Business Speaker Yael Cohen Braun is an acute entrepreneur, passionate philanthropist and innovator aiming to change the world. She is the founder and CEO of F*ck Cancer, a health organization that works towards the goal of early detection and prevention of cancer. Yael Cohen Braun was inspired to launch the organization after her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009.
The main focus of F*ck Cancer is on millennials and starting the conversation about cancer detection early on in people’s lives. F*ck Cancer engages millennials mainly through social media and tries to bring a sense of humor and authenticity to the difficult topic of cancer to make the important conversation between parents and their children easier. Through her effort as CEO of F*ck Cancer, Business Speaker Yael Cohen Braun has been able to raise more than $1 million for cancer awareness and education.
Braun has become involved with a new health care management app that was also inspired from watching her mother go through breast cancer. The app aims to help enable family and friends to better care for their loved ones who are ill. With Julie Greenbaum, she has combined her care app, StandWith, with her other non-profit F*ck Cancer to try to revolutionize the world of cancer care and awareness.
Yael Cohen Braun has been recognized by multiple publications for her excellent work in the field of philanthropy and for her creativity as an entrepreneur. She has been named Women’s Executive Network’s “100 Most Powerful Women in Canada” and Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business.”
Yael Cohen Braun is married to celebrity talent manager Scooter Braun and they have one child. Contact Celebrity Speakers Bureau today to discuss hiring Business Speaker Yael Cohen Braun as a keynote speaker for your upcoming corporate conference, leadership summit, internal development meeting, or other business events.