Meet Mai Moore
Mai Moore is an award winning social impact leader and keynote speaker recognized for awakening awareness in leaders and communities. With a mission to help people see clearly so they can lead better, she has empowered thousands through her work in equity, youth justice, and intergenerational leadership. Her influence spans corporate, nonprofit, and global platforms, positioning her as a transformative voice in conscious leadership.
The World We Think We See
Most leaders believe they see the world clearly. Surrounded by reports and curated conversations, they move with confidence that the picture in front of them is complete. Yet Mai Moore, one of today’s most influential voices in conscious leadership, has built her life’s work on illuminating what most leaders overlook. She knows that clarity is not the same as awareness. She has learned through experience that the greatest blind spot among executives is the assumption that they already see the full picture.
Mai teaches that meaningful leadership begins before action. It begins in the pause. It begins when a leader slows down enough to understand not just outcomes but the emotional, cultural, and systemic signals shaping them. This is why she often says, “Awakening awareness begins with the courage to question your own assumptions.” When leaders see clearly, they lead with intention rather than impulse.
Early Roots: A Life Built Between Worlds
Mai’s relationship with awareness began long before her career. Raised in a multicultural family shaped by diverse perspectives, global influences, and rich artistic traditions, she learned early that human understanding is not linear but layered. Her upbringing immersed her in a blend of cultures and experiences that taught her to see from multiple angles, to listen between the lines, and to value unity over separation.
This early exposure to difference became one of her greatest strengths. She grew to understand that people interpret the world through unique lenses and that progress happens when those lenses are honored and connected. This understanding would later become the foundation of her leadership philosophy.
Corporate Momentum to Purposeful Calling
Before her name became synonymous with social impact, Mai built a successful career in corporate leadership. She worked with companies such as Travelzoo during its growth toward becoming a publicly traded organization and contributed to major initiatives in technology and business environments where precision and adaptability were essential. She learned how organizations function from the inside, how teams collaborate, and how systems influence culture.
Yet even as she excelled, she sensed that her deeper calling lay beyond corporate walls. She saw gaps between communities and institutions, between leadership vision and lived reality. Her purpose was taking shape: to bridge those worlds and elevate the voices that were rarely heard.
A moment of national crisis would accelerate that purpose.
EYEJ: Empowering Youth, Exploring Justice
Following the tragic death of Trayvon Martin, Mai returned to Cleveland with a renewed sense of responsibility. She witnessed firsthand the inequities affecting underserved youth and recognized that many young people lacked safe, supported spaces to unpack their experiences and express their truths. From this urgency, she co-founded EYEJ: Empowering Youth, Exploring Justice.
EYEJ grew from a community conversation into a nationally recognized organization focused on amplifying youth voices and addressing systemic inequities. Its flagship program, YDJ: Youth Discussing Justice, brought together young people and adults from diverse backgrounds for honest dialogue on topics such as mental health, toxic stress, conflict resolution, digital equity, and justice. Under Mai’s leadership, the program flourished, engaging thousands of youth and adults and addressing core social issues that shape their daily lives.
Mai describes the work with deep clarity, emphasizing human connection as its foundation. She often says, “We are not about race. We are about human-to-human connection.” Through this approach, EYEJ created pathways for youth to become self-valued leaders capable of shaping their communities and their futures.
A Leader Formed Through Hardship
Mai’s leadership journey was not without personal challenge. She raised her daughter as a single mother while running a growing nonprofit organization that served thousands. During this time, she relied on EBT and SNAP benefits, an experience that deepened her empathy and sharpened her understanding of struggle and resilience.
Her transparency about this season of her life is part of what makes her leadership relatable and powerful. She says, “Programs like SNAP and EBT aren’t handouts. They are lifelines.” She understands the courage it takes to build something meaningful while navigating hardship, and she carries that truth into her work with leaders and communities.
Boss Me In: Bridging Generations for the Future of Work
As Mai continued her work in leadership development, she identified another gap: the growing disconnect between Gen Z and corporate leadership. She recognized the passion, urgency, and authenticity of young changemakers. She also recognized the strategic insight and experience of executive women.
In response, she played a foundational role in shaping Boss Me In, an initiative designed to bring these generations together in conversation and mentorship. Though she is no longer fully involved, her influence during its formative years helped bridge a widening divide.
Her philosophy on generational leadership is captured in her insight that, “Gen Z brings the fire, and seasoned leaders bring the fuel. Together, they can transform systems rather than simply critique them.” Boss Me In became a model for intergenerational collaboration and empowered participants across more than thirty universities.
“Gen Z teaches us authenticity and urgency. Senior leaders teach them how to build sustainable impact.”
Boss Me In has earned national attention for its innovative approach to the future of work and continues to grow as a movement centered on empowerment, inclusion, and intentional leadership.
A Global Voice in Conscious Leadership
Over the past decade, Mai has become a leading voice in conscious leadership, delivering more than five hundred speaking engagements across the United States and internationally. She has spoken at Harvard University, A and E Global Media, Chief, and many other institutions seeking to develop leaders with depth, humanity, and intention.
Her talks combine storytelling with strategy. She invites audiences not only to think differently but to feel differently. She challenges leaders to step into clarity, presence, and accountability, reminding them that “Awareness is not soft. Awareness is strategy.”
Her influence extends beyond the stage. Mai has earned recognition as a Top 200 CEO in Cleveland, is a multi-year Anthem Awards winner, and has been featured in more than one hundred media appearances highlighting her leadership and social impact.
The Personal Journey Behind the Public Leader
What sets Mai apart is her willingness to speak openly about the inner work of leadership. She shares her experiences with healing, heartbreak, fear, courage, and spiritual awakening because she believes leadership must be human before it can be effective.
She reminds leaders that growth is not linear. Resilience is not a performance. Awareness is not an end point but a practice. Her reflections often return to one truth: “When leaders heal themselves, they heal everyone around them.”
This depth of honesty allows her to connect across cultures, generations, and industries with exceptional authenticity.
“When leaders heal themselves, they heal everyone around them.”
Her authenticity has made her a trusted guide for leaders, communities, and changemakers seeking a deeper, more grounded approach to impact.
The Philosophy That Defines Her
At the heart of Mai’s life’s work is a personal mission that guides every initiative she leads and every community she touches. She states her mission simply and clearly: “Awaken awareness so people can see more clearly to lead better.”
Her philosophy is grounded in the belief that awareness unlocks clarity, clarity unlocks intention, and intention unlocks meaningful change. This framework shapes her work across leadership, justice, equity, and community empowerment.
A Vision for a New Era of Leadership
Mai’s vision extends beyond individual leaders. She believes in a future rooted in global equity, cross-cultural understanding, and empowered communities. She believes leadership should uplift rather than divide, and that the next era of leadership must begin with consciousness, compassion, and courage.
Her respect for Executives Diary Magazine’s mission reflects her commitment to preserving wisdom across borders and generations. She believes that documenting leadership stories creates a library of insight that will guide the future.
Through every stage, every initiative, every story, and every person she empowers, Mai carries one message into the world: leadership begins with awakening. And awakening begins with awareness.
Mai Moore is more than a leader. She is a catalyst for clarity and a guide for a world ready to transform.
