Jennifer is a dynamic, Keynote Speaker who motivates her audiences to persevere both at work and at home despite adversity. Jennifer’s message of resilience and grit are driven home by her own inspirational story of her need to adapt, overcome, and pivot while facing life and death challenges. Jennifer’s message touches the hearts and minds of many because of her ability to emote from the stage due to her strong theatrical abilities and huge stage presence. Audience members leave with a clear plan and a strong motivation to create change.
Jennifer has acted in plays, musical theater productions, videos, commercials, and film. Credits include Cablevision, a foreign film entitled, “No Love in the City,” and “Mom’s Cooking” on Lifetime Real Women’s Network. She has been trained at the prestigious H.B. Studio, Weist Barron and Lee Strasberg in Manhattan. Jennifer earned her Bachelor’s of Arts degree at SUNY Empire State College, with a concentration in Theater.
Jennifer has opened for Country Music legends, Clint Black, and Phil Vassar at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Connecticut. Having won the Texaco Country Showdown, she performed for thousands at the World’s Fair. Jennifer is a recording artist, and with her band, The Jennifer Grace Band, has performed at numerous venues and events in and around New York and Connecticut. She has even recorded her own original EP entitled, Let it Rain, in Nashville with Larry Beird Studio.
Jennifer has attended the Blue Ridge Christian Writers Conference, in North Carolina, as well as the Christian Children’s Conference, “Write2Ignite” in South Carolina. During Write2Ignite, Jennifer’s inspirational piece, “Jasmine” was selected for a writer’s competition to be published in the Faith and Freedom anthology, published by EA Publishing.
An entrepreneur, Jennifer has had two profitable businesses and enjoys speaking to other business owners about what it takes to succeed against all odds.
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