Eliz Greene

Empower Your Audience with Stress-Proof Success: Elevate Your Event with a Dynamic Speaker and Resilience Expert, Equipping High-Performers to Triumph Over Unavoidable Stress. Redefine Success!

Expert on

  • Stress
  • Leadership
  • Health
  • Associations
  • Resilience
  • Customer Service
  • Corporate Culture

Fee Range

$15,000–$25,000

Travels from

WI, US

Biography

Meet Eliz Greene: A Stress Management Champion for Your Next Event

Imagine surviving a heart attack at just 35 years old while seven months pregnant with twins. Eliz did, and it transformed her into a force to be reckoned with in the world of stress management.

In an awe-inspiring twist of fate, Eliz, only days after her heart stopped and enduring open heart surgery alongside a life-saving cesarean section, held her newborn daughters for the first time. Despite the pain and uncertainty, her overwhelming emotion was contentment. Her priorities came into crystal-clear focus. Eliz knew she’d been granted a second chance at life for a reason, and she was determined to make it count.

For over two decades, Eliz has been on a relentless mission, inspiring and empowering busy individuals to prioritize their heart health. She’s not just another speaker; she’s a dynamic catalyst for transformation. Recognizing stress as a critical yet often overlooked risk factor, Eliz conducted groundbreaking research on job-related stress. From this pioneering work, she developed the Stress-Proof System, a game-changer for safeguarding high-performing individuals from the relentless pressures they face.

Eliz isn’t just a speaker; she’s a best-selling author who consistently delivers cutting-edge insights through her Top Health and Wellness Blog. Her impact extends far and wide, as she’s been recognized as a Top Online Influencer in Stress and Heart Health. With a media presence that’s hard to ignore, she’s graced the screens of CNN, PBS, Lifetime, TNT, and numerous national and local news programs, captivating audiences with her wisdom and passion.

Eliz isn’t just an advocate; she’s a national spokesperson for the American Heart Association, a symbol of resilience, and a recipient of the prestigious Heart Hero Award in 2010. Top-tier organizations like NASA and CVS have harnessed her strategies to combat workplace stress, witnessing remarkable results.

Today, Eliz thrives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, alongside her incredible husband, Clay, and their now-adult daughters. Her story is a testament to the power of resilience and the importance of mastering stress for a healthier, happier life.

Don’t miss the chance to bring Eliz to your event and inspire your audience to transform adversity into triumph. She’s not just a speaker; she’s your secret weapon for a more resilient, empowered, and heart-healthy future. Book Eliz today and watch your audience be transformed!

Speaker Videos

LEADERSHIP AND STRESS MANAGEMENT IN CRISIS AND CHANGE

Stress management is a HARD SKILL essential to success

Performing well under the pressure of crisis, change, or chronic high-stress environments is a critical skill for today’s HR professionals, managers, executives, and business owners.   We cannot eliminate all stress from the workplace, nor should we try. Some stress is natural and necessary; it is what gives us the zing of energy to get things done. So what transforms stress from a motivator to a performance killer?  

Wellness expert Eliz Greene delivers surprising insights and innovative, actionable strategies based on her research on job stress in this interactive, fun, and compelling keynote. This presentation is customized through the Stress Proof Testing Tool which diagnoses the unique set of issues causing stress in the participants’ workplaces and benchmark the results with other organizations in the study.  

Through stories from a wide variety of leaders and employees interviewed during her study and her own experience surviving a heart attack while seven-months pregnant with twins, provides a strategies work and live well in times of overwhelm and uncertainty. She uses humor and engaging activities to show it’s time to:

  • Explore the major causes of stress based on the results of the Stress-Proof Testing Instrument.
  • Examine the impact of overwhelm and uncertainty on performance, culture, and retention.
  • Rewire assumptions about generations and gender to improve teamwork, communication, management, and performance through an engaging exercise.
  • Discover how to manufacture security to combat uncertainty.
  • Utilize a framework to create a team culture strong enough to weather crisis and change.

45 – 70 minute Keynote or 1/2 Day Workshop (can be combined with other programs or a full day seminar)

PURPOSE-DRIVEN CULTURE: OVERCOMING UNCERTAINTY AND OVERWHELM IN AN EVOLVING MARKETPLACE

Why are some organizations bogged down by the stress of change while others are agile and successful in the same environment?  
 
Corporate culture is the reflection of how well the organization deals with overwhelm and uncertainty.

Through her research on job stress, Eliz Greene discovered surprising insights on how stress in high-pressure professions and during change and crisis impacts employee retention and organizational performance.

As an outsider with a research tool collecting anonymous data, she received volumes of unvarnished truth from employees and profound insights into stressors in their organizations.
 
Through stories from a wide variety of leaders and employees interviewed during her study Eliz delves into the often-misunderstood generational differences in the emotional reaction to stressors and why purpose-driven organizations succeed.  In this session:
 
Understand the impact of overwhelm and uncertainty on performance and retention.
Discover how to engage multi-generational employees to work with purpose.
Hear what high performing organizations are doing to innovate and compete for the best talent.
Learn why purpose-driven organizations attract and retain employees.

