Exit Stage Left: Enter Authentic Leadership

Speaking and Trainings

The Puppetized Framework™

(Foundation of The Puppetized Collective™)

The Puppetized Framework™ is the original copyrighted system developed by Janine Brignola to expose, dismantle, and transform systems of tokenization, exploitation, performative leadership, and systemic control.

It serves as the foundation for The Puppetized Collective™ — a transformational body of work designed to reclaim sovereignty across selfhood, leadership, and society.

Every keynote, training, and leadership offering listed below is powered by The Puppetized Framework™ and protected as part of its derivative works.

Introducing The Puppetized Collective™

The Puppetized Collective™ expands the work of The Puppetized Framework™ into five transformational models that help individuals, leaders, and organizations cut invisible strings, reclaim identity, and build cultures rooted in authenticity, trust, and belonging.

Each keynote, training, and leadership session is a direct derivative of the Puppetized Collective™ and reflects Janine Brignola’s two decades of lived leadership, advocacy, public health innovation, and system disruption.

Signature Keynotes and Leadership Trainings

Severing the Strings to Become: The Honest Work of Building Cultures That Belong to Everyone

Leadership isn't about perfection. It's about courageous authenticity.
This keynote invites leaders, organizations, and communities to build cultures rooted in trust, vulnerability, and collective mission — where people can belong, become, and thrive.

Tying the Threads Between Urgency and Caution: Leadership Lessons for a Divided World

Tension between urgency and caution fractures trust across teams, sectors, and movements.
This keynote teaches transformational leadership strategies for building bridges where divides once stood — turning conflict into collaboration and resilience.

Art of the Marionette: Courage, Leadership, and the Journey to Pull Your Own Strings Authentically

We do not lead by perfection. We lead by surviving the wilderness of becoming.
This keynote reframes leadership development, success, and identity through radical transparency, challenging the myth of linear becoming — and empowering others to navigate their truth without shame.

The Derivative Models of The Puppetized Collective™

Each model offers its own keynote, workshop, and leadership development experience — and all are available for customization or licensing.

Trusted by Communities, Valued by Leaders

Impact Statements
"I am a speaker today because of you. The work I do is a direct reflection of the YouTube videos you made — you were the first woman I ever found talking about living with HIV."- International HIV Advocate

"After my diagnosis, I found your work. I am alive today because you helped me believe it was possible to live and thrive." - HIV Advocate

Professional Recognition
"Janine Brignola has an unparalleled ability to translate medical, social, and lived realities into language that resonates — bridging communities, institutions, and public health with authenticity and impact. She gets it"
— Nationally Recognized Political Leader, following a private conversation at Congressman Clyburn’s World Famous Fish Fry (2019)

Broader Impact

Beyond direct advocacy, Janine’s influence has spanned major platforms, international publications, academic research, and grassroots movements alike. Featured in an international article out of Nigeria highlighting her global impact — [read it here](https://businessday.ng/health/article/true-life-stories-of-people-living-with-hivaids/ ).

Her writing for Positive Women’s Network, The Well Project, MTV, and other respected platforms became a cornerstone for countless individuals seeking truth, empowerment, and community.

She was featured by MTV for World AIDS Day, highlighted in state public health initiatives through flyers, billboards, and commercials, and served as a national speaker in the Does HIV Look Like Me? campaign — traveling across the country to deliver keynote addresses that challenged stigma and redefined leadership.

In addition to community and public platforms, Janine has testified before Congress and Senators across the United States on public health policy, HIV/AIDS funding, and systemic equity initiatives.
She has contributed her leadership expertise by serving on national and regional boards, councils, and coalitions, including the ADAP Advocacy Association, the South Texas Health Equity Board, and the Duke CFAR Community Collaborative Council, advancing critical health initiatives and funding priorities.

Her work extends into the research space, where she has contributed to clinical research studies in genetic and blood-based testing and participated in social and behavioral research efforts — shaping how lived experience is integrated into both scientific inquiry and systemic models of care.
She has also traveled extensively across the Deep South and the country, conducting community-based research, interviewing physicians, educators, institutions, and community leaders to assess systemic gaps, identify areas of greatest need, and influence strategies for sustainable change.

Over the years, Janine has spoken to hundreds of public health students and professionals, researchers, interns, medical students, and physicians across the country — many of whom, even a decade or more later, have credited her with shaping their life's work, influencing their understanding of community-centered care, and setting a precedent for leadership and dedication in medicine, research, and public health.

Across digital spaces, national stages, institutional systems, and academic frameworks, Janine’s voice has helped build the pathways many now walk today.

"It is both a privilege and a responsibility to serve — past, present, and future generations.
Just as those before me paved the way, it is my honor to ensure the path remains open and stronger for those who come after."- Janine