About Kristel Bauer:

Keynote speaker and author with a unique & integrative background in healthcare, business & media

Hi, I’m Kristel

I spent many years as a clinician in healthcare before entering into the speaking and media space to share my messaging around happiness, leadership, mindset, peak performance, corporate wellness & success on a wider scale. While practicing as a Physician Assistant in different areas of medicine, including Integrative Psychiatry, and going on to further my education as an Integrative Medicine Fellow, I noticed that many people who were unhappy or struggling in their work/life were stuck on autopilot. They were repeating unhelpful patterns that negatively impacted their workplaces, relationships, performance, employee retention and more. I founded my educational and media wellness platform ‘Live Greatly’ in 2019 to address these common challenges and to provide support, clear solutions and actionable strategies for a powerful positive impact in the workplace and beyond.

I love what I do

As a keynote speaker, author and top podcast host, I share leadership development tips, team building strategies and empowering insights to boost happiness and attain peak performance while promoting vibrant and profitable company cultures. I help groups develop growth mindsets, thrive amid change, effectively manage stress and create their own unique versions of work/life balance. In my talks, keynotes and trainings I share approachable strategies to incorporate micro self-care breaks into busy schedules as well as high-power habits that can help with navigating high-pressure positions for more happiness, fulfillment and success. I am a firm believer that when you improve your relationship with yourself, it will have a positive ripple effect on all areas of your personal and professional life.

I wrote a book

I am the author of Work-Life Tango: Finding Happiness, Harmony and Peak Performance Wherever You Work (John Murray Business, November 19th 2024). You can learn more and order here.

I am the host of the Live Greatly Podcast

As a Motivational Speaker in the leadership, self-improvement and wellness space I share insights via my top self-improvement Podcast series “Live Greatly.” I share a weekly interview where I talk with some of the top minds about life, happiness, wellness & success including CEOs, professional athletes, medical experts, and other remarkable individuals. I then share my personal insights with a weekly 2 minutes of motivation episode. Some previous guests from my Live Greatly podcast include Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, Camila Alves McConaughey, National Geographic Explorer Joel Sartore, President of Microsoft North America Deb Cupp, Olympians Gail Devers and Dominique Dawes, Top Chef judge Gail Simmons & New York Times Best Selling Authors Dr. William Li, Jon Acuff, Greg McKeown & Dan Buettner.

I am a wellness media expert having been featured in Forbes, Podcast Magazine, Authority Magazine, Sheridan Road Magazine and Forest and Bluff Magazine. I have been live on WGN TV’s Daytime Chicago, ABC 7 Chicago, Fox 4’s WDAF-TV’s Great Day KC, and Ticker News.

More Fun Things

I was excited to give the TEDx talk “Redefining Work/Life Balance in a COVID-19 World” at Wolcott College Prep in Chicago in 2021. Some organizations that have booked me as a speaker include Bank of America, bp, Commercial Metals Company, General Mills, Santander Bank, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, US Census Bureau and many more.

I was recognized as a 2021 Top 10 Social Media Influencer in Forbes and I regularly share content in the wellness, business and self-improvement space. I am a contributing writer for Entrepreneur.com and I am a part of Entrepreneur’s leadership network.

My personal interests include spending time with my husband and our 2 children, being with friends and family, traveling, running outdoors, hiking, racquet sports and playing with our 2 dogs. I am located outside of Fort Lauderdale, Fl and I can be booked for virtual or live speaking events, corporate trainings, and consulting worldwide.

Kristel Bauer’s Official Bio:

Kristel Bauer is a corporate wellness and performance expert, keynote speaker and TEDx speaker supporting organizations and individuals on their journeys for more happiness and success. She is the author of Work-Life Tango: Finding Happiness, Harmony, and Peak Performance Wherever You Work (John Murray Business November 19, 2024). With Kristel’s healthcare background, she provides data driven actionable strategies to leverage happiness and high-power habits to drive growth mindsets, peak performance, profitability, well-being and a culture of excellence. Kristel's keynotes provide insights to “Live Greatly” while promoting leadership development and team building.

Kristel is the creator and host of her global top self-improvement podcast, Live Greatly. She is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur, and she is an influencer in the business and wellness space having been recognized as a Top 10 Social Media Influencer of 2021 in Forbes. As an Integrative Medicine Fellow & Physician Assistant having practiced clinically in Integrative Psychiatry, Kristel has a unique perspective into attaining a mindset for more happiness and success. Kristel has presented to groups from the American Gas Association, Bank of America, bp, Commercial Metals Company, General Mills, Northwestern University, Santander Bank and many more. Kristel has been featured in Forbes, Forest & Bluff Magazine, Authority Magazine & Podcast Magazine and she has appeared on ABC 7 Chicago, WGN Daytime Chicago, Fox 4’s WDAF-TV’s Great Day KC, and Ticker News. Kristel lives in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area and she can be booked for speaking engagements worldwide.

Additional Links: -

Order Kristel’s Book, Work-Life Tango: Finding Happiness, Harmony and Peak Performance Wherever You Work.

Kristel Bauer’s TEDx Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/kristel_bauer_redefining_work_life_balance_in_a_covid_19_world

Kristel Bauer’s Media Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnyjqcHpn6A&t=44s

Kristel Bauer’s Social Media:

Instagram: @livegreatly_co

LinkedIn: Kristel Bauer

Twitter: @livegreatly_co

Facebook: @livegreatly.co

Youtube: Live Greatly