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Most leadership talks hand you a new model to follow. Brandi Heather hands you the reset button you already have - your biological drive to play.
In this interactive keynote, leaders discover how to harness their Playful Intelligence™ to stay sharp under pressure, thrive without burning out, and build a team culture that gets results.
Playful Intelligence™ is the missing link between high performance and well-being. It’s the human operating system behind every great idea, innovative team, and workplace people want to be part of - come find out how to use it.
When leaders play first, resilience becomes repeatable.
Key Takeaways:
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Recognize how Playful Intelligence™ helps unlock creativity, adaptability, and connection under pressure
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Learn science-backed reset tools to combat burnout and decision fatigue
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Experience how playful thinking can lead to faster, bolder, and more human-centered problem-solving
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Leave with practical, evidence-based tools to share with their teams and organizations.
The Brandi Heather Experience
When you bring Brandi into your event , you’re not just booking a speaker. You’re investing in an experience designed to take care of your people from your first phone call with her to long after the event ends.
1. Before The Event
Brandi asks the right questions, listens closely, and shapes the keynote around your people. She learns the challenges, the culture, the stressors, and the details that matter to make sure you're taken care of.
2. During The Event
She brings high energy, real connection, and a presence like no other. She adapts in real time, creates interactive moments that encourage participation, and helps even the most guarded teams open up. People feel seen, supported, and safe to explore new ideas.
3. After The Event
This is where she stands apart. Brandi stays connected. She offers follow up tools, check ins, and guidance so the message doesn’t fade the moment the room empties. Her goal is not to hype people up for an hour. It’s to help them create meaningful, sustainable change long after she’s gone.
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Energizer. Educator. Expert.
An award-winning college professor, best-selling author, and leading voice on the science of play at work, Brandi brings more than 25 years in education, inclusion, and lived-in mental health experience to the stage.
Equal parts energizer, educator, and expert, she brings laughter, movement, and meaning to every stage.
"Her keynote weaves science with storytelling, playfulness, practicality, and just the right amount of humor to help people let their guard down.
It’s real. It’s human. It’s honest. And it’s exactly what teams need right now."
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It's the small details that matter.
Each audience member will be able to take home a personalized, pocket-sized reminder of how to activate their Playful Intelligence in the office and in their day-to-day life.
*Remembering each others shapes of play, and knowing your people, place & place will change the way you work together.
