TV Host | Speaker

SPEAKER

How to Lead With Purpose.

As an Emmy nominated storyteller, I share how adaptability, determination, instinct, storytelling, history, and community helped me overcome childhood trauma, crisis, migration, and life challenges to find my voice and live with purpose.

My talks inspire audiences to reconnect with their resilience, identity, and potential.

TOPICS

How Storytelling, History, and Community Helped Me Find Purpose
Adaptability, Determination, and Trusting Your Instinct
Turning Trauma, Crisis, and Life Challenges Into Purpose and Leadership

CAMERA READY

Camera Ready: From Hardship to the Spotlight became part of my healing.
Writing it helped me reclaim my voice, understand my past, and turn survival into purpose. If it helps even one person feel seen or stronger, it was worth telling.

Our voices can change our lives.

Buy Camera Ready on Amazon — available now.

CAMERA READY

“Elsa’s visit with our students was energizing and meaningful. Her reflections on resilience, adaptability, and community strongly resonated with students pursuing storytelling and media careers. By sharing her journey, Elsa showed students that their stories matter and that storytelling is about impact, representation, and community.”

— Temple Northup, Ph.D.

Professor & Director,

Journalism & Media Studies

San Diego State University

SPEAKING EVENTS

KPBS' Producers Club

It was an honor to speak at the KPBS Producers Club, sharing stories from Historic Places with Elsa Sevilla and celebrating San Diego’s rich history with a community that truly values public media and storytelling.

Governor's Award

Thrilled to receive a letter of recognition from Governor Gavin Newsom while showcasing Historic Places with Elsa Sevilla, the restoration of Hotel del Coronado, and a book signing of Camera Ready: From Hardship to the Spotlight.

Latina Authors Showcase

Thrilled for our — The Power of Story event at the KPBS Conrad Prebys Media Complex at San Diego State University, coordinated with international award-winning author and Speaker Erica Alfaro.