Inspiring Keynotes & Actionable Workshops for High-Performing Leaders

Joelle Kaufman is a dynamic keynote speaker and executive coach who transforms unexpected challenges into opportunities for growth and success. Whether you're navigating leadership hurdles, striving for resilience, or optimizing team performance, Joelle delivers engaging, actionable, and science-backed insights that leave audiences inspired and equipped to take action.

Joelle's Featured Talks

🔥 Keynote: Crushing Curveballs – Transforming Problems into Possibilities

💡 Summary:

Life throws curveballs—unexpected challenges in leadership, business, and life. But you can train yourself to recognize them, leverage your strengths, and make the best possible swing. Joelle’s keynote equips audiences with a powerful mindset shift, backed by neuroscience and real-life examples, to turn problems into possibilities.

🎯 Key Takeaways:

✅ Recognize and adapt to unexpected challenges with confidence
✅ Leverage strengths and resources to maximize resilience
✅ Develop an "Approach, Recognize, Adjust" to navigate obstacles
✅ Master communication under pressure to lead effectively

📌 Best for: Leadership conferences, executive offsites, business events
🎤 Past Audiences Include: Chief, Pavilion

🚀 Workshop: Free Uppers – Unlock the Hidden Power of Happiness Tripwires

💡 Summary:

Success isn’t just about strategy—it’s about sustaining energy, creativity, and performance. In this interactive workshop, Joelle shares research-backed “happiness tripwires” that unlock 31% higher productivity, boost innovation, and reduce burnout. Participants will design their own happiness tripwires to sustain long-term success.

🎯 Key Takeaways:

✅ Learn the neuroscience behind happiness & performance
✅ Create simple, repeatable “happiness tripwires” for resilience
✅ Reduce burnout and boost team innovation with small daily habits
✅ Walk away with an actionable framework to implement immediately

📌 Best for: Executive teams, leadership retreats, high-performance teams

Love her storytelling style…weaves in the points but keeps your attention!

K. Murphy, Chief Member

Inspiring and relatable. Great uses of real life personal stories to lean into professional situations.

K. Ziskind, Chief Member

Very relatable and ACTIONABLE content. So helpful in reminding me of the tools I have to find my way

A. Gerlach, Chief Member

Great transparency and vulnerability. Comes across as very authentic

Willa H., Chief Member

Balanced, concise and insightful

L. Rabbe, Chief

Joelle shared contagious energy on an important topic for all marketers and brand-builders. Enjoyed it a lot.

Lauren G., Zuora

It was a great way to get feedback and hear experiences of how other companies have been successful. The session gave our team fresh perspective and helped unlock new ideas!

Margaret J., Zuora

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A. Gardiner, Yotascale

This was an amazing workshop. I left feeling happier. And like I had a simple plan to actually embrace and celebrate the small bits of joy that often go overlooked.

J. Young, Chief

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Recent Appearences

Sunday, August 24, 2025

Annual Garden Party

Pathways to Compassionate Care

Joelle will join Hannah Haworth as keynote speakers, sharing her message of crushing the cancer curveball through knowledge, strength, and happiness tripwires. 

Join us and support the great work of Cancer CAREpoint