NICOLE SNELL - tech

Venue Requirements: Indoor spaces are ideal with enough room for the number of participants you expect to attend.

Sound Requirements: Wireless lavaliere microphone, ability to play music before the show and play sound from PPT presentation.

Lighting Requirements: Basic Stage Lighting

Other Stage Requirements: LCD Projector connected to the sound system, screen, podium or small table on stage for props.

Dressing Room/Green Room Requirements: 1 bottle of water

NICOLE SNELL - intro

SHORT INTRO
Nicole Snell is an award-winning international speaker, TEDx Speaker, trainer, survivor, and self-defense expert specializing in gender-based violence prevention, and empowerment. She is the CEO of Girls Fight Back and Empowered Journeys Inc, Founder of Outdoor Defense, and is a Credentialed Victim Advocate. Nicole is a multidisciplinary educator that has delivered keynotes and led workshops training millions of people around the world including every branch of the US military, academia, Fortune 500 companies, businesses, healthcare teams, tribal nations, outdoor groups, and more. 
 
Nicole is widely recognized as a subject matter expert and has been featured for her expertise in global media publications including: TEDxJacksonville, KTLA5, Women’s Health Magazine, Dateline NBC, and National Geographic. She has appeared as a guest on over 50 podcasts including Nike Trained, and the Fox True Crime Podcast. Nicole is committed to ending violence in all of its forms and believes that everyone has the right to walk through the world feeling safe, powerful, confident, and limitless.

LONG INTRO
Nicole Snell is an award-winning international speaker,  TEDx Speaker, trainer, and personal safety expert specializing in gender-based violence prevention education, boundaries, and travel safety. She is the CEO of Empowered Journeys, Inc. and Girls Fight Back, an NACP Credentialed Victim Advocate, and the founder of Outdoor Defense, her YouTube series that empowers people with self-defense
techniques for solo hiking. Over the last decade, Nicole has trained millions of people worldwide including every branch of the US Armed Forces at hundreds of installations worldwide including the Pentagon, in addition to colleges, high schools, businesses, Fortune 500 companies, healthcare organizations, outdoor groups, tribal nations, conferences, and more!
 
Nicole's programs are evidence-based and peer-reviewed articles on Girls Fight Back's efficacy were published in the Sexual Assault Report and in Family & Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly in 2024.  Nicole has received several honors and awards for her work including the NASPA Peer Initiatives Awards 2023, and a 2024 Certificate of Appreciation from Colonel Peter Glass, US Army Deputy Director of the Futures and Concepts Center at Fort Eustis. 
 
Nicole has been featured for her violence prevention and outdoor safety expertise in global media including: TEDxJacksonville,  KTLA5, Women’s Health Magazine, Runner’s World, and Spectrum 1 News. She has appeared as a guest on over 50 podcasts including: Dateline NBC, Nike Trained, and the Fox True Crime Podcast. Nicole is committed to ending violence in all of its forms and believes that everyone has the right to walk through the world feeling safe, powerful, confident, and limitless.