Demonstrating the Power of
Doing Well,
by Doing Good
Filmmaker & Producer
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Keynote Speaker
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Small Business Advocate
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Keynote Speaker
Amanda Brinkman believes that purpose is not something we find one day – it’s something we continually pursue. In her signature keynote, Purpose Pursuit, she invites audiences to reconnect with their inherent superpower: the unique strengths, values, and experiences that position each of us to do meaningful good in the world.
Drawing from her own journey as a business leader, storyteller, and advocate for impact, Amanda explores how purpose shows up in our work, our leadership, and our everyday choices. She challenges audiences to examine the platforms they’ve been given, the influence they hold, and the responsibility – and opportunity – to use both with intention.
Whether she’s inspiring employees at a company-wide event, engaging teams seeking to align performance with purpose, or connecting with women in leadership navigating growth and change – Amanda leaves audiences affirmed, energized, and equipped to pursue purpose in ways that create lasting impact.
Purpose Pursuit
Amanda Brinkman is a passionate teacher of purpose—known for helping individuals and teams uncover what truly drives them and how to live it out with intention. As a corporate executive, Emmy-nominated creator, and sought-after keynote speaker, Amanda brings real-world experience and heartfelt insight to every room she enters. She teaches her signature approach to purpose at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, empowering the next generation of leaders to navigate their careers with clarity and meaning. Her online course, The Purpose Pursuit, brings this transformative work to a broader audience—inviting you to explore your own purpose and learn how to live in it every day.
Filmmaker & Producer
Amanda is the CEO of Sunshine Studios, a production studio and consultancy. Sunshine Studios’ work is focused on proving the “Do Well by Doing Good” approach through beautiful storytelling and film. Work that drives business and growth for the brand, engages customers in a breakthrough way, and creates positive change in the world. All at the same time and in concert together. Amanda is often quoted saying “Be the show your customers are choosing to watch, don’t settle for being the Ad that is interrupting it.”
Small Business Advocate
Her Love for Small Businesses has been a part of Amanda for as long as she can remember. From the early days of architecting her own babysitting business to convincing her college roommates to drive two hours to buy locally made ice cream to spending nearly the past decade helping 100s of small businesses level-up their marketing and businesses. Amanda deeply admires the tenacity, grit and creativity it take to start your own venture and she is dedicated to sharing insights, support and advocacy for entrepreneurs. They are foundational to our economy and our country and vital to our neighborhoods and communities. Small Business Love indeed.
Media Pro
The Wall Street Journal. Cheddar News. Yahoo Finance. USA Today. TV stations all across America. She is a seasoned spokesperson, a trusted media authority on small business trends as well as marketing insights and an engaging interviewer. She and her work have been the subject of thousands of news articles.
Brand Revolutionary, Marketing Executive, & Corporate Visionary
Amanda started her career in the creative agency space and then moved on to taking the charge of being the corporate unicorn, the brand whisperer, the intrapreneur. Throughout her meteoric rise, she has worked on groundbreaking campaigns for brands like BMW, Reebok and Sony, in addition to her role as an inspiring female executive at Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies, such as United Health Group, Allianz, General Mills, and Deluxe.
Writer
Amanda has been a contributing writer for Forbes since 2016, wrote for the Minneapolis Star Tribune in highschool, freelanced for magazines in college and promises to get working on the book soon. For now, we’ll be patient and read the Blog.
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