45 – 90-minute Keynote or 1/2 Day Workshop (can be combined with other programs or a full day seminar)

Perfect for:
Sales Meetings
Leadership Training Events
Association Conferences
Closing Keynote
Patient Conferences
Nursing Conferences
Human Resources Events

Interactive participation may include:
Human pie charts
Post-it exercise
Stress reduction style quiz

STRESS-PROOF LEADERSHIP: HIGH PERFORMANCE UNDER PRESSURE

Ever wonder why some people falter under stress while others shrug it off?

Becoming immune to unavoidable stress is a competitive edge that allows Stress-Proof leaders to propel themselves and their teams to perform under pressure rather than being bogged down by it.
Caring for children or elders, arguing with a colleague, or having a leaky roof can be stressful but chronic high stress-the kind that kills-is caused by overwhelm and uncertainty.

Wellness expert Eliz Greene delivers surprising insights and innovative, actionable strategies based on her research on job stress in this interactive, fun, and compelling keynote. This presentation is customized through the Stress Proof Testing Tool which diagnoses the unique set of issues causing stress in the participants’ workplaces and benchmarks the results with other organizations in the study.  

Through stories from a wide variety of leaders and employees interviewed during her study and her own experience surviving a heart attack while seven-months pregnant with twins, Eliz debunks work-life balance and provides a plan to protect your health, productivity, and sanity under stress.  She uses humor and engaging activities to show it’s time to:

  • Explore the major causes of stress based on the results of the Stress-Proof Testing Instrument.
  • Examine emotional stress triggers to reveal why some people are bogged down by stressful environments while others thrive.
  • Rewire assumptions about generations and gender to improve teamwork, communication, management, and performance through an engaging exercise.
  • Understand different types of stress recovery strategies and identify their own recovery profile using an entertaining activity.
  • Utilize a framework to create a  plan to work well under pressure.
  • Take one step toward being stress-proof by understanding the importance of motivation in behavior change.

45 – 70 minute Keynote or 1/2 Day Workshop (can be combined with other programs or a full day seminar)

Perfect for:
Sales Meetings
Leadership Training Events
Association Conferences
Closing Keynote
Patient Conferences
Nursing Conferences
Human Resources Events

Interactive participation may include:
Human pie charts
Post-it exercise
Stress reduction style quiz
Dancing if appropriate

LEADERSHIP AND STRESS MANAGEMENT FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS

The contagious nature of stress is hardwired.
High performing teams make success contagious too.

Becoming immune to unavoidable stress is a competitive edge that allows Stress-Proof teams to perform under the pressure of change, crisis, and high-stress professions. Caring for children or elders, arguing with a colleague, or having a leaky roof can be stressful but chronic high stress-the kind that kills-is caused by overwhelm and uncertainty.

Wellness expert Eliz Greene delivers surprising insights and innovative, actionable strategies based on her research on job stress in this interactive, fun, and compelling keynote. This presentation is customized through the Stress Proof Testing Tool which diagnoses the unique set of issues causing stress in the participants’ workplaces and benchmarks the results with other organizations in the study.  

Through stories from a wide variety of leaders and employees interviewed during her study and her own experience surviving a heart attack while seven-months pregnant with twins, Eliz debunks work-life balance and provides a plan to protect your health, productivity, and sanity under stress.  She uses humor and engaging activities to show it’s time to:

  • Examine the stressors in the team environment.
  • Combat the contagious nature of stress.
  • Practice stress environment ecology.
  • Perform under high stress,  in crisis, or through change.
  • Celebrate artifacts of growth to connect with organizational purpose.

45 – 70 minute Keynote or 1/2 Day Workshop (can be combined with other programs or a full day seminar)

Perfect for:
Sales Meetings
Employee Training Events
Association Conferences
Closing Keynote
Patient Conferences
Nursing Conferences
Human Resources Events

Interactive participation may include:
Human pie charts
Post-it exercise
Stress reduction style quiz
Dancing if appropriate

STRESS-PROOF YOUR HEART: FORGET ABOUT BALANCE AND GET CLARITY AND A PLAN!

We can’t get rid of all stress, and we wouldn’t want to even if we could.  Our bodies’ natural reaction to stress is what gives us a boost to get the job done, but too much stress decreases brain function, critical thinking and even worse… can cause problems for the heart. 

Stress-Proof Your Heart uncovers the real causes of stress (hint: the answer might surprise you) and provides real-world, immediately implementable strategies to protect your heart.

Recognizing stress as an essential and often under-addressed risk factor, Wellness expert  Eliz Greene conducted a research study on job stress. She will reveal insights into your organization using the results of the survey. Through stories from a wide variety of leaders and employees interviewed during her study and her own experience surviving a heart attack while seven-months pregnant with twins, Eliz debunks work-life balance and provides a plan to protect your health, productivity, and sanity under stress.  She uses humor and engaging activities to show it’s time to:

  • Pinpoint how stress jeopardizes heart health.
  • Explore the major causes of stress based on the results of the Job Stress Survey.
  • Determine your stress recovery personality type (border collie or iguana).
  • Understand how to reduce cortisol levels and protect heart health.

 

25 – 45 minute keynote or virtual presentation (can be combined with other programs for a full day seminar)

 

Perfect for: Employee Wellness Program, Heart Month Event, Community Wellness Event, Go Red for Women Event