Jess Ekstrom

Jess helps audiences build motivation and innovation that last.

Travels from Raleigh NC, USA

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Speaks on:

Personal Growth

Employee Engagement

Founder Mindset

Innovation

Intrinsic Motivation

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Keynote


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Jess ignites audiences with her authentic storytelling that transforms ordinary challenges into extraordinary opportunities for growth. She weaves humor and vulnerability into her talks, creating what attendees call an "inspiring" and "refreshing" experience that feels like a personal coaching session. Her unique ability to reframe failures as "research" resonates deeply, leaving diverse audiences with "a little pep in their step" and ready to "run through a wall" for their dreams. Clients book Jess to revitalize teams and individuals seeking purpose, as her perfect blend of entertainment and wisdom creates lasting transformation. Her talks spark intrinsic motivation, compelling listeners to discover their own "itch" while providing actionable steps for embracing potential and making meaningful community impact. Attendees consistently depart feeling joyful, empowered, and equipped to navigate life's challenges with renewed confidence and direction.
Key Audience Outcomes
  • Participants felt motivated to pursue their innovative ideas and dreams.

  • Attendees gained a renewed sense of purpose and were inspired to make a positive impact in their communities.

  • Listeners experienced a shift in mindset, viewing failures as opportunities for research and growth.

  • Individuals felt empowered to embrace their authentic selves and overcome obstacles in their personal and professional lives.

Generated by Talkadot based on 4259 audience feedback

Jess's Bio

Jess Ekstrom is the founder of Headbands of Hope and Mic Drop Workshop, investor in women, 2x best selling author, Forbes Top Rated Speaker and mom. Her first brush with success was selling all of her toys on eBay when she was twelve. Since then, Jess and her companies have been featured on the TODAY Show, Good Morning America, Vanity Fair, Forbes, and more. More importantly, her companies have helped millions of women and girls around the world. She’s the bestselling author of Chasing the Bright Side and Create Your Bright Ideas. Her hobbies include writing, hiking, board games with her husband, playing hide and seek with her kids, and searching for the best breakfast burrito in America.

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Jess Offers the Following Talks

Intrinsic MotivationInnovation

Making it Without Losing It: The new rules for innovation and motivation that lasts

  • How to wire yourself and your teams to become intrinsically motivated instead of externally validated

  • How intrinsic motivation leads to increased problem solving and fulfillment

  • The three psychological needs that inspire lasting motivation

  • Simple secrets to more powerfully create and innovate everyday

  • Three questions to lead yourself and others with a greater purpose in mind

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Personal GrowthFounder Mindset

CHASING THE BRIGHT SIDE: PURPOSE-DRIVEN THINKING LEADS TO UNSTOPPABLE GROWTH

  • Finding the overlap between passion and profit

  • Why optimism is the key to positive growth

  • How to turn setbacks into comebacks

  • A better future starts with a brighter mindset

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Personal GrowthEmployee Engagement

MEANINGFUL WORK: HOW TO BE FULFILLED...RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE

  • Fulfillment is not a destination we hit one day, but a choice to how we live today

  • Develop an entrepreneurial mindset to increase your agility and handle what's thrown your way

  • It’s not about the task, but what you make the task mean

  • Learn what is success (purpose) and what is achievement (reward)

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