Aïcha Ly
Speaker. Coach. Visionary Leader
“I have always taken care to put an idea or an emotion behind my words.”
— Léopold Sédar Senghor, 1st President of Senegal
Aïcha [Eye’sha]
An insights leader, speaker, and business owner, Aïcha brings over 10 years of experience in Strategic Insights across multiple industries and public speaking.
She founded SITB to help current and emerging leaders make a lasting impact by harnessing the power in their speech.
Aïcha is also c
urrently the Head of Consumer Insights at Opensignal, the leading global provider of network experience and market performance insights.
She has held leadership roles in Fortune 100 companies, including on strategy teams at Comcast Business, Xfinity Mobile, and Independence Blue Cross.
Aïcha is a native of Senegal, West Africa, and draws from her experience being a triple minority in leadership – female, immigrant, and black - to champion others.
All for one.
Aïcha is a Strategic insights leader and a seasoned public speaker with more than 10 years experience and a calling to help others uplift and inspire action. Her approach is backed by extensive research and appearances before audiences as large as 1000 attendees.
one for all.
She is incredibly passionate about equity for underserved peoples - particularly our Black and Brown communities - and hopes teaching the critical skills of public speaking and message crafting will help elevate all and result in more equity and inclusion.
Bringing Clarity to Communication across several platforms
‘The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates.
The great teacher inspires.’
― William Arthur Ward
I will help you focus your message, conquer your nerves, and win hearts and minds. Years of research, public appearances, experience interviewing candidates, and interactions with executives, recruiters, and professionals across multiple industries are at your service.
10 Fun Facts —
When I Immigrated from Senegal I was already fluent in two languages and had to navigate a third, really complex, language. English is a trip; I still don’t know how “Knife” isn't pronounced “Ka-nife”).
I grew a passion for public speaking in adolescence and competed in debate club and Future Business Leaders of America. I was honing in my craft, even then.
My first public speaking “break” was my High School commencement speech to 300+ attendees. It’s only been a short time since then. I maintain that I am still young.
I got my BA in Political Science. Politics runs in my blood; my grandfather was the Senegalese Ambassador to Gabon.
I received an MBA from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Gritty still gives me nightmares. If you don’t know Gritty, please don’t google it.
I’ve successfully led teams while in high profile roles at several Fortune 100 companies and am recognized for having executive presence. Having “been there” makes me well-positioned to support others.
I’ve been invited to speak at over 15 corporate and industry events in just the past few years. It feels fantastic to be up on that stage.
My favorite “talk” was my TED talk on accent-based biases, attended by over 1,000 people. It’s called "Deconstructing the Color of Language."
Public speaking is not just a talent for me, it’s also a study. I’ve done extensive research into communication and psychology-backed confidence boosting exercises so you don’t have to.
Having lived in three different countries in my life, I LOVE meeting new people and hope you’ll reach out for a chat. Let’s connect!