Natalia Jansen is a Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, and best-selling author, as well as the Founder of Starring In Your Life, where she helps leaders, teams, and students unlock their full potential through the power of play, presence, and performance. With an MFA in Theatre Directing from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and over two decades of experience as a Theatre Educator, Natalia blends her professional theatre background with her certifications as a Dream Builder Coach and Life Mastery Consultant, focusing on evocative transformation and universal spiritual principles.

Her work bridges arts education, social-emotional learning, and leadership development, using improvisation and embodied practices to build confidence, communication, collaboration, and creative problem-solving. She empowers individuals to move beyond self-doubt, reconnect with joy, and step into authentic self-expression. Natalia is currently pursuing a PhD in Educational Leadership, in which her research explores the impact of theatre-based improvisation on students' self-awareness and confidence.

Born in Crimea and raised in Slovakia, Natalia brings a rich multicultural perspective to her work. As a single mother of two daughters, she is deeply committed to empowering the next generation with the mindset, resilience, and tools to thrive—on stage and in life.