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keynotes & workshops worldwide

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Inspiration and insights to shift how we create.

What i focus on

MY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

I’ve spend nearly two decades balancing the needs of artists and creatives with the needs of businesses—and helping both sides find creative flow and fire.

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  • CREATIVITY

    Creative activation, inspiration, and flow techniques for experienced creators and non-creatives alike.

  • TRANSFORMATION

    The transformation economy is here. How do we create experiences with big impact and broad appeal? And can we actually offer audiences real, lasting transformation?

  • STORY

    The best brands and experiences nail their story. Learn how to craft stories that captivate the imagination, particularly for immersive, digital, and hybrid experiences.

  • COLLABORATION

    Surprising, playful, and highly productive new ways to work together for the most innovative and creative outcomes.

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“One of the best talks I’ve seen in years... a MASTER storyteller and creative DYNAMO.”
— Sean Lynch, VP, HBO
RECENT EVENTS

KEYNOTE TALKS

Joanna’s keynotes offer insight, inspiration and practical, actionable ideas to evolve your creative process, collaboration, and design projects.

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Inspiring Transformation Through Immersive Design | REMIX Australia

Reality is a Co-Creation: Inspiration for Shifting Audience Perspectives | NEXTStage Summit

Designing Alternate Reality Games for Physical Environments | Worlds in Play

Bringing Pleasure Into the Creative Process | Stanford University/Performing Arts Futures Conference

VIDEO REEL

The final, wild 10 minutes of my keynote at the NEXT Stage Summit, including a guided meditation and primal scream.

Keynote talk at REMIX Summit, Perth, Australia

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RECENT EVENTS

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS

By combining personable storytelling, humor, and
legit fun collaboration exercises with a dose of visualization, energy work, and a little magic, Joanna’s workshops are truly transformational.

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Turning On Your Audience | Immersive World Adventure

Dreaming Your Future | Virgin Voyages

Sex for Creatives | Happily Fest

Collaborative Future Building | Creative Experiences Santa Fe

Radical Collaboration | Facebook

VIDEO REEL

LET’S WORK(SHOP) TOGETHER

“Joanna weaves threads of imagination, participatory stories and creative expression into a vibrant tapestry of embodied aliveness.”
— Barb Groth, Nomadic School of Wonder
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SPEAKER BIO

I’m Joanna, a creativity expert and immersive experience designer.
I share insights, inspiration, and practical tools from nearly two decades in the theater, film, and immersive industries, woven with deep experience and exploration into the worlds of embodiment and spirituality.

In 2023, I walked away from what I thought was a dream job at large-scale immersive art company, Meow Wolf.

For six+ years, I led Meow Wolf’s story development for explorable worlds like Omega Mart, as well as crafting the larger story universe. I have a lot to share about building creative teams, designing story experiences, and collaborating on impossible projects.

But even the most creative companies can lose sight of what artists and creative employees actually need in order to innovate, envision, and build groundbreaking media and live experiences.

The reality is that creativity is supercharged by welcoming the full body into the creative process.

That wasn’t always easy for me. For most of my life, I struggled with a debilitating panic disorder, which I tried to manage by fiercely controlling my mind and body.

I’ve found wild creative freedom by learning to actually listen to my body and to work WITH it to create. I can’t wait to share my story and life-changing tools with you and your teams.

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

  • “Honest, funny, and compassionate, Joanna’s workshop opened a door for me I never knew was there.”

    —Sean Stewart, New York Times best-selling author & a founder of the Alternate Reality Game genre

  • “Galvanizing, inspiring, hypnotic, and grounding — all at the same time. Leading off with her workshop was essential to the success of the summit.”

    —Steve Boyle, Epic Immersive

  • Anyone would benefit from an hour with Joanna Garner, and the more folks we can corral into a room to listen to what she has to say, the better off we’ll be as storytellers and as human beings.”

    —Hannah Manikowski, AREA15

  • “Joanna has the power to nurture and inspire all those lucky to hear her speak.”

    —Terence LeClere, MetaForYou

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LET’S WORK TOGETHER

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