People leave bosses, not jobs!
IQ gets people hired.
EQ gets them promoted.
But what makes them stay?
AMANDA GORE JQ®: Joy Intelligence
Change how your people feel, engage and perform.
Amanda Gore, Leadership Keynote Speaker
Amanda Gore makes joy a business advantage.
Showing leaders how to bring out the best in people.
Amanda Gore is a CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame leadership keynote speaker, one of fewer than ten people in the world to hold the CPAE, CSP and Global Speaking Fellow designations. Organizations bring her to corporate conferences, association events and sales kickoffs to inspire their people and lift performance. With her method, AMANDA GORE JQ®, every keynote is built from your briefing, and people walk away with new skills, tools and beliefs they can use immediately.
Science-backed. Funny. High-energy. Practical.
• Leadership keynote speaker • Sales • Culture • AMANDA GORE JQ®: Joy Intelligence •
Trusted by Google, McDonald’s, American Express, and organizations in over 20 countries across 30+ years.
The idea behind “People leave bosses, not jobs” has been viewed over 2 million times on Instagram.
Trusted by organizations that care about people, performance and culture.
Clients include Google, McDonald’s, American Express, Microsoft, Disney, Nike, Hilton, EY, AT&T, General Motors, Accenture, IBM, Novartis, Westpac, Allianz, RE/MAX, the Million Dollar Round Table and Meeting Professionals International.
We’ve used every type of speaker in the past, from star athletes to big-name motivational speakers. Inch for inch, pound for pound and dollar for dollar, Amanda Gore was the best speaking investment we ever made!
See Amanda in action
“Amanda Gore takes edu-tainment to a whole new level!” Speakers bureau agent
Showreel, 3 minutes
In 3 minutes, see how Amanda Gore changes the emotional climate of a room, creates a memorable learning experience, and gives people strategies to change at a deeper level.
Full Presentation, 52 minutes
Financial Group
A full presentation, about 52 minutes, given for a financial group.
TEDx Talk: The Secret Formula for Joy
162,000+ views
Amanda Gore’s TEDx talk, The Secret Formula for Joy, at TEDxNoosa.
Full Keynote, 59 minutes
Anniversary Event, Florida
A full-length keynote, 59 minutes, recorded in front of a live audience at an anniversary event in Florida.
People feel safe, heard and understood. Teams connect, and cultures thrive.
Great leaders grow great people.
Sources: Gallup Q12 Meta-Analysis, 11th Ed.; Shawn Achor, The Happiness Advantage (2010).
People feel safe, heard and understood. Teams connect, and cultures thrive.
Radiate Joy- Psychological safety
- Engagement and connection
- Retention
- Attract great people
- Trust
- Collaboration
- Performance and results
- Innovation and creativity
Great leaders grow great people.
Sources: Gallup Q12 Meta-Analysis, 11th Ed.; Shawn Achor, The Happiness Advantage (2010).
What joy looks like in the room
And yes! Very senior and serious groups of people engage like this! It’s the group dynamics Amanda studied for so many years that lets her create this level of enthusiasm. Event organizers often say, “If I had not seen them with my own eyes, I would never have believed our group would do this.”
What clients and meeting planners say…
I have been a member of MDRT for 29 years and have seen some of the best speakers in the world. None has ever received 3 standing ovations like Amanda Gore.
Your presentation had a major impact on the improvement and growth in Insurance sales this year. We are also pleased to let you all know that we have just had a record month for Ancillary Insurance sales, for the first time ever, we have surpassed 1,000 ancillary policies in a single month.
Amanda was the most dynamic and insightful relationship speaker I’ve either hired or listened to. I would not have our first meeting of the Northeast Consulting Partners at Deloitte without her. We changed our dates so she could be with us.
Only once in a rare while does a speaker come along who actually affects real change from their 90 minutes on stage. You breathe that rarified air!!
We literally had employees wanting to attend her session on all three available days, as many of them said that Amanda’s session was the best thing they had ever attended.
Your opening keynote session on day 1 of our conference really set the tone for the event, it was like everyone entered the room in one mindset, and left with another.
We had a live chat box going and everyone was discussing your concepts live, flabbergasted by your energy and saying this was even better than most in person speakers they had seen. Thank you for your authenticity and your enthusiasm. The team really loved it.
The feedback from our leaders has been overwhelming with comments like ‘This was the best forum I have ever attended.’
Meeting planners have to ask themselves if the speaker that they are looking to hire is worth what they paid. I am here to tell any meeting planner who wants to know, the answer is YES. Amanda is worth every penny and about $60,000 more! I have hired speakers who charge $40,000 and more and they did not leave the audience with a fraction of what Amanda did.
