Barbara Beckley

Professional Keynote Speaker/Author/Co-Founder Diamond Factor LLC Personal Development Group

Barbara empowers women to overcome their challenges and helps them shine. Growing up in an interracial family in Chicagoland during the tumultuous 1970s imbued her with a bright inner light. This light has fueled her desire to help others. She believes people are people and that colors are there to remind us we all have filters to work through to appreciate the person underneath.

Knowing work and education were keys to success, she began working in insurance at age fifteen. Upon graduating high school, she obtained associates degrees in accounting and computerized business management, business management, and health administrative management. This landed her a job with AON Risk Services Insurance Brokerage in their insurance department.

Wanting to become a better senior manager at AON, she found her true calling by joining a Toastmasters Club. Embracing the Toastmasters vision of improving communication and leadership skills, she worked her way up to becoming program quality director, providing educational opportunities for over 5500 Toastmaster’s members. The great part is Barbara is just getting started. The beginning of 2019 she started the Diamond Empowerment – Women of Connection Network. Barbara’s motto: “You have a DIAMOND in you.” Let it shine because everyone has something special within them the Diamond Factor equals your Purpose, Passion and Drive as your foundation to encourage a person to move forward despite the trails and challenges in your life.