Meet Joie Rasberry: CEO of Rasberry Institute LLC

Joie Rasberry is a distinct and phenomenal global orator and speaker, who happens to be an eight-time bestselling author. With nearly four decades on the lecture circuit, starting as a childhood prodigy, she is considered one of the nation’s best communication experts. Her speaking style is engaging, highly substantive, well researched, pertinent to her audience, informative and entertaining, whether for the public or private sector. Her style is classified as big, broad, bold, daring, and animated, yet she is polished, articulate and refined, which leaves her audiences mesmerized, spellbound, and wanting more. 

With each presentation she demonstrates, yet again, that she is a master at her craft as she artfully handles the spoken word. She uses her background in theatre as an actress, teaching experience as an educator in Speech & Debate, and her business acumen as CEO of Rasberry Institute, a public speaking & presentation agency, to intersperse her gifts and talents, allowing her to specialize in ascertaining the organization’s culture, interests, and challenges. The client, in turn, receives the value-add of the experience and exposure to this qualitatively measurable speaker, who is, in a word, extraordinary. Each year she speaks to thousands of people in public and private organizations, in the United States and internationally. Each company, organization, government agency, faith-based institution, school district, college & university, and non-profit organization has benefited from having Rasberry share her informed, inspirational wisdom and wit. 

She encourages her listeners to surmount every obstacle that stands between them and what seems impossible. This global professional orator continues to dominate the marketplace and ministry by preparing meaningful presentations for diverse audiences while meeting them at their point of need. Signature topics include: CEO & C-suite Messages, Courageous Leadership in Volatile Times, Success Without Excuse, Academicians, Scholars & High Expectations, Get All You Can & Can All You Get - Diversity, Equality, & Inclusion, Challenges Communities Face, Delayed Does Not Mean Denied, Do You Even Know Who You Are? - Command the Room and Wounded and Still Winning. She is also host of Gems for the Journey, a popular inspirational & motivational podcast which airs live on Facebook. Rasberry is a graduate of Houston’s famed High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Theatre), attended Southwestern Christian College, and Texas Southern University (Speech Communication and Broadcast Journalism). She is the first non-traditional student in the history of TSU to win the title of Miss Texas Southern University. Rasberry has graced audiences in Paris, France, Rome, Italy, Prague, Czech Republic, Vancouver, Canada, Johannesburg, South Africa and spoke in the East Room at the White House for the President of the United States of America.