- A powerful 3‐part framework for showing up with presence , belief, and authenticity
- The BeLIEve Breakthrough to spot and rewrite limiting beliefs
- Strategies to move from comparison to connection - starting within
- Permission to lead boldly - not through perfection, but truth
In this high-impact keynote, Amy McWhirter invites audiences to reconnect with their inner fire - and lead from the inside out.
With presence, energy, and powerful storytelling, she reveals that authentic leadership isn't about striving or performing.
It's about aligning with your truth, showing up fully, and moving others through the power of genuine connection.
From volunteering at five years old to wrap a boa constrictor around her neck to placing second in the National Spelling Bee, Amy McWhirter’s journey has always danced between courage and self-doubt, striving and soul. Those early lessons — of being seen, of almost winning, of discovering what truly lights us up — now infuse her work as an international emcee, speaker, dancer, and improviser.
Through powerful storytelling, audience interaction, and the 3 Be’s framework, this keynote invites people to move from performing for approval to leading from alignment — where authentic presence becomes influence, and connection becomes the true measure of success.
Spelling Bee → BE PRESENT
- Story: A thirteen-year-old girl loses the National Spelling Bee, and internalizes the lie that second place means “not enough.”
- Insight: True leadership begins when we drop the performance and show up fully alive.
- Application: Presence fuels engagement, deepens trust, and strengthens team resilience. It is felt.
Bumble Bee → BELIEVE
- Story: A little bumblebee takes the stage in her first dance recital and lights up from the inside out.
- Insight: Belief is a pulse - a quiet frequency that energizes everything when you move from truth.
- Application: The BeLIEve Breakthrough™ helps leaders rewrite limiting narratives and act from authentic power.
Let it Be → BE AUTHENTIC
- Story: A midnight radio clicks on. The song is
Let It Be - and something shifts. A turning point.
- Insight: When words, actions, and values move in rhythm, trust follows - and connection deepens.
- Application: The Authentic Rhythm Method helps leaders and teams make aligned, intuitive decisions that resonate - and last.
“AMY's MESSAGE IS POWERFUL - DELIVERED WITH DEEP INSIGHT, ENERGY, WIT, AND WISDOM. IT'S THE KIND OF TALK THAT STAYS WITH YOU LONG AFTER IT ENDS.
Saying she nailed it would be an understatement! There were so many moments where I found myself saying "yes!!", laughing out loud, and even tearing up.
Her delivery was just phenomenal.”
- Christine Vanlandingham | Chief Executive Officer | Region IV Area Agency on Aging
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