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Suneel Gupta

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Expert, Connecting Well-Being and Performance; Healthcare Entrepreneur; Bestselling Author; Host, American Express Business Class Docuseries; Visiting Scholar, Harvard Medical School.

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5 out of 5 stars

We brought Suneel in to speak to our portfolio executives and deliver a fresh outlook for leading through chaotic times. We were dazzled from the start and took notes non-stop. The talk was packed with fresh insights and non-obvious takeaways that we could put into practice that same day. I’d highly recommend bringing Suneel to your next leadership event.

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Why select keynote speaker Suneel Gupta

  • Audiences relate to Gupta’s approach to helping business cultures transform from burnout to optimal performance. He offers tools for maintaining optimal mental and physical health.
  • His presentation guides listeners with practical strategies for overcoming challenges to reach higher energy and productivity levels. Promoting strategies for optimal performance, Gupta’s insights change the work world.
  • Gupta’s popular book, Backable: The Surprising Truth Behind What Makes People Take a Chance on You offers readers insight from the world’s elite thinkers about persuading others buy-in to business ideas.
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As the founding CEO of RISE, a breakthrough wellness company, Suneel Gupta helped thousands of people build better habits for life and work. Now as a bestselling author and Harvard Medical School visiting scholar, Suneel has taken his mission one step further – helping people reset, reignite, and find meaning in their work by bolstering emotional resilience and engagement. Suneel asks, “How can an organization excel on the outside if its people are exhausted on the inside?” Grit and hustle are simply not a long-term answer to dealing with nonstop change and stress.

Why select keynote speaker Suneel Gupta

  • Audiences relate to Gupta’s approach to helping business cultures transform from burnout to optimal performance. He offers tools for maintaining optimal mental and physical health.
  • His presentation guides listeners with practical strategies for overcoming challenges to reach higher energy and productivity levels. Promoting strategies for optimal performance, Gupta’s insights change the work world.
  • Gupta’s popular book, Backable: The Surprising Truth Behind What Makes People Take a Chance on You offers readers insight from the world’s elite thinkers about persuading others buy-in to business ideas.

Suneel offers leaders and teams a better way to work; one that results in sustainable innovation, productivity, and fulfillment. He arms people with science-based habits that will avoid burnout, boost energy, and improve their professional and personal lives.

Suneel is a business survivor and the author of the international bestselling book Backable. That book is rooted in his inner journey from twice-failed entrepreneur to becoming a leader behind two IPOs and being named “The New Face of Innovation” by the New York Stock Exchange. The book reveals the mindset shifts and hidden habits of people who are extraordinary at pushing new ideas forward.

In his transformative book, Everyday Dharma codifies Suneel’s mission to help people reset, reignite, and re-engage through a timeless practice called Dharma. Simply put, Dharma brings “who you are” and “what you do” into alignment. When we’re aligned, we’re able to produce our best work and lead ourselves and others effectively, experiencing true joy along the way.

Suneel helped thousands of people establish a way to personalize their physical and mental health journey while connecting with certified nutritionists and trainers at an affordable price. The company was named “App of the Year” and partnered with then first-Lady Michelle Obama before being acquired by the NASDAQ-listed company One Medical Group. In 2022, with its acquisition of One Medical Group, RISE is now part of Amazon.

Suneel is currently the host of Business Class, a docuseries created by American Express where he showcases entrepreneurs and business visionaries who embody struggle and resilience. He is joined on the show by guests like Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio, former monk Jay Shetty, and Martha Stewart.

He has partnered with The Second City comedy theater to teach students and executives how to innovate “on-your-feet” during times of rapid change. Suneel has also personally backed ventures including Impossible Foods, AirBnB, 23&Me, and SpaceX. He was one of the very first investors in CALM, which now helps millions of people achieve a greater sense of work/life balance

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Speaker Suneel Gupta keynote topic

Momentum: The Energy to Keep Going

We can’t create more time – but we can elevate our energy. Understanding that is the first step to increasing our capacity – personally and professionally – to build momentum and keep up with daily demands without succumbing to exhaustion. “People who fall short of their goals rarely run out of time or talent – they run out of energy,” says Suneel Gupta.

As founding CEO of RISE (now part of Amazon), Suneel helped thousands overcome challenges with physical and mental health. Now, he’s committed to bringing a sustainable solution to the energy crisis at work. Grounded in his exclusive teachings at Harvard Medical School as well as over a decade of studying the work habits of extraordinary leaders, Suneel delivers insights about the “why” and “how-to’s” of strategic energy management – showing people practical ways to unleash momentum crucial to performance, innovation, collaboration, and overall well-being.

Sample takeaways tailored for each audience:

  • Why managing energy is as important as managing time.
  • 4 ways to build “emotional runway” and avoid burnout using science-based practices.
  • Master everyday habits to boost momentum, engagement, and morale.
  • Reframe failure as a pathway to success.
  • Remain resilient and balanced in the face of constant change.
Speaker Suneel Gupta keynote topic

Head, Heart & Hands: A New Way to Look at Leadership

Leadership has changed. To get things done and drive bottom-line results, leaders must embrace a striking truth: they don’t just impact people’s work, but their overall health and well-being. Leaders who understand how physical, mental, and emotional health drives business performance will build trust, become magnets for exceptional talent, and elevate overall productivity.

