A sought-after speaker, Raquel shares her insight and experiences in honest, informative, and empowering presentations that leave audiences with new knowledge, skill sets, and motivation. Raquel has spoken at conferences like Beautycon, We All Grow, Left Forum, the New York Communication Association Conference, ColorComm, and the Roundtable on Latina Feminism. She has presented at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, the Miami Book Fair, the Orlando Book Festival, the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference & Bookfair, and bookshops across the U.S. And she has also led talks for companies like Facebook, Red Bull, and Flagstar, and has spoken at colleges like New York University, Hofstra University, Lehigh University, California State University, Ramapo College, and the University of Central Florida, among other institutions, conferences, and organizations.

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