Leadership Keynote Speaker for Trust, Psycological Safty and Culture
JQ - Joy Intelligence™ Feelings Drive Results.
Build Trusted Leaders.
Reduce Burnout.
Create Cultures Where People Want to Stay.
Amanda Gore's Joy Intelligence™ (JQ) is a neuroscience-backed framework that gives leaders the missing piece:
when people feel safe, valued, and connected, they perform, communicate, and lead at a completely different level.
CPAE Hall of Fame Leadership Keynote Speaker. CSP. Trusted by Google, McDonald's, American Express, and leading organisations across six continents.
Why Amanda Gore
Amanda Gore is a CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame inductee, CSP and leadership keynote speaker who helps leaders and teams communicate better, reduce burnout, strengthen culture and create workplaces where people feel safe, connected and ready to perform. Her Joy Intelligence™ (JQ) framework shows that how people feel drives how they lead, communicate, collaborate and produce results.
She speaks on leadership, communication, burnout and resilience, culture and joy at work, and facilitates executive retreats for C-suite teams and senior leadership groups.
Trusted by organizations that care about people, performance, and culture.
Amanda delivers transformative results that resonate long after the applause fades. She focuses on joy because it can...
No Two Keynotes Are the Same.
Every audience is different, which means every culture has its own dynamics, pressures and possibilities.
Amanda uses storytelling, humour, and science-backed evidence to rewire thinking, dissolve fear, elevate communication, and fundamentally transform how people perform.
JQ - JOY INTELLIGENCE
The next evolution in leadership, helping people understand how their state, emotions, communication, and energy directly impact trust, engagement, resilience, and performance.
THE SCIENCE OF JOY
A science-backed keynote that uses humour to reveal how joy directly impacts performance, resilience, and wellbeing, equipping teams with practical tools to reduce stress, reframe thinking and elevate results.
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BURNOUT TO JOY
A powerful leadership experience that transforms exhaustion into energy, helping leaders build resilience, restore trust and create cultures where people choose contribution over compliance.
THE CONNECTED TEAM
An interactive, research-driven session that strengthens trust, psychological safety and collaboration, helping teams feel seen, valued and inspired to thrive together.
Training, Workshops and Online Program
Command the Room - The Art of Speaking with Confidence, Clarity, and Charisma
The Neuroscience of Leadership - What Leaders Should Know about Feelings, and Performance
The Joy Formula - 7 Ways to Build Resilience and Restore Work Life Balance. It is Possible!
Wired for Joy Online Course Designed to Re-Wire Your Brain for Joy!
Whether you have 20 or 20,000 people, live or virtual, Amanda will deliver an, unforgettable experience.
"Meeting professionals have to ask themselves if the speaker that they are looking to hire is worth what they paid. I am here to tell any meeting planner who wants to know, the answer is YES. Amanda is worth every penny and about $60,000 more! I have hired speakers who charge $40,000 and more and they did not leave the audience with a fraction of what Amanda did".
Business and Professional Women USA
Prepare for a presentation that delivers results that go beyond inspiration - they are life changing.
Voted one of the hottest 25 speakers in the USA by Speakers Magazine
Meeting Professionals International Favorite Speaker
Speaker Hall of Fame: National Speakers Association
Amanda is a wow of wows of speakers. She’s enchanting, captivating, brilliantly funny, tenderly charming, heartfelt, genuine, sincere and poignantly authentic and yet she delivers a powerful message that we each want and need to hear. She’s unforgettable with her innovative audience involvement techniques..that will give you skills to take home, tell others and start using immediately to better your life, your relationships, your future and finances.”
–Mark Victor Hansen, Co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.
The impact Amanda had on our attendees was truly remarkable. Her message of joy, connection, and authenticity resonated deeply with everyone in the room, creating an atmosphere that was both uplifting and transformative.
She is a rare speaker who combines substance with inspiration. She doesn’t just deliver a keynote—she creates an experience that changes the energy of an entire meeting. I would highly recommend her to any event organizer seeking a speaker who can move hearts, energize minds, and leave a lasting impression.
- Mike Vidikan, Director, Orthopreneurs
Amanda is absolutely amazing! I've attended a variety of international events over the years and Amanda is one of the best I’ve ever seen. The levels of energy & excitement she generates from the crowd is something I have never witnessed before. I would especially recommend Amanda to kickoff or close a conference starting or finishing on a high.
- Mohamed Ladak
Chief Executive Officer, Interior Realtors
I have been a member of MDRT for 29 years and have seen some of the best speakers in the world. None have ever received 3 standing ovations like Amanda Gore.
- President, Million Dollar Round Table
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