Suneel Gupta’s ‘Head, Heart and Hands’ framework empowers leaders with new strategies to create a work environment where well-being drives outstanding outcomes. Drawing on over a decade of experience as a healthcare CEO, bestselling author, and host of an award-winning television show on leadership, Suneel empowers audiences through interactive experiences and demonstrates how a focus on purpose (head), well-being (heart), and action (hands) transforms organizational performance

You’ll learn to:

  • Motivate your people to be “all in” without burning out, by teaching them how to manage not just their time, but their energy.
  • Learn the art of aligning “who you are” with “what you do” so you can inspire your team and carve result-oriented paths for their daily work.
  • Cultivate a meaningful sense of belonging in your team, whether in-person or remote.
  • Discover the key drivers of emotional resilience and how to deal with daily setbacks.
  • Renew a sense of commitment and momentum in your team’s day-to-day life.
Speaker Suneel Gupta keynote topic

Purpose in Action: Bringing Who You are to Everything You Do

More than ever before, people are struggling to find meaning in their work. In this talk, Suneel Gupta helps people reset, reignite, and re-engage through a timeless practice called Dharma. Simply put, Dharma brings “who you are” and “what you do” into alignment. When we’re not aligned, we become exhausted, depleted, and burnt out. When we are aligned, we feel creative, energized, and lit up. We’re able to produce our best work and lead ourselves and others effectively, experiencing true joy along the way.

Suneel first learned the practice of Dharma from his grandfather on a porch in New Delhi. Years later, when he was lost and exhausted — struggling to find a sense of meaning in his own work — he returned to the playbook his ancestors left behind and related it to today’s fast-paced, changing world of work.

Suneel shares deeply personal stories of how he found a path back to purpose and joy – and how others have done the same. By the end, you’ll be inspired with actionable tools to re-engage in your work and life with a renewed sense of vigor and meaning.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Rediscover your “essence” and express that through your work.
  • Be “all in” without being “always on”.
  • Find comfort in the most uncomfortable of situations.
  • Deal with failure and use it as a pathway to success.
  • Find yourself by losing yourself through leading and lifting up others.
  • Blur the lines between work and play to reach your highest potential.
  • Forge ahead and take decisive action, even in the face of uncertainty.
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SUNEEL GUPTA: Speech Overview: Momentum – The Energy to Keep Going

Watch Suneel Gupta in action

SUNEEL GUPTA: Build Your Energy and the Energy of People Around You

Watch Suneel Gupta in action

SUNEEL GUPTA: Speech Overview – Purpose in Action: Bringing Who You Are to Everything You Do

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I didn’t know what to expect and I’m still in awe. This wasn’t just a keynote – it was a unique experience. I’d strongly recommend that every emerging leader go through this experience; it’s inspirational and transformative.

President of Human Resources

HARMAN International

Suneel is a true master of storytelling and his message was delivered to our audience at just the right time. Creating engagement at annual conferences can be tough. But when you couple that with a virtual conference environment, connecting with the audience is no easy feat. Suneel’s keynote on beating burnout to drive innovation was timely and his ability to draw in the audience resulted in the highest engagement numbers of all the sessions for our event. Some speakers can be too in the weeds, while others tend to speak over attendees’ heads. Suneel provided the perfect mix of actionable insights with passion for the topic. Attendees left refreshed, energized and appreciative of the experience.

Freddie Mac

Suneel left our team at Walgreens smarter and ready to innovate.

Former Chief Marketing Officer

Walgreens

Thought-provoking and inspiring. He resonated deeply with our audience.

Global Head of Wealth

Dow Jones

Suneel was a keynote speaker at our most recent #AssetMark #GoldForum conference, and he was incredible! Suneel was able to share key insights from his best selling book “Backable”, while incorporating those insights with his personal experiences. He took time to learn about our business, the great work that financial advisors do for their clients, and made his lessons impactful for the entire audience. We loved his energy, story telling and spirit! Thank you Suneel!!

President

AssetMark

Everyone needs to hear this message. We can all be brokers of ideas and you have to have support to turn those ideas into reality.

Mike Dorsey

The Association of Union Constructors

A master at storytelling. Delivered his personal experiences in a relatable way that captivated us right out of the gates. Left us wanting to hear more and motivated to explore new ideas.

Pete Newcomb

Critical Care

Suneel brought to life the concept of innovation.

Dan Roiter

Deloitte Consulting

Remarkable! Extremely valuable! You ignited discussions that sparked fresh, creative ideas.

Sulema Peterson

SACRS

Deeply memorable and inspiring. Suneel blends science with storytelling in a way I haven't quite seen before. We referred to Suneel's takeaways throughout the event and put them into practice immediately.

CEO

Lighthouse

You exceeded our expectations! When we brought our company together for KnitCon 2022, we wanted a message that would help our people turn inspiration into realization. Like so many companies, success is directly related to how engaged our team is with their goals and one another. You gave everyone practical tools to increase focus, tame distractions, and assure that we have the energy to overcome the inevitable challenges. As a result of your keynote, we are more resilient, engaged and ready to face our rapidly changing world of work.

Engineering Manager

Pinterest

Suneel knocked it out of the park! He was so wonderful to work with and the consensus is he was great. We are hearing a lot of great accolades and people have been citing his keynote takeaways.

Director of Events

AppFolio
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5 out of 5 stars

We brought Suneel in to speak to our portfolio executives and deliver a fresh outlook for leading through chaotic times. We were dazzled from the start and took notes non-stop. The talk was packed with fresh insights and non-obvious takeaways that we could put into practice that same day. I’d highly recommend bringing Suneel to your next leadership event.

Partner, ABS Capital Partners See all references

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