Meet Kathy Bryan
Hi! I love answering questions, illuminating truth, sharing ideas, and encouraging people to take that next step!
I have a passion for Jesus, sea salt caramel, and integrity. I am driven by a belief that all people should live in freedom; a belief held long before I survived two years of sex trafficking as a teen.
Whether I’m training a room of medical professionals on human trafficking, mentoring survivors, consulting with an org, or preaching a sermon, I am motivated to use everything the Lord has carried me through and all I’ve learned on this amazing journey we call life to encourage others in their passions and mission.
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A respected international speaker, consultant, mentor, and author, Kathy works tirelessly to communicate the stark truths of trafficking. She has trained thousands of professionals on how to identify and respond to those victimized by human trafficking, including medical personnel, Homeland Security, anti-trafficking organizations, and churches, to name a few.
In addition to speaking and consulting, Kathy worked at Rebecca Bender Initiative from inception to June 2021. In that time, she served as Executive Director, Director of Elevate Academy, and Lead Mentor, using her lived experience and wisdom to guide hundreds of survivors as they navigated their healing journey and professional growth.
Kathy’s is driven by a belief that all people should live in freedom; a belief held long before she survived two years of sex trafficking as a teen. She has testified before the DC Council, several times before the Arkansas Congress, resulting in the passage of three new laws, is a consultant for the Department of Homeland Security's Blue Campaign, a member of both the National Survivor Network and the Survivor Leader Institute, and serves on the board of Into the Light.
Her personal experience with sex trafficking has been featured in many venues from tv, radio, news articles, podcasts, and blogs to The Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College, an internationally recognized repository of women's history, Charisma magazine, a short VR film by 27Million.
What People Are Saying
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Thank you so much for all you do – your work and mentorship has made such a profound impact on my life
— EMILY H.
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Kathy Bryan is tenacious, kind, giving, loving, generous with her uplifting words and her time, honest, gentle, resourceful, empathetic, just an all-around beautiful soul. I'm honored to have you in my life.
— JAY M.
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Kathy Bryan you always make me feel welcome and seen and significant!
— ELIZABETH G.
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Kathy Bryan, you have been a rock for so many people. You are a stabilizer, a constant, so loving, so giving, SO WISE! You have helped me as a friend, and a co-worker.
— MELANIE H.
