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Madison Butler

Madison Butler

DEI Truth Teller, HR Change Maker, Builder of Inclusive Cultures & Startup Enthusiast

Madison Butler is a native New Englander who has brought her east coast energy to Texas. She is a Black, queer woman, and she is also a survivor.

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Madison Butler is a native New Englander who has brought her east coast energy to Texas. She is a Black, queer woman, and she is also a survivor. She is the owner and founder of Blue Haired Unicorn, a consulting agency. Her work is focused around designing spaces and creating scalable strategies to achieve psychological safety. She is an outspoken advocate for mental health, removing the stigma around trauma, and advocates for being “human at work.” She is passionate about facilitating hard conversations through storytelling, data, and tough empathy.

Butler has been featured in major news outlets such as New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Business Insider, and Der Spiegel. She has been recognized by Linkedin as a top Black voice to follow. She was also recognized as Austin’s rising star by DivInc in 2021. She is looked upon as an expert in her field and is passionate about using her platform to have the hard conversations.

Butler is committed to deconstructing the status quo and rebuilding corporate America, one organization at a time. Her mission is to ensure that no one ever feels like spaces were not made for them because we all deserve to live out loud. She is a start-up enthusiast and is passionate about building inclusive teams from the ground up with early-stage companies. Butler is committed to helping change the narrative around what it looks like to be “human at work,” and hopes to reshape the way we look at ourselves at work and in life.

Butler also started Black Speakers Collection, a platform committed to combatting unequal pay in the speaking industry and giving Black voices the exposure they need so they can get paid what they deserve.

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Trauma & Inclusive Communication
Inclusion Before Diversity: Creating Psychological Safety
Degendering Language and Inclusive Communication

 

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Salt Lake Community College

It was a great pleasure to work with PDA Group! The communication was always prompt, friendly and helpful. We loved the speakers and events we booked through Mr. Peter Walker (PDA Group).

Western Michigan University

On behalf of myself and my organization Entertainment Unlimited the Campus Programming Board of Ferris State University, we thank you PDA and Dan for a successful event!! Dan was magnificent! Students really enjoyed the presentation. I know I did. Can’t wait to bring in more programs with PDA Group.

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