Born and raised in Kankakee, IL, (South of Chicago) and now residing in Dallas, TX, Trailblazer Tiara M. Tucker, M.S., is an accomplished and sought-after communications, PR and crisis strategist; transformational communicator and coach; keynote speaker; social justice activist; mental health advocate; and empowerment connector wearing many “tiaras.” She is the multiple-award-winning visionary founder and CEO of Tiara PR Network, LLC and Speak That! Movement, Inc. She is also the PR & Media Director for LoveJustice.com. With a lifelong passion for making an impact in the community, in 2022, Tiara became a recipient of the President Joe Biden Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Tiara has been featured in numerous local, national and international media outlets and platforms for her noteworthy efforts (earned media). She has been the creator, executive producer, MC, host, moderator, and guest speaker for a variety of platforms and organizations over the years -- allowing her to (loudly) speak in front of thousands of diverse audiences. 

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About Tiara:

In 2021, Tiara was featured in Black Enterprise as one of "10 Amazing Black Women Making Moves Right Now." This same year, she was honored as a "40 Under 40" by the PRSA Dallas chapter and as a Junior League of Collin County Women of Influence Award nominee. 

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In 2022, Tiara concluded the year as a proud recipient of the President Joe Biden Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. At the beginning of the year, she became the inaugural recipient of Illinois State University's Andrew Purnell Jr. Trailblazer Award, which is their highest honor  recognizing the university's alumni trailblazers, groundbreakers, innovators, and pioneers who have devoted their time and effort in servant leadership to courageously make a positive change. A month later, she was featured in Sheen Magazine as "The Woman Helping Change Lives One Person at a Time." In July of 2022, Tiara was honored by D CEO Magazine as a winner for their prestigious "Leadership Excellence" Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Award. Tiara served as the 2022 Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion for the Dallas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).  

 

In 2023, Tiara was featured on the cover of Courageous Woman Magazine, in Dallas Weekly, and on multiple Dallas radio stations highlighting her next chapter. She also became a contributing author of two published books. 

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In February of 2023, after impressively completing 18 years of employment with State Farm Insurance Companies, a respected Fortune 50 company, Tiara took a major step of faith and hung up her Corporate America coat for full-time entrepreneurship. During her tenure in Corporate America, she specialized in public affairs, corporate responsibility, communication strategy, executive-level support, event planning/hosting, philanthropy, nonprofit portfolio management, and associate/community engagement. She has creatively and boldly coordinated and hosted numerous high-impact and unprecedented associate engagement activities relevant to the times we are living in.

 

Outside of Corporate America, Tiara has an extensive history managing PR for noteworthy high-profile cases, significant events and crisis situations. Tiara’s most notable PR experiences include her efforts in the battle against social justice and brutality. She has worked alongside some of the nation’s most well-known civil rights attorneys as their PR and communications director, as well as among nationally-known social justice activists. She occasionally is the PR and media director for media-saturated situations making her responsible for overseeing local, national and international media relationships. She has been the event chair and PR coordinator for multiple high-caliber events, including a private movie screening and a sold-out fundraising gala held in Dallas in 2019. Tiara has also been featured on Bravo TV Network on an episode of The Real Housewives of Potomac.

 

What's Next for Tiara:

In addition to owning and managing Tiara PR Network, her upscale boutique firm located in North Dallas, Tiara passionately leads her charitable nonprofit organization, Speak That! Movement. Her award-winning, primarily women-led organization equips and empowers professional women and girls in business along their journeys of dream and goal realization with a focus on mental health and social justice. Tiara is also the creator, host and executive producer of Speak That! Talks, which allows her to promote and coach guest speakers from all over the world. She recently produced and directed her newest social justice initiative, Speak Their Stories, to uniquely share the story of women impacted by social injustice. The project has been nominated for a 2023 Essence Film Festival Award. She is also the host of the LoveJustice Podcast, which puts the social justice conversation into context.

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As a mindfulness enthusiast who has had battles with anxiety while going after her own dreams, Tiara is dedicated to using her voice and platforms to enrich others. To expand her education beyond her B.S. degree in Public Relations and M.S. degree in Communication from Illinois State University, since 2019 she has attained a Certificate in Mindfulness; a Certificate in Life Coaching; a Certificate in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace; and aced a Nonprofit Leadership and Community Engagement graduate course at Harvard University. The next semester she was invited by two Harvard professors to be a guest lecturer.  

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Tiara plans to intentionally use 2023 to focus on faith-walking in her purpose. You will likely find her spending time with other business professionals connecting, collaborating, creating, and celebrating at 

Tiara PR Network Headquarters, which is her newest dream come true! 

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Tiara's Most Requested Speaking Topics:

• Entrepreneurship (Journey as a founder & CEO of 2 orgs & a venue)

• Communications (Journey as an accomplished communicator)

• Community Advocacy (Journey supporting the community)

• Corporate America (18-yr career journey with a Fortune 50)

• Continuing Education (Journey attaining degrees & certificates)

• Uncomfortable Conversations (Journey as a coach & host)

• Mental Health Advocacy (Journey conquering anxiety and Imposter Syndrome)

• Social & Racial Justice Activism (Journey as an activist)

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (Journey championing DEI)

• Black in America (Journey as an unapologetic Black woman)

• Mindfulness Living (Journey being mindful of mindfulness)

• Women Empowerment (Journey empowering others & self)

• Speak That! Movement (Journey uplifting & connecting others)

• Power of Networking (Journey creating powerful relationships)

• Other topics as requested (Tiara has a story for all of your needs!) 

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If you would like to book or retain Tiara for your PR, communications, community, speaking, or event needs, contact us today!