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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 belonging that will have your employees feeling energized, motivated, and refreshed.

25 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 makes you strong.

Cassie Holmes

Expert on Time and Happiness | 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.

Tracy Dennis-Tiwary

Bestselling Author, Future Tense | Clinical Psychologist and Researcher | Founding Member, Expert Council on Well-Being and AI at OpenAI

Resilience in the 21st century means prioritizing emotional intelligence, leveraging anxiety, and ensuring that AI supports rather than disrupts our humanity.

Dan Lerner

Positive Psychologist | Instructor of NYU’S “The Science of Happiness” | Strengths-Based Performance Coach

The overlooked key to high performance? Passion.

Modupe Akinola

Speaker on Stress and Leadership in the Workplace | Columbia Business School Professor | Host, TED Business Podcast | Expert, Limitless with Chris Hemsworth

Stress affects our performance at work. But the best leaders don’t buckle under it—they harness it to thrive.

Rachel Eliza Griffiths

Award-Winning Poet | Author, The Flower Bearers, Promise, Seeing the Body

Every human being experiences grief. If we stop trying to overcome it and start trying to befriend it, we'll unlock greater resilience, connection, agency, and meaning.

Rachel Barr

Author, How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend | Neuroscientist with 2 Million Followers Across Social Media Platforms

The modern world is at odds with living our best lives. But it’s possible to change, to build resilience, to improve mental health. Brain science shows the way.

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.

Tessa West

Author of Jerks at Work and Job Therapy | NYU Professor of Psychology

We all face uncomfortable situations at work. By learning how to navigate them, leaders can boost their teams' productivity, creativity, and innovation.

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.

David Yeager

Author of 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People | Professor of Psychology at The University of Texas, Austin

Learn the new science of motivating young people—and make your own life easier in the process.

Bree Groff

Author, Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously) | Workplace Culture Expert | Senior Advisor, SYPartners

Work can be fun. Seriously!

Kathryn Paige Harden

Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin | Director, Developmental Behavior Genetics Lab | Author, Original Sin

Our genes and environment shape who we become. Understanding them can help us create a truly just and equal society.

John Kaag

Professor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell | Award-Winning Author of Sick Souls, Healthy Minds and American Bloods

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

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.

Jonathan Fader

Performance psychologist | Head of the MLB Players Association Mental Health Division | 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.

Corinne Low

Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at Wharton | 2024 "Top 40 Under 40" Business Professor | Author, Having It All

Make your workplace work for women, and watch your whole organization soar.