The World's Most Original Keynote


More joy. More you. Better performance.

Joy with a point.

J.Y. Kelly will make your audience laugh.

She'll involve them. Surprise them. Challenge them.

But underneath the sequins is a serious question:

How much human potential are we losing because people don't feel free to be themselves?

When people spend less energy fitting in, masking, second-guessing themselves or worrying about how they're perceived, they have more energy for the things that matter.

Ideas. Relationships. Courage. Creativity. Performance.

That's why joy isn't the fluffy bit.

It's part of the performance equation.

Why drag? Why not?

Drag is transformation.

It's play. Courage. Exaggeration. Expression. And, occasionally, an outrageous amount of hairspray.

J.Y. Kelly uses drag to explore the versions of ourselves we take into work; the ones we perform, the ones we hide and the ones we'd show more often if we felt safe enough.

And somewhere between the laughter and the lashes, something rather powerful happens:

People start thinking about themselves.

JOY
BELONGING
SELF-EXPRESSION
CONNECTION
COURAGE
PERFORMANCE

Where JY Kelly works her magic:

  • Conference Keynotes

  • Leadership Events

  • Company Away Days

  • Executive Offsites

  • HR and Culture Events

  • Change & Transformation Programmes

What happens in the room?

  • Laughter

  • Participation

  • Recognition

  • Reflection

And people leave with one deceptively simple idea: When people feel free to be themselves, they're free to do their best work.

  • "She had the audience in the palm of her hand!"

  • "You’re guaranteed fantastic audience participation, belly laughs, professionalism and a heart warming event by a true master at what they do."

  • "I’m already looking forward to the next event so we can use J.Y. Kelly again!"