Liz Plank
Best-selling author of For the Love of Men
Liz Plank is a leading voice in gender, relationships, and culture. Through humor, reporting, and deeply researched storytelling, Liz challenges audiences to examine their own role in maintaining patriarchy with grace, openness, and wit. Whether she's interviewing world leaders, Hollywood actors, or everyday people on the street, Liz brings warmth and curiosity to conversations that most people avoid—leaving audiences feeling hopeful rather than polarized.
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Liz Plank is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker, international bestselling author, and producer of several critically acclaimed digital series at Vox Media and NBC News. She currently hosts Boy Problems, a top 100 US podcast that tackles love, masculinity, dating disasters, and life’s biggest questions.
Her critically acclaimed book, For The Love of Men: A Vision for Mindful Masculinity, became an international sensation, captivating readers across the globe. Praised for its bold exploration of modern masculinity, it has been featured in Vogue, Esquire, Playboy, ELLE, GQ, and has earned coverage on NPR, The Washington Post, and MSNBC. Its impact transcended borders, sparking vital conversations about the future of gender and identity. Liz’s groundbreaking journalism has garnered widespread acclaim, earning her a spot on Forbes’ prestigious 30 Under 30 list, as well as recognition as one of Mediaite’s Most Influential in News Media and Marie Claire’s Most Powerful Women. Liz was honored as one of the World’s Most Influential People in Gender Policy by Apolitical, cementing her status as a trailblazer in shaping the future of gender equality.
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Liz Plank’s Speech Topics
From Rage to Reach: How to Actually Change Minds
Liz has spent her career translating complex political and social issues into media that millions of people can actually understand. This talk explores the difference between being right and being persuasive—and how humor, storytelling, empathy, and media can create cultural change.
- Why facts alone rarely change minds
- The power of social media
- Making complicated ideas accessible
- Using humor without losing substance
Not So Special: Rethinking Disability, Inclusion & Who Gets to Belong
Drawing from her documentary Not So Special, which is available for screening in this package, Liz challenges audiences to reconsider the way society talks about disability—not as inspiration, tragedy, or an afterthought, but as a fundamental question of access, rights, and belonging.
- Why “inspiration” can still be exclusionary
- Disability rights
- Accessibility beyond compliance
- Building genuinely inclusive institutions and cultures
Brand Yourself before the Internet Does
In today’s attention economy, everyone is expected to be their own media company — whether you’re selling a book, building a business, landing a job, or trying to get an idea heard. Liz unpacks how to build influence without becoming inauthentic, turning your expertise, personality, and point of view into a platform that actually creates opportunity.
- Why personal branding is no longer optional — and what that means for your career
- How to turn your expertise into content people actually want to consume
- How influence can translate into books, speaking opportunities, partnerships, and business
- Finding your “thing” without boxing yourself into a niche forever
- Why the most powerful personal brands are built on trust, not virality
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