Brooke Axtell

Brooke Axtell is a passionate communications strategist specializing in writing, media, public speaking, strategic partnerships, and storytelling for social impact. She helps non-profits, authors, and entrepreneurs transform their ideas into powerful content to expand their ideal audience and create social change. Axtell also serves as the Founder and Director of She is Rising, a healing community for women and girls overcoming rape, abuse, and sex-trafficking, facilitating mentorship programs, retreats, and workshops to empower survivors to become leaders.

Currently, Axtell serves as the Director of Strategic Partnerships for The SAFE Alliance, an inspiring non-profit in Austin, Texas devoted to supporting survivors of child abuse, sex trafficking, domestic violence, and sexual assault. They provide services for over 6,000 survivors every year and house approximately 1,000 people per day with emergency and long-term housing. Additionally, her speeches, media appearances, and journalism have reached over 25 million people. She has spoken on human rights issues and storytelling for social change at prestigious venues including the 2015 Grammy Awards, The United Nations, Google, Stanford University, SXSW, Original Thinkers Festival, San Miguel Writers Conference, Writing for Change, University of Arizona, and the U.S. Institute for Peace.

Axtell has made significant contributions to literature and music, having published several award-winning poetry books and released three CDs of original music to critical acclaim. Her memoir, "Beautiful Justice," was published by Seal Press in 2019. Her work as a poet, author, speaker, and human rights advocate has been featured in prominent media outlets such as The New York Times, The LA Times, Rolling Stone, Time Magazine, Wall Street Journal, and CNN. She continues to serve as an advisor for Freedom United, a global initiative focused on ending human trafficking.