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REBECCA HEISS
Stress Physiologist, Author & Keynote Speaker
ABOUT REBECCA
Rebecca understands the threat of change. As a stress physiologist, Dr. Rebecca Heiss is dedicated to helping us become self-aware and overcome our instinctual limitations – the ancient, often subconscious fears that hold us back from our best leadership, optimal performance and our happiest lives. Her research has been designated “transformative” by the National Science Foundation and it is waking up audiences around the world.
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As an author of two books, Springboard and Instinct, founder and CEO of the leadership 360-review mobile application, icueity, and highly sought-after professional speaker, Rebecca has found her calling in helping others recognize the power of biological applications in their lives. A former educator, Dr. Heiss spent much of her earlier career in the classroom at both the high school and college levels and was recruited to be a founding member of an innovative charter school with a focus on entrepreneurial thinking and impact-based learning. Today she shares her work from stages around the world as a full-time speaker working to transform people’s fears to fuel they can use to go ALL-IN and find new heights of performance.
Rebecca’s “fearless” message inspires hope and actionable insights to train our brains to work for us, rather than against us in times of uncertainty. With surprising humor and palpable energy, no matter if Dr. Heiss is delivering virtually or on stage, she wins over her audiences with interactive, inspiring, and timely takeaways.
Rebecca lives in South Carolina with her spoiled rotten dogs named Guinness & Murphy and every day tries to live her life motto: “spread happy.”
Business & Management
Motivation
Innovation & Trends
Health & Wellness
TAGS & EXPERTISE
Leadership • Behavioral Science • Human Behavior • Innovation • Change Management • Workplace Culture • Decision Making • Stress Management • Resilience • Personal Growth
SPEAKING TOPICS
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Fear(less) Leadership: Leading with Awe
Our brains aren’t bult for optimal performance, happiness, or inspired leadership. They are built simply to keep us alive. The result? We avoid difficult conversations, and confrontations, workers are disengaged, and we exist our way through work and life. MEH.
But the solution lies within each of us. Rather than allowing our biology to hold us back, we can use it to work with us, unlocking our highest potential and learning that when we fear(less), we make room for so much more.
Keynote audience will leave with tools that enable them to:
Identify and breakthrough personal biological barriers to optimal performance.
Evaluate and neutralize subconscious fears that prevent them from playing all in
Utilize awe in place of fear to drive performance, collaboration, and engagement.
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Our brains believe the stories we tell them. Without conscious effort, they are negativity seeking missiles, but we have the power to change that. Rather than allowing our stress to spiral resulting in decreased performance and an array of health problems, we can use our biology to work with us, turning stress into a positive experience that pushes us toward better outcomes.
Keynote audience will leave with tools that enable them to:
Re-categorize stress as a strength that can drive performance
Utilize a 3-step scientific technique to shift stress mindsets from ordeal to adventure
Enable positive communication, ideation, and creative collaborations to lead through ambiguity with a beginner’s mind
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No blame. No finger pointing. No guilt. Fear(less) Diversity is all about not running away from the critical conversations we need to better understand the instincts and systems that drive us to carry bias. No matter our background, we all carry some shortcuts and biases about others (and ourselves!). It doesn’t make us bad people- it makes us human! But when we understand the programming that drive these stories, we can be more effective in intervening before they negatively affect our relationships and performance.
Keynote audience will leave with tools that enable them to:
Understand the root of subconscious bias and stories that lead to unproductive behaviors.
Engage with less fear in difficult conversations.
Adopt a clear common external enemy to decrease internal conflict and increase cooperation and connection.
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