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A Brave Heart: Brunch with Lizzie Velasquez

Lizzie Velasquez, 26, is a global motivational speaker, anti-bullying activist and author of three

books: Lizzie Beautiful, Be Beautiful, Be You, and Choosing Happiness. In December 2013, she took the

stage at the inaugural TEDxAustin Women and gave a talk titled "How Do You Define Yourself?" that has

garnered over 13 million views across the web (English & Spanish versions combined). Her story has

been featured on Katie Couric, The Today Show, The View, Huffington Post, Associate Press, AOL, MSN

and Yahoo! among many other national and international media. She is an Executive Producer of the

award-winning documentary based on her life, "A BRAVE HEART: The Lizzie Velasquez Story," which

chronicles her journey from cyber bullying victim to global anti-bullying activist. A BRAVE HEART

premiered opening weekend of the 2014 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival and went on to win

the Audience Award in its category and top honors at every festival it participated in including the

Geena Davis founded Bentonville Film Festival and Michael Moore’s Traverse City Film Festival. The film

was released by Cinedigm in top markets across the U.S. on September 25th and on Digital HD and on

Demand the same day. The film is also available via Tugg.com for screenings and educational licenses

and will have its international release early 2016.