Lu Parker

Inspirational Speaker, Emmy Winning TV Journalist, Former Miss USA, and Founder of Be Kind & Co.

As an Emmy and Genesis Award winning journalist, Lu has worked in the television news business as an anchor and reporter for more than two decades. She is also an inspirational speaker, author, former Miss USA, and founder of Be Kind & Co., a lifestyle media brand that promotes kindness. Lu has won six Emmys for her work in the television industry. She has also been honored with two Genesis Awards from the Humane Society of the United States for her reporting of animal protection issues including investigations into puppy mills, elephant abuse, and beagle lab testing. You can find her anchoring and reporting the news in Los Angeles.

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Pursue it! Don't Regret it!

Sharing her own experiences with dealing with rejection and heavy competition in the tv news business and pageants, Lu helps people turn self-doubt into action. Attendees learn how to use specific skills at work and in their personal life that will help them understand the ...

Sharing her own experiences with dealing with rejection and heavy competition in the tv news business and pageants, Lu helps people turn self-doubt into action. Attendees learn how to use specific skills at work and in their personal life that will help them understand the power of pursuing our passion.

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Goal Setting: Letting Go of Perfection & Tapping into your Authentic Self

Like putting pennies in a jar, goal setting is all about getting focused, being consistent and understanding the power of resilience. Lu shares her goal-setting secrets and explains how attendees can use visualization to make a dream a reality.

How Kindness Creates Success

We have all heard the saying -Nice guys finish last… but is that really true? Lu has learned to focus on the power of kindness and how being kind can be a strength, not a weakness. Whether at work, home or socially, when we tap into our kind-selves, we can move mountains...

We have all heard the saying -Nice guys finish last… but is that really true? Lu has learned to focus on the power of kindness and how being kind can be a strength, not a weakness. Whether at work, home or socially, when we tap into our kind-selves, we can move mountains. Audiences participate in exercises that help to clarify how kindness creates success.

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About Keynote Speaker Lu Parker

As an Emmy and Genesis Award winning journalist, Lu has worked in the television news business as an anchor and reporter for nearly three decades. She is also an inspirational speaker, author, former Miss USA, animal advocate, and founder of Be Kind & Co., a lifestyle media brand focused on kindness.

Lu has won six Emmys for her work in the television industry. She has also been honored with two Genesis Awards from the Humane Society of the United States for her reporting of animal protection issues including investigations into Puppy Mills, Elephant Abuse, and Beagle Lab Testing.

You can find her anchoring the news in Los Angeles, California on KTLA. During her career, Lu has interviewed hundreds of celebrities including Bradley Cooper, Aretha Franklin, Matt Damon, Jennifer Lawrence, Clint Eastwood & Kanye West.

Prior to her career in broadcasting, Lu was a ninth-grade English Literature teacher. While teaching, in 1994, she captured both the Miss South Carolina USA, and Miss USA titles. In addition, as Miss USA, she placed 4th in the Miss Universe Pageant. You can read more about her pageant experiences and find valuable competition tips in her book titled “Catching the Crown” The Source for Pageant Competition.

Lu is an avid traveler and has visited nearly 20 countries where she has had the opportunity to meet with dignitaries such as Prince William and Kate Middleton. While on a trip to South Africa, Lu also had the opportunity to discuss human and animal rights during visits with Nelson Mandela and Animal Advocate Jane Goodall.

Lu has an English degree from the College of Charleston where she was named Alumnus of the Year. She also holds a Master of Arts degree in Education from The Citadel.

In her free time, Lu is an advocate for homeless animals. In 2010, she created Lu Parker Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping homeless animals and at-risk teenagers through community projects and education. She has also been a vegetarian for over 30 years and became vegan in 2014. She lives in Los Angeles with her 105 pound rescue dog named Moose.

Testimonials

I can’t even remember an industry event I’ve enjoyed more. Plus, my customers I invited were raving about how entertained they were. Lu Parker is incredibly engaging, humorous, and informative.

Scot

Institute of Real Estate Management Los Angeles, Member

Her message is universal and can go across any industry that would be interested in hiring her to motivate their talent and get people to think outside the box of what a regular convention speech might be.

Jeanette

Berkshire Hathaway

Lu Parker is an incredible speaker with a big heart. From introductions to commentary, the evening was seamless. She is a true pro.

Carrie

Claire's Place Foundation

Lu did a tremendous job! It takes a lot of guts to come up and tell something that personal, that well.

Kenneth

Mediatise, LLC

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