Keynotes
35+ Years Empowering Women.
Thousands Transformed.
One Mission: To Help Women Rise Again.
Joan shares real tools, bold truth, and a message of resilience that meets women where they are—and shows them what’s possible.
Red Lipstick ON!™
Flagship Keynote
Red Lipstick ON!™ — How to Show Up Bold, Radiant, and Rise Into Your Power
This keynote is real, raw, and radiant. Joan Burge, a bold disruptor and trailblazing entrepreneur, invites women into a dynamic conversation about identity, power, and rising in the face of challenge. With her signature fire and authenticity, Joan introduces Red Lipstick ON!™ not as makeup, but as a mantra for becoming—a personal rally cry for women tackling the hard stuff, setting powerful boundaries, championing their causes, and choosing to live fully, even through reinvention.
Rooted in Joan’s own journey of resilience, reinvention, and leadership, Red Lipstick ON!™ empowers women to challenge outdated myths, reclaim their voice and energy, and align with their truest selves. Drawing from 35+ years of experience leading women and professionals, Joan weaves storytelling with strategy and offers practical tools that spark bold action and lasting transformation.
This keynote is a fit for any woman at a crossroads, a pivot point, or a moment of reawakening and it’s guaranteed to ignite fire, courage, and clarity in the audience.
Learning Outcomes
- Discover how a personal mantra can become a source of courage during life’s toughest moments.
- Explore how to disrupt societal myths that keep women playing small—and rewrite your personal narrative.
- Connect with the deeper meaning of red as a symbol of energy, boldness, and visibility.
- Learn how to set empowered boundaries in both personal and professional spaces.
- Engage with the 5 BIG Life Pillars: Career, Family, Financial, Spiritual, and Wellness.
- Understand the importance of championing your own voice and causes that matter.
- Walk away with a personalized Red Lipstick ON!™ action plan to live more vibrantly and unapologetically.
BIG Life Flagship Keynote
Live a BIG Life: Embrace Courage, Confidence, and the BIG Life Mindset
Do you ever feel like you give to everyone else and have nothing left for yourself? Life has a way of knocking women down—with family demands, career pressures, caregiving, and endless to-do lists that never stop.
In this keynote, Joan Burge draws from her book Give Yourself Permission to Live a BIG Life to deliver equal parts laughter, inspiration, and truth. She shows women how to rise when life comes at them at Mach speed, reclaim their energy, and give themselves permission to live boldly. This session is a powerful spark for women who are ready to step into the life they were meant for.
Topics Include
- Defining BIG Life: Living with breadth, depth, and quality—not just counting years or achievements
- The BIG Life Five: Career, Family, Financial, Spiritual, and Wellness—interwoven and ever-shifting
- Superwoman is Missing in Action—and that’s OK!
- The Warrior Within: Give yourself permission to speak out and speak up
- Red Lipstick ON!: A powerful mantra to ignite action when you feel overwhelmed or defeated
Learning Outcomes
- Cultivate renewed energy and enthusiasm across all areas of your life
- Identify and release barriers that prevent you from living to your fullest potential
- Strengthen your self-leadership skills to positively influence and inspire others
- Demonstrate boldness in applying the Five BIG Life Pillars
- Recognize and harness personal strength beyond perceived limits
- Apply strategies of perseverance to overcome challenges and setbacks
- Lead with confidence and resilience in the competitive business environment
- Prioritize wellness as a foundation for sustained energy, productivity, and success
Red Lipstick ON!
Pillar Signature Sessions
These can be offered individually or as a buildable series.
How to Book The Red Lipstick ON!™ Pillar Signature Sessions
To get the most impact from Joan Burge’s Red Lipstick ON!™ content, we recommend approaching the Pillar Topics Series as a modular, scalable empowerment experience that is ideal for keynotes, leadership development tracks, and women’s initiatives.
Start with the Flagship Keynote
Always lead with Joan’s signature talk, Red Lipstick ON!™: How to Show Up bold, Radiant, and Rise Into Your Power. This high-impact keynote introduces the mantra, core philosophy, and energy of the brand. It sets the tone for everything that follows.
Brand All Sessions Under One Empowerment Umbrella
Use Red Lipstick ON!™ Pillar Signature Series as your event or initiative theme. This creates a cohesive experience, whether you’re booking one session or a multi-part program.
Offer a “Choose Your Pillar” Format
Each talk in the series focuses on one of the 5 BIG Life Pillars: Career, Family, Financial, Spiritual, or Wellness. Planners can select the pillar that best supports their audience’s goals or organizational needs.
Design a Scalable Series
The Pillar Sessions can be delivered as:
- Follow-up breakouts to the keynote
- Standalone sessions at women’s leadership events
- A 3-, 6-, or 12-month corporate leadership development series
Career Pillar
Career Brilliance: Building Your Bold Professional Legacy
Based on the mindset explored in Joan Burge’s book Red Lipstick ON!, this session guides women in owning their career path with boldness, clarity, and energy, regardless of where they are professionally. Whether you’re navigating a high-powered career, launching a new business, or managing your home like a CEO, this talk offers tools to stand tall, stay visible, and step fully into your brilliance.
