JANETTE BURKE

1. From Trauma to Triumph: Reclaiming Your Life After Abuse, Bullying & Adversity

Ideal for: Women's conferences, mental health organizations, leadership events, empowerment summits

Janette shares her deeply personal journey of surviving abuse, bullying, stalking, and years of adversity while building an award-winning media career. This inspiring keynote demonstrates that your past does not define your future and provides audiences with practical strategies to rebuild confidence, resilience, and self-worth.

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Audience Takeaways:

• How to rebuild confidence after trauma

• Turning adversity into purpose

• Developing resilience under pressure

• Creating a life beyond survival

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2. Reinvention at Any Age: Building Your Next Chapter Without Starting Over

Ideal for: Women's organizations, career conferences, entrepreneurs, corporate events

After reinventing herself multiple times throughout her career, Janette inspires audiences to embrace change, overcome fear, and confidently pursue new opportunities—proving it's never too late to build the life and career you truly want.

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Audience Takeaways:

• How to successfully pivot careers

• Building confidence during change

• Reinvention strategies at any stage of life

• Creating opportunities instead of waiting for them

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3. Single, Child-Free & Still Complete: Redefining Success on Your Own Terms

Ideal for: Women's events, lifestyle conferences, wellness organizations

Society often tells women that happiness depends on marriage and motherhood. Janette challenges those outdated expectations by sharing how women can create meaningful, fulfilling, successful lives that reflect their own values—not someone else's definition of success.

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Audience Takeaways:

• Letting go of societal expectations

• Building confidence in your own life choices

• Creating purpose beyond traditional milestones

• Living authentically and unapologetically

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4. Breaking Free from Family Control & Financial Entrapment

Ideal for: Women's organizations, family services, financial empowerment events

Not all abuse is visible. Janette explores the impact of family control, manipulation, financial dependence, and emotional pressure—and how reclaiming independence can transform every area of life.

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Audience Takeaways:

• Recognizing unhealthy family dynamics

• Setting healthy boundaries

• Reclaiming financial and emotional independence

• Building a future based on freedom rather than obligation

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5. Living & Thriving with Chronic Illness While Building a Career

Ideal for: Healthcare conferences, disability organizations, workplace wellness events

Managing diabetes, disability, anxiety, caregiving responsibilities, and a demanding media career has taught Janette how to thrive despite ongoing challenges. This presentation offers practical strategies for maintaining ambition, health, and hope.

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Audience Takeaways:

• Managing chronic illness without giving up your goals

• Protecting your physical and mental well-being

• Creating sustainable success

• Building resilience through life's challenges

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6. Dating, Confidence & Image After 40: Owning Your Story in a Youth-Obsessed World

Ideal for: Women's lifestyle events, empowerment conferences

Confidence isn't about looking younger—it's about showing up authentically. Janette discusses aging in the public eye, self-image, dating, confidence, and redefining beauty and success after 40.

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Audience Takeaways:

• Building lasting confidence

• Challenging age-related stereotypes

• Navigating dating with authenticity

• Embracing your evolving identity

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7. Beyond Imposter Syndrome: Learning to Own Your Success

Ideal for: Leadership conferences, corporate events, entrepreneurs

Many accomplished professionals struggle to recognize their own achievements. Janette explores why high achievers often doubt themselves and offers practical tools for overcoming self-limiting beliefs and stepping confidently into leadership.

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Audience Takeaways:

• Identifying imposter syndrome

• Developing executive confidence

• Communicating your value

• Leading with authenticity

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8. Balancing Career Success with Caregiving Demands

Ideal for: Corporate wellness programs, caregiver organizations, women's leadership conferences

Millions of professionals quietly juggle demanding careers while caring for aging parents, partners, or children. Drawing from her own experience as a full-time caregiver while maintaining a public media career, Janette shares realistic strategies for protecting your health, career, and personal identity without sacrificing your dreams.

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Audience Takeaways:

• Preventing caregiver burnout

• Managing competing priorities

• Setting healthy boundaries

• Continuing to grow professionally while caregiving

• Making space for yourself without guilt

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Additional Speaking Topics

• The Art of the Interview: Building Trust, Asking Better Questions & Creating Authentic Conversations

• Personal Branding That Opens Doors: Position Yourself as the Go-To Expert

• How to Get Media Attention Without a Publicist

• Podcasting for Authority: Using Interviews to Build Influence and Business

• Women Supporting Women: Building Powerful Networks Instead of Competition

• The Power of Reinvention: Turning Setbacks into Your Greatest Success Story