I have never received so many votes of thanks and expressions of gratitude for an event in my career, and I put a lot of that down to Amanda’s energy and smiley faces!!
If you want a real catalyst for lasting, positive change, Amanda Gore is your clear choice!
Both the delegation and the client were so impressed with Amanda's presentation that she was the hot topic at every table at the dinner the following evening!
She doesn’t just deliver a keynote, she creates an experience that changes the energy of an entire meeting. She is a rare speaker who combines substance with inspiration.
Amanda is able to very effectively communicate complex (science-based) concepts in an entertaining and engaging manner. I am also impressed with the effort she took in understanding our business before presenting.
She is able to provide both the science and beliefs behind ‘why we are who we are’ and equip her audience with the tools to make changes. All this is done with brilliantly engaging style, a truly inspirational speaker who is also a wonderful human being.
Her message is entertaining, high energy, engaging, motivational, thought provoking, and behavior changing. Her presentation will be a highlight of any meeting.
I've had the wonderful pleasure of working with 100s of professional speakers. Amanda Gore is a stand-out. And, once again, she delivered a brand-new, authentically wonderful message that the audience needed to hear.
What you don’t see is the time and effort she puts into understanding the audience, the key points that we wanted to communicate and the quick understanding of the company and program structure and culture. I find myself using techniques I first heard about when I saw her present 7 years ago.
You were the best investment we have made yet. We will earn ‘dividends’ for a long time.
Amanda’s presentation was the most audience-inspiring performance we have ever witnessed.
Amanda Gore proved to be the best speaker we have ever brought in to speak to our organisation’s leadership group.
Audiences who heard Amanda more than 2 years ago still talk about her and use principles from her presentations.
Thank you for enabling a team building event to culminate in a group of people who were just beginning to warm up to one another, walking out of the room really caring for each other.
I don’t think the impact you have had on our organisation can be measured in any formal way. It’s in the hearts of those who met you and the majority of them are still with us and waiting for you to come back to do “Amanda, The Sequel.”
About Amanda Gore, Leadership Keynote Speaker
People don’t change when they’re told to. They change when they feel safe and they understand what needs to change and why.
Amanda Gore began her career in Australia in physiotherapy and psychology. Obsessed with keeping people well, she became a wellness consultant, working in ergonomics and occupational health. Along the way she grew more curious about something harder to measure: how people think, feel and treat each other, and the impact of stress on every part of work and life.
More than 30 years later, she still spends a third of every year studying neuroscience, neurolinguistics, group dynamics and emotional intelligence, and turns what she learns into tools people can use at work and at home. That work became AMANDA GORE JQ®, her method for bringing joy into the way people lead, work and sell.
On stage she’s funny, engaging and completely interactive. People laugh while they learn new skills, and they leave feeling good about themselves, with a different belief about how rewarding their work can be and how to perform at their best.
CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame · Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) · Global Speaking Fellow · Certified Virtual Presenter (CVP) · TEDx speaker
Credentials
A Hall of Fame leadership keynote speaker
- CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame
- CSP
- Global Speaking Fellow
- Top 50 Keynote Speakers in the World, Real Leaders, 2022
- Opening keynote, Influence 2025
- Speaker, MPI World Education Congress
- 1,500+keynotes
- 2 million+people
Keynotes, Workshops and Executive Retreats
Keynotes
No two keynotes are the same. Storytelling, humor and science-backed evidence to rewire thinking, dissolve fear, lift communication and change how people perform. Radiate Joy: Be the Best Boss They Ever Had, The Connected Team, Buyers Feel It First: How Top Performers Win Trust and Close More Deals, From Burnout to Joy and The Perspective Payoff.
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Workshops
Time to practice the skills in the room. Hands-on sessions for leaders, teams and sales people, including The AMANDA GORE JQ® Lab: Joy Under Pressure. Perfect the day after a keynote.
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Executive retreats
For C-suite teams and senior leadership groups at their offsite. Amanda brings The Executive Reset as a facilitator, presenter or moderator, helping leaders rebuild trust and reconnect under pressure.
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For Event Planners
Imagine your people still talking about her at dinner and complimenting you!
What you can count on
- A deep dive into your objectives, your audience and the outcomes you need, long before she walks on stage.
- A keynote built for your people, in your language, around your challenges.
- A speaker who reads the room and adapts in the moment.
- Energy that lifts the whole room, whether she opens your event or closes it.
- Tools your people are still using months later.
- A true partner: on time, easy to reach, no ego, no drama.
What’s already taken care of
- A fresh message your people are hearing for the first time.
- A warm, easy speaker backstage, with zero ego.
