Tiffney T. Laing
Speaker kit · Keynote speaker · Author · Educator
Self-Love Is a Strategy.
Authentic Culture Is the Foundation.
Short bio
Tiffney T. Laing is a keynote speaker, author, educator, and the creator of The Sankofa Shift™, a mindset development model. Her mission is to cultivate a deep love for African identity in Black people and help them build a new mindset. She launched Bevy & Dave in 2016, an award-winning educational company whose work has been featured on Good Morning America, MSNBC, NBC, Fox, and Newsweek.
Full bio
Tiffney T. Laing is a keynote speaker, author, educator, and the creator of The Sankofa Shift™, a mindset development model that teaches the science of how paradigms form, change, and shape how we see ourselves. Her mission is to cultivate a deep love for African identity in Black people and help them build a new mindset. Self-love is a strategy, and authentic culture is the foundation.
In 2016, Tiffney launched Bevy & Dave, an award-winning multimedia educational company that creates toys, games, puzzles, books, and films connecting Black children to their heritage. Bevy & Dave was a Toy of the Year Award Finalist (The Toy Association) and won a Family Choice Award and a Creative Child Magazine Product of the Year Award in 2018. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, MSNBC, NBC, Fox, Newsweek, Voice of America, Daily Mail, and iHeartRadio.
Tiffney spent 11 years at Northern Virginia Community College as Coordinator of Student Life and an adjunct instructor, where she taught leadership and built the Leadership Institute. She has been speaking on Black history, heritage, and empowerment since 2017. She has spoken at Howard University, Wilberforce University, the ASALH Conference, Jack and Jill of America, Inc., Rockwell Collins Aerospace, and more.
She is the author of Best Self: A Self-Leadership and Discovery Journal and co-author of Bevy & Dave's Adventures Through History: Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Her next book, Think: The Secret to Empowerment for the Global Black Community, co-authored with Beverly A.L. Laing, is coming in 2027.
Introduction for your emcee
Our next speaker believes that self-love is a strategy, and authentic culture is the foundation. Tiffney T. Laing is a keynote speaker, author, and educator, and the creator of The Sankofa Shift™, a mindset development model that helps people reach back to their heritage to move forward. She launched the award-winning educational company Bevy & Dave, and her work has been featured on Good Morning America, MSNBC, and NBC. Please join me in welcoming Tiffney T. Laing.
Keynotes & workshops
Delivered in person and virtually. Keynotes and workshops are tailored to your event.
Self-Love Is a Strategy
How loving your authentic culture builds a new mindset.
Best for: all audiences, conferences, churches, leaders and teams, corporate ERGs, community events
Is It Really Your Culture?
How social conditioning influences your mindset.
Best for: universities, HBCUs, conferences, heritage-month events, churches, Black ERGs
Moving Forward
Healing from the effects of oppression.
For groups that have completed Is It Really Your Culture? and Self-Love Is a Strategy
The Secret to Empowering Black Children
How honoring your heritage builds leaders.
Best for: parents, educators, schools, libraries
The Sankofa Shift™ Workshop
A hands-on session through all four steps: Unlearn, Reconnect, Reclaim, Rise.
Best for: any group that wants hands-on practice
Curriculum Development & Consulting
Culturally grounded curriculum that builds identity, confidence, and leadership in students.
For ministries of education, schools, and universities locally, across Africa, and across the diaspora
Featured on
Good Morning America · MSNBC · NBC · Fox · Newsweek · Voice of America · Daily Mail · iHeartRadio
A few places Tiffney has spoken
Howard University · Wilberforce University · ASALH Conference · Jack and Jill of America, Inc. · Rockwell Collins Aerospace · Northern Virginia Community College · African American Student Leadership Experience · Sawubona School of Excellence
What attendees say
“Tiffney Laing’s ‘The Secret to Empowering Black Children Workshop’ is essential for parents, children, caregivers, educators and community leaders. Tiffney masterfully helps participants embrace the power of African people…”
Jennifer A. Roberts, Founder & Chief Educational Curator, Sawubona School of Excellence
Book Tiffney for your event
Based near Washington, DC · Travels nationally and internationally