Julianne Ankley
Keynote Concert Artist, Motivational Speaker, Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter, Visual Artist • Julianne LLC
Port Huron, Michigan, United States •
$5,001 - $10,000
5.0 (2 reviews)
About
I can deliver a keynote and a live concert in one. I'm a working national recording artist who weaves original songs and live performance into every talk. Audiences don't just hear the message — they feel it land in real time, the way only live music can deliver.
Speaking Topics
Signature Programs (3)
The flagship Keynote Concert. Julianne shares her personal journey of starting over at 40 — through illness, divorce, single motherhood, and an industry that didn’t take her seriously — and arriving at a career defined by 14 Detroit Music Awards and national recognition. This is not a talk about surviving adversity. It is a lived demonstration that it is never too late to overcome it and begin again. Delivered with 2–3 live original songs woven throughout.
Key Takeaways
- How to identify what you’ve been putting off and why
- The decision that changes everything: choosing yourself
- How to forge your own path when no traditional one exists
- Why starting late can be your greatest competitive advantage
- One actionable commitment every audience member leaves with
Audience
Corporate/Business, Women's Groups & Conferences, HR & Employee Experience, Healthcare, Finance & Insurance, Non-Profit Organizations, Community & Civic Organizations, Entrepreneurship & Small Business, General Public
Format
Duration
60 minutes
Delivery
The Unconventional Path: Why Different Is Your Advantage When there is no roadmap, build your own Julianne’s career did not follow the traditional path — because there was no traditional path for a 40-year-old single mother entering the music industry. This talk reframes the unconventional journey as a competitive advantage, showing audiences why those who forge their own way often arrive somewhere no map could have shown them. Ideal for entrepreneurs, career changers, and anyone who has ever felt behind.
Key Takeaways
- How to build credibility and recognition on your own terms
- The power of persistence over perfection
- How to turn rejection and resistance into fuel
- Why the absence of a roadmap is an opportunity, not a disadvantage
Audience
Corporate/Business, Women's Groups & Conferences, HR & Employee Experience, Healthcare, Finance & Insurance, Non-Profit Organizations, Community & Civic Organizations, Entrepreneurship & Small Business, General Public
Format
Duration
60 minutes
Delivery
Turn your ‘one day’ list into a today list Most people have a list of things they say they will do one day. Julianne had one too — and the day she nearly lost her health was the day she started checking things off. This talk challenges audiences to stop waiting and start creating, using vivid storytelling, live music, and a simple framework for turning deferred dreams into active decisions.
Key Takeaways
- The “one day list” exercise audiences do live during the talk
- Why waiting for the right time is the greatest dream killer
- How Julianne checked off her list — one item at a time
- How to paint the specific vision of a life fully lived
Format
Duration
60 minutes
Delivery
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