How to Unlearn Smallness and
Take Bold Action Before You Feel Ready
The Cost of Playing Small
Your organization is full of smart, capable, high performers.
And some of them are sitting in meetings right now, editing their best ideas before they ever leave their mouths. Waiting to be chosen instead of choosing themselves. Doing everything around the thing they actually want and hoping someone will notice.
It isn't a talent problem. It isn't a confidence problem. It's a conditioning problem. And it's costing your organization more than you think in innovation, in speed, and in the bold ideas that never make it to the table.
The Audacity Advantage is the talk that changes that.
What This Keynote Delivers
The Audacity Advantage is not a feel-good talk about believing in yourself. It’s a practical, story-driven keynote your audience can start using before they leave the room.
Jenna Reed has seen what learned smallness costs, first in herself, then in the teams she’s led. The keynote walks your audience through:
Learned Smallness: the habit of discounting yourself and waiting to feel ready, taught early and running on autopilot
The 2X Fear Tax: why our brains weigh what we could lose about twice as heavily as what we could gain
The 4 Smallness Scripts: freezing, shrinking, pausing for permission, and retreating
The Half-Second Gap: the moment between what happens and what you do next, where audacity becomes a choice
Want to go deeper? Pair the keynote with the STAND workshop: five moves to turn audacity into a habit.
“I’ve sat through a lot of presenters in my career. Jenna is in a completely different category. She is a captivating speaker with actionable strategies to share.”
Kari Friel
Senior Director, Riverside Health System
Format:
Keynote Presentation (in person or virtual)
Length:
45-60 minutes with optional Q&A
Corporate teams, emerging leaders, leadership programs, ERGs, associations, and conferences. A women’s leadership edition is also available.
Audience:
Customization:
Jenna tailors every keynote to your audience, industry and event goals
What your Audience walks away with:
Language for the four Smallness Scripts that have been holding them back, a way to catch the half-second where they can choose differently, and the courage to take their next audacious step before they feel ready.