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Book Cassidie Carmen Bates
Cassidie brings a rare combination of lived experience, policy research, grief-informed advocacy, and clear public communication to conversations about bereavement leave, workplace grief, and the responsibilities that follow loss.
Available for Panels • Podcasts • Workshops • Keynotes
A thoughtful voice on grief, work, and policy.
Cassidie helps audiences understand why bereavement leave is not only a personal issue, but a workplace, policy, and economic issue. Her work translates academic research into clear, human-centered conversations for employers, policymakers, advocates, and public audiences.
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Why Her Work Matters
Death is universal, but bereavement leave is not. Cassidie’s work helps audiences see the gap between what grieving workers need and what current workplace policies provide.
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What She Brings
Cassidie brings lived expertise, qualitative research, policy analysis, and a grounded ability to speak about grief in a way that is clear, credible, and deeply human.
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Who She Speaks To
Her work is relevant for employers, HR leaders, policymakers, grief advocates, estate professionals, academic audiences, podcasts, panels, and workplace communities.
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Influence and Momentum
Cassidie is an emerging voice in grief-informed advocacy, bereavement leave policy, and workplace conversations about loss. Her platform is growing quickly because her message speaks to a universal experience that remains under-addressed in public policy and workplace culture.
Emerging Public Voice
Her work is gaining visibility because it names what many people have experienced but few workplaces have adequately addressed.
Through research, storytelling, public advocacy, and thought leadership, Cassidie is building a platform around a clear and timely message: death is inevitable, grieving is universal, and bereavement leave should be treated as a serious workplace and policy issue.
Featured Platform
TEDx
Cassidie’s TEDx feature positions her as a compelling speaker with a timely, personal, research-informed message.
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Every Workforce Experiences Loss
Death and grief affect every workplace, making Cassidie’s message broadly relevant across industries and audiences.
Bereavement Leave Remains Inconsistent
Her work speaks to a clear gap in workplace support, employee benefits, and public policy.
Research With Real-World Application
Cassidie connects lived experience with practical recommendations for employers, policymakers, and advocates.
Why This Matters for Booking
Cassidie is not only speaking to an important issue; she is building momentum around it. Booking her gives audiences access to a timely, research-informed voice at the intersection of grief, work, policy, and lived experience.
Influence
Why Audiences Connect With This Work
Cassidie’s message resonates because it gives language to an experience almost everyone will face: the collision of grief, work, family responsibility, and policy gaps. Her work is especially compelling for audiences thinking about the future of work, employee wellbeing, care infrastructure, and humane policy design.
Research Visuals
Infographics and Visual Teaching Tools
Cassidie’s research can be translated into clear visuals that make complex policy ideas easier for audiences to understand, remember, and share.
Bereavement Leave Gap
Executor Responsibilities
Grief-Informed Policy
Suggested Speaking Topics
Best Fit For
Panels, podcasts, workplace trainings, HR conversations, policy discussions, grief-centered events, academic presentations, advocacy spaces, and conferences focused on work, care, loss, family policy, or employee wellbeing.