Stress Physiologist & Peak Performance Expert
Rebecca Heiss, PhD Biography
Dr. Rebecca Heiss is a stress expert dedicated to challenging the ways we think about stress energy. Rather than try to get rid of it, Heiss demonstrates how to use our stress as a springboard to higher levels of performance, passion and purpose. Her research has been designated "transformative" by the National Science Foundation and is the author of Instinct, and her new book (coming Fall 2025) Springboard. When she's not on a stage, she is happiest when hiking with her two spoiled rotten dogs Guinness and Murphy.
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Rebecca Heiss, PhD Speaking Topics
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The Stress Advantage: Harnessing the Power of Stress to Boost Performance
We’ve gone through pandemics, supply chain issues, and uncertainty in global markets and now it’s time to get back to work. What if instead of trying to fight stress, we could transform it into a competitive advantage?
In this eye-opening keynote, Dr. Rebecca reveals the secret upside of stress that the highest-performing athletes and leaders use to fuel their performance. Helping to move individuals and companies from symptoms of PTSD to PTG (Post Traumatic Growth), she shares her simple science-based framework that allows anyone to stop fighting stress, and start leaning into it
• improving productivity, increasing connection to others, and growing through challenges.
This presentation is perfect for leaders and teams:
Trying to battle increasing levels of stress, burnout, and disengagement
Ready to return to performance growth
Feeling stuck on a treadmill that’s always moving faster
Wanting to alleviate stress, but wary of the traditional “stress management” techniques that only add MORE “to do’s” (and stress) to their plates
The audience will leave able to:
Understand the biological root of their stress response and recalibrate that response to work for their benefit in the modern world
Effectively engage with their fears and reframe them as energy that can optimize performance and growth
Adopt a simple framework for rewiring their brains so they can respond differently to challenges, reduce burnout, and restore purpose and fulfillment to their work
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FEAR(less) Leadership: Excelling Through Uncertainty
In this engaging keynote, Dr. Rebecca leverages decades of research into stress and human behavior to share simple, science-backed techniques for transforming fear into the fuel that will propel leaders and their teams to greater confidence, focus, and performance.
This presentation is perfect for leaders and teams:
- Feeling overwhelmed by the stress, challenge, or unpredictable change they’re facing
- Ready to return to performance growth and/or concerned about how failure might be perceived
- Hoping to understand the science behind stress and anxiety better so they can know how to manage it more effectively
- Needing to come together to drive performance forward
The audience will leave able to:
- Rapidly transform stress and fear into energy that works for, rather than against, them
- Recalibrate their stress response so they can step into uncomfortable changes and challenges
- Adopt an adventure mindset that will fuel their resilience and adaptability in high-pressure situations
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What topics does Rebecca Heiss, PhD speak about?
Rebecca Heiss, PhD is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Biology, Communication, Diversity & Inclusion, Happiness, Health & Wellness, Human Resources, Leadership, Medicine, Mental Health, Mindset, Motivational, Neuroscience, Peak Performance, Personal Growth, Science, Stress Management, Teamwork & Teambuilding -
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Rebecca Heiss, PhD is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Stress Advantage: Harnessing the Power of Stress to Boost Performance, FEAR(less) Leadership: Excelling Through Uncertainty, FEAR(less) Sales Fueling Profitable Growth and Finding Fearless. The estimated speaking fee range to book Rebecca Heiss, PhD for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Rebecca Heiss, PhD generally travels from Greenville, SC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Cassandra Worthy, Jenny Evans, Eduardo Briceño, Eric Boles and Pandit Dasa. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Rebecca Heiss, PhD for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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