Productivity Strategist & Workplace Transformation Specialist; Creator of the Busy Busting Framework
Peggy Sullivan Biography
Peggy Sullivan is a keynote speaker, productivity strategist, and workplace transformation expert who helps high-performing professionals and organizations break free from the "busy trap" and reclaim time, clarity, and focus.
With over 25 years of executive leadership experience at Fortune 100 and 500 companies—including BlueCross BlueShield and Materion Advanced Materials—Sullivan understands the hidden toll of time poverty, mental multitasking, and cognitive overload in fast-paced work environments.
As a former “busyness addict” turned intentional living advocate, Sullivan created the Busy Busting Framework—a research-backed system designed to reduce decision fatigue, eliminate low-value activities, and drive results without burnout. Her work speaks directly to those experiencing achievement fatigue, executive time scarcity, and emotional labor overload, especially women navigating high-stakes roles.
Sullivan delivers powerful keynotes, retreats, and workshops that explore the ROI of intentional time investment, the cost of urgency culture, and how to achieve peak performance without burnout. Whether she is helping teams redesign their calendars for focus or guiding mid-career professionals to set empowered boundaries, Sullivan's approach is both strategic and deeply human.
Known for her energy, humor, and data-driven insight, Sullivan inspires measurable change across industries—helping people and organizations do less, better.
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Peggy Sullivan Speaking Topics
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Peak Performance: Achieve More by Doing Less
In today’s hustle culture, we’re expected to do more with less—and fast. But what if the secret to getting ahead isn’t doing more, but doing less with intention?
Peggy Sullivan’s data-backed Performance by Design framework helps individuals, leaders, and teams escape time poverty, reclaim clarity, and boost performance without burning out. On average, people gain up to seven hours a week to reinvest in what truly matters. So, the question is: what could you or your organization do with more time?
In this high-energy, transformative keynote, Peggy reveals how to Achieve More by Doing Less using her proven, three-step Performance by Design framework. As a self-proclaimed “recovering busyness addict,” Peggy shares her personal journey out of overwhelm—trading exhaustion for intentional action, peak performance, and what she calls kinetic well-being.
Our culture glorifies busyness as a badge of honor. But Peggy’s proprietary research—outlined in her State of the Workplace report—paints a different picture: 94% of people are stuck in time poverty and desperately want out.
The cost? Lost productivity, declining engagement, and a severe toll on wellbeing and bottom-line results.
Delivered with Peggy’s signature blend of humor, heart, and high energy, this keynote is grounded in data and tailored to each audience. Attendees leave with a practical, repeatable process to reduce decision fatigue, eliminate low-value tasks, and drive meaningful results in performance, wellness, and engagement. Now more than ever, people need a clear path to escape time poverty—and replace it with Time Wealth.
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Purpose Driven Leadership: Meaning Over Mayhem
In a world of constant pressure and uncertainty, it’s easy for leaders and teams to lose their way.
While leaders are wired to drive results—align teams, increasing revenue, and improving efficiency—many find themselves trapped in the weeds of reactive, tactical work. The result? Mayhem instead of intentional strategic work.
Despite the $10 billion time-management industry, Peggy Sullivan’s proprietary research reveals that 79% of employees have lost their sense of purpose. This session offers a clear, actionable roadmap to eliminate bottlenecks, prioritize what truly matters, and align cross-functional teams with trust, clarity, and focus. Because influential leaders don’t just manage, they inspire, motivate, and empower.
Imagine the impact of a fully engaged team, led with purpose. With high energy, humor, and depth, Peggy delivers a motivational and practical keynote built around her Meaning Over Mayhem framework. This transformative talk helps leaders reignite their sense of purpose, strengthen resilience, and foster sustainable success—personally and professionally.
Through compelling stories, real-world case studies, and insights from her global career leading Fortune 500 teams, Peggy empowers leaders to reconnect with their why, refocus on high-impact priorities, and inspire their teams to do the same.
This isn’t just a motivational talk—it’s a call to action. Peggy challenges leaders to rethink what success truly looks like, lead with clarity and confidence, and shift from burnout to brilliance. Attendees walk away energized, equipped, and ready to lead with intention, purpose, and trust.
Peggy Sullivan Videos
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What topics does Peggy Sullivan speak about?
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Peggy Sullivan is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Peak Performance: Achieve More by Doing Less, Purpose Driven Leadership: Meaning Over Mayhem and Workplace Wellbeing: Mojo-Making. The estimated speaking fee range to book Peggy Sullivan for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Peggy Sullivan generally travels from FL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jason Dorland, Summer Jelinek, Simon Sinek, Cassie Trujillo and Cassandra Worthy. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Peggy Sullivan for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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