10 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Your Name

Speaker Bio
Kaomi Joy Taylor, MPA is a strategic consultant and the founder and "Chief Namiac" of The Museum of Names, a pioneering initiative highlighting the hidden power of names in shaping belonging, identity, and connection. With a background in adaptive leadership and community building, she offers a fresh, research-backed perspective on how something as deceptively simple as a name shapes our relationships and our lives.

Talk Description

What's really in a name? In this talk, Kaomi will surprise you with what neuroscience, psychology, sociology, and policy research reveals about names — and what that means for how we connect with ourselves and one another. Far from trivia, these “10 things” reveal a powerful everyday tool for building stronger communities and greater belonging.