Clarena creates space for reflection, healing, and honest dialogue. Every time I hear her speak, I leave feeling more grounded, inspired, and equipped to lead with intention.”
Monique P. Executive Director, LBG
Work with Clarena
Helping people and organizations rise—with courage, connection, and clarity.
Why Work with Clarena Tobon?
Because you don’t just need a speaker —
You need someone who can shift the room.
Clarena Tobon is not here to motivate for a moment — she’s here to ignite something lasting.
As a bilingual, queer Latina, a daughter of immigrants, and a grief-informed leader, Clarena brings a voice that isn’t often centered — but always resonates. Her approach is honest, emotionally intelligent, and deeply rooted in lived experience. She’s not performing expertise — she is the story, and it shows.
Whether she’s guiding a room of executives, leading a workshop with frontline staff, or speaking from a stage, Clarena creates space for transformation. Her audiences don’t just listen — they lean in, reflect, and walk away changed.
What Sets Clarena Apart:
Storytelling that moves people — and moves them forward.
Clarena delivers more than a message; she delivers mirrors. Audiences see themselves in her stories, and that’s where the breakthrough begins.Lived experience meets professional presence.
She navigates complexity with clarity, holding space for hard truths while inspiring bold action.Culturally fluent, emotionally aware, and radically human.
She connects across difference — because she’s lived in the margins and leads from them.A reputation built on impact, not performance.
Clarena’s work sticks. Teams leave her sessions talking, reflecting, and asking better questions — about themselves, their leadership, and each other.
If you're looking for a speaker or facilitator who brings soul, strategy, and a presence that lingers long after the mic is off — you don’t just want to hear from Clarena. You want your people to experience her.
Programs & Experiences
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Digital Products (Coming Soon)
Self-Paced
Reflection workbooks, toolkits, and leadership guides.
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Detailed Program Descriptions
Keynote Speaking
Inspire, Move, and Motivate
Inspiring Stories. Lasting Impact.
Clarena’s keynotes are powerful, truth-driven talks that move audiences from reflection to action. Rooted in personal narrative and lived experience, each talk is crafted to connect deeply, challenge gently, and leave lasting emotional resonance.
Signature Talks Include:
The Language I Never Learned – Finding voice through silence, survival, and story
From Loss to Leadership – Turning heartbreak into purpose
Reclaiming Resilience – What strength really looks like
Clarena speaks with presence, clarity, and heart—inviting people to lead, connect, and rise.
Workshops
Building Connection and Leadership
Clarena’s workshops are immersive, story-driven experiences that help teams grow through reflection, emotional intelligence, and human connection. Each session is designed to move people beyond surface-level conversations and into deeper trust, clarity, and purpose.
Popular Topics Include:
The Power of Your Story – Reclaiming identity through storytelling
Connection-Focused Leadership – Leading with empathy, not ego
Resilience Reframed – Understanding growth beyond “bouncing back”
Available in-person or virtually. Customizable for teams, retreats, or events.
Facilitation
Healing-Centered Spaces
Brave Space, Real Dialogue.
Clarena’s facilitation offers more than discussion — it creates space for depth, healing, and honest connection. Designed for teams, leadership groups, or community circles, each session invites meaningful reflection and shared understanding.
Formats Include:
Guided dialogue for leadership or staff teams
Retreat-style sessions with space for storytelling and reflection
Supportive processing circles during transitions or high-stress seasons
Clarena brings warmth, structure, and presence — helping groups move through silence, surface tension, and into a space of shared clarity.
Digital Products (Coming Soon)
Self-Paced Reflection and Growth
Designed to extend the impact of Clarena’s live sessions, these digital offerings will give individuals and teams tools to grow on their own time. From guided journaling prompts to storytelling workbooks and downloadable leadership templates, each product will support emotional clarity, identity exploration, and purpose-driven action.
Perfect for retreats, team development, or personal growth between sessions. Workbooks, journaling prompts, and leadership tools to deepen learning beyond live sessions.
Impact in Motion:
Highlights from the Field
From conference stages to community circles, here’s a glimpse into where Clarena’s work has sparked connection and transformation.
Featured speaker at: The LEAD Summit, Austin Young Chamber
Facilitated resilience workshops for: Central Texas Workforce
Partnered with: Central Texas SHRM
"If you’re looking for a speaker who can truly move a room, bring people together, and leave a lasting impression, Clarena is it. She doesn’t just speak—she makes people feel, reflect, and grow.”
Mari P. - HR Director and Past President of CenTex SHRM
“Our values aren’t just what we say — they’re how we show up, especially when it’s hard. That’s where real leadership begins.”
— Clarena Tobon
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Your story holds more power than you’ve been taught to believe — let’s reclaim it.
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Growth begins when we feel safe enough to be seen, heard, and supported.
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Resilience isn’t about bouncing back — it’s about becoming more rooted in who you are.