Are You Looking for a Captivating Speaker?

Book Joshua V. Barr for your next conference, workshop, or special event!

Whether it's Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month, Fair Housing Month, Juneteenth, or any event that centers on uniting the community, Joshua's expertise spans a variety of human rights and human relations topics that inspire people to come together and be better.

“Joshua V. Barr, Esq. is one of the best public speakers I’ve heard in a while. Exemplary work in Iowa, great delivery, and great sense of humor. His message resonated with me.”

Evelyn Kumeh, Missouri Human Rights Investigator

Current Services & Workshops include, but are not limited to:

• Keynote Speaking - topics related to conference & themes of inspiring change

• Conference Master of Ceremonies

• Strategic Planning Retreat Facilitator

• Community Dialogue Facilitator

• Human Relations Workshops:

  • Introduction to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

  • We Are All Bias...So What? Unconscious Bias & How it Impacts the Workplace

  • Inclusive Consciousness & Culture Training

  • Racial and Historical Literacy

  • Racial Wealth Gap Simulation

  • A New Way: Reimagining Education through an Anti-Racist Lens

  • Courageous Conversations in the Workplace to Create More Inclusive Workspaces

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Honored to have worked with some of the following organizations:

“Upon informing our management team that we were having mandatory diversity training, I got the standard groans of "not again". I let them know that we were bringing in a new presenter this year and I was sure it would be informative and worthwhile. Joshua provided that and more.

Joshua worked with me ahead of time to understand our agency needs and get to know the dynamics of our management team. Joshua was dynamic, relatable, and incredibly informative. I received several compliments from our team on the overall presentation and specifically on how wonderful the presenter was. We will definitely be asking Joshua back and would recommend his diversity training ten times over.”

Brooke Parzaile - Human Resources Manager, Iowa Finance Authority

“Mr. Barr gave the keynote at our annual procurement conference speaking about diversity and inclusion in procurement and contracting. In South Carolina and many parts of the South, DEI discussions are still very tender topics to speak about, but Joshua understood the assignment. He scheduled meetings with me throughout the course of his preparation to ask questions, but ultimately, I told him that I trusted him to deliver a message that was palatable to our audience, and he did just that. Joshua delivered a dynamic speech, keeping everyone engaged and entertained, and he made us think deeper about the power we have as procurement officers to better our communities. He received rave reviews. You won't regret hiring him as a keynote speaker at your event.”

La Tasha Terry, Director of Procurement, SC Department of Motor Vehicles

Our organization needed an updated strategic plan to capture our direction moving forward. We have a few naysayers on our team who are critical of new ideas but don’t offer any constructive recommendations. Joshua V. Barr of Raising the Barr LLC was instrumental in guiding our organization's strategic planning retreat. His expertise in business, law, and community engagement helped us overcome our obstacles and develop a concrete action plan. His leadership and communication skills ensured everyone's voices were heard, and his recommendations have been invaluable in our plan to improve our organizational culture and leadership. Because of our diverse team of people from various countries and his unique skillset, I honestly feel like he was the only one who could have successfully led our strategic planning retreat.

Erica Johnson, Founding Executive Director, Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice

"Joshua led a two-part training on unconscious bias training for our management team. The training helped us consider how individual bias(es) may be showing up in the workplace. Joshua also helped us examine bias from an organizational lens, breaking down our services at every level – from outreach to intake to representation - and identifying areas where we could make changes in order to more fully live up to our mission of serving low-income Iowans. Joshua left us with tools that we could utilize to dive in and structure future conversations. Our staff greatly appreciated his training style, experience, and materials."

Brynne L. Howard, Managing Attorney, Volunteer Lawyers Project at Iowa Legal Aid

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