Musical Humorist Spreads Audacious Joy

Anne-Louise Sterry is an internationally recognized motivational speaker and performing artist, performing for over 400,000 people across America and Europe in the last 30 years. Infusing her background in psychology, education, and nursing, Anne-Louise combines speaking and original music to deliver her unforgettable keynote concerts that inspire, educate, and entertain audiences of all ages.

Known to excite the room with her joyful aura the moment she steps on stage, Anne-Louise has an amazing ability to connect with anyone she meets, from a single individual to an audience of thousands.

With her profound understanding of the human mind and extensive performing arts repertoire, Anne-Louise captivates audiences with her thought provoking and humorous approach to the challenges facing everyone, whether they are CEOs, managers, and employees, or parents, families, and seniors.

Throughout her career, Anne-Louise has received multiple awards for her original music, has been featured on various podcasts with topics ranging from being a breast cancer survivor to the power of music and storytelling for children, and has been invited on news stations as a “local spreader of joy.” She even hosted “Kazoo”, her own radio show for children in Portland, OR!

Throughout her career, Sterry has recorded and produced seven albums and has received multiple awards for her original songs. She is an award-winning Toastmaster, former show host on The Women’s Information Network, and author of her very own cookbook, Aunt Lena’s Cucina.

Throughout her time as a performing artist, she has been asked to create custom songs for all kinds of events. From anniversaries, funerals, birthdays, and life events, to professional conferences and organization celebrations, Sterry is an expert in making any experience unforgettable

Say “Buongiorno” to Aunt Lena

Meet Aunt Lena, an alter-ego cocktail of all of Anne-Louise’s exuberant Italian family. As Aunt Lena, Anne-Louise shares a thought-provoking and hilarious approach to living life with audacious joy. She tickles the funny bone and regularly has people howling with laughter. Once you meet her you will never be the same! As Aunt Lena sez “When youse have me come with Anne-Louise, youse get 2 for the price of one. Such a bargain!”

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A New Take on the Traditional Keynote Presentation

Keynote Concerts are a riveting transformation of traditional keynote programs. By weaving songs and stories with thought-provoking lessons, it has never been easier to deliver a program that is guaranteed to resonate with your audience. The end result is an engaging, memorable, and unique experience, unlike the traditional lecture-only style.

With her diverse background from medical software consulting, to a degree in psychology and psychiatric nursing, to now performing arts – Anne-Louise Sterry has the flexibility and empathy required to develop an effective program for any audience.

Be an Audacious Leader!

The Secret Sauce for Managing Stress While Managing Others

Outcomes: Leading Confidently, Engagement, Culture

Managers are dealing with new types of stress. As a manager, it is not uncommon to see your own needs fall farther and farther down the priority list when tasks start to pile up.

It is a proven fact that people make better decisions when they feel good, when they’re happy, when they’re joyful. That means improved employee engagement, retention, and productivity. So, if managers instead can take care of themselves and be intentional with their self-care, it will lead to better management and support to their teams.

By attending this keynote concert, guests will learn how to rewire the brain to help employees be self-accountable, consistently perform better, have better communication skills, be more productive, and deal more easily with change.

Core Themes: Leadership, Retention, Culture, Communication, Engagement, Management

Choosing a New Story

Rewire Your Brain to Respond with Resilience, Courage, and Self-determination

Outcomes: Self-Empowerment, Inspired Action, Resilience

Being diagnosed with cancer changes one’s perspective on life. Her own cancer experience enabled Anne-Louise to have a deeper empathy and understanding of what others might be experiencing.

Two months before she was diagnosed, Anne-Louise wrote the song “I’m Gonna Feel Good Now,” for her children to teach them about the growth mindset and the power of YET. While waiting for the results of her ultrasound, she started singing the song to herself, realizing that the lyrics are a powerful antidote for worry and fear. She sang the song to herself every day, in the shower, in the car, and while waiting for treatments.

Through humor, music, and storytelling, Anne-Louise shares realistic tools and tips for navigating the path to audacious joy and becoming more aware of what it means to be kind to yourself. Calling on her background in psychology and the most up-to-date research, your audience will learn how to rewire the brain to support health, happiness, and hope.

Guests will leave genuinely moved and uplifted, benefiting themselves, their families, and their journey of survival. Themes of living kindness, resilience, and the power of changing your story are woven throughout her presentation.

Core Themes: Resilience, Self-Determination, Managing Fear, Personal Development, Motivation, Empowerment

Let Your Heart Be Heard

Inspiring Strategies for Living Life with More Audacious Joy

Outcomes: Empowerment, Motivation, Vision/Purpose

People have experienced a lot in recent years, and as we are starting to rebuild, some are finding it challenging to find that sense of community again.

This keynote concert delivers entertainment, inspiration, and motivation all in one invigorating package. With a mixture of songs, stories, and interactive performances, Anne-Louise Sterry will reveal the secrets to living life with more audacious joy.

After attending this keynote concert, guests will feel empowered in their current role and confident applying the concepts shared to living life with more audacious joy.

Core Themes: Personal Development, Motivation, Empowerment, Self-Esteem, Image, Vision/Purpose

Put Your Heads Together!

Achieve Collective Success Through a Journey of Self-discovery

Outcomes: Team Collaboration, Resilience in Change

Breaking thought patterns is important for companywide success. Negative thought patterns limit individuals and their organizations from achieving their true potential.

In this keynote-concert, Anne-Louise embarks on a journey of self-discovery with the audience to help leaders feel confident, in-control, and relaxed so they can lead with greater impact. Participants will learn why it is so crucial for them – as individuals, employees, and community members – to intentionally break thought patterns.

After attending this program, guests will leave feeling refreshed, motivated, and refocused to immediately take the next step towards their success.

Core Themes: Teamwork/Teambuilding, Empowerment, Motivation,