Rising Stars: Meet Amanda Corvelle of Westlake Village

Today we’d like to introduce you to Amanda Corvelle.

Hi Amanda, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I didn’t grow up feeling like I fit in. I was that kid who always felt different, the one with big dreams in a small world. I wanted to be a singer, a performer, a creator, and most people thought that was ridiculous. I was bullied constantly for it. There were days I’d hide in a bathroom stall during lunch because someone wanted to “teach me a lesson” for being different.

When my mom passed away when I was 17, everything changed. Overnight, I was on my own, grieving, broke, and trying to figure out how to survive while chasing a dream that everyone told me wasn’t realistic. I moved to Hollywood from Ventura, and it was the kind of education no school could give me. I had to be tough. I had to be resourceful. And I had to learn how to get back up, over and over again.

Performing became my lifeline. It gave me purpose and a voice when I didn’t have one. Over the next 20 years, I built a career as a professional singer and performer, from the MGM Grand in China to The Viper Room in Hollywood. What people didn’t see was that I started that journey terrified. I had severe stage fright.

My hands and body would shake before every show. But I learned how to perform through it, to use my fear as fuel instead of letting it shut me down.

That transformation from terrified to powerful became the foundation of everything I do today. After leaving the stage, I realized that same fear shows up for founders and entrepreneurs every time the camera turns on. So now I teach them the same skills that saved me: how to hold presence, perform under pressure, and show up as the most magnetic version of themselves.

Everything I’ve lived through the rejection, the loss, the hustle, the constant reinvention when the odds were stacked against me, has built the foundation for what I teach.

My work is about helping people own their story, master their presence, and build brands that move people. Because when you’ve lived through enough, you stop needing permission to shine. You just do it.

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
My journey has never been easy. I’ve had every reason to quit. There were years when I didn’t believe in myself, when it felt like life kept pulling the rug out from under me just as I started to find my footing.

I grew up in a pretty toxic environment, and without realizing it, I carried that same energy into my relationships and career. It took me a long time to see the patterns I was repeating and even longer to learn how to break them.

There came a point where I had to make a choice: keep reliving my past, or rebuild myself from the inside out. That meant doing the uncomfortable work of healing trauma, rewiring my subconscious, learning forgiveness, and most importantly, forgiving myself.

There were countless nights when I felt completely alone, unsure of what I was doing or why I was even doing it. But I’ve learned that sometimes, survival is the success story. Every setback became another layer of strength. Every heartbreak, another lesson in grace.

Nothing I’ve ever achieved has come easily. I’ve had to earn every single inch of progress through resilience, tenacity, and a stubborn belief that I was meant for something bigger than the pain I came from.

And that’s why I do what I do now to help others find that same strength and self-belief within themselves. Because I know what it’s like to feel like the world is against you, and I also know what it feels like to finally win anyway.

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I run a media training company that helps creative and visionary founders become captivating on camera, podcasts, and stages. Anyone who is looking to become stronger on camera and stage will benefit from my training. My work blends presence training, performance direction, and identity development, so leaders stop rambling, freezing, or shrinking under pressure and start communicating with clarity, confidence, and charisma.

I specialize in working with founders and creatives who already have influence, but whose delivery doesn’t yet match their brilliance. They’re smart, strategic, and deeply talented, but when the spotlight hits, they don’t always express themselves in a way that lands. My work helps them bridge that gap.

I’m known for taking people who feel nervous, scattered, or “not good on camera or stage” and turning them into confident, clear, and unforgettable communicators, often in a single session. It’s not about teaching people a script. It’s about helping them access a version of themselves who can perform under pressure, command attention, and bring their ideas to life in a way that audiences feel.

What I’m most proud of is watching my clients finally see themselves the way the world sees them. When someone goes from afraid of their own voice to fully expressed, proud, alive, and excited to speak, that moment changes everything. You can literally watch their identity shift in front of you. That’s why I do this work.

What sets me apart is the combination of experience I bring: 20+ years of performing onstage, a background in brand strategy and creative direction, and an intuitive understanding of how people hold tension, emotion, and energy in their bodies. I don’t offer confidence coaching, I train leaders and creatives in presence, performance, and communication at a professional level.

My clients don’t just become better communicators. They become more captivating versions of themselves in business, in leadership, and in life.

We all have a different way of looking at and defining success. How do you define success?
For me, success isn’t about the numbers, it’s about peace.
It’s the moment when you can look around at your life and know you’re living it on your own terms.

For a long time, I thought success meant proving people wrong, the money, the recognition, the “see, I did it.” But now, success looks like being proud of who I am when no one’s watching.

It’s creative freedom. It’s alignment. It’s being able to turn everything I’ve lived through, the trauma, the rejection, the fear, into something that helps someone else rise.

I think real success is when your story stops being something that hurts and starts being something that heals, not just you, but other people too.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandacorvelle/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-corvelle-2961b3143/
• Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@amandacorvelle