Speaker Biography
Dr. Brynn Winegard is a Harvard-trained neuroscientist, award-winning professor, and keynote speaker on the brain science of peak performance, productivity, and persuasion. Splitting her time between California and Toronto, she speaks at conferences, sales kickoffs, and leadership events across Canada and the United States. She is the author of The Working Brain: Optimize Your Workday Performance (2025) and is represented by National Speakers Bureau.
Dr. Brynn Winegard’s keynote topics
The Working Brain: Peak Mental Performance with the MERIT Framework
Drawing on her recent book The Working Brain, Dr. Brynn shares her science-backed MERIT Framework for peak mental performance: Move (movement, exercise, fitness), Eat (nutrition), Rest (sleep and breaks), Interact (social connection), and Think (mindset). These are the five pillars of resilience, health, and sustainable performance — at work and in life. Audiences leave with a clear, practical operating manual for their own brains.
Ideal for: opening keynotes, leadership summits, wellness and HR programming, association conferences. Audiences absorb the rest of the conference better after this session.
Sample takeaways: how to structure your day, energy, and schedule for sustainably higher motivation; how to thwart burnout using evidence from applied neuroscience; the five daily levers that most improve focus and cognitive performance.
Neuroselling: The Brain Science of Persuasion and Influence
Getting people to believe in you, buy into your ideas, or buy your products means getting the subconscious brain onside. In this high-energy session built for revenue teams, Dr. Brynn reveals her six brain science secrets for increasing influence and persuasiveness — grounded in how the human brain actually makes decisions: socially, emotionally, and largely beneath conscious awareness.
Ideal for: sales kickoffs, sales and marketing conferences, client-facing teams, and any function accountable for growth.
Sample takeaways: how buyers’ brains process a pitch (and what they ignore); six practical techniques for building trust and gaining genuine buy-in; how to structure a conversation for the way decisions are really made.
Neuroleadership: Executive Presence and Interpersonal Influence
For audiences ready to go beyond the basics, Dr. Brynn draws on applied neuroscience, interpersonal neurobiology, and performance physiology to help leaders amplify their influence and cultivate executive presence, using her Touching BACE framework. An optional module covers how to be more influential as a hybrid or virtual leader.
Ideal for: leadership development programs, executive retreats, emerging-leader cohorts.
Sample takeaways: how people perceive leaders in person and on screen; evidence-based habits that build leadership presence; practical ways to increase influence without authority.
What clients say about Dr. Brynn Winegard
“Your session at the recent RBC Insurance Conference received the highest rating of all our sessions! Your message really resonated with the audience… in our formal survey, 88% agreed that they gained insights from your presentation that they can use to optimize their brain and enhance relationships.” — Director, S&D Communications & Events, RBC Insurance
“Everyone was super engaged. You were inspiring and insightful and I heard incredible feedback from your presentation from the team and my director.” — Manager, Global Event Marketing, Scotiabank
“Energy, energy, energy… Your ability to engage the audience by linking your expertise and their needs was exceptional.” — Executive Director, OASBO
“Brynn kept our diverse crowd spellbound with her scientific explanation of brain functioning, coupled with practical approaches for optimizing productivity… her lively, entertaining style kept everyone involved and attentive, even at the end of a long day of meetings.” — VP-HR, High-Growth Silicon Valley Startup
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About Dr. Brynn Winegard
Dr. Brynn Winegard is a Harvard-trained, multiple award-winning professor and expert in business-brain sciences. She completed her formal education in Neuroscience, Psychology, Marketing, and Strategy (HBSc, MBA, PhD), and spent over a decade in corporate business development with companies including Pfizer, Nestlé, Johnson & Johnson, and several of Canada’s major banks. Her faculty roles have included business schools like Toronto Metropolitant University and University of Guelph.
On stage, Dr. Brynn is energetic, funny, and relentlessly practical. She makes brain science accessible to every level of science knowledge, and audiences leave with clear takeaways they can apply the same day — from workday structure to persuasion skills to leadership habits. She is a regular expert commentator on outlets including CTV, BNN Bloomberg, CBC, CityTV, Global, The Globe and Mail, and Maclean’s.
Dr. Brynn is based in California with deep roots in Toronto – she speaks regularly across both Canada and the United States, in person and virtually.
The Working Brain — Dr. Brynn’s book
In 2025, Dr. Brynn published The Working Brain: Optimize Your Workday Performance, a practical guide for professionals on using the latest research in brain science and lifestyle medicine to work better, feel better, and perform sustainably. The book anchors her MERIT Framework keynote and makes an excellent event gift or attendee giveaway.
Frequently asked questions about booking Dr. Brynn Winegard
What does Dr. Brynn Winegard speak about?
The brain science of peak performance, productivity, and workplace wellbeing; the neuroscience of persuasion, influence, and sales; and neuroleadership and executive presence. All sessions are practical, evidence-based, and customized to the audience.
What types of events does she speak at?
Conference keynotes, sales kickoffs, leadership summits, association annual meetings, wellness programming, and workshops — in person and virtual, across Canada and the United States.
Where is Dr. Brynn Winegard based?
She splits her time between California and Toronto. She travels for engagements throughout North America, which keeps travel costs reasonable for both Canadian and US events.
How long are her keynotes?
Her signature keynotes run 45–60 minutes with optional Q&A, and can be extended into half-day workshop formats.
How do I book Dr. Brynn Winegard for my event?
Dr. Brynn Winegard is represented by National Speakers Bureau. Contact us to check her availability, discuss your event goals, and confirm current fees — we’ll respond the same business day.
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