Leadership
Leadership| Tech| Wellbeing
Helping high-stakes leaders develop precision, presence, and power by applying science-based embodiment to improve decision-making, leadership impact, and sustainable performance under pressure.
Joni Peddie helps leaders and organisations shift from CAN’T to CAN DO by strengthening the human capabilities that AI can’t replicate. A high-energy, globally recognised keynote speaker and Behavioural Strategist, Joni is known for her warm, no-fluff delivery and practical, neuroscience-backed insights that translate instantly into action.
Her work focuses on building psychological safety, trust, adaptability, and stress resilience - while restoring the mental clarity, emotional agility, and physical energy that people need to perform sustainably in high-pressure, fast-changing environments. With a rare ability to blend science, storytelling, and real-world application, Joni equips leaders and teams to stay human in an AI-driven world, and truly #BounceForward™ and perform at their best - no matter the disruption.
Travels from: Johannesburg, South Africa
Resilience & Wellbeing
Adaptive Leadership
Emotional Intelligence
High Performance
Self-Mastery
EQ
Joni Peddie is an award-winning Behavioural Strategist, CEO of Resilient People, and a globally recognised keynote speaker based in Johannesburg. For over 30 years, she has worked with leaders and teams across five continents, helping them #BounceForward™ by turning disruption into resilience, energy, and sustainable performance.
Grounded in neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and lived experience, Joni’s work was shaped by personal loss and the insight that growth comes not from bouncing back, but from moving forward with purpose, agility, and a CAN DO™ mindset. This philosophy underpins her trademarked #BounceForward™ approach.
Known for her high-energy, no-fluff style, Joni delivers practical, science-backed tools that spark real behaviour change. Her keynotes strengthen psychological safety, trust, collaboration, and stress resilience, leaving audiences clear, energised, and ready to act.
Joni is a Southern African Speaker Hall of Fame inductee, Vice President of the Global Speaker Federation, past President of the Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa, and an Associate Faculty member at GIBS Business School. She is also the author of the upcoming book, From CAN’T to CAN DO: Adaptive Leadership. The Human Leadership Capabilities AI Can’t Replicate.
Helping high-stakes leaders develop precision, presence, and power by applying science-based embodiment to improve decision-making, leadership impact, and sustainable performance under pressure.
Elevating the standard of agendas and dialogues to unlock transformative outcomes and positive impact in societies.
Visionary in business education and navigating complex organisational challenges.
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