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Bio

Andrea Hollingsworth, Ph.D., is an acclaimed keynote speaker, bestselling and award winning author, and trusted consultant who’s spent years studying the transformative power of compassion. Since 2008, she has been speaking and writing about the science and spirituality of human emotions and relationships. Her articles have been published more than a dozen times in peer-reviewed journals, and she has taught at prestigious institutions like Princeton, Boston University, and Loyola University Chicago. In addition, Dr. Andrea has delivered talks to audiences at some of the top-ranked universities in the world—including Cambridge University in England and Heidelberg University in Germany.

Dr. Andrea spends most of her time inspiring leaders and teams to use The Compassion Advantage™ to build supercharged organizations through cultures of care—especially in times of challenge and change.

Keynote Topics

Keynote #1 : The Compassion Advantage : How to Lead with Heart, Supercharge Resilience, and Get Results that Matter.

In today’s dynamic world of work, supportive cultures of genuine care are critical to success. Without the right balance of compassion and accountability, organizations risk losing their best people.

In this impactful keynote, Dr. Andrea shares a powerful framework for navigating challenge and change with the highest levels of emotional intelligence, so we can help those we lead to the same.

The result? More effective leaders, happier employees, and more cohesive, connected, and collaborative teams.

This keynote is ideal for audiences who are:

Struggling to navigate challenge and change
Feeling disconnected from their work or team
Seeking stronger relationships with people at work
Achieving goals at the expense of themselves
Working to supercharge how they collaborate

Your audience will leave with:

An expanded capacity to self-advocate while empowering others
Tools to manage stress, combat overwhelm, and lead effectively
Recommendations for how to say hard things with heart
Practical strategies to lead in effective, emotionally intelligent ways

Keynote #2 : Compassionate Agility : Balancing Care and Efficiency in Leadership

How can leaders maintain a high level of caring connection while dexterously guiding people through difficult, new, complex, unpopular, or otherwise stress-inducing circumstances? In this keynote geared toward audiences facing uncertainty and change, Dr. Andrea shares stories, science, and practical tools for practicing compassionate agility – defined as “the ability to prioritize empathic connection and support, while deftly and boldly navigating challenge and change.” Your audience will walk away enriched with practical wisdom, inspiring examples, and actionable strategies for doing and saying hard things in connected, genuine, and human ways.

This keynote is ideal for audiences who are:

Facing significant change and/or challenge
Desiring boosted emotional resilience, boundaries, and self-compassion
Looking for ways to navigate decisions, changes, and initiatives with boldness, efficiency, confidence, and timeliness while at the same time making people feel seen, safe, included, and supported

Your audience will leave with:

An expanded capacity to self-support and maintain inward boundaries while supporting and empowering others through difficulty
Tools to manage stress, and stay grounded yet nimble amid uncertainty
Fresh insights into the crucial roles of candor, clarity, and consistency in leadership – with tips for how to practice these
Excellent strategies for maintaining inward equanimity in the face of emotional struggle – whether one’s own, another’s, or both
Strategies for decision-making that’s both strategically inclusive and boldly decisive

Call or text Neal at (720) 498 -3275 or email neal@infinitespeakers.com to place a calendar hold or book Dr. Hollingsworth for your next event today.