Allyship isn’t just about support—it’s about unlocking strengths within yourself and others to create real growth, both personally and professionally. In this session, JJ Ferrari shares the steps to becoming an exceptional ally and shows how to tap into your own strengths to uplift others. Whether in life or the workplace, true allyship builds trust, connection, and lasting impact.
n The Everyday Ally, JJ Ferrari introduces a powerful process born from her own journey of seeking allies—and discovering along the way that others needed her to be an ally just as much. This insight reshaped how JJ approaches relationships, showing that true allyship is about mutual empowerment. It’s not just support—it’s unlocking your own potential while helping others grow.
In this transformative session, JJ guides participants through the steps to becoming exceptional allies and teaches them how to tap into their strengths to uplift others, both personally and professionally. JJ reveals the universal truth—everyone needs allies, and knowing how to choose the right allies is key to overcoming challenges and fostering real growth.
This presentation opens the door to inclusion and connection in any business or community by demonstrating how allyship sparks mutual understanding and drives collective success. Through engaging stories and actionable strategies, JJ empowers participants to make a lasting impact and create workplace cultures where growth thrives.
Who Is This For?
This presentation is designed for business leaders, organizations, and communities committed to creating a culture of inclusion and growth. Ideal audiences include corporate teams, HR professionals, executives, and community leaders looking to foster meaningful connections, build trust, and empower individuals through authentic allyship.
Why It Matters:
Today’s workplaces thrive when people feel valued and connected. Allyship isn’t just a trend—it’s a necessity for creating cultures of mutual support and growth. When people learn how to become exceptional allies, they unlock their potential while helping others grow. This presentation offers practical strategies for leaders and teams to strengthen relationships, boost engagement, and drive sustainable success—all while fostering an inclusive environment.
What You Can Expect From Us:
Expect a high-energy, interactive experience filled with engaging stories and practical insights. JJ shares the steps to becoming an exceptional ally, helping attendees discover their strengths, overcome weaknesses, and build meaningful connections. Each session offers clear, actionable strategies that participants can apply immediately to improve communication, create stronger relationships, and enhance workplace culture.
The Everyday Ally can be delivered as a 45-minute keynote or a 90-minute interactive workshop—perfect for deeper exploration and hands-on learning.
Top FAQs:
- Why is allyship important to everyone?
Allyship isn’t just about helping others—it’s about mutual growth and empowerment. Everyone, at some point, needs an ally to navigate challenges and unlock their full potential.
- What does allyship provide to a person?
It provides support, trust, and empowerment, helping individuals grow by connecting with others and learning from their strengths.
- How does allyship impact workplace culture?
Allyship builds inclusion, trust, and engagement, creating a culture where people feel safe to grow, contribute, and innovate together.
- How long does it really take to create an inclusive environment?
Building true inclusion takes consistent effort, but the transformation starts as soon as individuals and teams commit to allyship and foster meaningful connections.
- What practical steps can a business take to foster growth through allyship?
Businesses can train leaders on effective allyship, encourage open communication, and create spaces for feedback and collaboration, allowing people to thrive both personally and professionally.
Key Takeaways:
What Our Clients Say About Us
JJ is unapologetically JJ in a way that makes the audience feel safe, energised and motivated to make the world a better place. JJ has a humble approach to telling her story in the most honest and open way she can. JJ overlays important and complicated topics with humour and relatability, keeping the audience engaged for the entire session. We had absolutely glowing feedback from attendees, many saying it was the best LGBTQIA+ event they had attended at their time in the organisation. Highly recommend JJ as keynote speaker for any upcoming events.
Audience Member
I wanted to say a huge THANK YOU for joining us on Wednesday to share your story. We had over 100 people join the call and in the meetings I’ve had since Wednesday morning everyone has been talking about how much they enjoyed your presentation, what a refreshing view you shared, how thought provoking it was and what an inspiring story. You kept us all enraptured and we could have easily listened to you for another hour! It was so lovely to meet you and we wish you all the best.
Audience Member
JJ was a perfect fit for a FCTG conference. Her humour, messaging, and direct approach were all spot on. Become, Attract, and Create worked beautifully with our theme of shaping the future. What the team and I appreciated most about JJ was her honest and gritty style, which was not only refreshing but captivating. We were delighted to have JJ at our conference, and she exceeded our expectations. It was also wonderful to have her join us and the team for lunch to continue the conversation.
Audience Member
It was very obvious that our audience was astoundingly impressed with JoAnna’s presentation and we received a very positive response from all our attendees as well as in the feedback following the session. JoAnna speaks with conviction, clarity and humour and we would welcome her back to speak with us any time.
Audience Member
JoAnna is an inspirational and motivational speaker. Her passion is infectious, and she is able to engage her audience effectively and with verve. JoAnna is also skilled at distilling the main points of a presentation into easy to inspire and remember points. JoAnna inspires her audiences who are full of praise for both her speaking content and her presenting style.
Audience Member
Dear JoAnna, on behalf of YWCA Australia I wish to extend our sincere thanks to you for presenting as a Keynote Speaker at the SHE Leads Conference. Participants feedback rated your presentation “Rethinking Life” as excellent and received a high number of additional outstanding comments. We felt your presentation was an excellent way to end the conference and the way you delivered your presentation kept people engaged right until the end.