Speaker
Sherri Snelling is a dynamic keynote speaker bringing a unique blend of expertise as a corporate gerontologist, the power of storytelling and occasional humor to her speeches and presentations. As a frequently sought speaker for corporate events, conferences and thought leadership panel discussions, Sherri engages and inspires audiences.
Areas of Expertise:
- Wellness and Life-Balance
- Caregiving
- Aging Well
- Women and Wellness
- Brain health and Alzheimer’s
- Happiness Psychology
- Finding Inner Strength
- Workplace Trends
Topics
Me Time Monday – Finding Life Balance by Investing in Your Personal Joyconomy
Despite the overwhelming amount of information on how to achieve well-being, each year studies show we are less happy and less healthy. We can blame pandemics, politics and other societal problems but there is no cleanse diet, meditation app or exercise plan that can solve a life out of balance. How do you find your equilibrium? Sherri shows the audience how to combine neuroscience and nature and invest time (not money) in things that have meaning and bring joy to life.
Sharing trends and psychology behind green exercise, blue wellness, musical menus, sonic seasoning and pink noise, Sherri uses her gerontology background to show you how to age well throughout life and will take you through the lessons from her new book, “Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life.”
The audience will learn fun, small ways to “Marie Kondo your life” and get your life-balance back by investing in your personal Joyconomy:
- How to achieve 7 ways to wellness that can be done in 7 minutes in 7 days
- How to forget FOMO and find Flow and JOMO (joy of missing out)
- How to crack the anxiety code and regain mastery and control over life
- How to harness your four feel-good hormones
- How to experience find neuro-happiness through nature
The Sandwich Generation Juggling Act – Balancing Children, Career and Caregiving
More than 24 million Americans and 1 in 3 employees are “sandwiched” between caring for children still at home and older parents or grandparents. These Sandwich Generation caregivers are part of Gen C – Generation Caregiver – that is now impacting four generations at work: Gen X, Millennials, Boomers and Gen Z.
Sherri is a national expert on family caregiving and how to improve physical and emotional health by practicing simple self-care techniques. She is the former chairman of the National Alliance for Caregiving and has served in caregiving advisory roles for the White House, the CDC, CMS, National Institute on Aging and numerous Fortune 1000 companies and age-tech and care-tech start-ups.
The audience will learn:
- How to cope with anxiety and guilt caring for younger and older generations at the same time using the seven A’s of caregiving
- How to tap into outside resources in the workplace and communities for support
- How to create a Social Convoy personal caregiving team for physical and emotional health and a care corps to help you find the breaks you need
- How to create a simple self-care plan to banish burnout, anxiety and depression and find balance and silver linings while caregiving
- How to balance age-tech solutions for your loved one and a digital detox for you
How Brain Health and Hormones Drive Our Success and Happiness In Life
When it comes to health, we know much more about the neck down than the neck up. Learning more about how our brains work and how sleep, nutrition, relationships and our environments affect our brain health is the next frontier in wellness. We also want to learn how to possibly prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s later in life. Multisensory spaces and experiences are essential whether at home or at work.
Sherri, a noted brain health and Alzheimer’s expert, takes the audience on a virtual neuroscience and nature tour that bring happiness and success to life. Sherri was honored as the #4 Most Influential Person Online about Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by Sharecare, the health expert site created by Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen, and has served as an advisor and consultant to the Alzheimer’s Association and UsAgainstAlzheimer’s organizations.
The audience will learn:
- How to create neuro-happiness using the four feel-good hormones of oxytocin, serotonin, endorphins and dopamine
- How to cross-train the brain through brain health exercises not brain games
- Why sleep, relationships, green exercise, biophilic home and office design and experiencing awe may help prevent Alzheimer’s and dementia
- How mastering better brain health supports success in life
New Workplace Social Contracts: How to Create Workforce Well-Being
Post-pandemic seismic shifts are happening in the nation’s workplaces including caregiving that is impacting almost all ages of workers ranging from traditional child care to elder care support. We are also more in tune with our physical and mental health needs and want a flex and control model in our work-life. Sherri provides insights into the new social contracts at work: Care, Time, Trust, Greenspaces and God from her new book, “Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life.”
Sherri is a corporate gerontologist with a master’s certification from the MIT Sloan School of Management on “Shaping the Workplaces of the Future” and uses the principles of happiness psychology and WELL Building Institute standards to consult with employers on creating well workplaces. She has been conducting employer-sponsored educational caregiver wellness workshops and webinars for employees for more than 10 years.
The audience will learn:
- How to address issues such as workplace loneliness
- How to influence and create a caring culture at work
- How to curb your anxiety and master your life-work balance
- How to use biophilic office design to create workplace wonderlands that support emotional health
More Speaking Topics
Popular Speaking Topics from “Me Time Monday” Book
Keynote Speaker – Past Clients
Client Testimonials
“We wanted to thank you for creating such a dynamic and impactful event. Thank you for sharing your expertise with our people in an impactful and personal way. Employees appreciated the enthusiastic and approachable manner in which you shared your knowledge. The event clearly resonated with employees as over 1,350 participated in the event across the US. Thus far, survey feedback has been overwhelming positive with 90% of participants indicating they were satisfied with the overall experience and 97% indicating that they were satisfied with your knowledge of the topic. Some of the more memorable comments include:
“Dealing with aging parents is very challenging and fraught with emotion. these programs are very helpful.”
“[Speaker was] Very knowledgeable on the subject as well as speaking from a place of first hand experience with her own parent.”
“The speaker was well versed in the subject and was open to sharing her experiences. She made me aware of my interactions with my father and how to better communicate with him.”
Thank you again for helping to create such a successful event.”
-Michelle Lise – Human Capital Management Division, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
“I can’t thank you enough for the recent Live Webinars and events you have done for our members – the audience response was overwhelming and the survey scores are showing how satisfied and highly engaged they were. Especially touching was your Webinar with Dan Gasby and B. Smith about Alzheimer’s – we had comments that said viewers were brought to tears but also uplifted in your comments and advice. And, the Virtual Home Makeover Event was a huge success! We have so many people saying they are clicking on our Web site for the AARP Tool Kit for the HomeFit Program which you referenced throughout your virtual tour. Thanks for your positive energy, enthusiasm and for guiding our members to see there is help out there for caregivers . . . Liz and I love working with you.”
—Anne Jacoby, Director of Online Programs – AARP
“Thank you again for being a great keynote speaker at our Annual Caregiver Expo. The feedback I heard from the audience was full of great comments. For me, the moment in your talk when everyone in the audience hugged each other based on your tip that we all sometimes need a hug – it was amazing and the emotional outlet we all needed.”
—Toula Wooten, Director of the National Caregiver Expo
“Thank you for your talk at our recent Women’s Conference. I had an audience member say your insights and comments show how well you understand the challenges of caregivers and how to help them. My wife who attended the event said this was her favorite session of the day and your presentation was really powerful. Thanks for all you do.”
––Bob Beitcher, CEO – Motion Picture & Television Fund
“Thank you for making the launch of our StarLife program to support our employees in their caregiving journey a great success. Your keynote talk was exceptional and helped our employees understand they are not alone and what resources we have now to help them. We’d love to have you back for ongoing events to keep our employees engaged in this great program.”
—Tom Mais – StarLife Program Director – Astellas
“Your Caregiver Wellness keynote was the talk of this year’s Women’s Conference – it made me so proud that you are one of our alumni! I saw so many people lined up to get your book I didn’t have a chance to catch you – so THANK YOU!”
— Danielle Stinson, Director of the USC Women’s Conference
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