Angela Irwin is a confidence coach and TEDx speaker who inspires women worldwide to reprogram their self-acceptance and build lasting confidence to achieve their full potential. Born with normal hearing, she began losing her hearing around age seven and eventually went completely deaf; at 22 she received a cochlear implant she describes as a "second chance at life." During the pandemic she launched the Joyful Life Cochlear Implant Fund, a 501(c)3 that helps cochlear implant recipients access the ongoing technology they need. She has lived and traveled worldwide, including 12 years in France with her husband Colin.