Jezra Kaye is an acclaimed public speaking expert who has created and delivered hundreds of speeches and workshops, and thousands of individual and group coaching sessions to corporate, not-for-profit, government, start-up, and community organizations.

With a background in music and corporate speechwriting, Jezra understands how to craft and deliver presentations that engage and delight audiences. Since founding Speak Up for Success in 2003, she has shared these skills with organizations such as MediaMath, Criteo, Instagram, Binghamton University, Black Hills Energy, Gartner, The Franklin Institute, UNICEF USA, Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry, Rutgers University, Columbia University, Northwell Health, Taproot, The Global Impact Investing Network, DemandBase, the New York City Departments of Education, Finance, and Planning, and many more.

Jezra also coaches groups and individual clients ranging from CEOs to celebrity chefs and from scientists to social entrepreneurs. Her coaching draws on her own performance background, her broad knowledge of business best practices, and her certifications in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and EQ-i 2.0, an emotonal intelligence assessment tool.

Jezra is the author of three popular books on public speaking — Speak Like Yourself... No, Really!, Interview Like Yourself... No, Really!, Interview Like Yourself...No, Really! and 100 Top Public Speaking Tips, and a novel, The Tattoed Heart.