I deliver interactive and engaging keynote programs focused on mental health, resilience, and self-care. My programs serve as toolkits for immediate 'implementation.' I combine cutting edge science and heart-felt, soul stirring, content to excite and delight audiences.  I support event planners by powerfully aligning my message with the theme of event, arriving at the venue within 72 hours of the event, and being accessible and a joy to work with. Key events I have supported: 

I am a clinically trained and licensed mental health practitioner and orator with 25+ years experience. I studied at the University of Illinois.  I've dedicated my life to lifting others up through mental health and resilience education as a result of a challenging childhood.  With the right tools we can all live, love, and work elevated. I live on the east coast and enjoy taking long bike rides with my yorkie, Gizmo, and spending time with family and friends. 

“Sheila recently led a 10-week global initiative to help our employees navigate change and transitions as well as their resilience levels, ahead of a big merger - a huge engagement! From day 1 Sheila was a dream to work with. Throughout, she's always been extremely responsive and now that we have just finished the program, I have received numerous e-mails from employees praising her style and empathy and raving about their personal benefits from having had the opportunity to participate. Sheila was also really flexible with any and all of our requests - including the fact we wanted sessions that were inclusive to all global time zones - meaning she ran some sessions in the middle of the night her time to cater for our APAC population.  She not only talks the talk, but she walks the walk! Her commitment and passion for what she does shines through I'd recommend her to any organization that is serious about their employee’s wellbeing and wants to invest in giving them time to connect with themselves so they can be at their best. We'll certainly be using her again and I'm already in talks with Sheila about our next collaboration! "

Soraia  Cerqueira, Learning and Development Manager, 

Warner Bros. Discovery

" How inspirational!  Thanks for your powerful commitment to our women veterans in this forum.  That final comment from one of the participants about getting more out of this hour than her last 3 years of therapy  was striking.  It has been an absolute pleasure getting to prepare with you. On behalf of so many of us at Comcast, thank you for all the time you gave."  -Jessica Gappa, Comcast, 

Director of Community Impact"  

"We have just concluded our Safety Summit and the event could not have been more fulfilling.  Sheila was engaging, interactive, motivational, and most importantly, authentic in her delivery. As the Director of Safety, Security and Environment, I have been influencing our leadership team to shift our culture from Proactive to the Resilient model, where safety is a way of life in everything the organization does, and our collective voices are heard. Our momentum forward has been a collective effort and we were anxiously seeking for an inspirational speaker to start the conversation in our annual Safety Summit.  

In our search for a dynamic and inspiring speaker, we were introduced to Sheila.  Our planning committee understood from our first conversation with Sheila that she was a perfect fit to carry our resilience message to our 3600+ employees across North America. Our experience was very positive through the entire event planning process. Sheila was incredibly attentive to our vision and demonstrated a high-level of interest to ensure her message would resonate well with our diverse culture. Participant testimonials have been incredibly positive with many emotionally moved from the experience.  Sheila has given our organization a springboard into our resiliency journey, and she has personally influenced, and altered, the lives of many of our employees.  Well done, Sheila!"

-Jodi Nypuik, EPCOR, 

Director of Safety, Security, and Environment"  

"  Sheila was an absolute pleasure to work with for our event! She aligned her speech with our vision, and delivered a strong and impactful message. We got such great feedback on Sheila's keynote in our post event survey, many people even mentioned her keynote was the best part of the event. We appreciated how well prepared she was, and the extra time she allowed on the front end of her travel days to ensure that she would be at our event even if anything went wrong with her flights. A lovely and interesting person beyond her keynote speech as well.   "  

 Annika Backlund,  Corporate Event Planner

Blue Cross Blue Shield  

It was exciting to kick off our Wellness Wednesdays workplace well-being series today in honor of #WorldHealthDay. I felt very inspired and motivated by our guest speaker Sheila Robinson-Kiss who offered tips on sustaining your mental health during challenging times. As Sheila said, when you practice self-care, it really pays dividends. And we should all embrace our worth and make a commitment to do little things to lift us up everyday. Thank you Sheila for these words of wisdom and to all my Teva colleagues who participated in this session – I hope there will be a few more ‘zebras’ around the office soon

Sheryl Kornfeld, Director of Corporate Affairs, 

Teva Pharmaceuticals U.S,A.

"Working with Sheila and her team exceeded our expectations. From our first conversation to her actual presentation, was like dealing with an old friend.  We received great reviews from her keynote presentation, and we were very impressed with the amount of work and enthusiasm she put into our conference. She took time to come early and meet and talk with our attendees both before and after her presentation.  I'm still getting feedback from attendees as to how much they enjoyed the presentation. "  

 Helen Muscato ,  Director 

"A stunning program! Sheila delivers thought provoking and relevant content in a rare, all-encompassing manner, inspiring audiences to rise above adversity in work and life-  a tremendous value and worth every penny."

-Vincent Vicari, MBA, America's SBDC NJ 

"Sheila's program far exceeded my wildest expectations. It's exactly what the team needed so they could learn it and implement it in the high-intensity, stress period of service. I feel deeply grateful for your warmth, authenticity, honesty, and flexibility."

-Coleen Porcher , Executive Director  4CS

 Sheila, You did an amazing job of connecting with the employees and relaying the importance of emotional intelligence. Thank you so much for speaking at Konica Minolta's women’s business resource group. Hoping to bring you back soon to continue the great conversation . 

  -Dorothy Kalksma, Konica Minolta

"Dear Sheila, we want to thank you again for the incredible job you did at our annual Yuletide  Luncheon and Celebrating Resiliency Event.  We are so impressed and grateful for the time you took to create a special message for Corpus Christi.  I still hear  BE THE LOTUS  as I run into attendees. 

-Adriana Martinez, YWCA Corpus Christi, TX