Our keynote presenter 

Brandi Heather knows what it feels like to lose yourself trying to keep everything together. She spent years as an award-winning college professor, presenting her work around the world, looking successful from the outside while quietly struggling behind closed doors. Eventually, the pressure caught up with her, and she was told she would never work full-time again. That experience changed the direction of her life.

Now Brandi helps people and organizations reconnect with what she calls Playful Intelligence™, our natural drive to play that gets buried under stress and pressure. Her work is rooted in science and shows how play can calm our nervous systems, spark creativity, and help us feel connected again, even during hard times.

Brandi has over 25 years of experience as a professor and entrepreneur. She believes she doesn't help people become someone new. She helps them find what was already there. Come ready to laugh, connect, and remember how to do your best work.