After enduring traumatic kidnappings as a child and then surviving a life-altering bicycle accident as an adult, Eliza VanCort has become a #1 bestselling author, renowned speaker, top podcaster and sought-after consultant. Utilizing her academic expertise and decades as an acting instructor, Eliza transforms audience's lives.

Eliza’s first book, A Woman's Guide to Claiming Space: Stand Tall. Raise Your Voice. Be Heard., was so well received it relaunched in paperback February 2023, and was named Maria Shriver’s book of the week, among other accolades.

Her engagement on TikTok gives Eliza’s one quarter of a million followers of all backgrounds access to her teachings, helping more people claim their space and unapologetically claim the trajectory of their lives.

Her podcast, “Claim Your Space”, launched this March on the same day as her appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, and premiered in the top ten in both the US and Canada.

In her limited spare time Eliza binges on sci-fi and rides Leia, her beloved collapsable Brompton bike. Eliza is also a mom and an aunt and is so thankful to be the parent of her wonderful two sons, her daughter and her nephew.