Juana Mikels

Juana Mikels, a former corporate marketing executive at Xerox, now shares her inspiring story as an author and motivational speaker. Overcoming adversity in her own life, Juana draws from personal experiences, including raising a daughter born blind with hearing loss. Co-founding Blind Notes Music, a nonprofit where her daughter Mary performs as a motivational singer, their powerful story of resilience illuminates Juana's message. Through speaking engagements, Juana empowers audiences to face challenges, find opportunity, and transform adversity. Her presentations, intermixed with Mary's uplifting performances, touch hearts and inspire others to dream big and find success amidst their own challenges exemplified by their own example and encounters with Andrea Bocelli and Mary's participation in American Idol.