Speaker
Keynote speaker on “Faith, Hope and Resilience: Where Life Meets Grace”
Survivor
Two-time cancer survivor living with metastatic disease
Advocate
Three-decade national cancer survivorship advocate
Fundraiser
Accomplished fundraiser of $200 million for nonprofit initiatives
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Why I Speak
I’m a 35-year national cancer survivorship advocate and a two-time survivor now living with advanced metastatic disease. As a keynote speaker, I explore the intentional decisions we make that ground ourselves when life is broken and everything familiar is gone. I’ve lived those moments, and my message draws from that experience.
My Reality
At age 69, I was blindsided by a terminal cancer diagnosis and emergency limb-saving surgery. It followed a decade marked by the death of my last parent, family discord, reputational sabotage, and unfinished conversations. Secure in my faith, hope and resilience, I chose grace. It’s given me self-care, compassion, and the emotional space to be fully present in this moment and open to what’s ahead.
My Experience: Faith, Hope and Resilience
Faith and Hope
Faith and hope are often spoken together, but they are different. Faith anchors the present. It answers the question, “What do I stand on when I’m broken?”
It’s the decision to trust that there’s more going on than I can see.
Hope is forward-facing. It’s the capacity to believe that something meaningful can still unfold -- that there is still a “next,” and my life can fully participate in it.
Resilience Formed,
Then Grace
Hope fuels resilience — the ability to adapt, regulate emotion, and keep showing up without becoming hardened by fear or fatigue.
Resilience is not toughness. Curiously enough, it’s rooted in self-compassion. Resilience is openness — the willingness to receive grace in the midst of difficulty.
Grace accepts a flawed life and rejects the myth of perfect happiness. It insists, “Don’t turn away. Be here for this. Stay with it.”
When grace is experienced this way, it changes how we move through the world -- bouncing forward instead of back.
Grace and Kindness Lived
I believe grace becomes visible through kindness – in the words we choose, the pauses we take, and the way we treat others. Voices that reward emotional detachment often say kindness is weakness. Kindness is in fact a profound form of strength, courage, and high emotional intelligence. It’s the deliberate, conscious choice to remain compassionate, respectful, and gentle.
When things are hard, uncertain, or uncomfortable, the instinct is often to detach. Kindness goes the other direction—it chooses to stay engaged, to care, to act. Kindness reveals grace, especially when it’s easier to look the other way.
My Message
This is the message I leave with audiences.
In challenging seasons, faith and hope can keep us present and honest. Resilience allows us to adapt and remain steady. Within ourselves, we can make room for grace — the kind that gives us space to breathe. And from that place, kindness shapes how we move through what we never expected to face.
We don’t get to choose every turn in life, but we do get to choose the spirit in which we meet them. That choice shapes not only our own path, but the experience of everyone around us.
If this feels like a conversation worth having where you are, I’d be delighted to be part of it.
About Beth
Beth Sanders Moore is a nationally respected cancer survivorship advocate, nonprofit principal and fundraiser of over $200 million. She’s held executive and governance roles that have influenced cancer research, patient care, survivorship programs, and long-term funding at Susan G. Komen®, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, UTHealth, UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Foundation for Cancer Survivors, and Houston Hospice.
Beth served as cancer survivor advocate at the groundbreaking LIVESTRONG Presidential Cancer Forum, and was later nominated to the White House for a presidential appointment to the National Cancer Advisory Board at the National Institutes of Health. For many years, she was featured in televised public service announcements urging women to have regular mammograms. Beth is a contributing author to “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hope & Healing for Your Breast Cancer Journey,” and a former op-ed viewpoints contributor to Hearst Newspapers. She’s served as an Adjunct Lecturer at Rice University and a Distinguished Executive Professor of Entrepreneurship at Mays Business School, Texas A&M University.
Beth’s work has been recognized by the Young Survival Coalition New York, The Chaplaincy Fund at MD Anderson Cancer Center, A Shelter for Cancer Families, The Cancer League of Houston, The Huffington Center on Aging at Baylor College of Medicine, Girls Inc., The Association of Fundraising Professionals, and the March of Dimes through its Mary Owen Greenwood Award for outstanding volunteerism and community service.
Testimonials
For many years, Beth’s steadfast commitment has made a tremendous impact around the world in the fight against breast cancer. With her infectious charm and persuasive resolve, Beth has swayed countless volunteers in our shared mission to end breast cancer forever. She’s a real success story and a personal hero of mine.
Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker
Founder, Promise Fund
Bestselling Author
Beth has embraced the opportunity to help women deal with breast cancer, and in the process has inspired countless others to follow her lead and give unselfishly of their time in an effort to make a difference in someone else’s life. She exemplifies what is best about our great country – serving others.
George H.W. Bush
I define individuals by what they do for others. I have deep respect for Beth and her work with cancer survivors. I’m grateful for her friendship, her energy and enthusiasm.
Ted Kennedy Jr.
Attorney
Chairman, American Association of People with Disabilities
Beth founded an organization that’s essential to cancer survivors. The opportunity it provides to share experiences, learn from others and obtain accurate information is a vital component in adapting to a life changing and life-saving experience. No one should walk the journey of life alone. Thanks to Beth, cancer survivors can walk that journey together.
Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D.
Former Director, National Cancer Institute
Former Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Beth and I are just two in an army of cancer survivors. She and I know that bad things happen to all of us. We are dreamers, fighters and optimists. We can stand tall and grab each minute with as much joy as we can muster. We can choose to live.
Elizabeth Edwards
Attorney
Bestselling Author
I met Beth through two tremendously-successful fundraising events for breast cancer survivors. I came to know her as a chic, confident woman. When breast cancer touched my own family, Beth was a voice of calm and reassurance - one of meaningful help to me. I’m very fond of her.
Carolina Herrera
Council of Fashion Designers of America Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame
Ambassador, American Cancer Society
Beth redefines thinking big and giving big in ways that are a celebration of life for all. She helps and inspires families that need it most.
Sam Donaldson
Beth gives new meaning to the word “compassion.” Each time she comforts those facing the most difficult time in their lives, she is changing lives. It is clear that she understands a fundamental truth about service. That in the end, it is about impacting lives.
Lester Smith
Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine
What amazes me about Beth’s kindness and dedication to fellow survivors is how encompassing it is. I admire her graciousness and commitment to help those around her. She is an inspiration.
Seth Vaughan
PaperCity Magazine
Past Audiences
American Cancer Society
GenNow Network
Harris Health System
Hope and Healing Center & Institute
Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine
Mays Business School, Texas A&M University
National Association of Women MBAs
Saks Fifth Avenue Key to the Cure
Susan G. Komen®
The Association of Fundraising Professionals
The Foundation for Cancer Survivors
The Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute
The Suzanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice University
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Vinson & Elkins
Young Survivors Coalition
Young Texans Against Cancer
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