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Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor

Scientist, Author & CEO of My Stroke of Insight, Inc.

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Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor Biography

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist whose research specialized in understanding how our brain creates our perception of reality. She was interested in this subject because she has a brother who is diagnosed with the brain disorder schizophrenia.

As irony would have it, in 1996 at the age of 37, Taylor experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain. On the afternoon of this rare form of stroke (AVM), she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. It took eight years for Dr. Jill to completely rebuild her brain to recover all physical, emotional, and thinking abilities.

Taylor is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey (published in 2008 by Viking Penguin), which is still often the #1 book about STROKE sold in the Amazon marketplace. In addition, her second book WHOLE BRAIN LIVING: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life was published in May of 2021 by Hay House and is now readily available.

In 2008, Taylor gave a presentation about her experience with stroke at the TED Conference in Monterey, CA, which was the first TED talk to ever go viral through the internet. TED and Taylor became world-famous instantaneously and that TED talk has now been viewed well over 27.5 million times. This 18-minute presentation catapulted Taylor into the public eye, and within six weeks of presenting that TED talk, she was chosen as one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, she was the premiere guest on Oprah’s Soul Series webcast, and her book My Stroke of Insight became a New York Times bestseller and remained on the list for 63 weeks.

Taylor is passionate about educating the public about the beauty of our human brain, and she is committed to not only helping others find their way back from neurological trauma but is eager to help everyone better understand their brain so they can live their best life. Her Foundation, Jill Bolte Taylor BRAINS, is dedicated to providing educational services and promoting programs that are related to the advancement of brain awareness, appreciation, exploration, education, injury prevention, neurological recovery, and the value of movement on mental and physical health, as well as other activities that support this purpose.

Taylor remains the National Spokesperson for the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center (Harvard Brain Bank), whereby she educates the public about the shortage of brain tissue donated for research into the severe mental illnesses. Since 1993, she has been an active member of NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness), by serving for three years on the National NAMI Board of Directions and later spent over ten years as the president of the local level NAMI Greater Bloomington Area affiliate in Bloomington, Indiana.

Speaking Topics
  • Advocate for Humanity.

    Once you understand yourself and the biology of your brain, you can more easily understand others and can identify commonalities among people with very different cultures/viewpoints/experiences.

  • Compassion in Medicine.

    This keynote focuses on the paradigm shift which understands that neuroplasticity of the brain not only supports neurological recovery but is our means for manifesting it. Medical professionals learn first hand what it was like for another medical professional to experience this level of illness and recovery, as well as what was needed and what interfered with neuronal recovery.

  • 90 Seconds to Happiness.

    How we think is just as important as what we think; you have to know the brain to train the brain. With brains still developing and incredibly impressionable into our mid 20’s, this talk focuses on understanding how the choices we make and the thoughts we think are influenced by the environment around us. Finding the intersection between logic and creativity will help you take charge of your thoughts and directly influence your level of happiness.

  • Who’s Who Inside of You?

    This talk focuses on identifying the different personalities, talents, and skill-sets within each of our hemispheres with the intention of developing our ability to choose, moment by moment, who and how we want to be in the world.

  • How to Get Your Brain To Do What You Want It To Do.

    This speech explores how we can create a healthy environment for the cells making up our brain so they can exhibit optimal health and performance.

  • My Stroke of Insight.

    This speech focuses on the content of Dr. Jill’s book, My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey.

Videos
Books
The Energy Codes: The 7-Step System to Awaken Your Spirit, Heal Your Body, and Live Your Best Life

The Energy Codes: The 7-Step System to Awaken Your Spirit, Heal Your Body, and Live Your Best Life

So, You've Had a Stroke: Now What?  A Book of Hope.

So, You've Had a Stroke: Now What? A Book of Hope.

My Stroke of Insight

My Stroke of Insight

Brain rules, my stroke, doctor you, trust me and where does it hurt 5 books collection set

Brain rules, my stroke, doctor you, trust me and where does it hurt 5 books collection set

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  • How do I book Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor

    Speaking fees for Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor are $50,000 - $100,000 for live events and $30,000 - $50,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor speak about?

  • Where does Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor travel from?

    Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor generally travels from Bloomington, IN, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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Scientist, Author & CEO of My Stroke of Insight, Inc.

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Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor Biography

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist whose research specialized in understanding how our brain creates our perception of reality. She was interested in this subject because she has a brother who is diagnosed with the brain disorder schizophrenia.

As irony would have it, in 1996 at the age of 37, Taylor experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain. On the afternoon of this rare form of stroke (AVM), she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. It took eight years for Dr. Jill to completely rebuild her brain to recover all physical, emotional, and thinking abilities.

Taylor is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey (published in 2008 by Viking Penguin), which is still often the #1 book about STROKE sold in the Amazon marketplace. In addition, her second book WHOLE BRAIN LIVING: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life was published in May of 2021 by Hay House and is now readily available.

In 2008, Taylor gave a presentation about her experience with stroke at the TED Conference in Monterey, CA, which was the first TED talk to ever go viral through the internet. TED and Taylor became world-famous instantaneously and that TED talk has now been viewed well over 27.5 million times. This 18-minute presentation catapulted Taylor into the public eye, and within six weeks of presenting that TED talk, she was chosen as one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, she was the premiere guest on Oprah’s Soul Series webcast, and her book My Stroke of Insight became a New York Times bestseller and remained on the list for 63 weeks.

