- Amy Thurman - Keynote Speaker | Author | educator
Resilient Futures Nonprofit, Founder - Educational and Community Renewal
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About Amy
Keynote Speaker | Author | Educator
For over a decade, Amy Thurman lived with a broken neck, a sheared brainstem, and a traumatic brain injury, undiagnosed for six months. That experience could have shattered her. Instead, it became the foundation for something greater.
After spending a year nearly bedridden and battling hopelessness, Amy made a decision that changed everything: to rebuild, realign, and rise. Through her own journey of resilience, reinvention, and radical self-discovery, she created the Polish the Mirror Framework: a transformational process designed to help others break free from fear and step into authentic leadership and living.
Today, Amy is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, educator, and fierce advocate for turning pain into purpose, known for helping individuals, businesses, schools, and organizations move from fear-based decision-making to aligned, heart-centered leadership.
Her work empowers people to uncover their worth, lead with confidence, and create meaningful impact, personally and professionally.
In June 2022, Amy joined a direct sales company and, just seven months later, was invited to share her story on stage at their annual convention. That moment confirmed what she teaches every day:
When you embrace your authenticity, the right opportunities will find you.
Known for her out-of-the-box thinking and soul-centered strategies, Amy’s mission is simple but powerful:
To help leaders lead more authentically, people live more authentically, and organizations create environments where real, lasting transformation begins.
Popular Keynotes & Workshops:
- From Self-Love to Soul-Love: The Shift That Changes Everything
- The Mirror Effect: Building Resilient Teams Through Authentic Leadership
- The Polish the Mirror Framework: A Transformational Path to Clarity, Confidence, and Connection
- Creating Connected Schools: Bridging the Gap Between Educators, Students & Communities
Whether she’s speaking from stage, consulting with teams, or working one-on-one, Amy invites every audience to look inward, rediscover who they are beneath the noise, and Polish the Mirror of their lives.
Ready to ignite clarity, connection, and confidence in your life, school, business, or organization?
Let’s Polish the Mirror together.
the mirror collective self-discovery journey!
It's Time to Get to Know Yourself
Have you ever felt like there’s more to you than what you’re living right now? Like maybe you’re just scratching the surface of who you’re truly meant to be? That’s why I created The Mirror Collective.
This isn’t just another self-help program, it’s a raw, transformative journey that I created to help you uncover your most authentic self and step into the life you’re meant to live.
While it will be fun, we’ll also work through questions that make you think, exercises that challenge you, and reflections that help you see yourself in a whole new way. By the end, you’ll have your very own personal mission statement, a guiding light that will touch every area of your life.
Not gonna lie, this process can get uncomfortable. But trust me, the growth and freedom on the other side are so worth it.
Doors are Open for the next program starting on May 4th - Join Us!
We typically know more about others than we do ourselves, and The Mirror Collective, a group of people who are embarking on a journey of looking inward and discovering one’s true self, changes all of that.
If you’d like to join us on this 10-week, self-paced journey, grab a journal or device, and register below before
May 4th, 2025.
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"Finding My Hero Within"
Amy gifted copies of her best-selling book, "Finding My Hero Within", to celebrities, writers, directors and producers from The Emmys (pictured here with Mike Manning from This is Us, Days of Our Lives, Beyond the Gates, and more)!
Educational and Community Renewal
Resilient Futures nonprofit
Learn more about how Resilient Futures can help your school and community learn to work together while teaching students to be better prepared for a resilient life beyond the classroom.
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