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Engaging & Inspirational

Master Storyteller

A featured speaker on hundreds of stages, Janelle truly delivers. She connects instantly and deeply with her audience. Her compelling style blends wisdom and compassion with real life experiences that resonate with her listeners. Her talks are filled with impactful and actionable strategies that people can use to better their lives. Janelle has overcome much trauma and many obstacles and now is a trailblazer for others, leading the way to a life of freedom, truth, and confidence.

Janelle is also an 8-time bestselling author of two solo books and six anthologies. In her most recent solo book, Take Center Stage: Be the Star of Your Own Story, she reveals a practical and deeply meaningful 4-step process to stir your soul awake, embrace your true self, and release the river of your unlimited potential.

Watch Janelle's Action Talk

Believe In You: Transform Self-Doubt into Unstoppable Confidence

Janelle's Credentials & Certifications

CPC (Certified Professional Coach) from iPEC

PCC (Professional Certified Coach) (ICF)

ELI-MP (Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner

COR.E Wellbeing Dynamics Specialist from iPEC

B.S. Elementary Education – University of Colorado

.A. Christian Counseling - Christian Leadership University

Janelle's Signature Talks

The Virtual Edge: 7 Steps to Stand Out & Make Money with Online Events

The virtual events industry is booming, creating unparalleled opportunities for coaches, experts, and entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. In this transformative talk, you’ll discover how hosting online events can become a financial engine, generating thousands of dollars while building your authority and attracting your ideal clients.

Key Ideas

  • Why Virtual Events Are Essential Today: Learn the 3 reasons the virtual events industry is thriving and why this is the perfect time to tap into its potential.

  • The Power of Profitable Events: See how online events can drive consistent revenue and become a repeatable strategy for your business success.

  • The 7 Steps of the Virtual Edge Formula: Get the essential keys to creating, promoting, and hosting high-impact events that give you the competitive edge you need to stand out and make your events profitable.

Audience Takeaways

  • A Clear Understanding of Virtual Event Potential: Attendees will learn why the virtual events industry is booming and how hosting online events can generate thousands of dollars while building authority and credibility.

  • The 7-Step Virtual Edge Formula: They’ll leave with a proven framework to plan, promote, and host high-impact virtual events that attract their ideal clients and stand out in a competitive market.

  • Strategies to Maximize Profitability: Attendees will discover essential keys to designing events that not only engage their audience but also seamlessly lead to sales and client conversions.

  • Insights into Industry Trends: Gain valuable knowledge about the current and future growth of the virtual events industry and why now is the time to leverage its massive potential.

  • Confidence to Host Their Own Events: Walk away inspired and equipped with actionable steps to take their virtual events from concept to a profitable reality.

Unleash Your Story: A Journey to Freedom and Power


"Unleash Your Story" is not just a call to heal—it's a call to action for every individual to become the protagonist of their own life story, empowered and unbound. This session is perfect for anyone seeking to reclaim their narrative, find their voice, and stand in their power, inspiring others to do the same.


In this riveting talk, Janelle guides her audience through an empowering journey of self-discovery and transformation. Drawing from her personal experience as a survivor of sex trafficking, Janelle shares her inspiring path from silence and shame to strength and self-realization.


Drawn from her bestselling book, Take Center Stage: Be the Star of Your Own Story, she introduces her four-step STAR process, a powerful blueprint for anyone ready to confront their past, embrace their truth, and activate their full potential.

Audience Takeaways: The STAR Process

  • Stir their soul awake by acknowledging their current realities and challenges.

  • Tell the truth to themselves, understanding that honesty is the cornerstone of freedom.

  • Accept and activate their true purposeful self, discovering the importance of self-love in personal transformation.

  • Release the river of their unlimited potential, stepping into their power and using their unique voices to influence the world positively.

