I trusted the call.

Don't Press Reply.

Jane Ratliff lost $4,500 in forty-three minutes. Not because she was careless — because she trusted the call. "I wasn't outsmarted," she says. "I was too trusting." Now she brings that story to your community, and shows residents exactly how trust becomes the target.

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$4,500
lost in 43 minutes — Jane's own story, told first-person
19 min
length of the fraud department's call

Presented by Jane Ratliff — A Jane & Jaycee Project

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The Problem

Growing your community is two jobs at once.

New prospects need a reason to walk in. Warm maybes need an experience that tips hesitation into a reservation. And your current residents are growing too — in awareness, in confidence, in the stories they go on to tell their own friends and family. Most events do one of these jobs. This one grows your community on every front, all at the same time.

For Prospects

A reason to walk in that isn't a sales pitch

Fraud prevention is a genuine, non-threatening reason for a prospect — or their adult children — to visit your community for the first time. Nobody feels sold to at a safety talk.

For Residents

A reason to stay engaged, and to talk about it

Current residents leave with a story they repeat to friends and family — the same word-of-mouth chain that brought this program to its own bookings.

The Story

It happened to her first.

She wasn't careless, and she wasn't outsmarted — she was too trusting. That's what makes this talk land with any audience. Jane lost $4,500 in 43 minutes. She tells that story live — and shares the four moves she missed, so you don't have to. This isn't a warning from an expert. It's a story from someone who fell for it, and what she learned.

Your One-Step Check

Copy the message. Paste it into AI. Ask if it's a scam.

Jane doesn't just teach what to watch for — she gives residents a tool. Paste the suspicious text into ChatGPT or Claude and ask: "Is this a scam? Tell me the red flags in plain language." Thirty seconds. That one step would have saved her $4,500.

The Proof

This didn't start with a sales call.

A volunteer heard the talk once. The audience did the rest.

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Residents in the room — Huntcliff Summit, May 2026

Not a single early exit. A full room stayed for the entire talk.
The questions kept coming. Residents stayed after to ask about their own close calls.

How It Travelled

Where it started
Emory Johns Creek Hospital
Where it travelled
Sunrise Huntcliff Summit
Who sought Jane out
An Adult Protective Services Investigator

In Their Words

What communities and attendees said afterward.

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Everyone really enjoyed and learned a lot from your presentation. They are still talking about it — several have brought us messages they almost fell for, saying "I checked first this time." Your approach was unlike others as you spoke their language and gave real life examples.

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Lisa SchillingExecutive Director, Sunrise Huntcliff Summit
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We brought Jane in to speak at our Volunteer Lunch & Learn, and she was the highlight. Our volunteers were completely engaged — she's warm, real, and the message stays with you long after. We've talked about having her back many times since, because it was so relevant to everyone. I'd recommend her to anyone planning an event for older adults.

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Christy SkinnerVolunteer, Emory Johns Creek Hospital
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I've sat through plenty of "be careful out there" talks, but Jane's was different. She told her own story, and it stuck with me in a way a list of warnings never could. Any community that cares about its residents should have her come speak.

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Don RadmanResident, Sunrise Huntcliff Summit

Start Here

Start simple. See what it does.

Two ways to bring the talk to your community — one for residents today, one built to bring prospects through the door.

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Your local police may offer this for free — but a personal story is what makes people actually change their behavior.

Resident Presentation

$250

The talk for your existing residents — immediate value, and it turns them into advocates for the community.

  • One presentation, one fee
  • Existing residents only
  • Immediate word-of-mouth impact

Sales Support Event

$500

Not just a talk — a complete toolkit for your prospecting. A turnkey kit removes the production work from your team's plate.

Who's in the room

Built to bring prospects and their adult children into the building — not just current residents. Same talk, same story, now doing double duty: resident engagement and prospect conversion, at once.

What you get before the event

A ready-to-use flyer, mailer copy, and email copy — written and designed, so your team drops it straight into your existing channels instead of building an event from scratch.

What you get after the event

A sign-in sheet built for lead capture, plus a short talking-points sheet your sales team can use for warm follow-up calls with attendees who stayed and asked questions.

Best Value

Book Both, Same Day

$625

The Sales Support Event and the Resident Presentation, one visit. Save $125 vs. booking separately.

Travel free within 30 miles; standard IRS mileage beyond that — one trip, one fee, no matter how many sessions you book that day. Ask about split-trip pricing for overnight visits.

Let's Talk

Bring "Don't Press Reply" to your community.

Tell me a little about your community and what you're hoping the event does for you — I'll follow up within a day or two to find a time that works.

Prefer email? Reach me directly at speaking@lifeafterhardtimes.com