Happiness Tripwires — Book Joelle Kaufman to Speak
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Happiness Tripwires

Connected teams win in the age of AI. Build one on purpose.
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Why book it

Your people leave changed, not just entertained.

Most keynotes are forgotten by the coffee break. This one hands your audience a tool they use Monday morning: a simple, science-backed way to build the connection that drives performance, keeps their best people, and holds a team together under the pressure of AI.

And they don't just hear it. In four seconds, on their feet, they feel their own stress drop, the kind of moment a room is still talking about at dinner.

The talk

Small moments that drive outsized performance.

A happiness tripwire is a small moment of connection, deliberately planted, that anticipates a need and fires automatically. It is the most underused lever a leader has on how people perform, heal, and stay. This keynote gives your audience the science, the practice, and the reason connection is the human edge in the age of generative AI.

This isn't theory. Joelle built these moments through her own cancer year, which became one of the happiest of her life, and across twenty-five years leading teams to record results with the lowest regretted attrition. Proven in a hospital and in a boardroom.

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What your audience leaves with
A tool

A three-part test to design a happiness tripwire for anyone they lead.

A feeling

A live experience of the biology. The whole room measurably relaxes, on cue.

A method

A connection-first way to lead people, and agents, through pressure.

A question

One thing to bring to every AI rollout in their company.

Joelle turned the worst year of her life into one of her happiest. The science behind it is the same science that makes teams perform.
Formats

Built for your room.

Mainstage keynote · 45–60 min Half-day team workshop Virtual & fireside

Every talk is tailored to your theme, your audience, and the outcome you need on the day.

Also available: Crushing Curveballs — Transforming Problems into Possibilities. A mindset keynote on turning the unexpected into advantage. Ideal as a second session or a conference opener.

Booked for

Rooms where the stakes are real.

Leadership summits Sales kickoffs Marketing leadership Future-of-work & AI tracks Patient experience Women's leadership
The credentials

Twenty-five years of proof, on and off the stage.

25%
lower risk of dying for patients with strong social support (87-study meta-analysis).
r = .37
the link between believing help is there and work performance, a large effect across 604 studies.
$154B
the yearly cost of workplace loneliness to U.S. employers.
Best-selling author, Crushing the Cancer Curveball TEDx speaker $4B CMO & CRO Host, Kicking Cancer's Ass
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What audiences say
“This was an amazing workshop. I left feeling happier, and like I had a simple plan to actually embrace and celebrate the small bits of joy that often go overlooked.”
J. Young, Chief
“Joelle shared contagious energy on an important topic for all marketers and brand-builders. Enjoyed it a lot.”
Lauren G., Zuora
“Love her storytelling style. She weaves in the points but keeps your attention.”
K. Murphy, Chief
“Very relatable and actionable content. So helpful in reminding me of the tools I have to find my way.”
A. Gerlach, Chief
Audience feedback

The numbers, verified.

100%
found it valuable
92%
would see her again
100%
of clients would rehire
94%
call it engaging

Measured by Talkadot.

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