Kind Words

“Joanna sincerely wants to help you reach your goals and potential.
She has a keen eye for detail, the gift of swift and accurate observation, an unmatched memory, and the funniest sense of humor!

Joanna will be your biggest advocate and help you see the best in yourself.”

“Joanna is a visual and visionary public speaker who weaves together analogies, anecdotes and cultural touchstones to paint vivid pictures and masterfully illustrate ideas.

Joanna speaks in colors, she is able to bring you out into the broader world as well as deeper within yourself.”

“Joanna has one of the best smiles I’ve ever seen. It immediately puts you at ease. She is effortlessly confident, witty, bright, and empathetic. She’s the kind of person who makes you feel better just being around her.
Her workshops are inspirational, just a mere comment from her is enough to motivate you to make life changes big or small.”

“Joanna’s keynote speech was uplifting, motivational and funny.
It felt like the entire audience could relate to everything she was saying.
I could have listened to her all day!
I left her presentation energized and ready to take on the world.

If you’re looking for someone to motivate or inspire your team, I can’t think of anyone I would recommend more.”

“Joanna’s spirit is one of warmth, connection, and confidence.
She easily engaged me in group conversation by asking fun and creative questions that quickly had us relating to one another.
Joanna created a circle of inclusion and drew on current social statistics and articles to lead our discussion.
Her insightful takeaways resonated deeply with me and will continue to serve my confidence and goals.”

“As a rising Hollywood producer, I have to up my game to amplify my own personal credibility to secure the trust of significant MVP’s in entertainment, from studio executives to financiers.
While I have the professional experience that makes my project proposals bankable, I worked with Joanna to develop and project confidence in all meetings I hold to ensure that people who I pitch know from the first moment of connecting that I am capable and confident.

After several sessions, I now have a go-to practice that works for me every time to deliver the image externally that I have inside authentically.”

“Joanna led a workshop for our middle school youth group focused on resilience, authenticity, confidence, and empathy.

From conversations with both young people and parents, I know that these are precisely the topics we need to be addressing with our young people, especially in this moment.

Joanna is warm, inviting, funny, and bright. She did a fantastic job balancing offering her own hard-earned wisdom and inviting them to tap into their own experience and wisdom. Likewise, she brought in her faith in a gentle way that encouraged the youth to reflect on their own faith as a resource.

The youth were incredibly engaged throughout by both her reflections and the small group activities she included to break things up— they had so much to say about the questions she asked, it was difficult to get them to stop talking!

It was a powerful experience for our young people, and I highly recommend it! We hope to have her back again soon. ”

“I had the pleasure of asking The Creative Confidant, Joanna Dutra, to guest lecture in my class at Suffolk University about goal setting in preparation for students to complete their required Career Action Plan.

Joanna was very engaging with the students and so helpful. She offered these graduating seniors enhanced perspective, tips and tricks to create actionable, doable and authentic plans.

I hope to have her back to do this again!”

“Joanna provided insight into establishing goals and constructive tools to implement life’s journey. Her leadership and expertise are critical to navigate the discussion and facilitate a positive, constructive and engaging dialogue.
I truly enjoyed the workshop and Joanna’s message of positivity, leadership and goal setting.”

“Joanna’s presentation style is upbeat and fun with lots of good information and thought-provoking questions. ”