An award-winning Wellbeing Specialist with over 20 years’ experience, Lauren is a dynamic and highly engaging presenter and master storyteller, who will have your audience laughing, moving and learning in a memorable way.
TEDx speaker, author of Thriving Leaders, Thriving Teams and Real Food Less Fuss, founder of the Snack on Exercise movement, and host of the Thrive TV Show. Lauren is a sought-after, international speaker and consultant who integrates her wellness and business backgrounds to help leaders and organisations create a positive, energised team culture, where people thrive.
In 2023, Lauren was awarded the Keynote Speaker of the Year and the Educator of the Year at the Professional Speakers Association National Awards.
Described as unforgettable and life-changing, Lauren skilfully breaks down the science of wellbeing and equips people with proven, practical tools and - most of all - the motivation to take action on them.
Background
Growing up as the shy, unsporty kid, Lauren never imagined she’d be travelling the world helping thousands of people boost their health and wellbeing. Her core message that we’re all capable of more than we imagine has resonated with audiences around the globe.
As a military wife, and mother-of-three, Lauren’s experiences living and working in Europe, North America, Australia as well as back in Aotearoa New Zealand have influenced and informed her unique outlook on wellbeing.
Having experienced the devastation of 2023 cyclone Gabrielle first hand, she has very real and down-to-earth messages around resilience and overcoming adversity and the simplest things that make the hugest difference.
As a speaker, Lauren is consistently top-rated at conferences, Lauren believes in the power of connection and fun and infuses these into her sessions to create an unforgettable experience that will send people away with a spring in their step.
With a business background, strong family links to the rural sector, a passion for education, and a deep belief in the power of human connection, Lauren is skilled at adapting to diverse audiences. She’s comfortable working across a range of industries from government agencies, associations, not-for-profits, through to corporates including finance, legal, marketing, retail, tourism, hospitality, disabilities, farming, logistics, construction, and education from early-childhood through to tertiary institutions.
Highly experienced at online and hybrid events, as well as live in person. Lauren’s specialty areas include, resilience, leadership, building trust and belonging, energy and effectiveness, dealing with stress and anxiety, responding to mental distress, mastering motivation and habit change, dealing with workplace change, and practical workplace wellbeing ideas that really work.
If you want a speaker who will deliver unstoppable energy and enthusiasm to your conference, look no further.
Talking Points
Leading So People Thrive
Thriving organisations are brought about by strong leadership and a positive, proactive approach. Just as a master gardener creates the right environment for their plants to thrive, leaders must create the ideal workplace environment where their people will thrive. This session maps out Lauren’s 6 keys to building a thriving work culture.Leading So People Thrive
KEY OUTCOMES:
•Understand the costs of stress and poor health and its effect on turnover, engagement and productivity and the business case for prioritising wellbeing.
•Understand how and why to build trust and belonging.
•Discover the energy trifecta and how to boost energy and effectiveness at work.
•Uncover they myths around stress and burnout and how to manage capacity and discover your sweet spot.
•Learn how to speak the right language of appreciation to motivate your team.
•Know how to thrive personally and lead a flourishing team.
How To Thrive – 5 Keys to Vibrant, Confident and Energised
Would you love great health and overflowing energy? Ever feel confused, overwhelmed or not sure where to start?How To Thrive – 5 Keys to Vibrant, Confident and Energised
Nothing is more foundational to success than great health, energy and vitality. As a busy professional it can be difficult to fit in time to exercise or eat well, let alone master the motivation to do so. This session will dispel the myths and give you practical, time-saving strategies to overcome the most common challenges busy people face when improving their health.
Discover Lauren's transformational, holistic framework of Live Well Principles which will guide you to uplift, nourish, invigorate, strengthen and restore your body and mind, equipping you to perform at your peak. Come away with practical steps to boost your health and happiness, to take you from just surviving to truly thriving!
YOU’LL DISCOVER:
•The number one mindset tool you need to stay motivated and focused
•Time saving nutrition tips that will boost your mood and energy all day long
•How to overcome the biggest exercise myth that stops you from seeing results
•Time saving ways to easily fit exercise into your day to boost both your mood and productivity
•How to wake up every morning feeling vibrant and energised and ready to approach the day with confidence
•How to achieve balance & improve your health & happiness, so you feel fantastic for life
Healthy, happy people are 31% more productive. Just imagine the difference it could make for you and your organisation to increase people’s health, energy and productivity.
Boosting Your Resilience & Ability to Respond
When faced with change, it’s more important than ever to remain resilient and be able to respond in a calm, confident and courageous manner.Boosting Your Resilience & Ability to Respond
This session will focus on the fundamentals of boosting resilience to take a proactive approach to improving health and wellbeing.
YOU'LL DISCOVER:
•How to boost your resilience so you can respond rather than react
•The keys to a resilient mindset
•How to avoid negative thinking traps
•The keys to ensure you remain physically resilient and strong
•The fundamentals to ensuring deep restorative sleep to improve your decision making ability and performance
•Daily practises that will ensure you stay balanced
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Loved by delegates and easy to work with, Lauren has spoken at our live Conferences and Online Summits and has been a superstar every time! She is organised, efficient and articulates her me ... keep reading Spectrum Education
Brilliant session. Exceeded expectations! Lots of great content and plenty of things we can easily adopt in our own lives.
We've worked with Lauren for several years now and cannot recommend her more highly. Utterly professional engaging and adaptable. Lauren is a dream to work with, both in person and in a virtual capacity.
