27 Oct Speaker Spotlight [EDU]: Consuelo Kickbusch – Keynote Speaker on Hispanic Leadership, Legacy, and Youth Empowerment
Consuelo Kickbusch is a keynote speaker for planners who want a program on leadership, legacy, and cultural identity from a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel who rose from a barrio on the Texas border. She asks audiences one question: are you living your legacy? This spotlight from Collaborative Agency Group covers what a Consuelo Kickbusch keynote speaker program delivers, who books her, and what audiences take away.
What a Consuelo Kickbusch Keynote Speaker Program Covers
Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch grew up in a small barrio in Laredo, Texas, and rose to become the highest-ranking Hispanic woman in the Combat Support Field of the U.S. Army. After graduating from Hardin-Simmons University she served as an Army officer for two decades. She retired as a Lieutenant Colonel to honor her mother’s wish that she return to her roots and serve her community.
Through Educational Achievement Services, Inc., the human development company she founded, she has worked with more than one million children and parents, along with schools, universities, corporations, and government agencies. She is the author of Journey to the Future: A Roadmap for Success for Youth, has been profiled on CNN’s Latino in America, the Lifetime Network, and NPR, and was named to Hispanic Business magazine’s 100 Most Influential Hispanics in America. Her programs include Living a Legacy, Going Forward Without Forgetting, Shared Leadership: A New Call to Duty, and Valuing Diversity. She is one of our education speakers.
Who Books Consuelo Kickbusch
Planners book Kickbusch for Hispanic Heritage Month observances, diversity and inclusion summits, women’s leadership conferences, education and student leadership events, and corporate and government programs. Our guide to Hispanic Heritage Month speakers covers that observance, and our military speakers page lists related options.
If you are lining up a 2027 program, our how to book a speaker page explains the process.
What Audiences Take Away
Audiences leave with a practical way to think about legacy: what you do every day shapes the one you leave. Her stories of poverty, discrimination, and military leadership make the case that culture, tradition, values, and faith are strengths, and they give students and young leaders a map for what comes next. For education audiences, her work with children and parents adds credibility that a general leadership speaker cannot offer.
Her profile speaks to two audiences at once. For education planners, she brings two decades of work with schools, universities, and families, plus a military record students can recognize. For corporate and government planners, she brings leadership lessons from the Army’s Combat Support Field and a message on shared leadership. Planners can ask whether to build the keynote around legacy, shared leadership, or valuing diversity, and she can adapt the program to Hispanic Heritage Month, women’s leadership, or student events. Early requests help, since observance and school calendars fill first.
The Bottom Line
Consuelo Kickbusch pairs a barrier-breaking military career with two decades of work in education and youth development. She is a strong booking for 2027 programs on Hispanic leadership, student empowerment, and legacy. Check her 2027 availability and current fees on her profile.
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