Speaking
Inspiring Audiences to Find Hope, Reclaim Their Time & Live with Intention
Kayla Jones brings authentic storytelling, practical tools, and the H.O.P.E. Effect™ together to help audiences recognize the drift toward burnout, reconnect with what matters, and create meaningful change, both personally and professionally.
Inspire your audience with practical strategies for preventing burnout, protecting what matters most, and leading with purpose. Kayla Jones combines authentic storytelling, real-life experiences, and actionable takeaways that empower individuals, teams, and organizations to build resilience, embrace intentional living, and create lasting personal and professional growth.
Perfect for: Women's Conferences • Corporate Teams • Leadership Groups • Employee Wellness Events • Networking Organizations • Nonprofits • Retreats • Community Groups • Book Clubs • Women's Organizations
Meet Kayla
Real Stories. Practical Tools. A Message of Hope.
Kayla Jones is the founder of Hopes Highways and author of A Day of Hope. After nearly 30 years in the corporate world, Kayla understands firsthand what it means to be capable, dependable, and the person everyone counts on, while quietly putting yourself further down the list.
Today, she brings those real-life experiences to the stage through honest storytelling, relatable humor, and practical tools audiences can take with them long after the event ends.
At the heart of Kayla’s message is a simple belief: high-functioning women don’t always crash—they drift. Through A Day of Hope and her signature H.O.P.E. Effect™, she helps audiences recognize that drift, protect their time and energy, reconnect with what brings them joy, and intentionally create a life they’re excited to live.
Whether she’s speaking to a room of women, leading an interactive workshop, joining a leadership conversation, or sitting down behind a podcast microphone, Kayla creates the feeling of a genuine conversation, not a lecture.
Her goal is simple: for every person to leave with hope in their heart, something to think about, and one practical step they can take when they get home.
Never forget, hope is already inside you. You were born with it. Find It. Embrace It. Share It.
Ways to Work With Kayla
KEYNOTES & EVENTS
Inspirational and practical presentations for conferences, women's events, leadership groups, nonprofits, and community organizations.
WORKSHOPS
Interactive experiences that take audiences beyond inspiration and give them tools they can begin applying immediately.
CORPORATE & BUSINESS
Presentations and workshops focused on burnout, boundaries, resilience, leadership, responsibility creep, and protecting personal capacity.
PODCASTS & MEDIA
Authentic conversations about hope, burnout, high-functioning women, personal transformation, A Day of Hope, and the H.O.P.E. Effect™.
Signature Speaking & Workshop Topics
A Day of Hope™
How One Day a Month Can Change the Other 364
Discover why intentionally protecting one day each month can restore energy, reconnect you with yourself, and create meaningful change throughout the rest of your life.
The H.O.P.E. Effect™
A Practical Framework for Living and Leading with Intention
Explore the four pillars: Happy, Open, Passion, and Empower. Learn how small intentional changes can create greater clarity, energy, purpose, and hope.
The Drift Before the Crash
Recognizing Burnout Before Everything Falls Apart
High-functioning women don't always crash, they often drift. This presentation explores the subtle signs of responsibility creep, depleted capacity, lost anticipation, and an unprotected life.
From Capable to Protected
Because Being Able to Carry It Doesn't Mean You Should
A conversation about boundaries, responsibility, leadership, and why protecting your capacity isn't stepping away from success, it's changing how you sustain it.
Kayla has given presentations at businesses in and around the Boise, Idaho Treasure Valley.
Businesses include: Women’s Collective, Lamb Weston, Boise Cascade, Alzheimer’s Association, Boise Bench Lions Club.
Also featured in Greet Eagle Magazine and BookMad Magazine.
Podcast & Media Guest Section
Looking for Your Next Podcast Guest?
Kayla brings real-life experience, relatable storytelling, and practical conversations about what happens when capable women spend years taking care of everything and everyone, except themselves.
Looking for an inspiring guest who knows what it feels like to be overworked, burned out, and searching for a spark of hope?
I’d love to join your podcast and share my journey from breakdown to breakthrough, and how a simple practice I call A Day of Hope can help others reclaim their joy, reset their energy, and remember who they really are. Whether your audience is entrepreneurs, working moms, caregivers, or anyone craving balance and renewal, I’ll bring authentic stories, practical takeaways, and plenty of encouragement.
What your listeners will receive:
I bring warm, honest stories and doable steps for anyone craving a reset.
Your listeners will get practical ways to create joy, lower stress, and rebuild momentum, one Day of Hope at a time.
Conversation topics could include: A Day of Hope • The H.O.P.E. Effect™ • Burnout & Drift • Boundaries • Reinvention • Leaving a Long Corporate Career • Starting Over • Intentional Living • Hope After Difficult Seasons • Writing A Day of Hope
Categories: Self-love, personal growth, mental health, self-improvement, wellness
Catch up on past conversations:
Real stories,
Practical tools
A spark of hope
Testimonials
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Thank you for sharing this journey with our company. You are to be commended for how this initiative has been life changing for you on so many levels and I am inspired to have my own personal Day of Hope - Sharon
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I love A Day of Hope. I found the presentation and concept relatable and powerful. - Kim
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It’s easy to feel Kayla’s passion and I felt like she was speaking directly to me. I think the script that she has selected is so appeasing and so artistic. - Henri
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Thank you so much for an incredible presentation. I was so moved by your story. I found it so relatable and relevant to my own life. Sometimes we just have to hear someone else say it outload. - Julie
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Who knew one day could turn my life around. - Tracy
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Both my husband and I are taking a Day of Hope and supporting each other with our small children on our special day. - Jenna
Bring A Day of Hope to Your Event
Add another layer to your event by pairing Kayla's presentation or workshop with copies of her book, A Day of Hope. Ask about book signings, attendee copies, and incorporating the book into your event experience.
What Happens When You Contact Me?
Let's Create the Right Experience for Your Audience
1. Tell me about your event.
Share your audience, date, location, and what you hope attendees will experience.
2. We'll connect.
We'll discuss your goals and determine which presentation or workshop best fits your audience.
3. We'll customize the experience.
I'll tailor the message and examples to your event while maintaining the heart of the Hope's Highways message.
4. I'll take it from there.
You'll know what to expect leading up to the event so the process feels organized and easy.
Ready to Bring More Hope to Your Audience?
Speaking & Workshop Investment
Every event is different, and your audience deserves an experience designed with them in mind.
Speaking and workshop fees vary based on the type of event, audience size, location, length of presentation, customization, travel requirements, and additional experiences such as book signings or attendee copies of A Day of Hope.
Podcast and select media appearances are available by invitation.
Have a specific budget? Don't hesitate to reach out. I'm happy to explore what may be possible and determine whether we're a good fit.
In person and virtual events available. Travels from: Boise, Idaho