Los Angeles
Corporate wellness speaker
Meredith Baker, leadership coach and speaker. Not to be confused with Meredith Attwell Baker of CTIA.
A corporate wellness speaker helps an HR or L&D buyer put wellbeing in front of people who are still carrying a heavy load and expected to look fine. I’m Meredith Baker, a keynote speaker and ICF certified coach in Los Angeles. The topic is the same burnout and high-achiever wellbeing talk on my burnout keynote page. Book this page when the buyer is HR, L&D, or a wellness week, usually with a short breathwork reset. Founder events and conferences should start on the burnout keynote page instead.
Who this is for
Book this when you are planning for a company. The buyers I build this session for are:
- HR and People partners putting together a wellness week or a leadership series
- L&D teams who need a session high performers will not dismiss as a perk
- Women’s ERGs and company gatherings that want wellbeing without a pep talk
- Organizers in Los Angeles, and organizers in other cities, including virtual programs
I don’t ask ambitious people to pretend the work matters less. I’m a coach who speaks, and the session has to survive contact with a real calendar.
I’ve hosted 200+ sold-out events in Los Angeles through Powerful Stuff (formerly More of That), and I have 10,000+ coaching hours. What I say on stage is the same work I do in coaching that week.
How a session works
The topic is burnout and high-achiever wellbeing, shaped for a company room. We look at how drive and depletion get confused when someone’s identity is tied to output, why another perk often doesn’t touch the tightness, and what it looks like for a team to take the work seriously without burning through the people doing it.
Most sessions are a keynote of 30 to 60 minutes. A workshop runs about 90 minutes when the group needs to practice, not only listen. A half-day can sit inside a wellness week. I also join panels. Formats for the rest of my speaking are on the speaking page.
I completed a 500-hour yoga teacher training, and I’m a registered meditation, yoga, and breathwork instructor. In a company session that usually means a short seated breath practice, then we stop. People can sit it out. It is not a yoga class, and it is not a substitute for the talk. If you want the practice on its own, see corporate breathwork in Los Angeles. A sample of that practice is the video below.
If the day needs work after the talk, I can add a team trust workshop. Some organizers only need the keynote. Tell me which one the day needs.
Founder events and conferences that want this theme as the keynote usually start on the burnout keynote page. Los Angeles organizers choosing among topics can also see keynote speaker in Los Angeles. Women’s leadership programs are on the women’s leadership speaker page.
What the room leaves with
A wellness week fails when people clap and then go back to the same week. I plan the session so people still have something they can use the next week:
- Language for drive versus depletion that the room shares, instead of one tired manager carrying it alone
- A breath practice short enough to use between meetings
- A clearer view of whether the next step is the talk alone, a workshop, or 1:1 coaching for a leader who needs more than a keynote
I studied Social Studies at Harvard and earned an MSc in African Studies at Oxford, and I’m a former beverage founder, so the high-achiever pattern is not theoretical for me. Bios and a one-sheet are on the media page.
If a leader in the room wants the individual work after the session, I also offer burnout coaching for high achievers.
Watch
If you're booking a corporate wellness session, tell me about the event. Share the date, the audience and what you want people to walk away with, and I'll tell you whether this talk is the right one and whether I'm available. Bios are on the media page. Tell me about your event
Questions
Who is Meredith Baker, the corporate wellness speaker?
Meredith Baker is a keynote speaker, leadership coach and facilitator in Los Angeles. She speaks to HR and L&D buyers on burnout and high-achiever wellbeing. She is an ICF certified coach with 10,000+ coaching hours, she has hosted 200+ sold-out events in Los Angeles through Powerful Stuff (formerly More of That), and she studied at Harvard and Oxford. She is not Meredith Attwell Baker, the former FCC commissioner and CTIA president.
What does a corporate wellness session with Meredith Baker cover?
The session covers burnout and high-achiever wellbeing for people who are doing well on paper and wearing down. Meredith Baker talks about how drive and depletion get confused, and she usually closes with a short optional breathwork practice the room can do seated. It is built for a company wellness week, a leadership series or a company gathering, not as a yoga class.
Who should book Meredith Baker for corporate wellness?
HR and People partners, L&D teams, and organizers of wellness weeks, employee groups and company leadership programs. She is based in Los Angeles and also speaks for events in other cities, including virtual programs.
Does the corporate wellness session include yoga or breathwork?
A short seated breath practice is the usual close, and it is optional. Meredith Baker completed a 500-hour yoga teacher training and is a registered meditation, yoga, and breathwork instructor, which is why the practice is real. The session itself is a talk. A longer breathwork session can be booked on its own.
How is the corporate wellness session different from the burnout keynote?
Burnout and high-achiever wellbeing are the topic of both. HR and L&D buyers book the corporate wellness session when they are building a wellness week or a leadership program, often with a workshop or a breath practice on the same day. Founder, conference and women's event organizers usually book the burnout keynote. Meredith Baker will say which format fits the room.
Will high performers tune a wellness session out?
They tune out a wellness talk that tells them to want a smaller life. Meredith Baker coaches that pattern every week, so the session takes ambition seriously and still names depletion. People leave with shared language and a short breath practice, not with a challenge to lower their standards.
How do I book Meredith Baker as a corporate wellness speaker?
Share the date, the audience and the goal through themeredithbaker.com/contact. Meredith Baker will confirm whether a corporate wellness session is the right fit, and whether she is available. Bios are at themeredithbaker.com/media.