Speaking Engagements.

Dorcas Obayemi speaks at the intersection of women’s health, lived experience, and leadership. Drawing from her experience living with endometriosis, alongside her work as a marketing leader and the Founder of Ileri Wellness, she brings a grounded and credible voice to conversations about chronic pain, health advocacy, and the realities women navigate every day.

Her talks create space for education and honest dialogue around conditions like endometriosis, advocating for your health within complex systems, and balancing ambition, work, and wellbeing while living with chronic illness. She complements this lived perspective with insights from building brands and communities in the women’s wellness space, offering audiences both empathy and practical clarity.

Dorcas is available for panels, fireside chats, moderated conversations, and select speaking engagements.

Areas of Expertise

1. Endometriosis, Chronic Pain, and Resilience

Endometriosis affects millions, yet remains widely misunderstood and underdiagnosed. Dorcas speaks from lived experience about navigating chronic pain, delayed diagnosis, and the emotional and professional toll of not being believed, while also discussing the broader gaps in education, research, and care that women continue to face.

Ideal for: women’s health panels, patient advocacy events, universities, community and nonprofit organizations

2. Advocating for Your Health in Systems That Weren’t Built for You

From doctor’s offices to workplaces, many systems are not designed with women’s bodies or lived realities in mind. Dorcas explores what self-advocacy really looks like when you are managing pain, fatigue, or dismissal, and how women can navigate healthcare, work, and life with greater agency and support.

Ideal for: health organizations, employee resource groups, wellness conferences, corporate wellbeing events

3. Living, Working, and Leading with Chronic Illness

Chronic illness does not pause ambition. Dorcas speaks candidly about building a career, leading teams, and starting a company while living with endometriosis, offering an honest look at the invisible labor many women carry and what sustainable performance actually requires.

Ideal for: leadership panels, HR and people teams, women in leadership forums