Speaker · Educator · Storyteller · Advocate
Judith Brown
Whether I’m teaching, speaking or telling a story, I don’t just want to talk to a room. I want to create a conversation in it.
Two Ways to Bring Judith Into the Room
Speaker & Educator
Judith Brown brings lived experience, practical knowledge and engaging storytelling together to make important subjects accessible, relevant and human.
Her presentations are conversational and interactive, inviting audiences to reflect, respond and connect what they are hearing to their own lives.
Available for:
- Keynote Addresses
- Workshops & Trainings
- Disability Education & Advocacy
- Civic & Voter Engagement
- Corporate & Community Events
- Facilitated Conversations
- Panel Discussions
- Financial Empowerment
- Organizational Education
Best for organizations seeking education, engagement and meaningful conversation—not simply another presentation.
Storyteller
Judith’s storytelling draws from family, faith, community, disability, aging, advocacy and the ordinary moments that somehow become unforgettable stories.
With warmth, humor and reflection, she invites audiences to laugh, remember and recognize parts of their own lives in hers.
Available for:
- Keynote Addresses
- Workshops & Trainings
- Disability Education & Advocacy
- Civic & Voter Engagement
- Corporate & Community Events
- Facilitated Conversations
- Panel Discussions
- Financial Empowerment
- Organizational Education
Stories may explore:
- Growing up Southern
- Life lessons around the family table
- Growing older—and enjoying it
- Second acts & finding purpose later in life
- Church & chosen family
- Marriage & relationships
- Becoming a bonus grandmother
- Community, resilience & belonging
Some stories make you laugh. Some make you remember. The best ones do both.
Signature Topics
Featured Conversations
01
Pull Up a Chair
A conversation about belonging, community, legacy and the people who make room for us.
02
Financial Empowerment for Fixed Incomes
Practical financial education designed with the realities of people living on fixed and limited incomes in mind.
03
Nothing About Us Without ALL of Us
Disability, representation, civic participation and what meaningful inclusion actually looks like.
04
The Lessons From the Tables in My Life
Stories about family, faith, community and the tables where some of life's most important lessons are learned.
What It Feels Like to Have Judith in the Room
Conversational.
Warm.
Interactive.
Thought-provoking.
Real.
Judith doesn’t believe audience engagement belongs only at the end of a presentation. Questions, stories, laughter and reflection are woven throughout the experience so that participants become part of the conversation.
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About Judith
Judith Brown
Judith Brown is a speaker, educator, storyteller and disability advocate whose work centers on community, belonging, lived experience and creating spaces where people can learn from one another.
She is the founder of JWB Advocates, LLC, where she provides speaking, education, training and consulting services.
Her work spans disability education, financial empowerment, civic engagement, mutual aid, community-building and personal storytelling.
Judith is also writing The Lessons From The Tables In My Life, a collection of stories and reflections about the many tables—family, faith, community and public life—that helped shape who she became.
Bring Judith to Your Event
Looking for a keynote speaker? A facilitator who can get the room talking? An educator who makes complicated subjects understandable? Or a storyteller who can make your audience laugh, remember and reflect?