Natsuyo Lipschutz is a Japanese-English bilingual keynote speaker and facilitator, and she works with global organizations that want to improve cultural diversity and have their leaders present, facilitate, and communicate effectively beyond differences.

TEDx speaker, 5-time Toastmasters international speech contest champion, US-Japan business strategy consultant, World Class SpeakingⓇ public speaking coach, and the first Japanese to receive the prestigious CSPⓇ designation from the National Speakers Association, Natsuyo Lipschutz shares compelling stories behind her cross-cultural communication strategies in her signature keynote.

Natsuyo is also the bestselling author of The Success Blueprint, which she co‐wrote with world‐renowned business speaker, Brian Tracy. She is also the author of 20Ji Ni Sogiotose (“Say It in 20 Words”) in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese, as well as Story Ni Otoshikome (“Motivate with Your Own Story”) in Japanese. 20Ji Ni Sogiotose was awarded “the top 10 business books of the year” in 2021. Her book in English, Uncover Your Message: The 3-Step Process for Presenting Your Ideas Effectively and Persuasively, Globally and Locally was published in the summer of 2024.
Natsuyo began her career at a top Japanese trading company, ITOCHU International in New York. Natsuyo then received her MBA from New York University and held a management consultant position at McKinsey & Company. Today, Natsuyo is the managing principal of her strategy consulting firm, ASPIRE Intelligence, as well as an executive consultant for Breakthrough Speaking, a global public speaking consultancy.

She also served as the first Asian board director at the National Speakers Association New York City chapter from 2021 to 2024, and a recipient of the 2023 NSANYC Member of the Year award. In 2024, she became the first Japanese to receive the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP®) designation from the National Speakers Association. She currently serves as a board member of the CSP Committee at the National speakers Association.

Outside work, Natsuyo is a competitive ballroom Latin dance national finalist, a proud mother of a pre-teen daughter who’s a model and competitive figure skater, and a breast cancer survivor.