Investor Spotlight: Johanna Walker
Johanna Walker
Meet Johanna Walker, a public speaking coach and trainer who for 13 years has helped entrepreneurs, leaders, and movers & shakers inside organizations craft talks and presentations around stories that matter. We recently caught up with her to talk about her work.
Tell us about your business! What do you sell, or what services do you provide? I help individuals and teams speak with confidence and authenticity—so their ideas spark action, build trust, and create real impact. Through my individual coaching, group programs, and team trainings, participants learn to craft memorable stories, deliver them in a way that truly resonates, and bring more of their humanity and power into any room.
What made you decide to start your business?: I have been a theater artist for 30 years. About 13 years ago when a student of mine was giving a TEDx talk, she asked me to help her and I said, "I'll see what I can do." This opened the door to bridge my theater arts training to the business and speaking world. In the last 13 years of doing this work, I’ve seen that no matter how good you are at what you do, if you can’t communicate about it effectively, with clarity and confidence, the people you want to serve will follow the person who can. That’s why it’s absolutely essential to break old comfortable speaking habits that undermine your message, and create new ones that will make your message soar.
I also believe that many of us have so much of our power, intelligence and heart tied up in our voices. When we learn to access that power and speak, that power ripples out into all aspects of your life. One of my favorite quotes from a participant of one of my group programs was “I joined to get better at public speaking, and I did, but more importantly, I got better at life.”
What else should we know about you or your business?: I started my business in Colorado 13 years ago and recently moved to the Pioneer Valley, so I'm launching the next chapter of my business here and am excited to find ways to share my expertise in this community. I'll be offering a free public speaking class in Easthampton on Tuesday August 26 and would love to see many Chamber members and friends there! Here's the link to register: www.johannawalker.com/speak
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