Memphis-based Wundher, a digital movement designed to encourage women, will host a dynamic line-up of popular speakers in a power-packed, three-hour confab on Saturday, June 6, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., CST, airing on the BlueJeans conferencing platform.
“Our new reality could blind us to the endless possibilities, even in the age of COVID-19,” said Lori Spicer Robertson, CEO of Wundher.
“As Chief Joymaker of Wundher, I can personally attest to the ripple effect the spirit of joy can have on an individual, a family, a community, and beyond. We can all be joymakers.”
Wundher, a digital and in-the-flesh (ITF) platform that launched in January, is partnering with BlueJeans Network, which provides secure video conferencing services in more than 180 countries, to host the gathering.
With massive changes brought on by COVID-19, stress and anxiety have been heightened. And in that context Robertson feels there is a pervasive loss of joy and enthusiasm for life, especially by women who fill multiple roles as wives, mothers, employee, bosses and business owners.
“Many mothers are single parents who must figure it out—how to juggle the responsibilities of financially supporting their children, home-schooling, and a million other things,” Robertson said.
JOYMAKER 2020 is the conduit by which Wundher hopes to ignite a widely felt movement of joy and enthusiasm for living .
Wundher opened its doors with a launch event in the Cooper-Young, midtown community in January 2020, as hundreds of women watched a panel of women and mothers tout the lessons they learned in rearing children, advancing their careers, and nurturing good relationships in their lives.
D-Nice is one among a heavy-hitting line-up of featured speakers. The dee-jay, who has also distinguished himself as a photographer, gained fame around the globe when COVID-19 hit, kicking off a virtual hosting of Homeschool at Club Quarantine on Instagram Live. His Saturday night dance party ran nine hours on March 21, drawing more than 100,000 viewers, including, Rihanna, Lalah Hathaway, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Dwyane Wade, Lenny Kravitz, Janet Jackson, Michelle Obama, and Angela Bassett.
On Sunday, the following day, his livestream exceeded the150,000 mark of simultaneous viewers. The program’s popularity earned him the 2020 Webby Artist of the Year in the category of Special Achievement.
Robertson tapped D-Nice because he came up with a way for people to come together in the age of social distancing.
“D-Nice found a way for everyone to come together and help each other cope with the COVID-19 global health crisis,” said Robertson. “I have no doubt that this event will truly restore joy and enthusiasm we enjoyed before the pandemic.
The blueprint for JOYMAKER came out of Robertson’s own household when sheltering-in-place made tempers short and frayed nerves. Home was not a happy place.
“My husband and I sat down and said, ‘We’re not going to last like this,’ Robertson said. “So we started our days with positive affirmations and even included the kids in those affirmations.”
Robertson shared with other women struggling with similar issues in their households. JOYMAKER grew out of that idea when Robertson began contacting individuals via LinkedIn, asking them to be a part of the project.
“We hope thousands of Generation X, Y, and Z folks save the date,” said Robertson. “These exciting speakers will help reset their minds, escape the negativity, make new connections, and learn from these gifted thinkers how to create a spirit of joy in their own lives.”
(BlueJeans is the first cloud service to connect desktops, mobile devices and room systems in one video meeting. For reservations and ticket information, click here.)
