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Laced with humor, Joan’s presentation inspires you to see the beautiful, funny and remarkable adventures that happen in our lives everyday. Joan’s presentation will give you the tools to experience life through all of your senses.
At the age of 32, Joan Brock suddenly lost her sight from a rare eye disease, while working at a school for blind children. Five years later she tragically lost her husband to cancer and was left to raise her young daughter as a blind, single parent.
In her presentations, attendees will see parallels to their own challenges. Joan’s topics explore the vision of success, which must be shared by all the members of an effective and enduring organization. Her sparkling delivery and original style endear her to audiences who are charmed into a new way of looking at themselves and into breathing new life into the demands of a changing world climate.
Joan is the author of More Than Meets the Eye, which has been translated into several languages and is also a Reader’s Digest Condensed Book. She won the hearts of the insurance industry’s “Million Dollar Round Table” and the NBC Today Show audiences with her story of courage, perseverance and acceptance.
In 2003, Joan’s amazing life story was portrayed in a Lifetime Television Network movie, titled More Than Meets the Eye: The Joan Brock Story.
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Joan's keynote address, More Than Meets The Eye, is a surefire attention grabber as Joan draws parallels between her own story and the challenges which face organizations. The very nature of today's business environment means the possibilities of merger, reorganization, or economic turndown are constantly on the horizon, and organizations must absorb such events with a minimum of disruption. As Joan puts it, "Life is full of irreversible opportunities, and you have a choice to see them as assets or obstacles." Urging audiences to "play the hand you're dealt," Joan helps organizations see corporate challenges from a new perspective.
(Joan can integrate any of these topics as needed):
Wellness & Medical:
Illness and good health are issues that we all must deal with day to day. The hope is always to be able to cope and be healthy. The medical world is filled with uncertainty and hope through research. While Joan was hospitalized, much was learned from her, and by her. These vignettes will touch your heart.
Changes:
Many of us are going through changes, both personally and professionally. Joan’s life has been filled with change. Her talk will take you through another perspective of coping with, and hearing an insight into dealing with change in a positive productive way. |
Insurance:
The insurance industry is a ‘natural fit’ for Joan! After the loss of a spouse at the young age of 36, she learned the importance of being insured and being prepared. The support from her husband’s policy enabled Joan, a blind, disabled, single parented widow, to put a roof over her daughter’s head, was able to put Joy through college and gave her the financial foundation on which to start her life over.
This reassuring financial support was one of the instrumental tools which lifted Joan and enabled her to go forward in that positive, productive direction of inspiring others. She wrote her autobiography, published in 1994 by HarperCollins, which eventually became a made for television film for Lifetime!
Joan’s appearance at the Million Dollar Round Table was heralded as one of the most inspiring presentations in their many distinguished years, and catapulted Joan’s career as a seasoned speaker. The Million Dollar Round Table is also featured in the book, and the movie which continues to be shown around the world!
Joan’s presentation in the insurance world will encourage, inspire and lift each employee to their highest goals in serving those they work with! Don’t miss this awesome presentation for your next conference or meeting!
Financial:
The financial industry can fill ones life with hope, but for some, confusion. With the expertise of those in this field, Joan attributes much of her success of what she has been able to accomplish for her daughter, her professional life and her future to this industry.
Joan’s recommendation to each and every audience member to work wisely with their finances is something she believes because she has lived it. Take a look into how she turned to a professional advisor to guide her in an important time of making decisions about her financial future, and allow her to thank the industry for their hard work and gifted knowledge.
Also: women's issues, humor, education, financial services, family, communication
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