Kristel Bauer’s Keynote Speaking Topics
Talks are Tailored Specific to Each Client
What Clients and Audience Members are Saying:
“My advice is that if you have an opportunity to bring Kristel Bauer to your team, you should take it.”
- Mike Rothschild, CEO of Leadership OD
“What made Kristel’s talk especially impactful was her ability to connect with the audience through personal anecdotes and evidence-based practices.”
-Keith Seales, Business Development Manager Miranda Construction
High-Performance Habits: The Science of Sustainable Peak Performance
Peak performance isn’t about doing more — it’s about building the right habits that consistently drive focus, energy, and results. Research shows that personal and professional success is directly linked to daily behaviors, routines, and decision-making patterns. In this high-impact keynote, Kristel Bauer draws from integrative psychiatry, behavioral science, and business experience to show how high performers create habits that stick — without burnout. Audiences learn how to optimize productivity, overcome procrastination, and align their energy with their most important work. This session moves beyond motivation and delivers practical, research-backed strategies teams can apply immediately to improve execution, performance, and long-term success.
Key Takeaways:
• How to build high-power habits that drive sustained peak performance
• The best times of day for focus, creativity, and decision-making
• Evidence-based strategies for time blocking, breaks, and energy management
• Why most habit-change efforts fail — and how to make new habits actually stick
• Practical tools to reduce distraction, overwhelm, and burnout while increasing output
Best For: Sales kickoffs, leadership conferences, performance-driven cultures, growth-focused organizations
Embrace Change: Unlocking Motivation & Growth in Times of Uncertainty
Change is no longer an occasional disruption — it’s the operating environment. In this inspiring and practical keynote, Kristel Bauer equips audiences to thrive amid uncertainty by strengthening motivation, adaptability, and growth mindsets. Blending science-backed strategies with relatable storytelling, Kristel shows how to break free from perfectionism, build confidence during change, and turn discomfort into forward momentum. This session empowers individuals and teams to stay energized, focused, and resilient — even when the path forward isn’t clear.
Key Takeaways:
• How to reframe change as a catalyst for growth and opportunity
• Tools to boost motivation, confidence, and adaptability
• Strategies to overcome fear, resistance, and perfectionism
• How to stay grounded and high-performing during constant change
• Practical mindset shifts that support long-term success
Best For: Change initiatives, reorganizations, leadership development, culture transformation
Find Your Imperfect Happy: Happiness as a Performance Advantage
Happiness isn’t soft — it’s strategic. Research consistently shows that happier employees are more productive, innovative, resilient, and engaged. In this keynote, Kristel Bauer reframes happiness as a critical driver of performance and profitability. Rather than chasing perfection, audiences learn how to cultivate sustainable happiness in real-world conditions — even when things don’t go as planned. This session delivers practical, evidence-based strategies that improve well-being and results, making happiness a competitive advantage rather than a perk.
Key Takeaways:
• The science behind happiness and high performance
• How to cultivate happiness without ignoring pressure or challenges
• Practical tools to increase engagement, resilience, and focus
• How leaders can model behaviors that elevate team performance
• Why “imperfect happy” leads to better outcomes than perfectionism
Best For: Culture-building events, engagement initiatives, leadership conferences
Embrace a Growth Mindset: Leadership, Team Performance & Culture
High-performing teams don’t happen by accident — they’re built through self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and intentional leadership behaviors. In this research-driven keynote, Kristel Bauer helps leaders and teams uncover blind spots, improve communication, and foster a culture that supports growth, trust, and performance. Drawing on insights from healthcare, integrative psychiatry, and business, Kristel shares actionable strategies to strengthen feedback loops, manage stress, and lead with empathy — without sacrificing results. This session is especially impactful for leaders navigating complexity, growth, and evolving team dynamics.
Key Takeaways:
• How to increase self-awareness and emotional intelligence at all levels
• Practical frameworks for effective communication and feedback
• Strategies to build trust, connection, and psychological safety
• Tools to manage stress while maintaining high standards
• How a growth mindset fuels innovation, engagement, and performance
Best For: Leadership teams, people managers, culture initiatives, high-growth organizations
The Future of Work: Beyond Work/Life Balance
The traditional concept of work/life balance no longer fits today’s reality. With burnout at record highs and work constantly evolving, employees and leaders need a more realistic, flexible approach to performing well — without sacrificing well-being. In this keynote, Kristel Bauer introduces a modern framework for navigating work and life in a hybrid, fast-paced world. Audiences learn how to manage stress, set healthy boundaries, and build habits that support performance wherever they work.
