How You Made Them Feel: A Daughter's PerspectiveJanine Stange
Like most of us, Janine promised to give back, eventually. However, as a talented singer, she aspired to win a Grammy and embark on a world tour. After her mother's sudden passing, Stange was devastated, with no anchor. But it was this tragedy that shook her out of her comfort zone. Fueled by the heartache and as a homage to her mom, Janine embarked on a mission to sing the National Anthem in all 50 states to raise awareness for the troops.
Janine communicates her own personal patient experience story, as she talks about spending every day with her mom, who had stage IV breast cancer. From the chemotherapy treatments to hospital and rehab stays, to in-home hospice care, she personally got to witness the importance of every person who took care of her mom.
Attendees will walk away realizing how vigilance and attentiveness are both noticed and appreciated, along with feeling valued, respected, and honored for their own mission in health care.
Speaker Biography
Janine Stange is a motivational speaker, singer, and on-air personality. She is best known for her historic journey to sing the Star-Spangled Banner in all 50 states – a mission she embarked on to honor our brave. Her story is the subject of "National Anthem Girl" a documentary by Kelly's Filmworks now streaming on Amazon Prime.
Using her signature wit and wisdom, Janine Stange motivates people to give back and identify ways to make personal changes. Stange has spoken to and performed for groups across the country, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to inner-city public schools, and connects with all ages and backgrounds, providing a sense of citizenship, duty and what service-over-self really means. Janine also works closely with non-profits that empower and give back to our military and their families and is the Founder of The Medal of Honor Mail Call, which collects letters, post-cards, drawings and paintings from grateful Americans all across the country and distributes them to MOH recipients as a way to thank our nation's heroes.
In 2015, Janine also became the first person to sing the National Anthem every hour, 24 hours straight, as part of an effort to raise funds for a military charity.
Janine has been featured on every major television network and appeared on national news shows including TODAY Show, Fox & Friends, NBC Nightly News and Fox News at Night. She can be heard every Thursday morning on Sirius XM's 60's on 6 with Phlash Phelps.
For Stange, the journey has been as good as any World Tour. She met countless, diverse Americans, military and civilian alike. She sang in big cities and experienced small-town Americana at its finest.