KEYNOTE SPEAKING

Creatively Navigating Complexity: Turning Challenges into Innovation

Change is inevitable, but adaptability is a choice.  As a keynote speaker, I help audiences rethink how they approach challenges – whether in leadership, business or personal growth – by tapping into creativity, adaptability and new ways of thinking.  

With powerful storytelling and real-world strategies, my talks help people embrace uncertainty, reframe obstacles and turn struggle into strength.  

Speaking topics include:

  • The Power of Storytelling in Mental Health & Leadership
  • Breaking Generational Patterns:  Healing Through Creativity
  • Adaptability & Growth: Lessons from Mental Health Journeys
  • Creating Calm: Art & Writing as Tools for Mental Wellness

Speaking events

Organization:  CarePartners
Role: Key Note Speaker
Title:  Rally & Rise: Unlocking Creative Strength Through Struggle
Theme:  A keynote crafted to reframe adversity as your greatest creative advantage – and reignite the inner fire of those who’ve been carrying too much, for too long. 
Audience Type:  80 members of their Executive and Senior Leadership 
Impact:  Standing ovation; “Jenn is an amazing human being.  I don’t think I have ever met anyone like her.  Her story is remarkable.”

Organization: Rotary Club – Barrie
Role: Presentation
Title: Where Craft Meets Cause: A Small Business with a Mental Health Mission
Theme: Presented to local business and community leaders as part of the Barrie Rotary Club’s speaker series.
Audience type: Professionals, Entrepreneurs and community leaders
Impact: A heartfelt presentation that highlights how business can be a vehicle for healing, connection and creative advocacy.

Organization: BNI – Barrie
Role: Speaker
Title: Stories That Sell: Building a Mission-Driven Brand Through Connection
Theme: Presented regularly to fellow entrepreneurs and business professionals as a member of BNI (Business Network International), Barrie Chapter.
Audience: Entrepreneurs and business professionals
Impact: These presentations educate the group on the power of social enterprise sparking meaningful conversations about mental health in business. The emotional response -sometimes overwhelming for attendees – highlighted the need for more spaces where business and vulnerability can coexist.