Key Takeaways:
• Why traditional work/life balance models no longer work
• A modern framework for thriving in today’s work environment
• The science of micro-breaks, boundaries, and energy management
• How to support performance in remote, hybrid, and in-office teams
• Tools that create immediate positive impact
Best For: HR audiences, hybrid work discussions, well-being initiatives
Watch Kristel In Action
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Happiness
MINDSET
RESILIENCE
SELF TALK
EMPOWERMENT
STRESS MANAGEMENT
HABITS
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Leadership
TEAM BUILDING
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
EMPATHY
EXECUTIVE WELL-BEING
INCLUSION
PRODUCTIVITY
PEAK PERFORMANCE
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Sales & Success
COMMUNICATION
MINDSET
CONFIDENCE
HIGH POWER HABITS
CONNECTION
COMPANY CULTURE
PROFITABILITY
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Work/Life Balance
WORK/LIFE INTEGRATION
REMOTE & HYBRID WORK
CORPORATE WELLNESS
PERSONAL MISSION
COMMUNITY
Some Testimonials From Kristel Bauer’s Previous Speaking Engagements:
“I had the opportunity to hear Kristel's inspirational message at the Vision Source Exchange and WOW! As a fellow heath care professional, she was able to perfectly blend real life challenges of knowing yourself with science to help me really understand my own challenges in a way that shows me I can make changes to bring more happiness into my own life. Because of Kristel's message, I will be a stronger leader of my team, a more compassionate doctor to my patients and, most importantly, a better husband and dad. How do you thank someone for that? My advice is that if you have an opportunity to bring Kristel Bauer to your team, you should take it.”
— Mike Rothschild, CEO of Leadership OD
“It was an absolute pleasure working with Kristel earlier this year. Beyond her fantastic credentials, her immediate care, kindness, and dedication to working with us to create a meaningful event for our company was outstanding. The event was "Reframe Your Internal Story for More Happiness and Fulfillment” and the feedback was excellent. Kristel is inspiring, thoughtful, and was a perfect addition to our Women's History Month celebration. I hope to work with Kristel in the future and certainly enjoy her daily posts for an added boost of confidence and energy to my day!”
— Kirsten Adams, Senior Associate, Corporate Events for Santander Bank
“Kristel recently presented to a group of up-and-coming executive leaders in our organization on Executive Wellbeing. Her passion and energy relating to the topics of mindfulness, health, stress management and self-care were invigorating and insightful. Kristel was a joy to work with and I highly recommend her for your next corporate wellness event.”
— Jennifer Durbin, VP & CHRO Commercial Metals Company
“I greatly enjoyed Kristel's recent presentation at the Quirks Insight conference in Chicago. I'm A-type by nature, so attended every possible session and Kristel's was one of the most inspiring, uplifting, yet soothing talks! I'm no stranger to health and wellness working in the healthcare arena, yet, Kristel's talk was erudite, clear, and thought provoking throughout. I particularly enjoyed her touching on various practical interventions to boost one's inner well being, but in addition, branching that out to influence positively all those around you, from corporate teams, clients, and other customers. At the end of the day, as Kristel emphasized so well, there is a positive synergy between self nurturing and optimally impacting others. I would highly recommend her as an expert and positive influencer in this space.”
— David DiCicco, President DiCicco Research
“From the second I met Kristel, she displayed the perfect combination of confidence, warmth and overall professionalism. Kristel arrived early and was extremely prepared! When it was time to hit the stage, Kristel did exactly what we hoped for and more – she owned the room and it was very obvious that the attendees were extremely engaged. We hope that we have the opportunity to work with Kristel again, we highly recommend her!”
— Zachary Grashow from Quest Mindshare
Kristel Bauer is a Top Motivational Speaker and an advocate for corporate wellness and happiness at work while promoting peak performance, team building and a successful vibrant company culture. Kristel would be happy to discuss tailoring her presentations to meet the needs of your organization. Kristel’s keynotes can be give live or virtually.
Why You Need to Hire Kristel to Speak at Your Next Event
In the relentless pursuit of business excellence, it's easy to overlook the crucial role happiness plays in organizational success but happiness at work directly impacts the bottom line. Research demonstrates that happier leaders cultivate more engaged and productive teams. Happier employees aren't just more satisfied—they're more efficient, innovative, and resilient in the face of challenges.
Research shows that your personal and professional successes are directly linked to your habits. Kristel will help your team create high power habits that promote organizational success and positive outcomes for many years to come.
Stress is a common occurrence during the workday but unmanaged it can lead to unwanted symptoms like poor concentration, low energy & decreased performance. This can result in reduced profitability, lower revenue, increased sick days and a suffering workplace culture.
As a female speaker specializing in corporate wellness, performance and stress relief, Kristel will teach your employees and team how to incorporate self-care into their workday and into their personal life, helping them increase their energy, reclaim their well-being & boost their productivity.
With the changes that the Covid-19 pandemic and the Great Resignation brought to the workplace, there is a need for a new model of navigating work and life. With increased remote work and flexible work environments, there are unique challenges individuals and companies are facing. Kristel’s message will provide keys to navigating these challenges resulting in improved communication, connection, happiness, team building & productivity in the workplace.
Having a company culture where employees feel valued, motivated and safe to share new ideas, which are necessary for innovation, starts with having leaders that know how to manage their emotions and communicate in a way that leads to positive change. This takes practice and doesn’t always come naturally.
Kristel will teach your group how to use empathy, emotional intelligence and healthy communication skills to support a vibrant inclusive company culture resulting in happy & productive employees that feel psychologically safe and supported. As a leadership speaker and resilience speaker, Kristel will cover how to properly give feedback in a leadership position so that it is extremely beneficial for everyone involved!
Kristel will bring a life changing experience to your next event having a positive impact on company culture, employee happiness, productivity, well-being and success.




