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Joe Burton

Joe Burton

Keynote Speaker: Retired Founder of Whil; Best-Selling Author on Mindfulness, Wellbeing & Performance

Joe Burton Biography

Joe Burton is a retired Fortune 500 C-Level executive turned serial entrepreneur. He led the creation of $5Bn+ in digital health solutions focused on mindfulness, resilience, emotional intelligence and employee engagement (Whil, Headspace, FirstUp) and spent fifteen years as a global COO in public companies (McCann, Ogilvy, CBS, PWC).

Burton is a thought leader in mental wellbeing, alumnus of Harvard Business School, and author of the best-selling book "Creating Mindful Leaders: How to Power Down, Power Up and Power Forward" (Wiley). He's worked in over 50 countries. As a renowned keynote speaker and former comedian, he travels the world speaking on resilience, emotional intelligence, sustainable high performance, and mindfulness as a competitive advantage.

Known for his off the cuff humor and a casual, relatable speaking style, Burton has spoken to audiences as large as 5,000. He shares a moving experience in dealing with stress and disruption in managing high performance organizations. He boils complex brain training topics down into easy to understand language, supported by science and plenty of humor. He’s recognized as one of the world leading experts on mindfulness and resilience techniques for busy professionals.

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Joe Burton Speaking Topics

Maintaining High Performance in a Stressed-Out World:

Coping in today’s world of increasing expectations and technology-led disruption requires a new set of skills. Learning to master your feelings and emotions, and how they impact your actions and results, lays the foundation for a more calm, focused and resilient mindset. That translates to more career success and longevity. Join Joe Burton, public company COO turned successful entrepreneur (Whil, Headspace, FirstUp) and best-selling author of Creating Mindful Leaders (Wiley), for an inspiring, interactive and incredibly funny session on managing stress, disruption, and constant change.

Audience Takwaways:

  • Learn how to overcome the natural de?ciencies of the brain, including negativity, anxiety and constant ongoing distraction.

  • Build up the skills to focus the mind and relax the central nervous system in any situation.

  • Take away easy, repeatable mindfulness and attention training techniques to reduce stress and build resilience for your own wellbeing and performance.

Emotional Intelligence: Your New Competitive Advantage

Fast Company calls emotional intelligence (EQ) the “must have skill for modern professionals” - yet many are too stressed to know where to start. Join Joe Burton, public company COO turned successful entrepreneur (Whil, Headspace, FirstUp) and best-selling author of Creating Mindful Leaders (Wiley), for this insightful and humorous session covering the five foundational aspects of emotional intelligence. Get ready to unlock your modern leadership skills - and new competitive advantage!

Audience Takeaways:

  • Learn the five foundational practices for emotional intelligence skills for yourself - and how to develop a culture of wellbeing, EQ and sustainable performance for your team.

  • Experience techniques to improve your self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills.

  • Embrace a modern leadership approach and perspective based on wellbeing and human connection.

Building Resilience in Sales and Customer Success

Ongoing change and disruption is taking a toll on your existing customers and prospects. More than ever before, being successful in Sales and Customer Success requires the right skills for resilience, mental wellbeing and emotional intelligence (EQ). Join Joe Burton, public company COO turned successful entrepreneur (Whil, Headspace, FirstUp) and best-selling author of Creating Mindful Leaders (Wiley), for this fast-paced, experiential and funny peek into the foundational skills for sustainable success in sales and customer success organizations.

Audience Takeaways:

  • Learn the practicable and actionable wellbeing, mindfulness, resilience and EQ techniques that are critical for selling, closing and sustaining sales and renewals success.

  • Walk out with easy to learn and apply techniques for your own wellbeing and for creating the right culture for top-sales performance.

  • Bring more calm, focus and clarity into your selling efforts while extending the longevity and resilience of your career.

Mindfulness as Medicine (for Healthcare Professionals)

Over 7,500 clinical studies share the health and performance benefits of mindfulness for managing stress, insomnia, high blood pressure, chronic pain and more. These are critical skills when “compassion fatigue” causes healthcare professionals to suffer from illness and disease at a rate 35% higher than the general population. Join Joe Burton, public company COO turned successful entrepreneur (Whil, Headspace, FirstUp) and best-selling author of Creating Mindful Leaders (Wiley), for this fast-paced, experiential and incredibly funny peek into mindfulness as the foundation for behavior change, resilience and mental wellbeing for healthcare professionals. It’s time to follow the Doctor’s orders. You’ve never had this much fun learning how to reduce stress!

Audience Takeaways:

  • Learn actionable science-based mindfulness techniques to improve your health, happiness and performance while working in healthcare.

  • Learn practical techniques to be avoid compassion fatigue - the #1 challenge for healthcare professionals.

  • Become a more connected and empathetic caregiver to your patients, parents and children.

Situational Awareness for Stress Reduction and Safety (for Safety Conscious Organizations)

Most companies are experiencing an alarming rise in slips, trips and falls and crashes and collisions. Situational awareness has never been more important to protect yourself and your team. Join Joe Burton, public company COO turned successful entrepreneur (Whil, Headspace, FirstUp) and best-selling author of Creating Mindful Leaders (Wiley), for this fast-paced, experiential and incredibly funny peek into the causes of most injuries - and creating the right mindset and culture for safety. Avoiding accidents has never been this much fun!

Audience takeaways:

  • Learn tactical and practical techniques that you can immediately apply to keep yourself and your team safe on the job.

  • Understand how to better manage stress while improving focus, teamwork, and collaboration in safety-minded cultures including manufacturing, healthcare and construction.

  • Learn how insomnia is the leading cause of injuries - and how to dramatically improve your sleep.

