Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Power Living Enterprises, Inc., and speaker/moderator at high-level events. As creator of the Embodied Success® system and www.IAmPowerLiving.com empowerment platform, she trains high achievers how to thrive at work and in life integrating neuroscience, leadership, and embodiment practices. She has coached thousands of client-hours for executives and entrepreneurs, spoken at hundreds of events like the Future of Work: Neurodiversity in Tech Summit and Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia, and has led virtual/in-person training programs for organizations such as Bloomberg Media and MetLife. She has also moderated discussions at places like the United Nations, World Government Summit in Dubai, and World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. She speaks on topics such as the Future of Work, Skills to Thrive in the Age of AI, neuroleadership, EQ, authentic presence, and mindfulness. She draws from a deep, multidisciplinary toolkit—as a Harvard Business School-trained strategist, Certified Professional Coach from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (IPEC), and Certified Yoga Teacher with over 1,000 hours of Teacher Training. She has been featured in media around the world, including CNN and Oprah's book Live Your Best Life!

Early career, she founded VH1 Online and VH1@Work Radio and was Vice-President of Business Development and Operations for MTV Networks where she managed a 200-person operation, launched six digital cable networks, and managed partnerships with entities like Yahoo!, AOL, Intel and Microsoft. At 20 years old, Kennedy consulted with Fortune 500 companies and wrote case studies as the youngest Research Associate at Harvard Business School. An advocate for human potential, she also founded multiple social enterprises including Young PWR Brokers, teaching self-esteem skills to girls; the Ta Yoga House, first yoga studio in Harlem, NY; and Elder Dignity, to transform views on aging and reform the adult guardianship system in the U.S. She is a National Spokesperson for the American Heart Association and was biographer for the late yoga master Tao Porchon-Lynch, co-authoring two award-winning books, producing multiple online courses of her teachings, and curating 66 one-of-a-kind events in 10 countries.

Kennedy has a dual BA in Sociology and Studio Art from Wellesley College, an MBA from Harvard, a PhD in World Religions, and executive education in Global Leadership, Public Policy, and Strategies for Sustainability. An American, she was born in Ghana, started school in Australia and studied design in Italy.