Taylor is passionate about educating the public about the beauty of our human brain, and she is committed to not only helping others find their way back from neurological trauma but is eager to help everyone better understand their brain so they can live their best life. Her Foundation, Jill Bolte Taylor BRAINS, is dedicated to providing educational services and promoting programs that are related to the advancement of brain awareness, appreciation, exploration, education, injury prevention, neurological recovery, and the value of movement on mental and physical health, as well as other activities that support this purpose.

Taylor remains the National Spokesperson for the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center (Harvard Brain Bank), whereby she educates the public about the shortage of brain tissue donated for research into the severe mental illnesses. Since 1993, she has been an active member of NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness), by serving for three years on the National NAMI Board of Directions and later spent over ten years as the president of the local level NAMI Greater Bloomington Area affiliate in Bloomington, Indiana.

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor Speaking Topics

  • Advocate for Humanity.

    Once you understand yourself and the biology of your brain, you can more easily understand others and can identify commonalities among people with very different cultures/viewpoints/experiences.

  • Compassion in Medicine.

    This keynote focuses on the paradigm shift which understands that neuroplasticity of the brain not only supports neurological recovery but is our means for manifesting it. Medical professionals learn first hand what it was like for another medical professional to experience this level of illness and recovery, as well as what was needed and what interfered with neuronal recovery.

  • 90 Seconds to Happiness.

    How we think is just as important as what we think; you have to know the brain to train the brain. With brains still developing and incredibly impressionable into our mid 20’s, this talk focuses on understanding how the choices we make and the thoughts we think are influenced by the environment around us. Finding the intersection between logic and creativity will help you take charge of your thoughts and directly influence your level of happiness.

  • Who’s Who Inside of You?

    This talk focuses on identifying the different personalities, talents, and skill-sets within each of our hemispheres with the intention of developing our ability to choose, moment by moment, who and how we want to be in the world.

  • How to Get Your Brain To Do What You Want It To Do.

    This speech explores how we can create a healthy environment for the cells making up our brain so they can exhibit optimal health and performance.

  • My Stroke of Insight.

    This speech focuses on the content of Dr. Jill’s book, My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey.

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor Videos

  • The right brain vs. left brain experience | Jill Bolte Taylor
    What if each of us has access to experiencing our lives in completely different ways? In this Q&A with Jill Bolte Taylor, the neuroanatomist...
  • Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor: Commencement Address 2016 | Butler University
    Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor addresses the Class of 2016 at Butler University's Spring Commencement. ********************************** BUTLER...
  • My stroke of insight | Jill Bolte Taylor
    http://www.ted.com Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having...

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  • How do I book Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor

    Speaking fees for Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor are $50,000 - $100,000 for live events and $30,000 - $50,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor speak about?

  • Where does Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor travel from?

    Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor generally travels from Bloomington, IN, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Advocate for Humanity., Compassion in Medicine., 90 Seconds to Happiness., Who’s Who Inside of You?, How to Get Your Brain To Do What You Want It To Do. and My Stroke of Insight.. The estimated speaking fee range to book Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor for your event is $50,000 - $100,000. Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor generally travels from Bloomington, IN, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Dominique Dawes, Mayim Bialik, Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour, Joan Lunden and Rita Moreno. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor Speaking Topics

  • Advocate for Humanity.

    Once you understand yourself and the biology of your brain, you can more easily understand others and can identify commonalities among people with very different cultures/viewpoints/experiences.

  • Compassion in Medicine.

    This keynote focuses on the paradigm shift which understands that neuroplasticity of the brain not only supports neurological recovery but is our means for manifesting it. Medical professionals learn first hand what it was like for another medical professional to experience this level of illness and recovery, as well as what was needed and what interfered with neuronal recovery.

  • 90 Seconds to Happiness.

    How we think is just as important as what we think; you have to know the brain to train the brain. With brains still developing and incredibly impressionable into our mid 20’s, this talk focuses on understanding how the choices we make and the thoughts we think are influenced by the environment around us. Finding the intersection between logic and creativity will help you take charge of your thoughts and directly influence your level of happiness.

  • Who’s Who Inside of You?

    This talk focuses on identifying the different personalities, talents, and skill-sets within each of our hemispheres with the intention of developing our ability to choose, moment by moment, who and how we want to be in the world.

  • How to Get Your Brain To Do What You Want It To Do.

    This speech explores how we can create a healthy environment for the cells making up our brain so they can exhibit optimal health and performance.

  • My Stroke of Insight.

    This speech focuses on the content of Dr. Jill’s book, My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey.

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor Speaker Videos

  • The right brain vs. left brain experience | Jill Bolte Taylor
    What if each of us has access to experiencing our lives in completely different ways? In this Q&A with Jill Bolte Taylor, the neuroanatomist discusses her research on the right-brain vs. left-brain...
    Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor: Commencement Address 2016 | Butler University
    Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor addresses the Class of 2016 at Butler University's Spring Commencement. ********************************** BUTLER UNIVERSITY With a campus in the heart of Indianapolis,...
  • My stroke of insight | Jill Bolte Taylor
    http://www.ted.com Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt...
    The Neuroanatomical Transformation of the Teenage Brain: Jill ...

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