Work should not break people.
Burnout isn’t an employee failure. It’s a systems and leadership problem we keep pretending will fix itself.
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I help organizations move past checkbox mental health programs to address what's actually breaking their people. I'm a keynote speaker and mental health educator who's spent nearly twenty years across retirement planning, tech, and financial services. I bring lived mental health experience together with operational know-how and behavioral science-focused on what works in real workplaces, not what looks good on a slide.
What I do
Keynotes
Clear, grounded talks that help leaders understand how burnout actually develops and what to do about it before everyone quietly updates their LinkedIn profiles.
Workshops
Sessions that give managers practical tools for communication, decision-making, and supporting their teams under pressure. No meditation apps required.
Advisory & Consulting
Ongoing partnership for organizations ready to address strain at its source and build work people can actually sustain.
A Better Way to Talk About Mental Health at Work
I've seen how unclear communication, avoidant leadership, and poorly designed systems wear people down long before anyone says the word burnout. My work is about fixing those root causes. Your people are fine. Your systems need work.
Grounded in actual operational experience
Focused on fixing systems, not optimizing employees
Practical and built for real workplaces
Clear enough to use right away
Speaking & Experience
I'm a keynote speaker, Denver Moth GrandSLAM storyteller, and the organizer and host of Ignite Denver. I've worked with organizations across tech, finance, healthcare, and HR that are tired of performative wellness programs.
What Leaders Leave With
How to communicate clearly under stress
How to support neurodivergent employees without making it weird
How to recognize when your systems are breaking people
How to design work that doesn't require heroic effort to maintain
Sold? Almost sold?
If you want a speaker who understands how workplaces actually function and how mental health fits into that reality, let's talk.