TEDxLas Vegas Academy Youth

Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.

• CoWano Stanley

  Confidence-Building Coach/Speaker/Author

  CoWano Stanley is a confidence coach, author, and speaker who rebuilt her life after personal and professional setbacks. Through creativity, faith, and lived experience, she teaches that confidence isn't a personality trait. It's a skill anyone can learn and practice.

• Ella Choi

  Podcaster, Student

  Ella is the creator and host of EC2, a podcast where she has interviewed more than 80 professionals across the music field, from composers and performers to scholars and producers. Passionate about the intersection of sound and storytelling, she spends her free time writing poetry and has published two poetry books that explored creativity, memory, and the emotional rhythm of everyday life.

• Falon Collins

  Las Vegas Content Creator

  Falon Collins is a creative storyteller and entrepreneur, sharing the love stories of couples coming to Vegas to tie the knot in their own unique way. Through her work in weddings and live events, she creates content to keep the Vegas energy alive the day after the celebration and for when it becomes nostalgia in the years to come.

• Ingrid Soto

  CEO/Founder of MyRDguide, LLC

  Ingrid Soto is a passionate entrepreneur, mentor, and CEO of MyRDguide LLC, committed to empowering aspiring Registered Dietitians to achieve success on the RD exam and their career thereafter. Having faced and overcome multiple challenges on her own journey, Ingrid understands firsthand the perseverance required to succeed. This personal experience fuels her dedication to proving students with the support, guidance, and motivation they need to excel.

• Kathy Klotz-Guest

  Author, Speaker, Strategy + Improv

  Kathy Klotz-Guest, MA, MBA is a leadership speaker who refused to choose between being funny and being taken seriously -- so she performed stand-up and improv for decades while leading successful teams in Silicon Valley. Founder of Keeping it Human and a Top Amazon Author, she helps organizations build cultures where people show up fully human. Her favorite thing is using humor and laughter to lower fear so people learn, grow and unlock their best ideas.

• Krish Sharma

  Student

  Krish is a student and longtime breakdancer who believes you don't have to feel ready to start. Whether he's in a dance circle or building new projects, he's all about learning by jumping in and figuring it out.

• Marcus Weiss

  Motivational Performer/Speaker

  Marcus Weiss is a Joy Empowerment Coach, speaker, and transformational trainer who helps individuals and organizations retrain their minds to default to their best selves. Drawing from a background in theater, educaton, and performance -- including work with Blue Man Group, Cirque du Soleil, The Second City, UNLV and CSN -- Marcus blends creativity, humor, and embodied experience to help people navigate challenge with resilience, clarity, and joy. His work shows that joy isn't just a feeling -- it's a skill that can be learned, practiced, and shared.

• Millian Quinteros

  America's Vocal Longevity Coach

  Millian Quinteros is a vocal resilience coach and creator of NeuroVoice, a method that blends vocal care, breath mechanics, and nervous system regulation. After more than three decades as a professional voice user, he now helps speakers, educators, and leaders build stronger, healthier voices while reducing stress, preventing burnout, and improving calm, confident communication.

• Stella Lee

  Student

  Stella Lee is a sophmore at West Career and Technical Academy. She has a strong passion for civic leadership and policy and has been playing the violin for the last 13 years.