“Working with Debbie was so easy! Not only was she flexible as our association navigated unexpected changes to our program, but she was fun, friendly and engaged with our attendees on-site.”

Senior Account Executive & Association CEO

AMPED Association Management

Keynotes:

ELEVATING LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE THROUGH SELF-REGULATION – Unlock your brain’s potential to elevate top team performance

The highest-performing leaders stay adaptable under pressure and set the tone for the entire organization. In this cutting-edge session, your team will witness real-time brain activity through EEG and biofeedback as a leader responds to challenge and recovery. This rare experience combines neuroscience, transparency, and behavioral insight, arming teams with the ability to self-regulate, collaborate more deeply, and make high-stakes decisions with clarity.

Then we move into the next-level skill that separates elite leaders—the ability to up-regulate and down-regulate the nervous system at will. Participants learn how to train the internal system that drives external results. This is where cognitive flexibility, executive function, and mental precision are no longer abstract concepts—but measurable, repeatable performance tools.

You don’t just talk about resilience and clarity—you see it. You practice it. And you leave with tools to lead from a place of measurable control.

• Observe how stress and recovery affect the brain and nervous system in real time
• Learn the science of nervous system regulation—and how to activate the right state for the moment
• Train cognitive flexibility, emotional control, and focused reactivity through practical tools
• Strengthen collaboration and trust through transparent, data-driven leadership modeling
• Walk away with a blueprint for internal mastery—the foundation of sustained high performance

GET YOUR BRAIN IN THE GAME – THE NEUROSCIENCE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE

​What’s your Head Game—and is it helping or hindering peak performance?

It’s what keeps your team from the championship—despite all the skill, strategy, and experience. In business, the same mental edge makes the difference between hitting the mark or missing the moment.

Distraction. Performance anxiety. Reactivity. Even the most talented leaders are vulnerable to the invisible forces that derail high-level execution. This session reveals the neuroscience behind what elite athletes call the “Head Game”—and how to train it for consistent, measurable leadership impact.

Whether it’s impulsive decisions, disengaged listening, or mental drift in high-stakes moments, leaders will learn to identify the patterns that undermine performance and master the tools that replace them with precision and presence.

HIGH-PERFORMANCE THROUGH SELF-COMPASSION  

Perfectionism. Pressure. Inner criticism. These hidden forces quietly sabotage high performers every day. The truth? Self-compassion isn’t a soft skill—it’s a strategic edge for bold action and creative risk-taking.

In this inspiring and science-backed session, Debbie shares the life-altering experience that tested her at the deepest level—open heart surgery—and the self-compassion tools that accelerated her recovery and reshaped her performance mindset.

Two critical factors can stall creativity and curb productivity: being self-judgmental and self-critical. When high achievers replace harsh self-talk with self-awareness and compassion, they unlock the courage to take smart risks, speak up, and lead with greater clarity.

• Understand why self-compassion is essential for innovation, confidence, and courageous leadership
• Recognize how perfectionism and self-judgment limit creative thinking and decision-making
• Determine current self-compassion levels and the gap present to achieve optimal performance
• Practice neuroscience-backed tools to strengthen internal safety and unlock forward momentu

NEUROSCIENCE FOR HIGH-PRESSURE MOMENTS – Take control with Three Stress-Busting Tools

Today’s most capable leaders aren’t breaking from lack of ambition—they’re breaking from cognitive fatigue. As expectations intensify and uncertainty grows, even top talent is vulnerable to cognitive fatigue and burnout. The brain–nervous system connection explains how chronic stress disrupts attention, impairs decision-making, and derails high-level execution.

This dynamic session combines cutting-edge neuroscience with practical, repeatable tools to help leaders recognize stress early, regulate their nervous system in real time, and sustain clarity and energy under pressure.

• Understand how chronic stress affects the brain, nervous system, and leadership performance
• Identify personal and team-level triggers that lead to cognitive overload
• Practice three neuroscience-backed tools to interrupt the stress cycle and recover clarity

SKILLS TO ENHANCE PERFORMANCE FROM THE TEE BOX TO CLOSING THE SALE 

​What is happening in the brain of a champion golfer mirrors what drives elite sales performance: laser focus, cognitive flexibility, and the ability to instantly recover after a miss. This session reveals the neuroscience behind the highest performers in both disciplines—and how to train your brain and nervous system to operate at that level.

This dynamic, two-part experience is designed for leadership and sales meetings that include a golf outing or retreat. The first segment delivers science-backed tools to overcome the mental blocks that kill deals—like performance anxiety, distraction, or impulsive communication. The second applies those same tools to improve decision-making and consistency on the course.

Whether you’re in a high-stakes pitch or lining up a pressure putt, mastering your internal game is the edge that separates good from unstoppable.

If psychological safety, engagement, resilience, and mental strength are top of mind take a look at Brain Pause™ Sessions to bring behavioral change to your entire team.