When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned, It’s Easy to Lose Sight of What’s Still Good
When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned, It’s Easy to Lose Sight of What’s Still Good
Through her keynote Good Still Grows Here, Jessye helps audiences hold onto what's good, make room for joy, and keep moving through the hardest moments.
Through her keynote Good Still Grows Here, Jessye helps audiences hold onto what's good, make room for joy, and keep moving through the hardest moments.
What happens when we lose sight of what’s still good?
Give your people something they can carry with them.
Life is hard enough.
Your people don’t need a pep talk.
They need a message that meets them where they are and gives them something to hold onto.
Good Still Grows Here
Finding Courage and Unexpected Hope When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned
Jessye helps audiences recognize what’s still good when life takes an unexpected turn, so they can make room for joy and find the courage to keep going.
Through vulnerable storytelling, memorable metaphors, and practical perspective shifts, Jessye helps people see their stories with new eyes and discover that even in difficult seasons, there can still be goodness, purpose, and hope worth holding onto.
Not by pretending hard things aren’t hard.
Not by rushing to find a silver lining.
But by learning to notice what’s still here.
Because sometimes you don’t need a new story.
You need a new way to see the story you’re already in.
Your audience will leave with a new way to see what they’re going through, practical ways to notice the good, more room for joy, and courage for whatever comes next.
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+Ideal for faith-based conferences, women’s events, leadership teams, and communities navigating transition who are seeking an honest, biblically grounded message of resilient hope.
+Available in-person, virtual or pre-recorded.
+The Good Still Grows Here keynote can be as short as 30 minutes or as long as 90 minutes, including a Q and A session.
+Pair it with the interactive “Putting Handlebars on Hope” workshop. Designed to follow the keynote and help participants engage the tools more personally.
+If you purchase a bulk order of the book “We Wrote Your Name in Color” and place a book on every chair, speaking honorariums are discounted.
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For people navigating a season they never would have chosen.
“Jessye is one of my favorite people. She is one of those rare voices that feels like both truth and kindness. She’s real, she’s brave, and she reminds us hope is close and attainable.”
Bob Goff—Author of 4 NYTimes Bestsellers, Coach, & Speaker
“Jessye’s heart is hard after the Lord, and the comfort which she has experienced through her hard trials, she now lives as a deeply compassionate minister of His comfort.”
Ann Voskamp—Author of 4 NYTimes Bestsellers, Blogger, & Speaker
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Hey, I’m Jessye!
I’m a speaker, storyteller, author, and podcast host—but more importantly, I’m someone who has lived through deep grief and major transition, when honestly I wasn’t sure if I could.
You see, I didn’t learn the work I do in theory.
I learned it by living it.
And friend, here’s what I know now:
When we change our perspective to see the good,
when we choose love over fear,
when we decide that pain doesn’t get to be the biggest part of our story—
life itself changes into technicolor.
So, if this isn’t the life you imagined—don’t stop there.
Let’s look again, because your story’s not over.
Good still grows here.
Read the story behind the message.
Jessye’s bestselling memoir about heartbreak, rebuilding, and finding goodness in a story you never would have chosen.
Ready When You Are
Tell me about your event
Share your event, your people, and what you’re hoping to create.
Choose your experience
Book the Good Still Grows Here keynote or add the Handlebars on Hope workshop.
I’ll take it from here
We’ll make the details easy so you can focus on your people and your event.
What People Are Saying
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“Jessye’s speaking and her work carry both depth and light, truth and compassion. Anyone who experiences her message will walk away stronger, more hopeful, and anchored in what matters most.”
Jen Collins--Co-Founder and President of Procure Impact
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“Jessye has this unspoken gift of making an audience feel known. She, along with many great speakers, has charisma, but her superpower is making people feel known.”
Carlos Whitaker—Author, Podcaster, and Speaker
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"Jessye is one of the most authentic and powerful speakers I’ve ever heard. As someone who works closely with trauma and healing, I can confidently say her voice carries both credibility and compassion leaving a lasting impact on every audience she stands before."
Amy Bogue—President and Founder of Allegro Family Clinic
Give your people something good to hold onto.
