Debbie is a thought leader connecting neuroscience to the mental strength critical to succeed in business, sports and life.
“Debbie brought high-energy, real-life experiences and most importantly the data behind the science as the opening keynote for our Advarra Employee Summit. She connected with our people through their scientific eyes to help their success.”
Sr. Vice President, Operations
Advarra – Advancing Clinical Research
Debbie’s Most Requested Programs:
ELEVATING LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE THROUGH SELF-REGULATION – Unlock your brain’s potential to elevate top team performance – In this bold and transparent session, your leadership team will witness real-time brainwave activity as their top leader responds to pressure and recovery. Using live EEG data, Debbie makes the invisible visible—demonstrating how cognitive flexibility, focus, and quieting a busy brain can be trained for peak leadership. This unforgettable transparency experience strengthens collaboration, trust, and top-tier performance.
HIGH-PERFORMANCE THROUGH SELF-COMPASSION – Debbie Vyskocil was a successful speaker on self-compassion for high performance when she received shocking news — she needed open heart surgery. Today, Debbie continues to share the self-compassion principles that accelerated her recovery, along with insights that only come from a near-death experience. Achieving your best performance, no matter the obstacles, starts with self-compassion.
NEUROSCIENCE FOR HIGH-PRESSURE MOMENTS – Take Control with Three Stress-Busting Tools. We all have good and bad stressors; what separates us is how we leverage them. Are stress and sleep challenges negatively impacting your team’s mental well-being and performance? Experience three top skills to change your mindset, utilize that stress, and curtail the path to burnout.
GET YOUR BRAIN IN THE GAME – THE NEUROSCIENCE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE – In sports, they call it “The Head Game”; it’s what keeps your team from the championship in spite of all their training and experience. In business, it can throw your goals completely out of reach. It is time to get your people’s “brains in the game”.
SKILLS TO ENHANCE PERFORMANCE FROM THE TEE BOX TO CLOSING THE SALE – Optimal sales professionals like champion athletes succeed when they can operate in Flow; at will. Understand what is necessary beginning with your brain/body and concluding with your performance.
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“We were blindsided by the resignations in the fall and rededicated ourselves to the engagement of our people. Debbie’s self-compassion program reminded our entire team that we need to take care of ourselves and each other to succeed and be fulfilled.”
CHRO
Chicago Investment Firm
“Debbie exudes confidence, knowledge and passion in her field which is easily translatable in the workplace and in your personal life. She taught us easy-to-implement strategies to be more resilient and promote healthy living.“
Sr. Human Resource Professional
Pentair
“Debbie was our opening keynote for the annual leadership address to the organization. The feedback: our people felt if leadership cared enough to bring in an expert, we are committed to moving forward as a united team.”
CFO
BioMedical Software Engineering
Debbie Vyskocil is an international, transformational speaker who will help you “Get Your Head in the Game” in business and on the golf course. Debbie is the founder and President of Optimal Edge Performance.
You laugh, learn and leave having experienced tools to take your performance, mental strength and putting to a higher level. Debbie opens audiences to their potential when their brain, body and performance converge. She brings you the science and gives you easy-to-implement tools.
Debbie’s passion for neuroscience and optimal performance leaves you asking “What is impacting my memory, performance and happiness? What can I do about it?”
