America's On-the-Go Health Guru

Keynote wellness speaker Jo Lichten, PhD, RD, is America’s On-The-Go Health Guru. “Dr. Jo” helps busy people stay healthy, sane, and productive, live or virtually.

Dr. Jo is a fuel efficiency expert…for people. She works with organizations to ensure high performance of their people without risking debilitating stress and burnout.

In the overcrowded wellness field, Dr. Jo® is a voice of reason blending the science with a healthy dose of reality!

Through keynotes, breakouts and workshops, Dr. Jo’s fast-paced, interactive style provides motivation and realistic strategies for improving workplace performance and achieving life balance.

She has presented 1000+ programs to clients across North America and abroad. Her audiences often consist of professionals who have achieved great success in their career – at the expense of their health and personal life.

Jo is a proven professional. She earned the highly sought after Certified Speaking Professional designation – a title held by less than 12% of all speaking professionals worldwide.

With her doctorate in Adult Education from Texas A&M University, focusing on the area of change management, Dr. Jo is a skilled communicator who connects with audiences and delivers a message that resonates across job titles and industries.

While Dr. Jo’s programs are fun and interactive, her programs are based on science. As an accredited health professional (RDN), she has experience working with healthcare, higher education, and corporate clients in many industries including The Advisory Board, Janney, ExxonMobil, Gallo Wine, and the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses.

Jo also consulted with Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute for seven years – coaching C-suite executives on how to boost energy and performance while avoiding burnout.

Dr. Jo is the author of six books including REBOOT – how to power up your energy, focus, and productivity. Along with writing hundreds of magazine articles, Jo has also appeared on more than 300 radio and TV shows including CNN and Fox.

NOTE: The Certified Virtual Presenter Badge verifies that a professional speaker has the right equipment, the right environment, and the right skill level to deliver an amazing virtual experience for every customer.

Most Popular Topics:

Energy REBOOT: The missing link to workplace productivity and peak performance

(Also available as a fun, fast, interactive “Reboot Quiz Show” format)

Feeling overworked, overwhelmed, and exhausted? Instead of searching for a productivity tool or better time management, address the issues at their source with a science-backed Energy REBOOT.

Energy drives everything – focus, motivation, and performance. When people learn how to generate more energy in this human “machine”, they become more productive without feeling completely exhausted.

In this fast-paced, interactive keynote, Dr. Jo uses scientific research from her review of over 1000 medical studies to offer real-life solutions that ignite professionals to initiate and model proven strategies for mastering peak performance without risking burnout.

After the program attendees will be able to:

• Articulate how the body and brain generate the energy needed to function at a high level for long periods of time
• Demonstrate practical strategies to sustain concentration, focus, and stamina in order to improve productivity and prevent burnout
• Spark change within their work environment by sharing stories of how other organizations have successfully made these shifts

Fighting Fatigue in the Workplace

With tighter budgets and reduced staff today’s employees are working harder, faster, and longer than ever before. While technology and time management techniques make it easier to do more with less, the constant pressure of excessive workloads ultimately results in fatigue and burnout.

Fortunately, a bit of prevention can go a long way and result in significant benefits to both the company and those who work for it.

Attendees will leave this keynote with:

• An understanding of the real costs related to fatigue in terms of accidents, errors, absenteeism, and loss of productivity
• Three practical strategies to prevent and counter fatigue during the workday
• Real life examples of companies that have successfully reduced fatigue in the workplace

(These two are often presented as a 2-part program)

Eye of the Storm: Building Resilience

When chaos swirls around you like a hurricane, do you get swept up in those winds or manage to stay more grounded than most? In this hands-on program, Dr. Jo helps clients find their individual path to personal and professional resilience

Into the Storm: Transformational Solutions to Stress

While stress is often perceived as a two-step process (it happens and we respond), there are actually five specific steps that flow from one to another. In part two, participants learn how to interrupt/change each of these steps in order to transform negative stress into positive outcomes.

Afterward, attendees will be able to:

• Define stress in terms of positive and negative implications
• Practice three coping strategies for managing their stressors
• Describe the five steps in the stress cycle and one way to interrupt/change each of these steps

Swimming in a Sea of Priorities — Finding Balance on the Rough Waters of Life

Do you have too much to do and not enough time? Feeling guilty that you don’t spend enough time with your loved ones or on the things you enjoy? In just a short time, you’ll feel more on track with your priorities and less stressed.

Attendees will:

• Identify their true stressors
• Discover their personal priorities
• Practice strategies to help them stay focused at work ?and let it go when they leave
• Create steps to smooth the transition from work ?to home (one of the most stressful periods)

What Every Woman Wants:

Great legs, More Energy, and Peace of Mind

Feeling frumpy, frazzled, and fatigued? It’s no wonder! The average woman is working full-time both at work and at home. Finding the energy to “have it all” is a constant challenge. This fun, funny, and motivational program will make your attendees feel more relaxed, more in control, and ready to make some simple “no big deal” changes that will make a big difference in their lives.

Afterwards, attendees will have:

• Practical strategies to feel more energized throughout the day
• Coping mechanisms to deal with the aggravating “little things” that cause so much of our mental and physical distress
• Tools for being more productive at work while still having the energy to enjoy your life when you get home.

Healthy & Fit @ Home

In this fast-paced, interactive program, Dr. Jo uses scientific research from her review of over 1000 medical studies and her decades of experience coaching professionals to offer real-life strategies for improving productivity and performance while reducing the health risks associated with working from home.

Attendees will leave this keynote with:

• A deeper understanding of the relationship between lifestyle choices and productivity and peak performance at work
• Strategies for discovering practical healthy routines to improve both health and performance at work
• Tools to reduce stress so you can get a refreshing night’s sleep
• Creative solutions for fitting in fitness to boost health and performance