I have over 25 years of experience speaking to diverse audiences on a range of topics in entrepreneurship, education, personal growth, women’s empowerment and more. See client list + testimonials below.
Speaking from Experience
Partial Client List:
American Bar Association
Embassy of Italy in the US
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Brown University
The George Washington University
Wake Forest University
National Council of Negro Women, Inc.
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc.
Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.
Jack and Jill of America, Inc.
ALT Summit
HAVEN Conference
ShiftCon
*See official bio + headshot here. Additional information available upon request.
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
american bar association
“Riche was one of the keynote speakers during the American Bar Association’s celebration of MLK/Black History program. Riche was phenomenal with her message of hope and perseverance to not only women in the legal profession, but all women working towards pursuing their passion and fulfilling their dream. She was so authentic and warm in her message and presentation. The staff is still talking about how inspiring she was and how her message shaped their way of defining choices in their personal and professional journey.”
EMbassy of italy in the us
“Thank you very much for today [from our team], and also on behalf of Ambassador Zappia. You were really great! I hope that we will have future opportunities to work together.”
—A. Gissara | Embassy of Italy in the US
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
“Riche was one of our phenomenal presenters at our annual MakeHER Summit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Her presentation was outstanding and highly informative. Our audience was captivated by her story and found the information she provided to be accessible and useful. We were delighted to have Riche present and we look forward to working with her in the future.“
—M. Douglass | National Museum of Women in the Arts
The George Washington University
“Riche lives at the intersection of inspiration and entrepreneurship. She has made her abode at the place where ideas, knowledge, drive and tenacity meet. Her speaking style is structured, yet candid; serious yet humorous; engaging yet honest, her wit always underlying the arch of her presentation. She takes the audience on a journey, leaving participants with clear-cut takeaways and ‘touchstones’ that she references throughout her talk. She is poised and confident, and able to inspire myriad personalities.”
—W. Christian, The George Washington University
Wake Forest University
“Thank you so much for coming to Wake Forest again and for all the great advice and experience you shared with our students. I think your presentation was the most personally engaging of them all (and they all were good), and I know that students really are fascinated to hear about decision-points in people's lives and the things that influence them, which you are so good at talking about. You have been fantastic to work with.”
—B. Taylor | Wake Forest University
METCO Directors' Association
"Thank you so very much for agreeing to deliver the keynote address at our 20th annual METCO Directors' Association Conference. Despite being asked to fill in for Michael Eric Dyson on such short notice, you did an admirable job of presenting a powerful and heartfelt message to our attendees. Your moving poem was greatly received and has been highly sought after, thank you for allowing us to share it!”
—A. Roundtree | METCO Directors' Association
WEEKEND START-UP SCHOOL
“To say that Riche exceeded our expectations as a speaker at Weekend Start-Up School is an understatement! Her presentation was inspiring, informative, and well received by our attendees. Riche’s storytelling ability combined with her hands-on workshop gave a 360 view of the process of product creation that not many are willing to create and even less are able to present in such a way that entertains while it educates.”
—P. Brunson | Weekend Start-Up School
Official HeadShot + BIOS
RICHE HOLMES GRANT, ESQ.
SHORT BIO:
Riche Holmes Grant is an award-winning TV host, lifestyle expert, writer, producer and serial entrepreneur whose work has been featured by Martha Stewart, Better Homes & Gardens, REAL SIMPLE, Williams Sonoma and The Home Depot, among others. She is the executive producer + host of “The Riche Life” web series, founder of BambiniWare patented baby + mommy products and executive producer of “Good Home Training,” her first documentary film. Riche is a graduate of Columbia Law School and Brown University, including a year at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She lives between the Washington, DC area and Los Angeles, CA with her family.
Full BIO:
Riche Holmes Grant is an award-winning TV host, lifestyle expert, writer, producer and serial entrepreneur. She began her on-screen career as executive producer and host of “The Riche Life,” an inspirational web series designed to help other women live their richest lives too (pun totally intended!).
Riche is also the founder and chief mom of BambiniWare™, a Martha Stewart-endorsed line of stylish, patented baby + mommy products inspired by her daughter, Riley. For a decade prior to starting BambiniWare, Riche was president and chief academic officer of Innovative Study Techniques (IST), a highly sought-after test prep, tutoring and admissions company that she founded in her hometown after graduating from law school. She’s still licensed to practice law in New York and Maryland, but only the fun stuff!
In her latest venture, Riche aligns her creative chops and business acumen with her love of research as executive producer of “Good Home Training,” a documentary film about the history of Black women in lifestyle and culinary spaces.
As a lifestyle expert and content creator, Riche has partnered with brands such as Martha Stewart, Better Homes & Gardens, REAL SIMPLE, Williams Sonoma, west elm, The Home Depot, Google and Subaru to produce engaging multimedia content for their respective audiences. Riche has also been featured by USA Today, Huff Post, NPR, Veranda and Essence.
As a philanthropist, Riche has been an ambassador for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital since 2018 and served as an inaugural member of the St. Jude National Volunteer Advisory Council. She is also a former board chair of GirlTrek, the largest public health non-profit for African American women and girls in the US.
In 2022, Riche received a Telly Award for her work as the host of REAL SIMPLE’s TV home makeover show, “Home Upgrade,” which streamed on PeopleTV. She was also awarded Brown University’s 2022 Barrett Hazeltine Prize in Entrepreneurial Mentorship for her work as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship. In previous years, Riche was named a Better Homes & Gardens Stylemaker, a finalist in the Martha Stewart American Made Awards and one of the top “Forty Under Forty” business leaders in Prince George’s County, MD. She is also a former appointee to the Maryland Governor’s Commission on Small Business.
Riche is a graduate of Columbia Law School and Brown University, where she spent a year at the London School of Economics and Political Science and where she is currently a member of Brown University’s President’s Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship. She lives between the Washington, DC area and Los Angeles, CA with her husband, daughter and golden retriever.
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