Who books wellness speakers
Benefits and wellbeing teams
They run wellbeing calendars, benefits launches and wellness weeks. They need speakers who make the programs feel human and who encourage people to use the support available.
HR and people leaders
They book wellness talks when burnout or turnover is visible. Paula Houlihan's reel speaks directly to them: "There's something we really don't like to talk about in business. Burnout and employee turnover."
Healthcare systems and insurers
Hospitals book wellness speakers for staff under sustained pressure; insurers and health plans book them for member and employer events. Both want a credible speaker who will not oversimplify health.
Associations and conferences
Many conferences now include a wellbeing session. Program committees want something practical and uplifting that fits between technical sessions.
The beats a wellness reel has to prove
01
A business problem
Burnout, turnover, absence, change fatigue. Paula's reel names burnout and turnover at 0:52 and cites her figure that 93% of organizations worry about turnover. That is the line that gets a wellness talk past a budget holder.
02
Lived experience, briefly
Paula: "My definition of success almost killed me," followed by a diagnosis that left her "one stage away from adrenal crisis." Courtney Clark: cancer at 26 and 28, then three brain surgeries. Each is told in under 30 seconds. It earns authority without taking over the reel.
03
A simple practice
Paula's bubbles. Courtney's revisionary thinking. Something the audience can do or think the same day. A planner remembers a practice long after they forget a statistic.
04
A model, so it reads as substance
Paula's choice management model and Courtney's evidence-based framing of resilience tell a buyer this is a structured session, not a feel-good break.
05
The audience felt better
"I learned a lot about how to find more joy in what I do." "She is such a positive force." Attendee voices confirm the experience a wellbeing lead is promising their colleagues.
Mistakes that cost wellness speakers bookings
Soft with no business case
A reel that is all calm music and gentle advice looks like a nice extra, and nice extras are the first thing cut from a budget. Name the problem the business is paying to solve.
Too much health detail
Wellness speakers often have a powerful health story. Keep it short and in your own words. The audience is there to learn about their own wellbeing, not to hear a full medical history.
Generic advice
"Drink water, get sleep, take breaks" is advice everyone has heard. Show the idea that is yours. Paula's line "having more time is a mindset thing" and her autopilot research are specific to her.
No energy
Wellness does not have to be quiet. Paula's reel includes a musical, high-energy moment on stage; Courtney's includes an interactive exercise with the whole room. Show that people enjoyed the session. See what to include in a speaker reel.
Two wellness-focused reels
- Paula Houlihan, 3:52: opens on redefining success, names burnout and turnover, shares her adrenal diagnosis, introduces blowing bubbles as a reset and presents her choice management model. Closes on "blow your bubbles."
- Courtney Clark, 4:19: opens with a joke, busts the myth that resilience is superhuman strength, shares her health story briefly and teaches revisionary thinking with an interactive exercise.
Wellness overlaps with other topics. If your talk is about recovering from hardship, see resilience speakers. If it is about mental health specifically, see mental health speakers. If it is about company culture, see workplace culture speakers.
Wellness reels we have made
Your next stage
Give the budget holder a reason to say yes
Send us your footage. We build a wellness reel with the business case, your story and your practice in the right order. $3,000 flat, 2 to 3 weeks.
Questions people ask
What should a wellness speaker reel include?
A business problem such as burnout or turnover, a brief personal story, one simple practice, a model or method, and attendee voices confirming the experience.
Who books wellness speakers?
Benefits and wellbeing teams, HR and people leaders, healthcare systems and insurers, and associations and conferences adding a wellbeing session.
How do I make a wellness talk look valuable to a corporate buyer?
Name the cost it addresses (burnout, turnover, absence) in the first minute, and show a structured model so the session reads as substance.
How long should a wellness speaker reel be?
Usually 3 to 4.5 minutes. Ours run 3:52 and 4:19. See how long a speaker reel should be.
Keep reading
Case study
Paula Houlihan
A 3:52 wellness reel that connects wellbeing to burnout and turnover, then makes the message memorable with a simple prop: bubbles.
Case study
Courtney Clark
A 4:19 resilience reel that opens with a joke, places a serious health story in the middle, and proves the talk is interactive.
Speaker reels for
Resilience speakers
How a resilience keynote reel balances a hard personal story with a method and a lighter room, with two real examples.
Speaker reels for
Mental health speakers
How a mental health keynote reel shows lived experience safely and gives the audience hope and something to do, with David Woods Bartley's reel as the example.
Speaker reels for
Workplace culture speakers
How a workplace culture reel proves the audience will not feel lectured and will change daily behavior, with Domitrz, Houlihan and Silverstein as examples.
Guide
What to include
The eight structural beats behind effective keynote reels, with timestamped examples from real ones.
Your next stage
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