, Diversability, a community to amplify disabled voices (Facebook Accelerator 2020, demo day winner)
π° Dean & Trustee, Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter ($45k+ in grants awarded)
π San Francisco Mayorβs Disability Council, appointed by Mayor London Breed
π Host, TIFFANY & YU, a podcast about things that matter (want to be a guest? http://bit.ly/tiffanyandyu-guest)
π Georgetown University, London School of Economics
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FUN FACTS
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β¨ my word for 2021 is POSSIBILITY
π single & hopeful romantic
βοΈ traveled to 48 countries
π conquered Mount Kilimanjaro, the worldβs tallest freestanding mountain
π co-creator of the Taiwan Necklace Project
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ON MY MOMβS FRIDGE
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πΌ co-chaired the 2020 World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Impact Summit
π€ 3x TEDx speaker & spoke at 5 sessions at WEF Davos
πΊ starred in a Dutch national TV series in conversation with Harvard Professor Michael Sandel
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FEATURED IN
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π° Marie Claire, Forbes, The Guardian, Business Insider, Huff Post, The Wall Street Journal & more
π 100 most influential Asian Americans, 5 female change-makers to watch, 14 timeless TEDx talks
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PAST LIFE
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investment banker at Goldman Sachs, working in the newsroom at Bloomberg, sitting in board meetings at Sean Diddy Combsβ Revolt TV
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INFLUENCING
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verified on TikTok, Twitter, Facebook
π€³ TikTok partner: @imtiffanyyu (2M likes)
πΈ Micro-influencer. Iβve been able to secure paid brand deals with less than 100k followers on TikTok and 10k followers on Instagram
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𧧠thank you for supporting me!
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Paypal.me/TiffanyYu
Venmo @imtiffanyyu
CashApp $imtiffanyyu
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WORK WITH ME
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Speaking, brand partnerships, or coaching/consulting (or support Diversability): π or DM β¨
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[email protected]