Turning Life’s Transitions into Your Greatest Source of Strength
Your audience will stop resisting change and start leading it. They’ll learn how to recognise the emotional patterns that make change feel risky, reframe them into opportunity, and take decisive steps forward. This keynote turns uncertainty into a catalyst for growth, leaving your event remembered as the moment where hesitation became momentum.
Turning Fear into Power, and Decisions into Action
Your audience will stop seeing fear as the enemy and start using it as fuel. They’ll walk away with a clear framework for recognising fear, reshaping it, and stepping into confident action — even in high-pressure moments. This keynote doesn’t just inspire; it equips your event with a practical, lasting shift in how people approach challenges and uncertainty.
Unusual Solutions to Usual Problems
Your audience will discover that bold thinking and practical action are not opposites — they’re the winning combination. They’ll learn how to spot unconventional solutions, shape them into credible, high-impact ideas, and pitch them in ways that get buy-in fast. This keynote energises your event with creativity that’s grounded in results, sparking conversations and action long after the applause.
Increasing Personal, Team, and Organisational Performance
Your audience will gain a playbook for leading themselves, their people, and their legacy with clarity and energy. They’ll discover how to protect their own performance, build trust across their teams, and leave a leadership imprint that lasts beyond their role. This keynote positions your event as a source of lasting leadership growth, not just a one-day boost.
Influencing and Persuading Yourself and Others to Win and Succeed
Your audience will see why clarity is the most powerful tool they have — and how to use it to move people to action. They’ll learn how to simplify complex ideas, remove friction from their message, and speak in ways that earn trust instantly. This keynote transforms your event into a turning point for better conversations, stronger leadership, and faster results.
Showing Up for Others and Creating Space for Growth Within Yourself
Your audience will understand that allyship is not about grand gestures — it’s about consistent, everyday actions that build trust, open doors, and elevate others. They’ll leave with clear, doable strategies to become allies people respect and follow. This keynote gives your event a human, connected heartbeat that inspires collaboration and culture change.
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Shifting the Way People Think, Communicate, and Act.
Can you really change a person’s mindset, get them to make better decisions, and shift their confidence in only 30–45 minutes? JJ helps audiences get clear on what they want in this stage of their life or career, challenge the thinking that’s been holding them back, and spark the energy and confidence to act immediately. Her sessions blend real stories with practical tools so people leave with a fresh perspective, a plan they can believe in, and the drive to start.
Over the past two decades, JJ has coached more than 200 CEOs, advised over 1,800 companies, and delivered 1000+ keynote presentations across Australia, the United States, and the UK. Her strategies transform minds and lives. She’s used the same tools to rebuild her own life before and after her gender transition, drawing on her experiences as a CEO, business advisor, and transformation specialist to guide others through high-stakes moments of decision and bold reinventions.
JoAnna presented at our Spark the Change event and talked about bringing meaning and purpose to work. Jo’s session was extremely well received, highly praised and top-rated in participant feedback. Engaging, memorable, inspiring and valuable- I absolutely recommend Jo as a presenter and speaker.
– Vicki Young, Lead Curator Spark the Change Melbourne 2018 and Director Big Brothers Big Sisters AustraliaIt was very obvious that our audience was astoundingly impressed with JoAnna’s presentation and we received a very positive response from all our attendees as well as in the feedback following the session. JoAnna speaks with conviction, clarity and humour and we would welcome her back to speak with us any time.
– Marty Jovic/Partner Sponsor @PwCJoAnna is an inspirational and motivational speaker. Her passion is infectious, and she is able to engage her audience effectively and with verve. JoAnna is also skilled at distilling the main points of a presentation into easy to inspire and remember points.” JoAnna inspires her audiences who are full of praise for both her speaking content and her presenting style.
– The Stella Network at BT Financial GroupJJ was an absolute professional to work with, and she showed continued enthusiasm despite the challenges in attending and moving to a virtual format. Her openness and humility demonstrated on the day extended to everyone in the audience. Her ability to share her personal life journey touched everyone in the room and brought us all closer to her and the truths of supporting and nurturing gender diverse work places and individuals within them. JJ has an engaging quality and gravitas to her stage presence. She captivated the 600+ audience, no mean feat when beaming in on video conference. We were delighted to have her as our keynote address at the Crown Perth PrideFest Luncheon and look forward to welcoming her back to work with the Crown community on future opportunities.
– Crown Perth Pride CommitteeI wanted to send you a sincere and huge thank you for dedicating your time today, sharing your story and insights with the TikTok Australia team. It was the most sincere and authentic speech I’ve heard in a very long time. Thank you for having the courage to speak about this and bring the conversation on identity, gender and humanity to the fore. It was greatly appreciated across the board.
– Tik Tok AustraliaJoAnna is an inspirational and motivational speaker. Her passion is infectious, and she is able to engage her audience effectively and with verve. JoAnna is also skilled at distilling the main points of a presentation into easy to inspire and remember points.” JoAnna inspires her audiences who are full of praise for both her speaking content and her presenting style.
– The Stella Network at BT Financial GroupIt was very obvious that our audience was astoundingly impressed with JoAnna’s presentation and we received a very positive response from all our attendees as well as in the feedback following the session. JoAnna speaks with conviction, clarity and humour and we would welcome her back to speak with us any time.
– Marty Jovic/Partner Sponsor - GLEE@PwC (PwC’s LGBTI Network)A massive thank you JJ for contributing to yesterday’s Masterclasses. It was such a lively and important conversation and we have been inundated with feedback from the community saying how valuable it was. Thanks so much for your important and considered contribution. I loved your perspective on all the questions. All my thanks again!
– Olivia Ruello/ Business ChicksJJ was brilliant! The staff and executives found it incredibly informative and entertaining. It’s amazing how much she was able to deliver in a 1 hr session! JJ is a pleasure to interact with, she really brings out the best in people and encourages introspect.
– Mandy McPhee/ NASDAQJoAnna was the closing speaker at our TEDxMelbourne 2016 event. She delivered the most powerful and passionate talk of the day and ended up with a well deserved standing ovation (hard to do on a TEDx stage).
– Jon Yeo/ Licensee and Curator at TEDx MelbourneYour speaker can literally make or break your conference or event. And there's never been so many speakers to choose from then there is today. We help you cut through noise and select the best speaker for your audience, theme and budget. We're a Sydney based speaker's bureau providing speakers for events Australia-wide. Call us today and let us help you make the right decision!
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