Joy Kids Universe (JKU) was founded on the principles of joy, love, gratitude and appreciation. We’ve integrated the wisdom of the ages and universal spiritual principles with today’s brightest minds and best business practices to inspire and empower children to live with greater optimism, clarity and good health. At the very root of this is joy, always joy. Because we’ve discovered that joy is the most powerful force in the Universe, the Joy Kids Universe!

Founded in 2014, JKU is a for-profit company that is dedicated to promoting positive thought principles and expressions of self-love by young children.  As JKU grows, a distinct element of its mission is to give back to like-minded organizations in the spirit of expanding love and joy.

JKU Founder

Joanne Henig, President - Joanne brings nearly 40 years of entrepreneurial and creative experience to the company. Along with her JKU business partners, Henig is dedicated to expanding happiness across the globe by sharing her applied knowledge of postive thinking and awareness with caregivers and parents of young children and with the children themselves. Henig has authored "The Joyful Universe of Casey Rose" children's book series as well as the soon to be released "FearLESS Positive Parenting" online program. Her goal is to shift an entire generation to effortlessly love without judgement, create without limits, and to learn freely and joyfully each day. These fundamental principles gave rise to the JKU corporate vision. Henig developed the character Casey Rose. Bringing Casey Rose to life in her book series is only the beginning of how far these this character will entertain, delight and enlighten broad audiences. Joanne's creative skills play a key role in all areas of business development, marketing and media initiatives. Henig sees untapped opportunities for JKU in the near future and continues to expand new branding, licensing and merchandising opportunities with like-minded strategic business alliances.

JKU Advisory Board

Karen L. Garvey, MBA - Karen L. Garvey acquired extensive business and writing experience, authoring/co-authoring many articles and books. She presently addresses audiences and appears in the media about reaching success, offering practical guidance for discovering one's path to fulfillment. One of Karen's goals is to guide children to happiness and to reveal their best selves. As such, she has dedicate herself to communicating with sources of guidance that resonate with truth, sources based upon love, appreciation, and kindness.

Teaching Children Joyful Living