When people feel different, they perform differently
We are surrounded by people every day, yet so many of us still feel unheard, unsafe and undervalued.
We work side by side, sit in meetings together, scroll through endless updates, and still feel unseen. But the greatest challenge facing workplaces today is not strategy or technology. It is an emotional disconnection.
What drives me is helping people reconnect, with themselves and with each other. I love the moment people remember that belonging isn’t complicated, it’s human andI love seeing rooms full of hundreds of people laughing, motivated and feeling great about themselves.
About Amanda
I have spent more than three decades studying one essential question:
What truly drives human behaviour?
My journey began in Australia in the fields of physiotherapy and psychology, where I became fascinated not just by how the body works, but by how people think, feel and relate.
Today, I spend at least a third of every year researching neuroscience, emotional intelligence, epigenetics, positive psychology and communication, translating complex science into practical tools that transform workplace culture and performance around the world.
Whether I’m delivering a high-energy keynote or facilitating deeper cultural change, my intention is always the same: to shift the emotional climate of the room, strengthen connection, and help people feel that they truly matter with the principles of Joy Intelligence.
The belief behind Joy Intelligence
Joy Intelligence is my practical, science-backed approach to leadership and culture.
At its heart is a simple truth: how people feel drives how they perform.
When leaders understand the emotional climate of their teams, and know what to do about it, trust strengthens, psychological safety grows, and people begin to feel that they truly belong. Joy Intelligence is not about surface positivity. It is about creating environments where people feel safe enough, confident enough and valued enough to choose to be their best. Amanda Gore JQ leaders create teams where people want to belong - not just work.
Why Now
We are living through a period of accelerating change, uncertainty, technological disruption and rising emotional fatigue. Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we work, attention spans are shrinking, and pressure is constant. In this environment, technical competence is no longer enough.
Joy Intelligence matters now more than ever because culture is no longer just an advantage. It’s essential. When people feel psychologically safe and genuinely valued, they think more clearly, communicate and contribute more openly and take greater ownership of results. Recruiting and retaining good people becomes easy with high Amanda Gore JQ leadership.
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
Bio
Amanda understands that getting down to business isn’t all about targets and optimizing clickthroughs. The heart and profit center of every business is about how people think, and consequently, feel about themselves; and how they make others feel. How we feel about a personal or business relationship informs every part of our decision to invest with them. Amanda’s action-packed performances offer an abundance of use-it-now tools to create deep, lasting relationships at every level -- with family, customers, colleagues, and clients. Everyone leaves energized, enthusiastic and re-engaged!
With more than 30 years of global impact, trusted by organizations worldwide, I help leaders and teams understand what truly drives human behaviour and performance. Grounded in decades of study across neuroscience and emotional intelligence, my Joy Intelligence framework helps people feel safer, more connected and more confident. Because people won’t change from being told what to do. They change when they feel something different.
We are surrounded by people every day, yet so many of us still feel unheard, unsafe and undervalued.