Jane Jenkins Herlong, Humorist and Singer

Jane is a motivational humorist. Your meeting will not be boring! Audiences will learn solid life principles/skills through (clean) humorous stories and an occasional song when appropriate.

Jane shares how to confront negativity at work with grace and humor. Her programs focus on to be more productive and increase performance.

Jane's basic message is that successful people work smart, laugh often and live their dreams.

“Jane presentations are a blend of Chonda Pierce and a female version of Jeff Foxworthy…” Today’s American Woman

Jane inspires people's lives with truth and humor. There are a lot of performers who make people laugh, and there are a lot of speakers who give audiences solid principles for living. Jane does both.

Combining humor, truth and her award-winning singing, Jane adds pizzazz to her presentations with life skills helping audiences work smart, laugh often and live their dreams. Jane is a Sirius XM Humorist, Amazon “Best-Selling” author and professional singer. Jane is also a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) which is the highest earned designation from the National Speakers Association. Click here for Jane's website.

Jane’s keen sense of humor evolved from being labeled Dyslexic and constantly told, “You can’t do that!” Jane changed the word NO to NEXT and the rest is what dreams are made of. Jane’s stories and humor help audiences learn the extraordinary power of humor when handling negative people and circumstances for more positive, productive living.

With a sense of humor and smart work, Jane traveled from the rows of her family farm to the runway of the Miss America Pageant all the way to performing at Radio City Music Hall. She graduated from college with the highest honors voted by her peers and continued on to graduate school. Her successes continued to pile up from there. Today, Jane travels around the world featured at speaking events in New Zealand and Germany as well as countless venues around the United States. Jane has also had the pleasure of sharing the stage with several noteworthy people such as General Colin Powell, Rudolph Giuliana and the late Charlton Heston. Visit Jane's Facebook Page

Many describe Jane Jenkins Herlong as “entertaining, inspirational, motivational and a talented singer. The following link features Jane’s recent speech for an audience of 20,000. Click here for Jane's 2 minute video.

“As l listened to you speak I welled up thinking that over the last ten years I have allowed my life to be influenced by to many negative (tomato throwing) people. It was not until I received your message of “never give up” and “everything is possible” that I realized that playing it safe with a less than satisfying job was exactly what I had done. At 51 I will start making “Ketchup and Salsa” out of tomatoes as soon as I get to work tomorrow.” Wesley H.

Sample Jane’s Presentations
Finding the Funny in Dysfunction (Staying Positive and Productive in a Negative Workplace)
Best Audience- Mixed (Associations, Conferences & Corporations) There are so many issues that cannot be fixed so why not find the humor with those impossible people and circumstances? Give stress a “black-eye” and move forward with your past in your rear-view mirror with a sense of humor and grace.

Bare Feet to High Heels and the Flip Flops In-Between
Best audience –Women (Associations, Conferences & Corporations)
This is Jane’s most popular speech based on her book, “Bare Feet to High Heels” Jane’s journey from the tomato fields to the Miss America runway and beyond is funny and inspiring. When life flips don’t become a flop.

Bury Me with My Pearls
Best audience –Women (Associations, Conferences & Corporations)
Based on Jane’s best-selling, book this presentation is perfect for women. Jane uses her pearl analogy of cultured, uncultured and seed pearls to empower women to handle challenges with grace and humor. You may die laughing while learning how to live!

Don’t Throw Tomatoes at My Field of Dreams
Best Audience- Mixed (Associations, Conferences & Corporations)-Jane shares timeless strategies from working on her father’s Lowcountry tomato farm. Combined with Jane’s humor and original Southern stories, this presentation is perfect for productivity, performance and common sense customer service.

Best-Selling Author and 2015 Gold IPPY Award Winner
Simon & Shuster Publishing House says of Jane: Jane Jenkins Herlong’s blend of Southern humor and folksy wisdom is just priceless. She deserves to be right up there with Anita Renfroe and Chonda Pierce- in some ways, she’s even better. The more suburban and bland our culture gets, the more precious genuine Southern culture like this becomes.
Jane is the author of three books. “Bare Feet to High Heels; You Don’t Have to be a Beauty Queen to be a Beautiful Person” is Jane’s hilarious journey from the rows of the family’s Lowcountry tomato farm to the runway of the Miss America Pageant and beyond.

Jane’s second book, “What Ta-Tas Teach Us” is dedicated to the memory of Jane’s sister who had breast cancer. This book focuses on the importance of women’s health and being proactive staying healthy both physically and mentally.

Jane’s third book, “Bury Me with My Pearls” is an Amazon best-seller in 10 categories including # 1 in parenting/family humor, # 2 in comedy, and # 8 in women’s health. This book, dedicated to the memory of Jane’s mother, is filled with humor, life lessons and Biblical principles.

LOVED this book! Had me laughing so hard in spots I was crying!! Loved her approach to life issues. Better to approach it with finding the good in it rather than the bad. In this day and time we need more books like this! This book is a keeper! I know I will reread it again and again. Looking forward to more books by this author. Mary W.

Comedian and Humorist
Jane’s comedy and singing is heard on Sirius XM Radio, Pandora Internet Radio and available on iTunes. Jane tells original, clean stories with a Southern flare. Adding accents and an original, customized song or two makes for an entertaining experience.
Jane was more fun than you can imagine and she delivers a heartfelt message of hope and courage formed by her life experiences from an early age. Jane keeps you laughing…no doubt the best medicine ever…and she makes you think about how fortunate we are to be who we are. Jane sings like a Broadway performer and you can easily see why she was once Miss South Carolina. She is Southern to the core and will entertain you with her Southern charm. We loved Jane Herlong so much we invited her back…-Bert Wood, Pink Ribbon Luncheon Chair, High Point, NC
Professional Singer, Recording Artist and Songwriter
Adding to Jane’s presentations is her awarding winning singing. Audiences marvel at Jane’s vocal talent, original songs and customized parodies. Jane has recorded numerous CD’s including: Big Band classics, Country, Patriotic, Christmas and Gospel. Jane has also performed the National Anthem for the Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Hawks, and for numerous college bowl games.
You were fantastic! Your winning attitude message during the opening was outstanding. Your elegant blending [of] message and song reminded our sales force of the tremendous opportunities which exist…. As our sales force reaches new heights I hope you will take pride in knowing you helped inspire us to be the best we can be.— Carl E. Derrick, CLU, ChFC, CPCU Farm Bureau Insurance

Bring Jane to your next event for increased productivity and performance.

When Jane is not flying, she travels with a state-of-the art Bose sound system.
When flying to a location, her requirements are:

Hand-held Cordless MIc
XLR Mic Cord for Ipad

For Power Point Presentations-
Projector and Screen