Rise & Lead: How to Find and Use Your Confident, Authentic Voice


This empowering presentation is designed to help women step into their full potential by finding and using their true voice. Whether in the boardroom, in business, or in everyday life, your voice matters—and when it’s aligned with who you really are, it becomes your most powerful leadership tool. In Rise & Lead, participants will uncover what makes their voice unique, learn how to speak with clarity and conviction, and walk away with practical tools to lead with authenticity and influence. This is more than a talk—it’s a call to rise, speak up, and lead boldly from the inside out.

Key Ideas

  • Your Voice Is Your Power – Authentic leadership starts with owning and expressing your true voice, not conforming to someone else’s version of leadership.

  • Clarity Creates Confidence – When you’re clear on your values, message, and strengths, you naturally speak with greater confidence and conviction.

  • Connection Over Perfection – Influence comes from building real, human connection—not from having all the “right” words.

  • Courage to Speak Up – Every woman has the ability to lead; sometimes it just takes learning how to speak up even when it feels uncomfortable.

  • Leadership Begins Within – Leading others effectively begins with leading yourself—through self-awareness, self-trust, and consistent alignment with your truth.

Audience Takeaways

  • Clarify Your Authentic Leadership Voice: Discover your core values, strengths, and communication style to lead with confidence and integrity.

  • Speak Up with Confidence: Learn practical techniques to express yourself clearly and powerfully in any setting.

  • Lead with Greater Influence: Understand how to build connection, trust, and respect through authentic communication.

  • Create a Personalized Growth Plan: Leave with a roadmap to continue using your voice to lead, inspire, and create change.

  • Feel Empowered to Lead Authentically: Walk away energized and equipped to show up as your true self—without apology.

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Recommendations for Janelle Anderson

MCCC Speaker Recommendation/Testimonial – Women’s Leadership Conference 2023

"We recently had the privilege of hosting our annual Women’s Leadership Conference where Janelle Anderson was the keynote speaker, and we were blown away by her prowess and command over the audience. Janelle has a rare knack for connecting with her audience on a deep and personal level, making everyone in the room feel seen and heard. She shares her story with a perfect blend of wisdom and compassion, bringing complex concepts down to earth in a way that is both accessible and engaging.

Furthermore, Janelle's rich background in leadership coaching evidently complements her speaking engagements, allowing her to offer actionable advice and strategies that are both thoughtful and profoundly impactful. Janelle speaks with a conviction and authenticity that can only come from years of experience and a deep-seated passion for helping others flourish.

Thank you, Janelle, for a memorable and transformative experience!"

Alan Waters, Marketing & Communications Coordinator, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, Christiansburg, VA

Janelle Has Been Featured On Stages Such As:


EMPOWER Women’s Conference, Central Virginia Business Coalition, Breakout Speaker, March 2021

American Business Women's Association, Christiansburg Chapter

Rotary Club of Roanoke

WEX, Women’s Expo Virtual, Breakout Speaker, 2021

Crown Conference, Roanoke, VA, Breakout Speaker, 2020

Dwelling Place Christian Fellowship Women's Retreats

Shady Grove Wesleyan Church Women’s Retreat, keynote, April 2018

Podcasts & Summits Such As:

  • Voice of Women Summit

  • Off Your Duff Podcast

  • Trauma to Triumph Summit

  • Entrepreneur International Network

  • Dare to Change Life: Conversations with Experts

  • Health, Wealth, and Wisdom Summit

  • Authority & Influence Summit

  • Emerging Women in Midlife Summit

  • Tapestry Network

  • Achieve Your Dream Summit

  • Success Secrets Revealed Radio Show

  • The Spiritually Persistent Entrepreneur

  • Conscious Leaders Book Writing Summit

  • Going North Podcast

  • Grace Under Pressure International Women's Day Event

  • Mountain Top Motivation Summit

  • Define Your Path Podcast

  • Sweet Sound of Success Podcast

  • Life Mastery Super Summit

  • Small Business Virtual Extravaganza

  • Own Your Stage Summit

  • The Little Give TV Show

  • EmpowHer Hour

  • 360 Podcast for Women

Dwelling Place Christian Fellowship Women's Retreat 2023

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