Julia Israel
Trainer | Educator | Speaker | Entrepreneur
SIGNATURE TOPICS
- Leadership Development
- Inclusion and Belonging
- Real Estate
- Wealth Building
Julia Lashay Israel is an internationally recognized
speaker, TEDx speaker, and thought leader with over 23
years of experience training and coaching leaders globally. Renowned for her robust strategies and engaging style, Julia inspires professionals to embrace diverse perspectives, foster inclusion, and drive organizational growth.
A dynamic public speaker, Julia has graced premier
stages, including the 2022 REALTOR® Conference & Expo,
where she was selected from over 1,300 applicants. Her
presentations consistently earn top ratings for their
insight, energy, and fresh perspectives.Her presentations
consistently earn top ratings for their insight, energy, and
fresh perspectives.
Julia is the co-host of The Color of Money podcast, which helps people earn more, learn more and build
wealth. Her expert commentary is featured in media outlets like Inman News and REALTOR® Magazine.
As a member of High Capacity Speakers, Julia is professionally trained and coached by renowned leadership experts John Maxwell and Ryan Leake, elevating her craft as a communicator and storyteller.
Her thought leadership appears in Inman News, REALTOR® Magazine, and other national publications. She also co-hosts The Color of Money podcast, where she shares practical insights to help people earn more, learn more, and build their financial futures.
Julia’s work has earned numerous honors, including recognition as one of Texas’s Top 100 Most Influential People in 2022, four-time RIMedia Newsmaker, and Inman Power Player – named alongside industry icons such as Gary Keller and Mark Willis.
Recognized as one of Texas’s Top 100 Most Influential People in 2022, Julia has earned numerous accolades, including the 2020 Exceptional Service Award, the 2021 Go Getter Award, and recognition as a RISMedia Newsmaker in 2021, 2023 and 2025.
Whether speaking internationally or contributing to the advancement of real estate, Julia remains
committed to empowering others to break barriers and achieve success.
Introduction to Julia's Talks
From Goals to Greatness: Building a Real Estate Business by Design
Most real estate professionals are busy, but not intentional. They chase transactions without a clear vision, build businesses that consume their lives, and set goals disconnected from the life they actually want.
In Built by Design, Julia Lashay Israel helps agents, brokers, and teams step out of survival mode and into strategic, purpose-driven entrepreneurship. This session guides participants through clarifying their vision, defining a mission that matters, and setting aligned goals that support both a big business and a big life.
This is not motivation, it’s architecture.
Keep Building - 5 Keys for Entrepreneurial Success
Entrepreneurship is rarely a straight line, it’s a path filled with twists, setbacks, and unexpected turns. In this powerful keynote, Julia Lashay Israel shares her journey of building businesses, enduring devastating losses, and finding the courage to keep moving forward. With authenticity and hard-won wisdom, she reveals the 5 keys to entrepreneurial success: finding your purpose, adopting a winning mindset, creating a clear vision and mission, embracing failure as a teacher, and surrounding yourself with the right people.
More than just strategies, this talk is a call to action: to prioritize what matters, build with intention, and rise stronger from every challenge. Whether you’re just starting out or rebuilding after a setback, you’ll walk away with the clarity, tools, and inspiration to keep building, brick by brick, toward a business and a life that truly lasts.
Color of Real Estate - Homeownership, Investment & Wealth Creation Strategies
As real estate professionals, we carry more responsibility than closing deals, we shape our clients’ financial futures and influence the legacies they pass down for generations. Yet, the truth is that historical barriers and financial inequities have long limited who has access to these opportunities.
In this keynote, Julia Lashay takes the audience on a journey through the history of housing discrimination, the persistence of today’s wealth gap, and the powerful role real estate professionals can play in closing it. Blending personal story, industry insight, and practical wisdom, she shows how real estate professionals can guide clients through credit, financing, and ownership while also building their own wealth to model what’s possible.
More than inspiration, this talk is a challenge: to move beyond transactions and step into the role of trusted guides – professionals who help families build lasting legacies. Attendees will walk away with a new perspective, renewed purpose, and the confidence to transform communities, one home, one client, one legacy at a time.
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What People Are Saying
Julia is very personable and engaging. Her knowledge and insight are always so valuable and helps to implement specific strategies that makes my business more profitable.
– Kami B.
Julia is amazing. She gets the attendees to participate and definitely makes people feel they are not alone in anything.
– Erin J.
Julia is such a wonderful instructor. She does a great job of being humane and perspective on topic. She gives us a safe space to have difficult conversations.
– Staci J.
