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The Lavin Agency Speakers Bureau

A speakers bureau that represents the best original thinkers,
writers, and doers for speaking engagements.

Corporate Culture / Happiness and Wellness

Happiness and Wellness

Solid mental and physical wellbeing in the workplace is the key to improving employee productivity and satisfaction. Our happiness and wellness speakers offer innovative solutions to fostering a culture of health and happiness that will have your employees feeling energized, motivated, and refreshed.

24 Happiness and Wellness
Speakers

Kristin Neff

Author of Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself | Co-founder of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion

Self-compassion isn’t just hearts and flowers—it’s an empirically proven practice.

Cassie Holmes

Expert in behavioral decision-making | Author of Happier Hour | UCLA professor

When we treat our time as a precious resource, we gain purpose, motivation, and happier lives.

James Nestor | New York Times Bestselling Author of Breath

James Nestor

New York Times bestselling author of Breath

The key to leading happier, healthier lives? Better breathing.

Lori Gottlieb | Psychotherapist | Bestselling Author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Lori Gottlieb

Psychotherapist | New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Revealing the truth of who we are is the glue that binds us together.

Ethan Kross | Leading Expert on the Conscious Mind | Author of Chatter

Ethan Kross

Award-Winning Expert on Self-Leadership, Mental Health, and The Conscious Mind | Bestselling Author of Chatter | Faculty lead at the Eisenberg Family Depression Center

Leading others starts with leading yourself. You can turn your inner voice from your worst critic into your best coach.

Tracy Dennis-Tiwary

Bestselling author of Future Tense | Clinical psychologist and researcher | Digital health technology entrepreneur

Anxiety may feel bad, but it’s actually good for us—and for our productivity, creativity, and wellbeing.

Dan Lerner

Positive psychologist | Instructor of NYU’S “The Science of Happiness”

The overlooked key to achieving your unique potential? Passion.

Emily Esfahani Smith | Journalist and Author of The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters

Emily Esfahani Smith

Bestselling author of The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters | Journalist

In times of great challenge, search for meaning, not happiness.

John Kaag

Chair of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell | Award-winning author of Sick Souls, Healthy Minds

It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living.

Alexandra Samuel

Digital Workplace Expert | Author of Remote, Inc. | Author of JSTOR Daily's "Unfolding AI" Column

We are the founding generation of the new workplace. Leading this workplace means embracing a pragmatic, creative approach to AI and online work.

Nathan Pyle | #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Strange Planet

Nathan Pyle

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Strange Planet | Executive Producer of Strange Planet

The road to creativity is right beneath our feet—we just need to learn how to walk it.

Jer Clifton

Director of the Penn Primals Project | Senior Research Scientist at the Penn Positive Psychology Center

Your “primal world beliefs”—what kind of world you think you live in—can powerfully influence your wellbeing, your work, and much more. But you can choose what to believe.

Laurence Steinberg

Leading Expert on Adolescence and the Parent-Child Relationship | Award-Winning Psychologist | Author of You and Your Adult Child

Being the parent of an adult child is more complicated than ever. But you can learn and adapt—and grow with your child.

Scott Shigeoka

Curiosity Expert | Author of Seek | Fellow at U.C. Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center | Lecturer at The University of Texas

Curiosity isn't just a personality trait—it's a skill. When you learn how to practice it, you unlock greater problem solving, stronger teams and powerful leadership.

Laurel Braitman | Bestselling author of Animal Madness and What Looks Like Bravery | Director of Writing and Storytelling at the Stanford School of Medicine

Laurel Braitman

Bestselling Author Of Animal Madness and What Looks Like Bravery | Director Of Writing and Storytelling At The Stanford School of Medicine

Telling our own stories has the power to combat burnout and bring us together in community.

Charles Montgomery

Founder of Happy Cities | Award-Winning Journalist | Author of Happy City

The city you live in has a powerful effect on how you behave. How, then, do we design happy cities?

Francesca Gino | Author of Sidetracked and Rebel Talent | Behavioral Scientist | Harvard Business School Professor

Francesca Gino

Author of Sidetracked and Rebel Talent | Behavioral Scientist | Harvard Business School Professor

Want your company to thrive? Let your employees be themselves—and break the rules.

Robb Willer | Prof. of Social Psychology & Organizational Behavior at Stanford | Director of the Polarization and Social Change Lab

Robb Willer

Prof. of Social Psychology & Organizational Behavior at Stanford | Director of the Polarization and Social Change Lab

Trying to get someone to see your side? Start by connecting it to their underlying moral values.

David Yeager

Expert in the psychology of persistence | Assistant professor of developmental psychology at University of Texas, Austin

We can foster the motivation needed to be lifelong learners, at school, at work, and in life.

Karl Subban | Leadership Speaker, Educator, and Father of NHL Star P.K. Subban | Author of How We Did It

Karl Subban

Leadership Speaker, Educator, and Father of NHL Star P.K. Subban | Author of How We Did It

Dreaming big won’t help you if you don’t have the values, dedication, and hard work to back it up.

Michael Landsberg

Founder of #SickNotWeak | Former host of TSN's Off The Record

When we talk openly, frankly, and honestly about mental health, we’re one step closer to healing.

Jonathan Fader

Performance psychologist | Former Director of Mental Conditioning for the New York Giants | Author of Life as Sport

From star athletes to office workers—to achieve success, you first have to visualize success.