Founder. Speaker. Influence Architect. Her work sits at the intersection of faith, purpose, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Through her story, platforms, and communities, she helps people turn what they carry into something tangible — and use it to create meaningful impact.
An Influence Architect sees both the person carrying the vision and the vision itself — identifying the real gap, connecting what others often treat separately, and architecting what is needed to move the vision forward.
Yocairys Diaz is a Brooklyn-born founder, speaker, and Influence Architect whose work sits at the intersection of faith, leadership, entrepreneurship and influence. Her story begins where most would end — incarcerated at 17, facing what felt like a closed door. What happened next was not luck. It was faith, obedience, and an relentless decision to build.
Since her release in December 2019, she has built two organizations, a combined social audience of 130K+, a Christian women's community of 5,000+ women, and a speaking platform that has taken her across stages, churches, conferences, and media. She didn't study influence. She built it.
As an Influence Architect, Yocairys has a unique ability to see both the person carrying the vision and the vision itself. She gets to the root, identifies what is actually missing, connects the dots, and architects the strategy, positioning, structure and execution needed to move it forward. Her work can touch brand architecture, positioning, strategy, structure, community, visibility, relationships, experiences and execution — depending on the actual problem.
Her work isn't built on concepts she teaches. It comes from what she has actually built.
Founded and grew Raise Your Spark into a Christ-centered women's community through digital community, mentorship, prayer, leadership development, and transformational retreat experiences.
Built an audience from the ground up across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube — reaching 1.2M+ monthly across digital platforms through content rooted in faith, leadership, and entrepreneurship.
Built Agape Influence and Raise Your Spark from concept to operational — including programs, teams, events, retreats, podcast, academy, and digital ecosystems.
Spoken at conferences, churches, youth organizations, and leadership events — delivering messages that don't just inspire but equip audiences to move forward with clarity and conviction.
Designed and executed the Reignite Women's Retreat — a transformational experience built to help women heal, clarify their purpose, and return home ready to lead.
Hosts conversations at the intersection of faith, strategy, execution, leadership, and entrepreneurship — positioning Yocairys as a communicator, interviewer, and thought leader.
Yocairys is a Christ-led speaker known for delivering messages that are honest, insightful, and purpose-driven — leaving every room with more than inspiration. They leave equipped.
If you're a founder, entrepreneur, leader or builder carrying a vision that deserves to move, Agape Influence helps identify what's actually standing between where you are and where you're trying to go — then architects the strategy, positioning, structure and execution needed to move it forward.
Whether you're starting from scratch or scaling what you've already built — we meet you where you are. The qualifier isn't experience. It's readiness.
Yocairys reflects on discovering her God-given purpose and the three qualities essential for anyone ready to grow, lead, and live with intention.
Read the Feature →A raw and redemptive conversation — from incarceration at 17 to becoming a founder, speaker, and visionary leader rooted in faith and purpose.
Listen Now →Opening up about the real journey — answered prayers, unexpected obstacles, the highs, the lows, and the lessons that shaped her purpose-driven path.
Read the Feature →A candid conversation about building with purpose — covering her journey, the story behind Agape Influence and Raise Your Spark, and what it means to lead as a woman of faith in today's world.
Read the Feature →Yocairys opens up about facing a potential 25-year-to-life sentence at 17, navigating the loss of her brother, and how suffering became the very thing God used to transform her life.
Watch the Episode →Available for magazine profiles, editorial features, podcast conversations, panels, and media interviews across faith, leadership, entrepreneurship, and women's spaces.
Get in Touch →Yocairys partners with select brands that naturally align with her audience, values, lifestyle, and the conversations she already leads. Her audience is primarily women at the intersection of faith, personal development, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle.
76.3% female audience across faith, personal development, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle verticals. Full audience demographics available in the media kit.
Download Media Kit →Born from a divine calling in 2022, Raise Your Spark is a Christ-centered women's movement built for women who are ready to heal, grow, and lead with purpose. Through the Women's Inner Circle, Mindset Mondays, quarterly retreats, and the Reignite Women's Retreat, RYS creates space for women to do the real work — spiritually, mentally, and personally. This is not just a community. It is an environment designed to transform.
Explore Raise Your Spark →Agape Influence is a strategy + influence firm helping founders, leaders and brands stop being the best-kept secret. We identify what's keeping the vision from moving, architect what's needed around it, and help turn clarity into execution and influence.
Stop Being the Best-Kept Secret.
Explore Agape Influence →Real conversations at the intersection of faith, strategy, execution, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Hosted by Yocairys Diaz — no fluff, no filters. Just truth and tools.
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