Executive Burnout Prevention Speaker. Technology for Good. Keynotes. Team sessions. In-person + virtual. When senior talent burns out it can costs companies millions of direct and indirect dollars through loss of productivity. A valuable speaker experience with tangible tools to create immediate change in high pressure environments. An empowering program to get to the core of where we can onboard effective wellness strategies into many of our daily processes and procedures.
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Tom G.
January 30, 2024We invited Kaz to address our global Sales organization, which comprises over 15,000 people, during a challenging period characterized by widespread burnout and anxiety. Morale had plummeted to an all-time low, and dissatisfaction had reached unprecedented levels. We were grappling with a loss of momentum and direction. In this critical moment, Kaz graciously agreed to share her remarkable story, extensive knowledge, and a visionary approach to help organizations achieve success while maintaining a human-centric leadership ethos.
With her wealth of experience in leading teams through similar demanding environments, Kaz adeptly dismantled the complexities of applying a human-centered approach to navigating the inevitable highs and lows of business. Her guidance not only propelled us toward collective success but also underscored the importance of preserving individual well-being.
If we could, we would give Kaz 500 stars out of 5 for the profound impact she had on our organization. Our only regret is that we didn't bring her in sooner. Every member of the audience left with a multitude of insights, enabling them to strike a harmonious balance between their personal lives and a newfound path to success. We cannot recommend her highly enough; the world needs more individuals like Kaz willing to share their wisdom and make us all better.
Hired as: Business Motivational Speaker, Motivational Speaker
Price range: Contact for rates
Languages: English
Gig length: 30 - 180 minutes
Kaz has a range of talk topics and creates custom people experiences based on what is needed.
One example:
Understanding the true cost of burning out top talent.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of innovation and creativity, burnout remains a prevalent issue. An alarming 89% of Americans suffered from its many forms last year, including symptoms of cognitive weariness, fatigue and reduced effort at work.
The "Push through it" mentality is effective for productive bursts, but using it as a continuous daily approach is causing harm and increasing the rate of workplace errors. The wellbeing of top talent greatly affects a company's productivity, culture, staff turnover and quality of output, costing millions of direct and indirect dollars when burnout occurs.
With decades of global experience in high pressure roles, Kaz delivers transformative insights and tools to help get to the core of where change can happen immediately, shining a light on how we can achieve excellence, avoid burning out our brightest stars and steer innovation responsibly together.
Learning Objectives:
In this actionable and inspiring session your team will:
Discover the power of unpacking overlooked daily processes that
create impactful shifts around wellness and staff output quality.
Learn how to self evaluate your wellbeing criteria and spark
stronger team dynamics in the workplace.
Leave equipped with resources to initiate positive change and
create a sustainable culture of care, productivity and brilliance.
Kaz is an international workplace wellbeing speaker with a strong background in technology and creativity. She currently sits on an emerging technology global council, Verses and Valleys as their Creative Innovation Director. Previous roles as Global Product Lead of Emerging Platforms and Products at Meta in USA, Automotive Creative Strategist at Meta in USA, Creative Strategist at Meta in Australia, Judge on the Future Now Jury for NY Festivals 22 & 23, SXSW speaker on Metaverse for Good.
Winner of the Diversity and Inclusion Webby Award in 2022 for bias in technology. Founded and sold her own agency, has a double major Bachelor of Business degree in advertising and marketing and has been previously ranked as one of the most highly awarded minds by Campaign Brief. Featured on Ireland’s #1 Wellness Podcast and throughout industry media.
She is the founder of The Bolognese Philosophy - a workplace wellbeing global initiative garnering media and industry leadership, that starts with one simple action to combat burnout – getting us to the dinner table on time. Inspired by almost, unknowingly, missing the last meal with her late husband, that meal was his home cooked Bolognese.
Talk topics - always open to creating a custom approach for each audience:
1. Reset to Rise:
Empowering women in technology to achieve brilliance minus the burnout.
2. Sprint for Creativity, Pause for Humanity:
The power of a pause for the future of innovation.
3. Human First Workplaces:
Unleashing the power of empathy for thriving teams.
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