Tanya Hayles is an award-winning creative storyteller using various mediums to evoke emotions, create change, build movements, and color in white spaces.
She is the founder of Black Moms Connection, an online global village of 30,000 and a non-profit providing culturally relevant programs and resources to educate and empower the Black mother and her family.
The work of diversifying motherhood was the reason behind launching the anti-Black racism consulting business Color In White Spaces, changing the conversation of diversity and inclusion and making it real and relatable.
She was the 2019 BMO for Women award recipient for Community & Charitable Giving, the 2020 L’Oreal Woman of Worth honoree, and selected as one of Canada’s Top 25 Women of Influence in 2021.
She has spoken at the Collision Conference, Unilever Canada, RBC, Government of Canada, and Facebook appeared in media such as Today.com, Washington Post, USA Today, The Real, and Associated Press, and written for Teen Vogue, Today’s Parent, HuffPost, and more.
She writes and speaks to 3 core pillars: Black culture (diversity, inclusion, and representation), entrepreneurship, and parenthood. She does this in a way that fans, friends, and followers alike, trust her word because she knows they mean things.
No matter the medium, Tanya brings her fresh brand of authenticity everywhere she goes, using storytelling to change the world.
“Meet Tanya Hayles. A skilled wordsmith. A social influencer to watch. A mutli-talented entrepreneur. An authentic and refreshing force making her mark in the city - and online.”
“Meet Tanya Hayles. A skilled wordsmith. A social influencer to watch. A mutli-talented entrepreneur. An authentic and refreshing force making her mark in the city - and online.”