TEDxSanDiego brings together a collection of doers and thinkers, innovators and creatives, explorers and visionaries, teachers and learners, then seeks to illuminate, inspire and activate those individuals as a way to expand horizons, change perceptions, incite action and foster new connections.
We are shifting the focus of TEDxSanDiego towards action. Our response to the global challenges of this coming decade is to activate and connect inspired people with activities, opportunities and communities that support positive, impactful action.
Our TEDxSanDiego talks have collectively been viewed over 12 million times, with several individual talks surpassing the 1 million view.
Together, we are not just imagining a better future—we are building it.
Audrey Jacobs is passionate about building community. At just 17, she wrote her personal mission statement: “To be a Catalyst for Positive Change by Educating and Inspiring Individuals and Communities.” She has lived that mission ever since by connecting people through ideas and shared experiences.
For over two decades, Audrey has infused strategy, storytelling, and soul into her work—advising ultra-high-net-worth families on legacy. As Principal of Mindful Maven Consulting, Audrey helps individuals, entrepreneurs, and institutions clarify their purpose, articulate their impact, and authentically connect with those who support them. She is also the founder of Casa Avra that creates life-changing experiences. Audrey advises entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and philanthropic clients on investing with intention and purpose.
At the heart of her work is a consistent theme: building movements, not just moments. She wears many hats: Power Connector, Experience Designer, Tribe Builder, TEDx Curator & Speaker, Fundraiser, Storyteller, Writer, Transformational Travel Facilitator, and Matchmaker in Work, Life & Love.
A dynamic leader in San Diego for more than 30 years, Audrey has served on numerous nonprofit boards and community groups. While raising three sons and working across various sectors from affordable housing to startups and finance she has remained deeply committed to supporting community, the homeless, the arts, and guiding Jewish institutions through transformational change.
A proud alumna of San Diego State University and Columbia University, Audrey lives in downtown San Diego. In her free time, she writes, tells stories, dances, and continues to spark meaningful connection wherever she goes.
Connect with AudreyTED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes or less. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.
The annual TED Conference takes place each spring in Vancouver, British Columbia. TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world get help translating their wishes into action; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self-organized TED-style events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
Learn MoreIn the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
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