Emily Somers - Hire Keynote and Guest Speaker

Emily Somers

3 times cancer survivor, award winning entrepreneur, speaker

Emily Somers was a dreamer and traveller, a collector and designer, she spent her days as an Art Director in a bubble of colour and happiness. Then she got sick. She got cancer. Not once, not twice, but three times. And do you know what, she beat it.

Inspired by her own experience of chemo, colour, cancer and fashion, she founded Bravery Co., a social enterprise that created the world’s first designer headwear for cancer warriors, and now a community of over 14K.

Collaborating with global artists, Emily makes kick-ass headscarves, and speaks about resilience, confidence and finding inspiration in your darkest hours.

Prepare to laugh, cry and leave feeling grateful for all that you have in life.

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Key Points for Emily Somers

Emily Somers is a 3 times cancer survivor diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at 26 and 28, followed by a rare synovial sarcoma at 34.
From her dark times she has started Bravery Co. to change the face of cancer headwear across the world.
Emily has made a community of over 14K warriors with regular events at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
Bravery Co. has been awarded the Winner of Frankie Magazine Business award, selected to become an ING Dreamstarter and has been featured in Vogue, Women’s Health Magazine, The Age, The Herald Sun, and MamaMia.
And after being told she was infertile, Emily defied the doctors and is the proud Mother of two beautiful kids.

Topics for Emily Somers

Resilience
How to craft your survivor mindset.
Finding colour and confidence in dark places
Emily's seven scariest days in cancer land and the tools that got her through.
Cancer
Women’s health advocacy and how to be a support superstar.
Evolving through change and living through uncertainty
Life after cancer – The bumpy recovery and self-discovery.
Entrepreneurial story of Bravery Co
Refusing the status quo and redefining the cancer warrior.

Testimonials for Emily Somers

Emily was our guest speaker at the Women’s Circle and the post event feedback from those that attended was absolutely amazing! Her story was raw and real as it happened. The audience was spellbound as she recounted the last decade of her life, and the battles she fought. We all loved listening to Emily, her strength and determination to fight this insidious disease was inspiring.