Hispanic Heritage Month runs September 15 through October 15 and for event planners looking to go beyond the ceremonial and into the genuinely transformative, Denise Soler Cox is the name consistently rising to the top.

Cox is an award-winning filmmaker, keynote speaker, and author of What Will They Say?, publishing August 18, 2026 with Simon & Schuster’s Primero Sueño imprint making her one of the rare Hispanic Heritage Month speakers arriving with a major publisher behind her message and a book your attendees can take home.

What separates Denise from the crowded field of heritage month speakers is her framework. Rather than simply celebrating Latino culture, she explores the powerful cultural values, expectations and inherited beliefs that many first-generation Latina professionals bring into their careers often without realizing it. She gives audiences a thoughtful and empowering language for understanding the invisible dynamics that shape belonging, leadership, ambition and success at work. Her keynote resonates with both Latino and non-Latino audiences because it transforms deeply personal experiences into insights that create connection, clarity, and growth.

Audiences leave her talks not just inspired, but with a deeper sense of clarity and direction. They walk away understanding something meaningful about themselves, their workplace, and the cultural dynamics shaping both.

Her work has taken her to stages across the country and internationally, including a keynote for 3,000 attendees in Lima, Peru, and a talk for 4,000 L’Oreal SalonCentric employees. She speaks with equal power to rooms that are entirely Latino and rooms that are beautifully mixed because her message lives at the intersection of cultural specificity and universal human truth.

For Hispanic Heritage Month bookings, Denise is represented by Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau. What Will They Say? is available for pre-order now.

Editorial Team, denisesolercox.com