High-impact keynotes and trainings that ignite confidence, unlock clarity, and activate leadership for students and professionals.
18,375+
Lives Impacted Since 2013
TEDx
Global Stage Speaker
"Joanna Activates."
Global Recognition & Media
Founder & CEO • Author • Mentor
Joanna De Peña is a TEDx speaker, performance psychology specialist, educator, and keynote speaker known for delivering powerful experiences that shift mindsets and ignite action.
As the Founder & CEO of Top Notch Scholars, she has mentored over 18,375 students and professionals. She doesn't just teach leadership principles — she builds leaders.
Her expertise is grounded in both psychology and lived experience. After witnessing her father suffer a life-altering stroke when she was nine, Joanna learned that adversity can either break you or build you. She chose to let it build her.
— Student Participant
Most speakers motivate. Joanna activates.
Her presentations are high-energy, interactive experiences where audiences don't just listen — they reflect, engage, and leave with tools they can apply immediately.
Seeing the activation live across stages and workshops.
Activating audiences through powerful storytelling.
Practical frameworks for peak performance.
Equipping students with leadership strategies.
Over 18,375 lives impacted and counting.
Building resilience and grit through experience.
Focused keynotes and workshops designed to silence self-doubt and activate peak performance.
Her sessions don’t end with applause. They end with action.
"After Joanna’s training, I feel clearer, more centered, and far less anxious than when I first walked in. I’m truly grateful for today’s session."
PD Participant
Age 41
"I just wanted to tell you that at the beginning of the school year I had an F. After hearing you speak, I decided I wasn’t going to settle for basic anymore. I just finished with a B-."
M. Muñoz
Age 15
"I feel like I could run through a wall right now. I’m that excited about my future."
M. Tavares
Age 17
If you want your audience to experience more than a speech — if you want them to experience a breakthrough they’ll remember — Joanna is the speaker who delivers that moment.
Direct Inquiry
bookings@joannadepena.com