One Woman Speakers Bureau

Dana S. Diaz is a bestselling, award-winning author, global speaker, podcaster, and thought leader in personal transformation, emotional intelligence, and subconscious belief work. She is the author of the memoir trilogy Gasping for Air, Choking on Shame, and Rising from the Ashes, which chronicles her journey from lifelong abuse and domestic violence to healing, sovereignty, and purpose.

Dana is a regular contributor to multiple magazines and digital publications, where her writing explores identity, mindset, boundaries, and what it truly takes to reclaim one’s life after adversity. Her voice blends lived experience with practical insight, resonating deeply with women navigating major personal and professional reinvention.

Beyond her work on the page and stage, Dana is also a self-made entrepreneur. While still in an abusive marriage, she turned a handful of small-town cleaning jobs into a six-figure business, creating the financial independence that ultimately gave her the freedom and safety to leave. That experience now underpins much of her work, as she teaches women how belief systems directly impact confidence, decision-making, and sustainable success.

With nearly 300 podcast appearances worldwide and features on national stages and NBC Chicago, Dana is known for her rare ability to combine vulnerability with authority, meeting audiences where they are and empowering them to rise. Whether writing or speaking, her mission is clear: to help others stop living by inherited limitations and start building lives rooted in self-trust, power, and possibility.