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“As a professional speaker, I have had the honor of connecting with audiences worldwide and offering a customized experience for corporations, colleges and universities, women’s groups and more.”

Shani Godwin, JOY Economics®

JOY Economics® is created for Leaders, Women, and High Achievers Ready for Real Change.

Shani’s work resonates deeply with:

  • Women of color
  • Entrepreneurs and founders
  • HR and culture leaders
  • High-performing professionals craving balance
  • Teams navigating burnout and transformation

Shani brings humor, candor, and depth to every room. Her talks inspire lasting change.

Shani’s talks teach you to:

Lead from your JOY Center

Build the right infrastructure for your life and your work

Align your strengths with your purpose

Celebrate growth in the messy middle

Thrive with resilience and intention

Talks & Experiences

Choosing JOY In a World Full of Pandas

Choosing JOY In a World Full of Pandas

How Redefining Success Transforms Leadership + Workplace Culture

JOY Economics®

JOY Economics®

Creating Better Ways to Live, Work, and Play

The High Cost of Hustle - And How to Break Free

The High Cost of Hustle - And How to Break Free

The High Cost of Hustle - And How to Break Free

The High Cost of Hustle - And How to Break Free

Find Your JOY Center

Find Your JOY Center

Believe it or not, stress cost U.S. companies $300 billion in productivity losses each year, according to the American Institute of Stress. Joy Economics is a weekly podcast that Shani started to challenge the way we do business in the corporate world and provide listeners with inspirational stories, tips and advice from business leaders on how to find more joy at work and in life.

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What if joy - not stress - was your greatest competitive advantage?

In Shani’s exciting new keynote speech, she walks audiences through an unforgettable metaphor of choosing between a panda and a koala, while revealing how many of us unconsciously pursue external validation, overwork, and traditional definitions of achievement at the expense of our well-being, creativity, and true fulfillment. In this speech, she blends compelling storytelling, science-backed workplace insights, and practical leadership tools to demonstrate that joy isn’t a luxury, it’s a strategic advantage. Drawing from her own journey as a founder who built a million-dollar company while privately battling burnout, loss, and mental health challenges, she introduces audiences to a transformational leadership framework: JOY Economics™.

Audiences will learn how to:

  • Redefine success using joy, not stress, as the true measure of performance
  • Build teams and systems designed for sustainability, not survival
  • Recognize the hidden cost of stress on productivity, culture, and retention
  • Reconnect with their purpose, strengths, and unique leadership design
  • Create healthier, more engaged, and more resilient workplace cultures

Will you keep choosing pandas—or will you finally have the courage to choose your koala?

The High Cost of Hustle - And How to Break Free

The High Cost of Hustle - And How to Break Free

Find Your JOY Center

Find Your JOY Center

Believe it or not, stress cost U.S. companies $300 billion in productivity losses each year, according to the American Institute of Stress. Joy Economics is a weekly podcast that Shani started to challenge the way we do business in the corporate world and provide listeners with inspirational stories, tips and advice from business leaders on how to find more joy at work and in life.

Get Inspired
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