Clea Shearer is the co-founder of The Home Edit and a New York Times bestselling author who has built a global lifestyle brand by blending thoughtful design with practical clarity. Now speaking from a profoundly personal place ahead of her memoir Cancer Is Complicated, Clea shares her breast cancer survival story alongside the lessons she's learned as a female entrepreneur scaling a business from friendship into an Emmy-nominated, worldwide phenomenon. Her mission is to help people reclaim agency in their lives—whether that's through healing after trauma, reshaping leadership identity, or creating order in chaos—by showing how intentional "edits" can lead to resilience, renewed purpose, and sustainable momentum. Clea's voice is equal parts grounded and hopeful, and she delivers insight with the same care she brings to organizing a space: clear, human, and actionable.

Clea's story is not just about building a business or surviving cancer; it's about how those paths intersect to redefine what strength and success look like. From launching The Home Edit with her longtime business partner to growing it into a multi-country brand and Emmy-nominated series, to navigating diagnosis and treatment while staying connected to purpose, she models how to move forward when life demands reinvention. She balances candid storytelling with light, interactive moments, and her talks land exceptionally well with women's groups, healthcare and hospital communities, nonprofits focused on wellbeing, and corporate teams aiming to build more authentic, resilient cultures.

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Her commitment extends beyond the stage: she's deeply involved with the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, started a breast cancer research fund through the V Foundation, and supports causes that reflect her belief in care, community, and legacy.

In addition to her solo keynotes, Clea teams up with her business partner, Joanna Teplin, as The Home Edit to share their insights on brand building and scaling a business. Together, they share lessons in friendship‑driven entrepreneurship, taking a startup global, and maintaining authenticity through significant growth phases.