Learning Outcomes
- Define and own your professional identity at any stage of life.
- Stand out without burning out and build visibility with intention.
- Navigate reinvention with confidence and strategy.
- Recognize when it’s time to pivot and how to do it boldly.
- Anchor your career in purpose, not pressure.
Family Pillar
Rooted and Radiant: Thriving in Relationships That Ground and Grow You
This heartfelt Red Lipstick ON! Signature Session embraces the full spectrum of what “family” means from blood relatives to chosen family, lifelong friends, pets, and soul-level connections. Women are often the emotional anchor for others, which can lead to losing touch with their own needs and dreams. This talk helps women reclaim joy, identity, and balance while still nurturing those they love. It highlights the importance of meaningful, in-person connection at every stage of life because thriving starts in the relationships that ground and grow you, no matter your age.
Learning Outcomes
- Set loving, healthy boundaries with family, friends, and chosen connections.
- Nurture your closest relationships without losing your identity in the process.
- Prioritize intentional relationship building as a lifelong practice of personal leadership.
- Recognize the power of in-person human connection and make space for it regularly.
- Build and sustain meaningful relationships at any age, stage, or season of life.
Financial Pillar
Financial Confidence: Leading Your Life and Money with Clarity
Money is more than math; it’s a mindset. This empowering session helps women rethink the way they relate to money, self-worth, and decision-making. Rooted in the Red Lipstick ON! philosophy, it encourages participants to release shame, scarcity thinking, and the belief that they “aren’t good with money.” Joan shares real-world wisdom about leading your life and finances with clarity whether it’s about delegating domestic work, setting boundaries with service providers, or making everyday decisions that protect your energy and independence. This is not about financial planning. It’s about standing in your power, thinking strategically, and confidently claiming what you deserve.
Learning Outcomes
- Think like a strategist when it comes to everyday decisions that impact your finances and energy.
- Learn how to confidently delegate domestic responsibilities as your time is valuable
- Set boundaries and hold your ground when working with service providers, vendors, and contractors.
- Reframe your relationship with money to reflect your worth, not your worry.
- Understand that financial empowerment includes mindset, self-respect, and smart personal choices, not spreadsheets.
Spiritual Pillar
Leading from the Inside Out: The Power of Spiritual Strength
In this deeply personal session, Joan Burge invites women to explore the spiritual strength that fuels everything else. Whether your spiritual foundation is rooted in faith, values, or a sense of deeper purpose, this talk will help you lead from the inside out especially during life’s toughest seasons. Inspired by Red Lipstick ON!, this session honors the power of alignment, trust, and divine timing.
Learning Outcomes
- Stay grounded in turbulent or uncertain times.
- Make aligned decisions rooted in your deepest values.
- Cultivate peace and purpose in daily life.
- Learn to surrender what you can’t control while still moving forward.
- Reconnect with your inner light as your leadership compass.
Wellness Pillar
Fearless Wellness: The Power of Energy, Self-Care, and Boundaries
Women often give from an empty cup—and it’s costing them more than they realize. Chronic over giving leads to burnout, resentment, and a dulling of one’s inner light. This session is a powerful invitation to reframe wellness as a non-negotiable leadership tool—not a luxury or reward, but a foundation for how we show up in every part of life. Through Joan’s vibrant lens in Red Lipstick ON!, participants will explore how to protect their energy, prioritize meaningful self-care, and lead a full-spectrum radiant life physically, mentally, and emotionally. Whether you’re holding up a team, a household, or your own dreams, this session offers a bold new standard: thriving instead of surviving.
Learning Outcomes
- Move from burnout to brilliance with daily energy resets.
- Set strong boundaries that protect your peace.
- Treat wellness as a leadership skill, not a luxury.
- Build rituals that fuel joy, rest, and radiance.
- Tune in to your body’s wisdom and respond with compassion.
Ideal Audiences
Women’s Leadership Conferences | Empowerment Summits | Professional Women’s Retreats | Corporate ERG Groups | Women in Transition or Reinvention | Faith-Based Women’s Events
What Joan Can Do for
Your Audience
Wake Them Up. Joan jolts teams out of autopilot to reignite passion, purpose, and personal power.
Shift Mindsets. Break through fear, guilt, or overwork.
Cut Through the Noise. Clear, actionable priorities replace overwhelm.
Provide Ready-To-Use Tools. Real systems women can start using today.
Make Women Feel Seen. Joan’s inclusive style ensures that every voice is heard.
Inspire Growth – Professionally and Personally. People leave feeling more confident and capable.
Create Lasting Transformation. Results last long after the applause fades.
Media + Speaking Inquiries
- Women’s empowerment events
- Corporate women’s leadership initiatives
- Grief, resilience, and reinvention topics
- Entrepreneurial and midlife reinvention summits