  • Get key insights into the growing cost of injuries, the impact that takes on creating a healthy team culture, and how to prevent them

Joe Burton Videos

Joe Burton Clip: How Mindfulness Unlocks the Power of Potential SD 480p
Joe Burton Clip: Audience Mindfulness Practice
Joe Burton Clip: Catch Yourself Before You Hit a Wall

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What topics does Joe Burton speak about?

Joe Burton is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Mindfulness, Stress, Personal Growth, Business Leadership, Overcoming Adversity, Resilience, Leadership, Motivational and Mental Health.

Where does Joe Burton travel from?

Joe Burton generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

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Joe Burton is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Mindfulness, Stress and Personal Growth. The estimated speaking fee range to book Joe Burton for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Joe Burton generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Eduardo Briceño, Dr. Christian Conte and Pandit Dasa. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Joe Burton for an upcoming event.

Joe Burton Speaking Topics

  • Maintaining High Performance in a Stressed-Out World:

    Coping in today’s world of increasing expectations and technology-led disruption requires a new set of skills. Learning to master your feelings and emotions, and how they impact your actions and results, lays the foundation for a more calm, focused and resilient mindset. That translates to more career success and longevity. Join Joe Burton, public company COO turned successful entrepreneur (Whil, Headspace, FirstUp) and best-selling author of Creating Mindful Leaders (Wiley), for an inspiring, interactive and incredibly funny session on managing stress, disruption, and constant change.

    Audience Takwaways:

    • Learn how to overcome the natural de?ciencies of the brain, including negativity, anxiety and constant ongoing distraction.

    • Build up the skills to focus the mind and relax the central nervous system in any situation.

    • Take away easy, repeatable mindfulness and attention training techniques to reduce stress and build resilience for your own wellbeing and performance.

  • Emotional Intelligence: Your New Competitive Advantage

    Fast Company calls emotional intelligence (EQ) the “must have skill for modern professionals” - yet many are too stressed to know where to start. Join Joe Burton, public company COO turned successful entrepreneur (Whil, Headspace, FirstUp) and best-selling author of Creating Mindful Leaders (Wiley), for this insightful and humorous session covering the five foundational aspects of emotional intelligence. Get ready to unlock your modern leadership skills - and new competitive advantage!

    Audience Takeaways:

    • Learn the five foundational practices for emotional intelligence skills for yourself - and how to develop a culture of wellbeing, EQ and sustainable performance for your team.

    • Experience techniques to improve your self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills.

    • Embrace a modern leadership approach and perspective based on wellbeing and human connection.

  • Building Resilience in Sales and Customer Success

    Ongoing change and disruption is taking a toll on your existing customers and prospects. More than ever before, being successful in Sales and Customer Success requires the right skills for resilience, mental wellbeing and emotional intelligence (EQ). Join Joe Burton, public company COO turned successful entrepreneur (Whil, Headspace, FirstUp) and best-selling author of Creating Mindful Leaders (Wiley), for this fast-paced, experiential and funny peek into the foundational skills for sustainable success in sales and customer success organizations.

    Audience Takeaways:

    • Learn the practicable and actionable wellbeing, mindfulness, resilience and EQ techniques that are critical for selling, closing and sustaining sales and renewals success.

    • Walk out with easy to learn and apply techniques for your own wellbeing and for creating the right culture for top-sales performance.

    • Bring more calm, focus and clarity into your selling efforts while extending the longevity and resilience of your career.

  • Mindfulness as Medicine (for Healthcare Professionals)

    Over 7,500 clinical studies share the health and performance benefits of mindfulness for managing stress, insomnia, high blood pressure, chronic pain and more. These are critical skills when “compassion fatigue” causes healthcare professionals to suffer from illness and disease at a rate 35% higher than the general population. Join Joe Burton, public company COO turned successful entrepreneur (Whil, Headspace, FirstUp) and best-selling author of Creating Mindful Leaders (Wiley), for this fast-paced, experiential and incredibly funny peek into mindfulness as the foundation for behavior change, resilience and mental wellbeing for healthcare professionals. It’s time to follow the Doctor’s orders. You’ve never had this much fun learning how to reduce stress!

    Audience Takeaways:

    • Learn actionable science-based mindfulness techniques to improve your health, happiness and performance while working in healthcare.

    • Learn practical techniques to be avoid compassion fatigue - the #1 challenge for healthcare professionals.

    • Become a more connected and empathetic caregiver to your patients, parents and children.

  • Situational Awareness for Stress Reduction and Safety (for Safety Conscious Organizations)

    Most companies are experiencing an alarming rise in slips, trips and falls and crashes and collisions. Situational awareness has never been more important to protect yourself and your team. Join Joe Burton, public company COO turned successful entrepreneur (Whil, Headspace, FirstUp) and best-selling author of Creating Mindful Leaders (Wiley), for this fast-paced, experiential and incredibly funny peek into the causes of most injuries - and creating the right mindset and culture for safety. Avoiding accidents has never been this much fun!

    Audience takeaways:

    • Learn tactical and practical techniques that you can immediately apply to keep yourself and your team safe on the job.

    • Understand how to better manage stress while improving focus, teamwork, and collaboration in safety-minded cultures including manufacturing, healthcare and construction.

    • Learn how insomnia is the leading cause of injuries - and how to dramatically improve your sleep.

    • Get key insights into the growing cost of injuries, the impact that takes on creating a healthy team culture, and how to prevent them

Joe Burton Videos

Joe Burton Clip: How Mindfulness Unlocks the Power of Potential SD 480p
Joe Burton Clip: Audience Mindfulness Practice
Joe Burton Clip: Catch Yourself Before You Hit a Wall
Joe Burton Clip: Outsourcing Our Brains to Apps
Joe Burton Clip: Three Thinks You Can Do Right Now

Joe Burton Reviews

  • Dan Martell's SaaS Academy - Oct 27 2021

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