CONFIDENCE ACADEMY
Confidence Academy was founded in September 2015. We're a company with the mission of cultivating and inspiring confidence, character, boldness, and courage in the lives, relationships, and careers of teens and women.
Research has shown that confidence can change the thoughts we have about ourselves, our relationships, the way we communicate, and our success. Confidence also comes with many benefits, such as:- Greater fulfillment and joy
- Greater self-worth
- Less fear and anxiety
- Greater peace of mind
- Greater success
"INHALE CONFIDENCE, EXHALE DOUBT AND FEAR."
FOUNDER/CEO
Joyvina Evans (Dr. Joy) is a self-care advocate, author, speaker, higher education administrator, and creator of Confidence Academy. Confidence Academy carries the mission of cultivating and inspiring confidence, character, boldness, and courage. Dr. Joy has her Ph.D. and M.S. in Public Health, M.S. in Administration and B.B.A. in Business. She also completed the Women in Education Leadership Program through Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education and earned the Executive Leadership and High-Performance Leadership Certificates from Cornell University.
A transparent speaker, audiences love Dr. Joy’s candid approach to self-care, fear, leadership, confidence, and purpose. She gives inspirational and transformational talks and workshops at conferences, events, and podcasts throughout the country, and has even shared at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, University of Georgia, Save A Girl, Save A World Mentoring Retreat, Chase Great Enterprises, and The Unlocked Summit. Thanks to technology, she has had the privilege of sharing remotely with audiences in Nigeria and Bangladesh (Asian University for Women).
In 2015, she released her debut book, From Chaos to Confidence: How to Triumph After Traumatic Experiences and in 2016, she released Secrets of a Confident Teen. Both books are honest and transparent stories of her courage, purpose, confidence, and triumphs as a student, woman, and leader. When Dr. Joy has a free moment from her thriving business and teaching; she enjoys traveling, spending time with family and friends, watching movies, serving at church, and practicing yoga. She is an active member of American Public Health Association and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
