Looking for a speaker your audience will still be talking about long after the event ends?
The right speaker doesn't just deliver information—they create an experience.
Dr. Julie Wilkes combines the latest evidence-based research with compelling storytelling, humor, and real-world experience to make complex topics practical, memorable, and inspiring. Whether she's speaking on leadership, resilience, well-being, human performance, culture, purpose, or personal transformation, audiences leave with actionable insights they can immediately apply.
From executive leadership teams and healthcare professionals to entrepreneurs, frontline employees, and even some of the toughest audiences imaginable, Julie has a unique ability to break down barriers, create genuine connection, and engage even the biggest skeptics.
Julie has spoken at and for organizations and venues including:
The Tower of London
The White House
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Make-A-Wish Foundation
American Heart Association
TEDx
HLTH Conference (Las Vegas)
Correctional facilities and prisons across the United States
Hundreds of conferences, leadership events, corporate meetings, universities, and community organizations around the world
Every keynote can be customized to your audience, industry, and event goals—ensuring a meaningful, memorable experience that delivers lasting impact.
Ready to create an unforgettable event?
Contact julie@juliewilkes.com for a customized speaking proposal, or select the Speaker option in the Shop section to get started.
Scroll below to watch a selection of Julie's talks and experience her speaking style firsthand.
TEDx Cleveland State - After being pronounced dead at birth due to a severe heart defect, Julie Wilkes was given a short life expectancy. Today, after outliving that diagnosis three-fold, Julie is working with others to find their x-factors and turn their "luck" into success. This is a talk about how one heart disease survivor found the key to success.
TEDx New Albany - Julie shares the power to manifest our dreams by rewiring our brains to see the world with a new lens. A course in miracles.
EDEN ROC MIAMI - Julie Wilkes, speaks at Solutions at Work LIVE 2016 about how to live a purposeful life.
MAKE-A-WISH FUNDRAISER -Women Inspiring Strength and Hope Honoree Julie Wilkes hosts Wish it Forward, an evening full of inspirational and educational talks. She shares with one thing that could change the world.