About Kristel Bauer:
Unique & Integrative Background in Healthcare, Business & Media; Keynote Speaker
Kristel Bauer spent many years as a clinician in healthcare before entering into the speaking and media space to share her messaging around happiness, leadership, mindset, peak performance, corporate wellness & success on a wider scale. While practicing as a Physician Assistant in different areas of medicine, including Integrative Psychiatry, and going on to further her education as an Integrative Medicine Fellow, Kristel saw many gaps that needed to be filled in individual’s and companies’ approaches to leadership, mindset, productivity, success and well-being. Kristel noticed that many people who were unhappy or struggling in their work/life were stuck on autopilot, repeating unhelpful patterns that negatively impacted workplaces, company culture, leadership teams, relationships, productivity, performance, employee retention and more. Kristel founded her educational and media wellness platform ‘Live Greatly’ in 2019 to address these common challenges and to provide support, clear solutions and actionable strategies for a powerful positive impact in the workplace and beyond.
As a keynote speaker and top podcast host, Kristel shares leadership development tips, team building strategies as well as insights to boost happiness and attain peak performance while promoting vibrant and profitable company cultures. Kristel provides insights to develop a growth mindset, effectively manage stress and create your own unique version of work/life balance. In Kristel’s talks, keynotes and trainings she shares approachable strategies to incorporate micro self-care breaks into a busy schedule as well as high-power habits that can help with navigating high-pressure positions for more happiness, fulfillment and success personally and professionally. Kristel believes in a work/life harmony approach and she is a firm believer that prioritizing your personal well-being will have a positive ripple effect on all areas of your personal and professional life.
Kristel was excited to give the TEDx talk “Redefining Work/Life Balance in a COVID-19 World” at Wolcott College Prep in Chicago in 2021 and some companies that have booked Kristel as a speaker include Bank of America, bp, Commercial Metals Company, General Mills, Santander Bank, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions and many more.
Kristel was recognized as a 2021 Top 10 Social Media Influencer in Forbes and she regularly shares content in the wellness, business and self-improvement space. Kristel is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur.com and she is a part of Entrepreneur’s leadership network. Kristel is currently working on writing her first book.
Kristel showcases her knowledge and expertise as a Motivational Speaker in the leadership, self-improvement and wellness space through her regularly ranked top 1% self-improvement Podcast series “Live Greatly.” Kristel shares a weekly interview where she talks with some of the top minds about life, mindset, wellness & success including CEOs, Professional Athletes, Medical Experts, and other remarkable individuals. Kristel then shares her personal insights with a weekly 2 minutes of motivation episode. Some previous guests from Kristel’s Live Greatly podcast include Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, Camila Alves McConaughey, National Geographic Explorer Joel Sartore, President of Microsoft North America Deb Cupp, Olympians Gail Devers and Dominique Dawes, Top Chef judge Gail Simmons, CEO of Once Upon a Farm, John Foraker, & New York Times Best Selling Authors Dr. William Li, Jon Acuff, Greg McKeown & Dan Buettner.
Kristel is a wellness media expert and she has been featured in Forbes, Podcast Magazine, Authority Magazine and Forest and Bluff Magazine. Kristel has been live on WGN TV’s Daytime Chicago, ABC 7 Chicago, Fox 4’s WDAF-TV’s Great Day KC, and Ticker News.
Kristel’s personal interests include spending time with her husband and their 2 children, being with friends and family, traveling, running outdoors, hiking, racquet sports and playing with their 2 dogs & pet bunny. Kristel is located outside of Chicago, IL and she is available for virtual or live speaking events, corporate trainings, and consulting worldwide.
Kristel Bauer’s Official Bio:
Kristel Bauer is a corporate wellness expert, popular keynote and TEDx speaker, and the host of top-rated podcast, “Live Greatly,” a show frequently ranked in the top 1% for self-improvement. Kristel is an Integrative Medicine Fellow & Physician Assistant with clinical experience in Integrative Psychiatry, giving her a unique perspective into optimizing mental well-being and attaining a mindset for more happiness and success in the workplace and beyond. With a mission to support companies and individuals on their journeys for more happiness, success, and well-being, Kristel taps into her unique background in healthcare, business, and media, to provide invaluable insights into high power habits, leadership development, mental well-being, peak performance, resilience, success, wellness at work, and a modern approach to work/life balance.
Kristel decided to leave clinical practice in 2019 when she founded her wellness platform “Live Greatly” to share her message around well-being and success on a larger scale. She is the creator and host of her global top 1% self-improvement podcast, “Live Greatly”, where she talks with the top minds about happiness, leadership, mindset, and success. Some previous guests include bestselling author Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, Olympians Gail Devers and Dominique Dawes, bestselling author and physician Dr. William Li, and bestselling author Gregory McKeown. Kristel is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur and she is an influencer in the business and wellness space having been recognized as a Top 10 Social Media Influencer of 2021 in Forbes. A popular speaker on a variety of topics, Kristel has presented to groups at Bank of America, bp, General Mills, Northwestern University, Santander Bank, and many more. She has been featured in Forbes, Forest & Bluff Magazine, and Podcast Magazine, and she has appeared on ABC 7 Chicago, WGN Daytime Chicago, Fox 4’s WDAF-TV’s Great Day KC, and Ticker News. Kristel lives in the Chicago area and she can be booked for speaking engagements worldwide. You can learn more at https://www.livegreatly.co/
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Kristel Bauer’s TEDx Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/kristel_bauer_redefining_work_life_balance_in_a_covid_19_world
Kristel Bauer’s Media Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnyjqcHpn6A&t=44s
Kristel Bauer’s Social Media:
Instagram: @livegreatly_co
LinkedIn: Kristel Bauer
Twitter: @livegreatly_co
Facebook: @livegreatly.co
Youtube: Live Greatly