Transform adversity into adventure, to build Joyfully Resilient teams.

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Joyful, Resilient, & Empowered Employees

Joyful Resilience: Turning Adversity into Adventures

Organizations face constant pressure to keep pace with change, innovation, and complexity. Yet, with this acceleration often comes employee burnout, disengagement, and a struggle to maintain positivity. Companies now need more than just quick fixes—they need lasting solutions that empower employees to navigate change with resilience, creativity, and joy.

Meet Sara Kunz- speaker and award-winning entertainer on a mission to help organizations turn adversity into adventure with simple tools and mindsets to avoid burnout and rediscover fulfillment. Dubbed “the joyful warrior” in her 2 survival challenges on Discovery Channel’s Naked and Afraid, Sara draws on her unique expertise to inspire audiences to:

  • Use the “fear to gear” framework to turn anxieties into advantages

  • Harness simple survival mindsets to thrive in times of change.

  • Transform stress and uncertainty into opportunities for growth.

  • Cultivate a resilient mindset, grounded in purpose and joy.

Her talks are a fantastic blend of adventure stories and actionable tools, perfect for teams seeking actionable strategies to stay engaged, energized, and empowered. With a background as a primitive survivalist, Mental Health Counseling Intern, comedian, and trauma survivor, Sara offers a holistic and heart-first approach, focusing on what truly sustains us through adversity. Plus, audiences love keeping up with her adventures and mindsets on her YouTube channel ‘The Joyful Warrior’.

Sara’s approach has inspired companies such as TORO, Commerzbank, Verizon, and Boston Children’s Hospital to navigate change with renewed energy and resilience.

  • "She did a fabulous job of engaging the audience... I would definitely bring her again!"

    Angie Klassen, TORO

  • "Sara infused her presentation with vibrant energy, breaking away from the conventional "dry" style of speeches

    Stacey Moore, Executive Assistant HCC

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Sara’s bio

Want a simpler solution to thrive in modern life? As a 2x Discovery Channel Survivalist, award-winning entertainer, and trauma survivor, Sara helps audiences rediscover resilience and joy. Her talks fuse adventure, wisdom, and humor to reignite passion. Audiences walk away with primitive solutions to modern problems that tackle stress, boost mental health, and cultivate an adventure mindset to turn obstacles into opportunities. Using her background as a comedian, mindfulness teacher, survivalist, and Therapist in training, Sara uses sincerity, humor, and authentic connection to unlock human potential.  Her experience and frameworks catalyze audiences into courageous, empowered performers ready to thrive through Joyful Resilience.