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Let's turn culture into connection and connection into movement.

Your organization needs a keynote that hits the heart and the head or a consulting partner who can turn vision into tangible outcomes, I'm ready to help you build what truly matters.

With over a decade of experience at the intersection of media, community building, and cultural strategy, I help mission-driven organizations transform how they connect with their people, their purpose, and the public.

Whether through keynote storytelling or community-centered consulting, I empower teams to move from transactional engagement to meaningful movement.

My approach blends emotional intelligence with bold strategy to foster trust, deepen belonging, and catalyze collective action.

Let’s build solutions that align, activate, and grow.

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Speaker | Strategist | Community Whisperer

Meet Muffy

For over a decade, Muffy Mendoza has been transforming how organizations engage, empower, and elevate communities through culturally rooted storytelling, community-centered strategy, and deep emotional intelligence.

As a sought-after speaker for employee resource groups (ERGs), Muffy brings soul, systems, and substance to every stage. Over the last three years, she has inspired audiences at companies such as Axiom Law, RTX, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and American Family Insurance, delivering thought-provoking talks that bridge personal growth with collective transformation. An Aspen Institute's Weaver Speakers Bureau member, her presentations leave audiences energized, seen, and ready to lead.

Muffy is also a trusted consultant to major institutions including the City of Pittsburgh, United Healthcare, University of Pittsburgh, and Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank, where she has helped design community engagement strategies that resonate across race, class, and lived experience.

Whether guiding a public health initiative or reimagining a citywide community plan, her gift lies in blending data, cultural competency, and story to create impact that lasts.

A graduate of the Facebook Community Accelerator and currently pursuing an Executive Certification in Social Impact Strategy at the Wharton School, Muffy is committed to helping mission-driven companies and institutions align their values with their work—authentically and powerfully.

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CBS Pittsburgh
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Transformative Speaking
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Speaking that Sparks Action

Do you need a speaker who can move your people from inspiration to aligned action? Muffy Mendoza delivers talks that help audiences embrace their purpose, reframe adversity, and show up as powerful contributors to culture and change. Her presentations invite participants to think beyond boxes, reconnect with their own brilliance, and lead from a place of authenticity, care, and impact.

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Life & Business Coaching
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Soul-Aligned Leadership

Are you a community leader that works with marginalized communities, who suffers from bouts of burnout because of the high demands of the people you love to work for? Do you need to prioritize self-care, processes, productivity and profits so that you can efficiently run your business? Maybe it's time to realign your soul with your work.

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Trusted & Tribed Consulting
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Trusted & Tribed Consulting

Do you speak the language of the community or client you work for? Do you need to develop a trusted and tribe-focused communications strategy that helps you effectively speak the language and integrate with the community you serve? Then, you need me. With over a decade of experience as a tribe builder and community developer, my team can help you develop the confidence, earn the trust and create a story that forces your ideal client or community to self-identify as an ambassador for your business.

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“She has a truly unique approach to visualization exercises which helped us individually appreciate our resilience and strength in a profound way. I found myself digging deep and really putting my experiences and creativity to work! It was a truly enjoyable and impactful session.”

Lorraine

Thermo Fisher

Muffy has led a session for our annual Pre-Incubation Boot Camp for the past three years. She shares best practices and tangible strategies for entrepreneurs to do their best work while caring for themselves and their businesses. We obtain positive feedback about how much people learn from Muffy every year.

Annia

Ascender

"I had the recent pleasure of working with Muffy as a speaker for our Elevating Black Women's Voices discussion and I can not recommend her enough. Her insightful discussion on adversity as a multiplier and post-traumatic growth left a lasting impact on our audience and we are still getting emails about the event."

Nicole

RTX

"Muffy did a presentation for Auberle's NEXT group for young professionals. Muffy's remarks and an exercise she did with the group wonderfully combined both goals in a way that the participants engaged with her and enjoyed. Both of these outcomes equal success for a presenter."

John

Auberle

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