More Than a Speaker
Cheyenne Tyler Jacobs is a speaker, storyteller, and advocate whose work explores storytelling as a tool for healing, identity, and social change. She began building her platform as @shewillspeak on Instagram, creating dialogue around equity, personal transformation, and collective liberation.
She is the author of The Tragic Type of Beautiful and the curator of three poetry anthologies featuring hundreds of international contributors. Her creative practice spans writing, film, and performance, where she explores themes of memory, resilience, identity, and self-definition through an empathetic, research-informed lens.
Cheyenne’s work has been featured across platforms including Me Too, Girlboss (including her article “Why Is My Hair Still Up For Debate?”), and Read Poetry. Her creative work extends into film and broadcast media, including writing and voice-over commercial work for AspireTV, as well as spoken word performance featured in an AspireTV campaign. She also wrote and directed a consent education film for SafeBAE, created as part of their youth-centered prevention and education programming.
Cheyenne serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors for We Are HER, supporting organizational strategy and advocacy work centered on healing and empowerment. In recognition of her broader impact as an educator and storyteller, she is a 2021 GOTU Crucial Point Award recipient for her transformational educational work supporting survivors, survivor allies, and communities engaging in conversations around harm prevention and accountability. She has been described as a social scholar whose work blends media, education, and empathy to create meaningful social impact across intersecting identities.
Her work has also been recognized with a Telly Award, 2021 and a Communicator Award, 2021 both for The Pink Locket.
Beyond her creative practice, Cheyenne has supported community impact initiatives through educational scholarships for emerging social justice leaders and continues to be recognized for her contributions to storytelling and education.
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, she continues to use storytelling across writing, film, and speaking—to explore race, identity, equity, and healing, helping audiences move toward reflection, accountability, and action.
At the intersection of storytelling, advocacy, culture, and impact creating work that inspires connection, healing, and meaningful change.
How we can work together
Speaker & Storyteller
I speak on authenticity, equity, and healing through storytelling that bridges lived experience with education and reflection. My talks are designed to move audiences beyond awareness and into deeper accountability, connection, and action.
Prevention Education Consultant
I partner with organizations to design and strengthen prevention education programs rooted in equity, consent, and healing-centered practice. My work supports teams in building culturally responsive, trauma-informed approaches that lead to meaningful, sustainable impact.
Filmmaker & Creative
I use film and creative media to translate complex social ideas into compelling, accessible narratives. My work spans writing, directing, and performance to support storytelling that educates, resonates, and drives cultural conversation.