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Brynn Winegard        

Global Expert in Applied Neuroscience & Positive Psychology for Professionals; Author, "The Working Brain"

Dr. Brynn Winegard is a multi-award-winning professor, professional speaker, and global expert in applied neuroscience and positive psychology for professionals. Dr. Brynn has a formal education in Neuroscience, Psychology, and Organizational Studies (HBSc, MBA, PhD) and over a decade in corporate business development (marketing, sales) for Pfizer Inc., Nestle Inc., and Johnson & Johnson Inc.

Dr. Brynn retains positions as a faculty member at the Schulich School of Business and Lang School of Business & Economics. More recently, she moved her formal research programs in applied neuroscience and positive psychology for brain health and wellness for high-achieving professionals to the McLean Institute of Coaching.

Speech Topics


Boost My Brain! The Brain Science of Mental Wellness & Peak Cognitive Performance

According to Gallup’s latest, the post-pandemic workforce faces distress, disorder, and disengagement, while businesses must grow despite a mental health epidemic, uncertainty, and economic instability. The solution requires helping employees to help themselves, by cultivating peak brain function and an antifragile mindset for thriving and flourishing through volatility, stress, strife, and change.

Attendees Learn:

  • The Brain’s Ultradian Cycle: Align your daily tasks with the brain’s ultradian cycle by optimizing activities based on productivity phases and Basic Rest-Activity Cycle (BRAC) of your brain.
  • Dr. Brynn’s M.E.R.I.T Framework: The five levers you can control for optimizing cognitive performance and mental wellness. MERIT stands for Move, Eat, Rest, Interact and Think.
  • What They Can & Can’t Control: How external factors affect work performance, but certain things like movement, diet, rest, interactions, and mindset are within your control.
  • Antifragile Mindset: Learn how to develop an antifragile mindset, turning challenges and crises into opportunities for growth and success.
  • Mindset Shift: Understand how a mindset shift can determine outcomes in volatile environments, making post-traumatic growth more valuable than stress.

Neuroselling - The Brain Science of Persuasion, Influence, and Driving Non-Coercive Compliance

This is all about the brain science of persuasion, influence, and driving non-coercive compliance (getting people to want to do what you want them to do). It reveals the areas of the brain responsible for various types of decision-making, and specifically taps into subconscious drivers, emotional triggers, social cues, biases, and heuristics for the 3Bs of influence: how to get people to believe (in you), buy in (to your ideas), and buy (your goods, products, services). Attendees learn six key brain science secrets for persuasion, influence, and driving non-coercive compliance. Ideal for sales, marketing, and client-facing roles.

Neuroleadership - The Science of Interpersonal Influence and Executive Leadership Presence

This is the science of persuasion, influence, and driving non-coercive compliance with others at work and in a professional setting. Learn how to establish and build your own interpersonal influence, develop executive leadership presence, and master persuasive communication. Gain actionable tools for self-presentation that motivate and inspire others. This program is typically offered in a ‘platform plus’ format, with breakouts, workshopping, and activities. Designed for managers and aspiring leaders who want real science-backed ways to increase their presence, communication, confidence, and influence.

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