Speaking

The keynote nobody's giving at your event.

I bring something different to the stage. Not another empowerment talk. Not another mindset reset. The actual neuroscience of why your highest-performers are burning out, and a protocol that gives them their lives back. Available for keynotes, leadership offsites, conferences, and corporate gatherings worldwide.

Why Me

What I bring to your stage.

01

Range.

Former CIA linguist. Harvard-trained. Polyglot. Three continents. I walk into rooms the speaker after me won't.

02

Substance.

Neuroscience, polyvagal theory, behavioral research. Audiences leave with frameworks they can actually use, not just feelings.

03

Specificity.

I'm not for everyone. I'm for high-achieving rooms with burnout problems, conferences with sophisticated women, leaders who want depth.

04

Reception.

Provocative without being abrasive. Funny without being flippant. Audiences laugh, take notes, and message me afterward.

Signature Talks

Three keynotes. Different audiences.

Each can be delivered as a thirty-minute keynote, a sixty-minute talk with Q&A, or a half-day workshop. Custom keynotes available for the right engagement.

Signature Keynote · Most Booked

Change Your Story, Change Your Life

Your past doesn't define you, but your narrative does. Learn how rewriting your internal stories and how you speak to yourself rewires your brain, shifts your biology, and opens new possibilities. This talk combines neuroscience, narrative therapy, and personal transformation to show how one conscious reframe can redirect your entire trajectory. Attendees discover how to turn pain into leverage and become the super heroes of their own lives.

Conference keynoteLeadership eventTransformational workshop
Keynote 02

From Burnout to Breakthrough

Burnout isn't a personality flaw, it's a nervous system stuck in survival mode. This keynote exposes how chronic stress rewires your body to betray your dreams, then provides the embodied practices to regulate yourself back to clarity, creativity, and courage. Attendees learn to recognize their stress responses, calm their systems in real-time, and access the inner wisdom that's been buried under fear.

Well-being keynoteResilience workshopTeam intensive
Keynote 03

Science Meets Spirit: How People Actually Change

Why insight alone never changed anyone, and how to combine evidence-based tools with spiritual practice for transformation that lasts. Perfect for personal development events, retreats, and podcasts.

Retreat keynotePodcast conversationPersonal growth event
Workshop Topics

Also available for custom workshops.

For longer engagements, retreats, and team intensives, I build custom workshops around the themes below. Half-day, full-day, or multi-day formats available.

Nervous System Literacy for Leaders

The actual mechanics of regulation, dysregulation, and recovery. For teams in high-pressure roles.

Communication Across Cultures

Drawing on my linguist background and three-continent life. For global teams and cross-cultural leadership.

Personal Branding Without People-Pleasing

For founders and executives who need a public presence without losing themselves to the algorithm.

The 8 People-Pleasing Types at Work

A team workshop that identifies how each member's pattern shows up in collaboration, conflict, and feedback.

Sovereignty for Women in Leadership

An off-site workshop for executive women, designed around the Me First! Method.

Custom for Your Audience

If your room has a specific question, I'll build the keynote or workshop around it. Just ask.

Booking Inquiry

Let's talk about your event.

A short form. I read every inquiry personally and respond within forty-eight hours.

Your Name
Your name
Your Organization
Your organization
Email Address
jennifer.thome@gmail.com
Event Details
Date, location, audience size
Budget Range
Under $5,000 / $5,000 to $15,000 / $15,000 to $30,000 / $30,000+ / Not sure yet
What's the talk you want me to give?
The more you can share, the better. Audience profile, what you want them to walk away with, anything else relevant.