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Antoinetta Mosley is a courage curator, keynote speaker, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategist who helps individuals and organizations reach their highest potential by teaching them the power of consistently cultivating courage. 

She is the Chief Encouragement Officer (CEO) at I Follow the Leader, a strategic consulting firm specializing in culture-building strategy, initiatives, and education. As a Certified Diversity Professional (CDP)®), Antoinetta has worked on a range of projects for organizations of all sizes, including small to global nonprofits as well as Fortune 500 companies, and travels the country as a sought after speaker on cultivating courage, DEI, and courageous conversations. She recently published 6 Months of Courage Candy: Consistently Cultivate Courage to Reach Your Highest Potential, a book filled with daily inspirational messages designed to help readers increase their courage consciousness over six months.

Antoinetta Mosley is the Chief Encouragement Officer (CEO) and Principal Leader at I Follow the Leader, a strategic consulting firm specializing in culture-building strategy, initiatives, and education. Since launching the firm in 2016, Antoinetta has become known and celebrated as a courage curator on a mission to help individuals consistently cultivate courage.

After earning her Bachelor of Science from Georgia Institute of Technology, Antoinetta went on to pursue a Master of Public Administration with a concentration in nonprofit management from Western Michigan University (WMU). It was there at WMU where Antoinetta's passion for DEI deepened while interviewing CEOs from across the country on their diversity efforts. Her research culminated in an award-winning graduate paper, "Diversity in Nonprofit Leadership: Overcoming Barriers" and a clear-cut career path.      

Through I Follow the Leader, Antoinetta has worked with organizations of all sizes, including small, local nonprofits and global Fortune 500 companies, with project scopes varying from team-specific to enterprise-wide. Antoinetta is also a Certified Diversity Professional (CDP)®. She recently published 6 Months of Courage Candy: Consistently Cultivate Courage to Reach Your Highest Potential, a book filled with daily inspirational messages designed to help readers increase their courage consciousness over six months. Today, she travels nationwide as a sought-after speaker on cultivating courage, DEI, and courageous conversations. 

She is based in Durham, North Carolina, and serves as the Vice President of Education for Durham Toastmasters. Antoinetta enjoys volunteering with local nonprofits, reading and traveling around the globe to speak. She is also the author of the children’s book Happy Birthday, Tulip and Violet.