Rebecca Heiss, PhD

Dr. Rebecca Heiss understands the threat of change. As a stress physiologist, is dedicated to helping us overcome our instinctual limitations - the ancient, often subconscious fears that hold us back from our optimal performance and our happiest lives. Her research has been designated "transformative" by the National Science Foundation and it is waking up audiences around the world.

As the author of two books, "Springboard" and "Instinct," founder and CEO of the leadership 360-review mobile application, icueity, and highly sought-after professional speaker, Dr. Heiss has found her calling in helping others recognize the power of transforming stress into the fuel that serves us. A former educator, Dr. Heiss spent much of her earlier career in the classroom at both the high school and college levels and was recruited to be a founding member of an innovative charter school with a focus on entrepreneurial thinking and impact-based learning. Today she shares her Fear[less] Stress formula to transform fear to fuel from stages around the world as a full-time speaker, facilitator of her Fear[less] Masterclass and Fellow at Furman University's Center for Innovative Leadership. She continues her research on how we can turn trauma into Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG) rather than PTSD.

Dr. Heiss's "Fear[less]" message inspires hope and actionable insights to train our brains to work for us, rather than against us in times of change and uncertainty. With surprising humor and palpable energy, no matter if Dr. Heiss is delivering virtually or on stage, she wins over her audiences with interactive, inspiring, and timely takeaways.

She lives in South Carolina with her spoiled rotten dogs named Guinness & Murphy and every day tries to live her life motto: "Spread Happy."