Speaker Lloyd Luna on his quest for accessible public speaking training.
Spkr. Lloyd Luna
Spkr. Lloyd A. Luna, Philippine Air Force Sergeant Reserve travels the world inspire people to succeed. He is a popular Filipino motivational speaker in the Philippines, author, professor, entrepreneur, and TV and radio personality. He has written 18 inspirational books since 2004 and has been a columnist of The Manila Times since 2006. He’s also a television and radio host on ALIW Channel 23 and DWIZ 882AM. Over the past 20 years, he has spoken on leadership, public speaking, and personal development in over 2,000 conventions, conferences, and seminars in four continents: North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
For his untiring work as a professional public inspirational speaker, Lloyd has become the first Filipino to have been member of the board of Global Speakers Federation in 2017, the first to represent the Philippines in the Global Speakers Summit in Auckland, New Zealand in 2018, the first to have spoken in French and European Speakers Convention in Paris in 2019, the first to speak in Professional Speakers Summit 2023 in India, and the first to earn the Registered Speaking Professional designation in the Philippines given by the Philippine Board of Professional Speaking. He’s the founder of Philippine Association of Professional Speakers.
At age 37, he was conferred the Quezon Medal of Honor, the highest recognition given by the provincial government of Quezon to its distinguished civilian achievers. In 2022, he became the only Filipino author to have spoken at Sharjah International Book Fair in United Arab Emirates—the world’s largest book fair. Well-known speakers in this event included world-renowned personalities such as Dr. Deepak Chopra, The Daily Show host Trevor Noah, Ms. Universe competition host Steve Harvey, and The Da Vinci Code best-selling author Dan Brown, among other global literary luminaries.
In 2020, Lloyd joined the Philippine Air Force as a reserve soldier, where he teaches leadership and communication subjects to officers and personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. In 2021, he put up the Public Speaking Institute®—a certifying body for CPS® Certified Public Speaker and PSF® Public Speaking Fellow. It now has a branch in Bandung, Indonesia. Now a social entrepreneur, he founded Yakap sa Mamamayan or Yaman Advocacy Cooperative, the first-ever cooperative for speakers, trainers, and subject matter experts, where the underprivileged can learn for free and get paid through dividend income annually.
He had in previous years put up Stepback®, a leadership and culture development program aimed at helping broaden the social perspective of leaders. As the author Stepback Leadership: How to Lead and Manage the Filipinos, Lloyd teaches the philosophy of putting people at the center of leadership; a program now offered in Ateneo de Manila Graduate School of Business — Center for Continuing Education.
In 2024, he returned on television and radio as host of “Work-Related” on ALIW Channel 23 and DWIZ 882AM, where he engages workplace experts and business owners in insightful, informative, and inspiring interviews. Committed to serving humanity through community service, he became an Honorary Member of Rotary Club of Lucena Premier in 2025.
A hobbyist golfer, Lloyd is also president of TOL Marketing Corp., the maker of Veyl™ SunglareGuard.
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Asia’s Speakers Who Matter Award
Spkr. Lloyd Luna is the visionary brainchild behind the prestigious “Speakers Who Matter Award,” which seeks to honor impactful communicators.
This prestigious award is given to recognize the exemplary impact of professional speakers on the lives of individuals and the communities they serve. Through this esteemed award, we aim to honor public speakers who are not only exceptional performers on stage but also play a significant role in nation-building and inspiring positive change in society.
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