Jan Hoath, The JOY Alchemist & best-selling author of JOY, Anyway, helps leaders reimagine life and leadership through JOY. Blending meaningful storytelling, practical leadership insight, mindfulness, humor, and authentic connection, Jan helps audiences navigate pressure, change, and adversity with greater resilience, humanity, and purpose. Known for her engaging, deeply relatable, and experiential style, Jan facilitates meaningful perspective shifts, practical tools, and restorative insights that help audiences reconnect to themselves, their leadership, and the meaningful work they do, leaving them feeling renewed, resourced, and inspired to live & lead with greater JOY, purpose, & impact.
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Crystal B.
March 14, 2024Jan, The JOY Mentor, was an absolute delight at TYF 2023! Her presence at both the opening and closing ceremonies, set the perfect tone for the event. Her talk to a smaller group was equally inspiring. Jan's message about infusing joy into every aspect of life resonated deeply with us all. Jan's passion for helping others find purpose and success shine through in her work. I highly recommend Jan to anyone seeking to live a more fulfilling and joyful life.
Hired as: Motivational Speaker
Meghann C.
October 26, 2023I had the absolute pleasure of having Jan Hoath join us as a speaker at our 2023 annual conference, and I can't praise her enough. She is a true maven when it comes to facilitating joy and rejuvenation. Her playful and engaging "brain breaks" were an absolute hit with our attendees. Not only did these moments make everyone laugh, but they also had a magical way of making our participants feel young again.
Jan Hoath has a remarkable talent for resetting both our bodies and our brains, which allowed us to absorb even more content throughout the conference. Her ability to infuse joy into any situation is unparalleled and I'm convinced that any event, conference, or gathering would benefit greatly from her exceptional skills.
Hired as: Motivational Speaker
George K.
September 17, 2023Jan Hoath is authentic, passionate and very much on purpose. The moment she shares her smile, you know you're in for a treat. Jan's genuine enthusiasm for enthusiasm is contagious. As a CEO (Chief Enthusiasm Officer) I know that the world needs more Jans in it. Now! I can't think of a more important purpose than to share a road map to intentional joy and that's what Jan is and that's what Jan shares. The brilliance of her message and delivery is matched only by the brilliance of her genuine smile!
Hired as: Leadership/Success Speaker, Motivational Speaker
Cat S.
September 8, 2023Jan "Joy" brings her passion and commitment to elevating any room with her deep knowledge, commitment to transformation, and her ability to lean into the audience to deliver value. Highly recommend as a speaker.
Hired as: Leadership/Success Speaker, Motivational Speaker
Nicole C.
June 19, 2023Jan is one of those people who can help you dig deep and find what drives you to be your best self in this world and do it with JOY on your journey! She is the embodiment of what she teaches and she will inspire you with you stories, her energy, and her charismatic way of connecting and relating to everyone in the audience. You will be so glad you booked Jan for your event and she’ll leave you asking the question of how soon can you have her back!
Hired as: Motivational Speaker
Price range: $2500 and up
Languages: English, German
Gig length: 30 - 90 minutes
Insurance: $2,000,000 - Professional Liability Insurance
When Jan takes the stage, audiences don’t just leave inspired — they leave shifted.
Jan creates transformational, experiential, and deeply human presentations that blend heartfelt storytelling, mindfulness, humor, practical tools, and meaningful audience engagement. Every keynote or workshop is thoughtfully customized to align with your audience, event goals, and theme.
Audiences can expect:
✨ A deeply engaging and memorable experience
Not just a talk — an experience. Jan skillfully blends storytelling, reflection, interaction, and practical takeaways that create lasting impact.
✨ Inspiration grounded in real life
Jan speaks with refreshing authenticity, sharing lived wisdom and practical tools that audiences can immediately apply to life, leadership, and work.
✨ Belief-shifting insights
Audiences leave with a renewed perspective on burnout, pressure, resilience, leadership, and the role JOY plays in sustainable success.
✨ Practical tools for real transformation
Through Jan’s signature JOY Prism™ framework, attendees walk away with actionable practices to cultivate greater presence, purpose, connection, and fulfillment.
✨ A customized experience
Every keynote, workshop, and retreat experience is thoughtfully tailored to the audience and event objectives.
✨ A professional, joyful partnership
From planning to presentation, Jan is collaborative, responsive, prepared, and committed to helping make your event meaningful and memorable.
Signature Speaking Topics & Audience Takeaways:
* The JOY Advantage: Why Success Without JOY Isn’t Success At All
How JOY becomes your greatest renewable resource
Why burnout isn’t the price of success
Reclaiming energy, meaning, and sustainable fulfillment
* JOY as a Practice, Not a Peak
Why waiting for “someday” steals fulfillment
Daily practices that build resilience and presence
Finding JOY even amidst challenge and uncertainty
* Reimagining Life & Leadership Through JOY
How to align life and leadership with what matters most
Untangling beliefs that keep us stuck in pressure and performance
Leading with more authenticity, humanity, and heart
* The Ripple Effect of JOY
How personal JOY impacts teams, families, organizations, and culture
Why JOY is contagious — and leadership starts within
Small shifts that create meaningful change
* Finding JOY, Anyway
Transforming adversity into resilience
Navigating life’s inevitable waves with greater grace
The courage to choose JOY even in difficult seasons
Jan Hoath — The JOY Alchemist | Leading the JOY-Led Leadership Movement
Jan Hoath is a keynote speaker, best selling author, and transformational leadership expert helping leaders rediscover what success was supposed to feel like.
Known as The JOY Alchemist, Jan is a leading voice in JOY-led leadership and the creator of the JOY Prism™, a transformational framework helping high-achieving leaders reclaim energy, purpose, resilience, and sustainable success through the power of JOY.
For nearly two decades, Jan has guided thousands of leaders, entrepreneurs, and organizations toward more meaningful, aligned, and fulfilling lives and leadership. A leadership coach, mindfulness meditation teacher, former professional alpine ski instructor, and author of JOY, Anyway: Transform Adversity Through Audacious JOY, Jan brings an unusually refreshing blend of grounded wisdom, heartfelt authenticity, humor, and lived experience to every stage she steps onto.
Her message is simple, powerful, and unforgettable:
Success without JOY isn’t success at all.
Jan doesn’t teach toxic positivity or surface-level happiness. She teaches JOY as a practice, a renewable resource, and a transformational advantage — especially in life’s hardest seasons.
Having navigated profound adversity herself — from family tragedy and major financial hardship to serious health challenges — Jan speaks not from theory, but from lived courage. Her work empowers audiences to shift from pressure to presence, burnout to renewal, and success that merely looks good to a life and leadership experience that truly feels good.
Whether speaking to women leaders, entrepreneurs, HR professionals, or organizations navigating change, Jan creates experiences that leave audiences inspired, emotionally moved, and equipped with practical tools they can apply immediately.
Based in the mountains of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Jan can often be found skiing, trail running, wake surfing, meditating in nature, learning banjo, or sharing life in her log cabin with her Australian husband, two children, and a beloved cast of furry companions.
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