More than inspiration—fresh thinking and practical insights that last long after the applause.
The Future of Resilient Leadership
Lead From Your Chair with Resilience, Equanimity, and Impact
Relentless change and invisible loads are draining us, at home and work.. In this energizing keynote, gerontologist and master coach Barbara Waxman shows how to become your own Chief Energy Officer—building durable capacity, equanimity, and focus. Grounded in research from leadership, longevity, and optimal performance, Barbara explains how to navigate during times of transition enabling her audiences to leave with tools and feeling prepared to face what life has in store..
New age, new stage—a practical guide to the modern midlife.
Gerontologist and life-stage expert Barbara Waxman makes the case for Middlescence—the newest phase of adult development emerging from today’s demographic shifts—and shows how naming it unlocks agency. This keynote replaces outdated myths with a clear lens and simple practices to redesign roles, align choices with values, and amplify energy for a flourishing second half of life.
From metrics to meaning: energy, connection, purpose, and mindset in practice
Longer lives become an opportunity when you have a way to navigate them. In this keynote, Barbara brings together her coaching methodology, the Seven Lifestyle Levers™ Assessment, and her Middlescence and Thirdspan frameworks to create the Longevity Lifeplan™—a human, science-informed approach that links what matters most to your next right steps. Participants walk away with a living roadmap they’ll return to again and again, carrying momentum well beyond the event.
