Jia Jiang

Speech Topics

• What You Can Learn From 100 Days of Rejection

  The fear of rejection can hold you back. Our natural tendency is to avoid it at all costs which can be detrimental to our businesses, careers, and lives. In 2012, to overcome his own fear of rejection, entrepreneur Jia Jiang started an experiment to be rejected every day for 100 days. The result became the basis of his #3 viewed TED talk of 2017 and bestselling book: Rejection Proof. In this engaging presentation, Jia shares stories from his rejection experiment to teach you the importance of becoming rejection-proof, the basic principles of turning a NO into YES, as well as how to get more YESes.

• The Power of Rejection

  Based on Jia’s #1 bestselling book - Rejection Proof, the workshop takes a deep dive into rejection proof principles to expose attendees to techniques in overcoming fears. It is designed to give the audience a completely new relationship with rejections and failures. They will learn to: 1. Demystify and understand rejection 2. Turn rejection into acceptance 3. Position their requests to get more YESes 4. Say NOs to others without hurting relationships 5. Turn rejection into assets rather than liabilities If locations and circumstances permit, the audience will also experience “Rejection in the Wild” - an unforgettable, real-life rejection-seeking exercise on the street.

• Hybrid: Keynote and Power of Rejection Workshop

  A program that combines both the keynote speech and workshop. This option is the most popular among our enterprise clients. This workshop lasts 2-4 hours.

• A Day of Rejection Therapy

  This event thoroughly prepares attendees for any obstacles that come their way. They will take a deeper look at the principles of rejection and then apply them. This option is perfect for organizations hosting multi-day events for clients and employees.

• Influence Beyond Your Box

  Based on race, gender, education or job function, society and organizations put us into different boxes and tag us with stereotypes. Even more damaging, however, are the boxes we unconsciously put ourselves in. In this talk, Jia teaches organizations and individuals how to lead and influence beyond their boxes.

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Reach Beyond Your Box

  Based on race, gender, education, and cultural background, society has put us into different boxes and tagged us with stereotypes and expectations. Equally damaging, however, are the ways we also conform to these boxes in unconscious ways. As an Asian American who has broken multiple boxes, Jia takes on the DE&I topic with a unique two-way approach for both organizations and individuals. For organization leaders, Jia helps them to understand and actively install a fearless box-breaking culture. And for employees, Jia challenges them to seek opportunities to influence beyond their box. Ready to break out of your box? Invite Jia Jiang to deliver this new talk at your upcoming event.

• The One Action Goal: Achieve Big By Doing Only One Thing

  Why do we usually fail in achieving our goals? “The bigger the outcome, the bigger the failure rate,” says Jia Jiang. “That’s why New Year’s resolutions usually fail, and why businesses always get too busy to stay focused.” Jia’s proven solution: simplify success by relentlessly focusing on one thing—what he has named the One Action Goal. Drawing from his upcoming book, The One Action Goal: Achieve Big by Doing Only One Thing, and more than a decade of coaching clients to success, Jia provides a playbook for achieving any personal, professional, or organizational goal. Determined to put success within everyone’s reach, Jia shares his One Action Goal System, including: • Turning ambitious objectives into your One Action Goal • Routinizing your dreams and fail-proofing your environment • Using your One Action Plan to accelerate your ideas • Developing radical focus on your One Action Goal • Overcoming barriers to achievement with a framework for success • Highlighted by Jia’s signature humor and storytelling talent made famous in his “100 Days of Rejection” TED talk and acclaimed book, Rejection Proof, this highly motivational talk outlines a path to success that anyone can achieve. Audiences are electrified by Jia’s passion for empowering their dreams—gaining game-changing tools that they can immediately put into action.

• The Art of Achieving Ambitious Things

  Why do we usually fail in achieving our goals? “The bigger the outcome, the bigger the failure rate,” says Jia Jiang. “That’s why New Year’s resolutions usually fail, and why businesses always get too busy to stay focused.” Jia’s proven solution: simplify success by relentlessly focusing on one thing—what he has named the One Action Goal. Drawing from his upcoming book, The Art of Achieving Ambitious Things (Simon & Schuster, May 2026), and more than a decade of coaching clients to success, Jia provides a playbook for achieving any personal, professional, or organizational goal. Determined to put success within everyone’s reach, Jia shares his One Action Goal System, including: · Turning ambitious objectives into your One Action Goal · Routinizing your dreams and fail-proofing your environment · Using your One Action Plan to accelerate your ideas · Developing radical focus on your One Action Goal · Overcoming barriers to achievement with a framework for success Highlighted by Jia’s signature humor and storytelling talent made famous in his “100 Days of Rejection” TED talk and acclaimed book, Rejection Proof, this highly motivational talk outlines a path to success that anyone can achieve. Audiences are electrified by Jia’s passion for empowering their dreams—gaining game-changing tools that they can immediately put into action.

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