Travels From Western Australia
Speaker Topics
I’m Not a Nurse: Breaking the box and reclaiming voice as an African migrant Australian woman
Synopsis:
Based on her award-winning film and memoir, Jessica shares her deeply personal story of confronting stereotypes, breaking cultural and societal boxes, and reclaiming her authentic voice. With humor, vulnerability, and courage, she illuminates the struggles and triumphs of being an African migrant Australian woman navigating identity, belonging, and leadership.
ROI:
Audiences gain:
- A deeper understanding of bias, representation, and resilience.
- Inspiration to break free from imposed labels and expectations.
- A call to embrace diversity of stories, voices, and leadership styles.
The Hero’s Journey: Transforming challenges into resilience and purpose
Synopsis:
Every challenge carries within it the seed of transformation. Using Joseph Campbell’s timeless Hero’s Journey framework, Jessica shows how setbacks can become turning points, and how adversity shapes resilient leaders. Through story, reflection, and actionable insights, audiences learn to see challenges as a path to purpose.
ROI:
Audiences leave with:
- A new lens for reframing challenges into opportunities.
- Resilience strategies to thrive in uncertainty.
- Inspiration to lead with courage and purpose, even in difficult times.
The Power of Story: Harnessing storytelling to build trust, courage, and connection in leadership an
Synopsis:
Stories don’t just entertain—they transform. Jessica Bailey shows how storytelling can be a powerful tool for leadership, influence, and connection. Drawing from her own journey—from a place of silence, disconnection, and limited impact, to standing on stages that inspire audiences across Australia and the world—she demonstrates how stories build trust, spark courage, and create meaningful connections. Through her insights, leaders learn how to turn personal and organizational experiences into stories that resonate, influence, and drive change.
ROI:
Audiences leave equipped to:
- Craft and share stories that inspire loyalty, action, and impact.
- Harness storytelling as a tool for leadership, influence, and brand-building.
- Strengthen team culture, collaboration, and communication through narrative.
- Apply a simple, actionable template for telling transformational stories with clarity and power.
Women, Voice & Power: Empowering women and underrepresented voices to rise, reclaim space, and lead
Synopsis:
Representation matters. In this powerful keynote, Jessica challenges the barriers that silence women and underrepresented voices. Drawing on her own journey as an African migrant Australian woman, she highlights the urgency of reclaiming space, redefining leadership, and embracing unapologetic power.
ROI:
Participants gain:
- Tools to overcome internal and external barriers to voice.
- A renewed sense of confidence to speak up and step up.
- Strategies to drive inclusion, diversity, and equity in leadership.
Your True Voice: How to Unlock Your Authentic Voice and Use It as a Tool for Influence and Leadershi
Synopsis:
Every person is a leader, because every soul carries a unique message it came here to share. That message—your true voice—is your greatest instrument of influence and leadership. Yet not all voices are heard due barriers such as race and gender.
In this keynote, Jessica Bailey invites audiences on a transformative journey of reclaiming their true voice. Through her framework of Story, Voice, Purpose, and Leadership, she shows how our unique identity and lived experience, when embraced fully, become a source of power, authority, and clarity. Reclaiming your true voice means reclaiming your power—allowing you to step into leadership that not only influences but rewrites the narratives that once held you back.
ROI:
Audiences walk away with a practical blueprint to:
- Understand themselves and their unique journey, and how it connects to their deeper essence.
- Realize that authenticity is their most powerful tool for influence and lasting change.
- Build authority and influence by aligning their voice with their core values.
- Gain clarity, confidence, and conviction in who they are and the impact they’re here to create.
- Lead with authenticity that inspires trust, connection, and meaningful action.
Jessica Bailey
Ovation Speaker, Certified Life Coach, Advocate for Women and Underrepresented Voices, Award Winning Screen Writer and Director & Author
Jessica Bailey is an award-winning African Australian screenwriter and director, author, and transformational coach and speaker whose work challenges stereotypes and amplifies underrepresented voices. Born in Nigeria and raised across continents, she has turned her personal journey of cultural and racial dislocation into a powerful platform for change.
Her own story is one of resilience. Taken from her external home and later stripped of her internal one, Jessica was taught to hide her identity, culture, and mother tongues in order to belong. Years of displacement, racism, and domestic violence in Australia, pushed her far from herself. But after a decade of invisibility, Jessica returned to her roots—bold, authentic, and unapologetic. In reclaiming her African identity and her true voice, she discovered that the power and peace she had been searching for were within her all along.
Today, Jessica is recognised globally storyteller, author, transformational coach, speaker, and advocate for inclusive leadership and voice. She holds a degree in Screen Production and Journalism, with Honours in Communication and Media, and has authored four books, including I’m Not a Nurse and Your True Voice. Her award-winning Screenwest-funded short film I’m Not a Nurse, adapted from her memoir, challenges stereotypes and amplifies underrepresented voices.
She has been trusted to deliver keynotes and panel discussions on platforms such as Rio Tinto, BHP, Women in Technology WA (WiTWA), and the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival.
Through her signature True Voice framework—Story → Voice → Purpose → Leadership, Jessica champions women and underrepresented voices, helping them reclaim their voice, step into power, and rise into positions of influence. She equips leaders and organisations to not only recognise these voices but to amplify them, fostering cultures of clarity, trust, courage, and innovation that endure.
Jessica’s audiences don’t just leave inspired—they leave bold, empowered, and equipped with the tools to lead authentically, speak with confidence, and drive meaningful change. Whether addressing women leaders, underrepresented communities, or the next generation of trailblazers, Jessica ignites courage, restores belief in the power of one’s own voice, and demonstrates how that voice can reshape the future.