Signature Keynote
Confidence is a Skill
What becomes possible when women discover that self-trust is built — not born.
What becomes possible when women discover that self-trust is built —
not born.
The Transformation
I help women shift from waiting to feel ready to understanding that readiness is built through curiosity, preparation, and the willingness to act—before certainty arrives.
Using three years of full-time, solo van life and decades of adventure travel as a living laboratory, I show how the decisions made on the road — navigating the unexpected, trusting your instincts, adapting without a safety net — are the same decisions that transform careers, relationships, and everyday life.
“I don’t help women become brave — I help them realize they’re ready.”
The Keynote
Confidence is a Skill
What becomes possible when women discover that self-trust is built — not born.
Reframe Confidence
Audiences discover that confidence is a learnable skill — not a trait you either have or don't.
Build Self-Trust
Learn how every decision — on the road or in the office — is evidence you can rely on yourself.
Take Action
Leave with The Confidence Roadmap — a five-step framework to apply immediately.
Skills that Transfer
What the road teaches, life gets to keep
Solo travel is the proof. The skills it builds don't stay on the road.
On the road
Navigating the unknown
Choosing a route with no guarantees
In everyday life
Making career decisions without a perfect plan
On the road
Adapting when things go wrong
A flat tire, a wrong turn, bad weather
In everyday life
Resilience through setbacks without losing agency
On the road
Asking for help
Relational intelligence, not weakness
In everyday life
Collaboration and leadership without ego
Workshop
The Confidence Roadmap Workshop
A 90-minute interactive workshop that gives every participant a personal, actionable framework for building self-trust — in work, relationships, and life. Pairs with the keynote or stands alone.
Audit your knowledge gaps
Name what's actually holding you back — not character flaws, but skills not yet learned.
Build through small, repeatable actions
Confidence is evidence-based. We start collecting evidence today.
Create safety through awareness
Replace hypervigilance with grounded presence — at work and beyond.
Design for sustainability
Confidence that lasts is built to fit your real life, not an imagined version of it.
Begin before you feel ready
The last step is always the same: move before certainty arrives.
Best For
Built for a wider stage
Solo travel is the vehicle. Confidence is the destination. Any audience that wants one gets the other.
Women’s conferences & retreats
Leadership, wellness, entrepreneurship
Corporate events & offsites
Confidence, resilience, decision-making
Leadership programs
Self-trust as a leadership foundation
Life-transition events
Divorce, empty nest, career pivot
Travel & outdoor brands
Authentic lived expertise
University & alumni events
Women entering or re-entering the workforce
What Events Hosts Say
“Gigi was an exceptional presenter. Her storytelling was thoughtful, adventurous, and kept our members fully engaged. She spoke candidly about the process, challenges, and growth that came with her travels, offering an empowering perspective without romanticizing risk.”
~ Tanya Z, President, Bishop Rotary Club
“Such an engaging speaker. I had been looking forward to it — and it certainly did not disappoint!”
~Dan Holowack, Crowdriff CEO
About Gigi
Gigi de Jong is a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator who has rebuilt her life seven times — each time keeping only what matters most. For over three years she has lived and worked from a professionally built camper van with no fixed address.
Before that: 5,000 miles on a self-supported bicycle tour. A year in a VW Westfalia. Decades of adventure travel across four continents. She has crossed borders with a bicycle, a greyhound, and nothing but a plan loose enough to change.
Her message is not about travel. It’s about what happens when you stop waiting to feel ready — and what that practice makes possible in the rest of your life.
The practical side of this work lives at flowmotiontravel.com
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