psychology Speakers

"Trust is the conduit of influence; it's the medium through which ideas travel." – Amy Cuddy

Named one of the top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine, Jonathan Haidt is among the world’s top experts on the psychology of morality and politics. His work can help leaders and organizations improve their cultures, elevate...

Shawn Achor shares the recent scientific breakthroughs in the study of happiness and inspires audiences to become lightning rods for change.

“The way we work today is fundamentally opposed to how our brains and our bodies work best.” – Dr. Sahar Yousef and Lucas Miller

Annie Duke merges her poker expertise with her scientific cognitive psychology graduate work to help audiences and organizations focus on improving decision-making and critical-thinking skills to enhance their lives as well as gain the competitive advantage in today’s...

James Clear writes about habits and human potential. The central question he is trying to answer through his work is, “How can we live better?” In order to answer that question, James uncovers the latest scientific research and...

"The greatest insights don't come from visiting new worlds; they come from seeing the world with new eyes." ― Shankar Vedantam

Kristel Bauer is a corporate wellness and performance expert, keynote speaker, and TEDx speaker supporting companies and individuals on their journeys for more happiness and success. She is the author of Work-Life Tango: Finding Happiness, Harmony, and Peak...

As an award-winning professor of social psychology and business, Juliana Schroeder shares her groundbreaking research on how to communicate more effectively with others, maximize value from your social connections, make sense of other people’s minds, and disagree more...

Maria Konnikova is an award-winning author and champion poker player who has taught the skills of creativity and optimal decision-making to audiences around the world.

Meg Jay is the author of The Twentysomething Treatment and The Defining Decade. A recent New York Times profile called Meg “the patron saint of striving youth, a prophet-like figure for a generation of young people buried under...

Dr. Anthony Klotz is a management professor who studies employee performance, work design, and the psychology of quitting. Based on this research and his expertise, he predicted The Great Resignation and coined the phrase. Anthony shares his insights...

"It's time for a more dynamic conceptualization of potential that takes into account each person's unique package of personal characteristics, dreams, passions, goals, and development." – Scott Barry Kaufman

Professor Daniel Gilbert is one of the world’s leading experts on the science of happiness and on errors in human decision-making.

Michael Breus is blazing a new trail of not just evaluating sleep disorders, but actually teaching Sleep Optimization. Using research from his work with Professional Athletes, Corporate Executives, and Genetic Sleep Screening, his non-pharmacological techniques — collected from...

Andy Bernstein teaches people a new way to handle challenges, without jargon, or stigma. He has been the audience favorite at dozens of national conferences because his content is enlightening, relevant, funny, and transformational, both at work and...

An expert on leadership and positive psychology, Tal Ben-Shahar combines scientific studies, scholarly research, self-help advice, and spiritual principles to teach people how to optimize their success and happiness.

Reb Rebele is a Senior Research Fellow for the Wharton People Analytics initiative at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and studies personality processes in the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne. 

Dan Ariely embodies an unusual balance of a serious academic, business professional, and engaging storyteller. He leads cutting-edge research in behavioral economics and social science and readily incorporates its application into institutional bottom lines and governments. To date, he...

Named one of the top 58 people who are changing people’s lives by Psychologies magazine, Todd Kashdan is among the world’s top experts on the psychology of well-being, strengths, social relationships, stress and coping. He has been using this...

Chantel Prat’s award-winning research challenges the “one size fits all” approach to neuroscience that has dominated the field for over a century, providing the data to help understand how different brains learn, problem solve, and make decisions.

One of the world’s leading business thinkers, Dr. David Burkus’ forward-thinking ideas and bestselling books are helping leaders build their best team ever.