Powerful keynotes and interactive sessions designed to help teams reduce stress, build resilience, and create meaningful change.
This is not a canned speech recycled from the last gig.
Every keynote is built around your people. Jen learns who’s in the room, what they’re up against, and what keeps them up at night, then pulls their real stories right into the talk. Give her 45 minutes to light a fire or 2 full hours to change how your team handles pressure.
Five Words. One Bolder You.
A personal, humorous keynote on the power of words. The self-talk running in your head shapes your behavior and who you become. Jen shares why five simple words can interrupt those negative voices and help you break out of your box, live bolder, and move forward in giant leaps. Audiences leave “empowered,” “motivated,” and “changed at the core.”
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The 11 Triggers Affecting People and Performance
Workplace stress does not come from one source, and it does not affect everyone the same way. In this practical and engaging keynote, Jen Butler reveals the 11 triggers that shape how people communicate, make decisions, solve problems, lead, and perform. Audiences leave with a clearer understanding of what is really driving stress at work and what they can do about it.
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It’s Not Them, It’s Your Thinking
Your biggest stress trigger may be your own thinking. This bold keynote exposes how perfectionism, assumptions, catastrophizing, and the stories you tell yourself keep you stressed, stuck, and overwhelmed, and shows you how to interrupt them before they take over.
Learning Objectives
Identify the thinking patterns that amplify stress.
Recognize how automatic thoughts influence emotions, behavior, and stress responses.
Apply practical techniques to interrupt stressful thinking and respond with greater clarity and control.
Hidden Costs of Being Functional but Far From OPTIMAL
Practical strategies for organizations to foster psychological safety, reduce burnout, and sustain peak performance.
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Every session is shaped around your audience, industry, and goals so it lands like it was made for your event, because it was.
Attendees walk out with practical tools they can apply the next day, turning a great talk into real behavior change.
Jen brings bold personality and humor that keeps the whole room engaged and talking long after she’s done.
Measurable culture shifts weeks and months after the event, so the value keeps compounding.
Change is inevitable. Resistance is optional. The Psychology of Change explores why people push back, shut down, or dig in when things shift, and what actually helps them move forward. With humor, practical strategies, and a clear look at the emotions behind resistance, Jen Butler shows audiences how to adapt faster, build resilience, and handle change without letting fear run the show.
Want to turn difficult interactions into positive and enjoyable experiences? Learn communication styles and skills necessary to foster loyalty, strengthen personal connections, and significantly enhance your well-being by surrounding yourself with people who inspire and motivate you.
Develop the confidence and clarity needed to make thoughtful decisions, solve challenges effectively, and take purposeful action.
Stress at work is not random. The Anatomy of Workplace Stress uncovers the 11 triggers driving burnout, turnover, poor decisions, and lost productivity. Jen Butler combines science, humor, and practical strategies to show leaders what is really fueling workplace stress and what they can actually do to reduce it before it becomes a bigger people and business problem.
“Retaining talent” used to be the buzzword in human resources. With the luxury of choice pickings amongst highly-qualified staff, human resource teams set up ways to search out the best of the best and leave the rest. In the midst of months, things have moved away from a retaining talent process to a “do you have a pulse” and a “please take this job” approach to recruiting. This leads to very stressful times for you, Recruiter for them, Candidates, and they, Management.
Discover simple mindfulness techniques to improve focus, manage stress, and create greater awareness in everyday work and life.
Build creative problem-solving skills that help individuals approach challenges with confidence, adaptability, and practical solutions.
Learn how to strengthen resilience, recover from setbacks, and develop the mindset needed to handle pressure and challenges effectively.
Gain a deeper understanding of your strengths, behaviors, and reactions to improve personal growth, relationships, and workplace effectiveness.
Learn what stress is, what it isn’t, why it prevents you from achieving your goals, and how the right coping methods matter. In this no-nonsense presentation, attendees will be armed with what they need to move from frustration and dread to clarity and momentum and start managing stress like a pro!
Feeling like a tired, underpaid superhero who didn’t ask for the cape? Welcome to the world of burnout! In this laugh-through-the-pain presentation, we’ll explore the not-so-glamorous side of juggling too many responsibilities while running low on energy (and caffeine). We’ll unpack the real reasons why you’re mentally exhausted and how to dodge the burnout spiral before it turns you into a full-blown nap enthusiast.
When everything goes sideways, stress can hijack your thinking before you even realize it. When Chaos Hits gives participants 10 science based techniques to stay calm, think clearly, and respond with control when pressure spikes. Through humor, real world examples, and practical strategies, Jen Butler shows exactly what to do in high stress moments so chaos does not get the final say.
Most team conflict is not about bad attitudes. It is about people approaching work, decisions, and problems differently. Different Isn’t Difficult shows participants how instinctive strengths shape the way people take action, why those differences create friction, and how to turn them into an advantage. Using science, humor, and practical strategies, Jen Butler helps teams reduce tension, communicate better, and work with each other instead of against each other.
Learn strategies to prioritize tasks, improve productivity, reduce overwhelm, and create a healthier balance between work and life.