- Everything promised, delivered on the day.
- Energy that carries right through the coffee break and beyond.
- The senior table fully engaged, phones away.
- People telling you she was the best investment of the event.
Questions planners ask
Who is Amanda Gore?
Amanda Gore is a CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame leadership keynote speaker, one of fewer than ten people in the world to hold the CPAE, CSP and Global Speaking Fellow designations. She has delivered more than 1,500 keynotes for more than 2 million people in more than 20 countries.
What does Amanda Gore speak about?
As a leadership speaker, Amanda Gore speaks on leadership, joy, burnout, perspective, sales and culture. Her keynotes include Radiate Joy: Be the Best Boss They Ever Had, The Connected Team, Buyers Feel It First: How Top Performers Win Trust and Close More Deals, From Burnout to Joy and The Perspective Payoff. She also leads deep-dive workshops and facilitates executive retreats.
Is Amanda Gore a high-energy motivational speaker?
Yes. Amanda Gore is a high-energy motivational speaker and a CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame leadership keynote speaker. Her keynotes are funny, fully interactive and science-backed, so the energy in the room comes with tools people use the next morning. Planners book her to open a conference and set the tone, or to close it and send everyone home on a high. As the CEO of Highland Capital Brokerage put it, her message is “entertaining, high energy, engaging, motivational, thought provoking, and behavior changing.”
I was 41 then, had just taken over the family business, and those sessions set us up for success. Tell Amanda that EVERYONE at BIG4 still talks about her. I am not exaggerating to say that every time we get together, someone will certainly mention something from her sessions.
Is every keynote customized?
Yes. As a leadership speaker, Amanda builds every keynote from a detailed briefing on your objectives, your audience and the outcomes you need, then reads the room on the day and adapts in the moment.
How do we check Amanda’s availability and fees?
Use the Book Amanda form with your event date, location and audience, and Amanda’s team will come back to you with availability and a tailored quote. Fees depend on the format (live, virtual or hybrid), the location and any added elements, such as a workshop or a multi-day engagement. You can also email amanda@amandagore.com, or call +1 469 500 4045 in the USA or +61 414 282 218 in Australia.
Does Amanda Gore speak internationally and virtually?
Yes. Amanda speaks at events around the world and is a Certified Virtual Presenter (CVP), so she delivers just as powerfully to virtual and hybrid audiences.
“We had a live chat box going and everyone was discussing your concepts live, flabbergasted by your energy and saying this was even better than most in person speakers they had seen. Thank you for your authenticity and your enthusiasm. The team really loved it.”
What awards and recognition has Amanda Gore received?
Amanda Gore was inducted into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame by the National Speakers Association, one of only a handful of speakers from outside the US to receive it. She has been a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) since 1996, and is a Global Speaking Fellow and a Certified Virtual Presenter (CVP). Professional Speakers Australia named her Keynote Speaker of the Year in 2009 and Educator of the Year in 2021, and made her a Life Member in 2022. She opened Influence 2025, the National Speakers Association’s annual convention, and Real Leaders magazine named her one of the Top 50 Keynote Speakers in the World in 2022. Meeting planners voted her Best Speaker in the Meetings Media Planners’ Best Bets awards (2006), International Speakers Bureau named her one of its Top 10 Favorite Speakers (2007), and Speakers Platform named her a Top 5 Speaker in Motivation/Inspiration (2011). In 2026 she spoke at MPI’s World Education Congress (WEC).
What do meeting planners say about Amanda Gore?
Meeting planners and event directors who have worked with Amanda Gore describe an engaged room and a speaker who stands out. Here is what four of them wrote.
“Amanda absolutely exceeded our expectations. She captivated the room from the moment she started and had our entire audience [of 300 field leaders] engaged throughout the session. Every single person walked away with a new perspective and something they could immediately take back and implement in the workplace. I can’t recommend Amanda enough if you’re looking for someone who can genuinely inspire your team, grab their attention, and leave a lasting impact.” (Keaton Fahnholz, Director of Marketing & Events, Electrical Corporation of America)
“Our audience loved Amanda's message and energy. She helped make our nursing conference a great success.” (Senior Meeting Planner, American Nurses Association)
“Simply put - Amanda is amazing and a great fit for any audience! She’s engaging, easy to relate to and has a message that will resonate with any group in any market. Amanda has appeared several times at our events and the result is always the same, she’s a huge hit each time she speaks! She’s a pleasure to work with and someone I would highly recommend.” (Director of Events, Anderson Business Advisors)
“Amanda’s engaging presentation was the perfect way to end the first business day at our national conference. Thank you again for a stand out presentation. You're still the best!” (Meeting planner, national conference)
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