Talley Baratka is a consultant focusing on strategic planning and program design in corporate community relations, nonprofit, and foundation settings. Previously, she led Capital One's grant-making and volunteer programs in Richmond for 10,000+ associates. Talley is the founder and chairperson of Impact 100 Richmond, a volunteer-run organization built on a collective-giving model with over 200 women collaborating to invest funds in local nonprofits. Impact 100 has designated over $400,000 in funds directly in Richmond. Talley received her Master's Degree in Human and Community Development and her undergraduate degree in Psychology, with honors, from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)