Brandi Heather

Brandi offers a collaborative new lens for compassion-led workforces to THRIVE. Taking care of others professionally is rewarding and challenging, and people in frontline services often struggle to balance survival with thriving. So who is taking care of people who take care of people? This keynote restores and reignites people in human services, healthcare and education by showing them that what they want most for others they need to give themselves. ​ This interactive, action-packed keynote gives participants strategies for increased personal and professional confidence and creativity, leading to greater organizational effectiveness and empowered workplace cultures. Known for her humor, powerful energy and 25+ years of experience as a College Professor and Therapeutic Play Specialist, Brandi Heather is inspiring people who take care of people to return to play. ​

"Poor mental health was estimated to cost the world economy approximately $2·5 trillion per year in poor health and reduced productivity, [it is] projected to rise to $6 trillion by 2030" (WHO, 2020) but Brandi is on a mission to help shift this, and it’s working! Steer your organization into the future with this informative, hilarious talk that shifts “stigma” to “strength” and helps us uncover our hidden superpowers for inclusion and innovation through her “Brave Me, Brave Us, Brave Business” model. Indulge in Brandi Heather’s signature humor as she sheds light on an uncomfortable subject that has organizations across the world reframing coping, courage and connection. Find out how her extraordinary experience as a College Professor, Therapeutic Play Specialist, Entrepreneur and person living with mental illness has given Brandi the fastrack to helping solve some of the most valuable problems surrounding mental health inclusion and innovation in the workplace today.

If you’ve noticed your employees are racking up more sick days than “wins” lately and it  seems like people are disconnected, distracted, and uninspired  you’ve probably got a bad case of a creativity and connection-starved workplace.  If declining sales, staff retention and toxic office politics are filling up your calendar, it is time to change. People who don’t feel like they belong, are valued or understood don’t contribute. The worst part? You might be missing valuable staff skills, knowledge and abilities, and replacing that is is costly. Brandi gives organizations a clearcut strategy that can be used to help them adapt employee wellness, recruitment, onboarding, retention and customer service strategies in powerful ways.