Pamela Pérez

Brainstormer, Business leader, Change agent, Entrepreneur, Environmentalist, Explorer, Life mentor, World traveler

I am a speech-language pathologist, entrepreneur, and founder of LINAC, an educational organization focused on communication, public speaking, and personal empowerment. Throughout my career, I have worked across healthcare, education, entrepreneurship, and international environments, supporting students, professionals, founders, and neurodivergent individuals in developing the confidence and skills to communicate their ideas effectively. I believe that opportunities are often determined not only by what we know, but by our ability to express what we know. Through teaching, coaching, and public engagement, I strive to make communication more accessible, inclusive, and impactful. I am currently pursuing a Master's degree in Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship, where I explore the intersection of communication, innovation, education, and social impact.

I am passionate about nature, sports, communication, education, climbing, neurodiversity, innovation, and human potential and development. I am particularly interested in understanding how communication can empower people to overcome barriers, build confidence, and create opportunities for themselves and others. Much of my work focuses on helping individuals who have felt misunderstood, underestimated, or overlooked discover the value of their own voice. I am also passionate about creating spaces where people can learn, connect, share ideas, and contribute their unique perspectives to the world.

Communication is not a gift that only a few people possess—it is a skill that can be learned, developed, and used to create opportunities. Too often, people assume they lack confidence, leadership, or influence when the real challenge is that they have never been taught how to communicate effectively. When individuals learn how to organize their thoughts, express themselves clearly, and connect with others, they gain the ability to participate more fully in their communities, careers, and relationships. I believe that everyone has ideas worth sharing. By making communication skills more accessible, we can amplify voices that might otherwise go unheard and create a more inclusive society where diverse perspectives can contribute to meaningful change.

Communication, equinetherapist, interviewer, social skills

For years, I believed that confidence was something people either had or didn't have. As a speech-language pathologist, entrepreneur, mountaineer, and neurodivergent woman with ADHD, I have spent much of my life navigating challenges that were often invisible to others. Along the way, I noticed something fascinating: the greatest obstacles were rarely the mountain in front of me, the audience I had to speak to, or the project I had to complete. The greatest obstacle was often the conversation happening inside my own mind. While climbing a mountain, there comes a moment when your body is tired and your goal feels far away. In that moment, what you tell yourself matters. The same thing happens when we speak in public, start a business, face uncertainty, or try something that scares us. My journey has led me to explore the relationship between inner language, communication, self-belief, and human potential. I am passionate about understanding how the words we use internally can shape our emotions, decisions, resilience, and ultimately the paths we choose to follow. My TED journey is about helping people become aware of that inner dialogue and discovering how changing the way we speak to ourselves can transform the way we move through the world.

People don't always know that I'm good at reading people, adapting to unfamiliar environments, and finding creative solutions under pressure. Before founding my company, I spent years traveling, leading groups through different countries, cultures, and unexpected situations. Those experiences taught me how to connect with people from diverse backgrounds, remain calm in uncertainty, and communicate effectively when plans don't go as expected. I'm also surprisingly good at climbing mountains. Hiking has taught me some of the same lessons I teach about communication: progress is rarely about moving faster; it's about continuing forward, one step at a time, especially when the voice inside your head is telling you to quit.