1:1 Coaching 🎉 Group Course - August Enrollment! Speaking
 

Rooted, Relatable, and Unapologetically Real.

 
 

Nadia De Ala is not your average speaker—she’s the kind of presence that makes people exhale, lean in, and say “finally.”

As a Filipina American leadership coach, speaker, and founder of Real You Leadership, Nadia creates spaces where BIPOC women, femmes, and allies can be fully seen and heard. Her talks cut through corporate fluff with deep resonance, radical honesty, and tools people actually remember and use.

Whether she’s guiding people through courageous conversations, naming power dynamics, or modeling what real self-advocacy looks like, Nadia leaves audiences more confident, more aligned, and more alive in their leadership.

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What they say:

Workshops Page Testimonials

"From my first conversation with Nadia, I felt something click into place. Her relatable, authentic, and — most importantly — *tangible* approach to empowering women and communities of color breathed life into our company’s Women’s History Month programming.

I rarely experience such an engaging and interactive chat for a fully virtual event! The positive feedback continues to pour in, and all of our attendees left the workshop with real scripts and skills to practice in their daily lives.

On a personal level, I feel inspired by Nadia’s wholly unapologetic approach to knowing and asking for the value we provide. 10/10 would recommend booking a workshop with Nadia!"

— Krystal Mak, Product Manager at Affirm

“Nadia stood out from other speakers we’ve had because from the moment we connected with her, she was entirely real. She showed up as her true self in every conversation and during the Fireside Chat. Her unwavering belief in herself, her work, and the support she gave our team of organizers was inspiring—it pushed us to make this event bigger, rawer, truer. Our audience was completely engaged for the whole conversation, and they were relaxed. Because Nadia showed up as her unique self, our audience was able to feed on that energy and do the same.

Other speakers have come with a strict plan and won’t stray from it. Nadia led the conversation and allowed it to go where it needed to—never shying away from saying things others might be too uncomfortable to say. That opened the door for us, as mediators, and for the audience, to have a much stronger and more robust conversation.”

— Meghan Brown, PR and Women’s ERG Lead at Gensler

"I can not thank Nadia enough for her time, dedication, insight and inspiration! It was a pure pleasure working with her to help facilitate a workshop for our ERG. Speaking head on about diversity, BIPOC in technology and success to navigate those challenges. She was straight forward, welcoming and made a lasting impact on our group. I look forward to working with Nadia in the future."

— Ashlei Thomas, Senior Market Manager at Airbnb

“[Nadia] crafted thoughtful and pointed questions and content that ultimately led attendees to feel more on the same page as a community and exercise their leadership in a more tailored and authentic way. We're already seeing amazing returns from their sessions with huge gains in attendees feeling like they are finally working toward a shared vision and purpose.”

— Amie Ninh, Racial Equity Strategist at Google

"This was one of the most timely and relevant virtual delights we have put on, and I am so grateful for what you do and what you did for us. After your presentation, I had people reaching out to me, trying to get a copy of the recording. This work, though catered to WOC, has impacted groups who don’t identify that way.”

— Gusto Employee & Workshop Attendee

"This was a FABULOUS session! Nadia shared a wealth of insight and tips with our group, and her straightforward and supportive style is incredibly empowering! Thank you Nadia!"

— Laurie Haskell-Woerner, Senior Career Advisor at UC Berkeley School of Information, School of Leadership Development 

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Signature Workshops & Keynotes

Closing the Intersectional Pay Gap

This workshop is designed to prepare women of color professionals, their allies, and advocates with actionable strategies to end the intersectional pay gap.

Key takeaways:

  • What Equal Pay Day is and why it’s important.

  • How racial and gender inequities for women of color show up systemically within organizations.

  • How various intersectional identities impact pay gaps.

  • How allies can advocate for women of color individually to create organizational change that closes the leadership and pay gap.

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Navigating the Feedback Loop for Performance Reviews

Research shows that women and marginalized people are less likely to receive critical feedback tied to business outcomes and their career advancement. So, what does reaching your full potential even look like?

Key takeaways:

  • The important role of actionable advice within BIPOC and women professionals’ careers.

  • The mindsets that hinder BIPOC and women professionals from self-advocating.

  • Strategic mindsets to adopt when giving and receiving critical feedback/advice to advance your career.

  • How to prepare for review cycles.

  • Effective approaches toward creating feedback loops that prepare them for performance review cycles.

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How to Give & Receive Empowering Feedback for People Managers

This workshop is for people managers who want to grow their leadership skills and provide equitable and inclusive feedback for all team members to succeed.

Key takeaways:

  • The important leadership skill of designing feedback loops is integral to developing your team and setting them up for success

  • Ways managers can integrate feedback as an instrumental tool to help team members progress in their careers 

  • How to empower yourself to “manage up” for career advancement

  • Receive feedback with grace, an open mind and growth mindset

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Designing Psychological Safety in Teams

Hiring more diverse candidates isn’t enough. What’s also imperative is that leadership in your organization create a safe space for all employees to bring their full, authentic selves to work. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to understand your impact and create a truly inclusive environment where your team members can take risks, make mistakes, and be empowered to contribute - without the fear of embarrassment or being harmed.

Key takeaways:

  • What psychological safety for BIPOC and marginalized employees means

  • How to create the space for compassion, grace, and nuance

  • How to recognize the difference between impact vs. intention

  • How to let go of perfection, embrace progress instead, and what to do on those inevitable days when you get it “wrong.”

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Owning Your Impact as an Active Ally

BIPOC employees need active support from allies to help them elevate their careers. This workshop is for those who want to help people from marginalized communities and want to know where to start.

Key takeaways:

  • Being an ally isn’t an identity, it’s consistent action and an ongoing life journey

  • Intersectionality and the nuances that shape how we navigate our workplaces and relationships

  • How to focus on incremental shifts, actions, and growth as an ally and disrupt bias

  • The difference between your real impact vs. your intention as an ally

  • How to practice equity, inclusion, and belonging and social justice in and out of your work community as a leader

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Empowering Leadership for Remote & Global Teams

Working remote has its benefits and also has its opportunities. As a leader, it’s important to intentionally foster trust, psychological safety, and belonging in order to show your employees you care about their well-being.

Key takeaways:

  • Coaching across cultures and generations with remote teams

  • Understanding how intersectional identities impact historical and traditional power dynamics and work connections

  • A global inclusive approach paired with local context, planning, and integration

  • Tips and practices you can implement today to create belonging and trust

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Radical Visionary: Getting Clear On Your Values & Goal-Setting

This experiential workshop will illuminate the obstacles that prevent marginalized team members from excelling in high-impact roles.

Key takeaways:

  • The root causes of internal and external challenges women of color face that show up as burnout, imposter syndrome, and playing small.

  • How to identify their personal North Star.

  • How to set values-aligned goals.

  • How to explore and answer important existential questions like “What would make me happy” and “What is the impact I want to make as a leader?”

  • Ways to commit and take actionable steps forward.

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Speaking

 
 
 

2nd Annual Entrepinays Lightning Talk

 

Women in Product Conference 2022