SPEAKING & WORKSHOPS

The talk your team will actually remember.

Dr. Ashley Bryant is a licensed professional counselor, TEDx speaker, and mental health subject matter expert at Cornell University. She helps organizations turn mental health awareness into operational strategy.

Dr. Ashley Bryant — professional speaking brand portrait

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Dr. Ashley Bryant — full-body professional portrait

ABOUT

Clinician. Researcher. Founder. Your next keynote.

For over 15 years, Dr. Ashley has helped organizations create workplaces where people don’t just survive — they actually thrive. Not through toxic positivity or surface-level wellness programs, but through real, messy, brave conversations about mental health and what it really takes to show up as both human and leader.

As a Mental Health Subject Matter Expert at Cornell University, she bridges science and strategy. As the founder and CEO of LeadDash, she built the HIPAA-compliant platform mental health professionals actually needed. Her P.U.L.S.E. Framework® gives organizations a blueprint for employee well-being and productivity.

15+

YEARS CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

100+

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

3

STATE LICENSES

18+

YEARS IN MENTAL HEALTH

THE APPROACH

Here’s the real talk.

What I won’t promise you

  • That positive thinking will fix your workplace culture
  • That one workshop will eliminate burnout
  • Generic advice that sounds good but doesn’t actually work

What I will give you

  • Tools that work — based on real psychological principles, not feel-good fluff
  • Permission to be human while still being professional
  • A framework that meets people where they are
  • The courage to have the conversations everyone’s avoiding

KEYNOTE TOPICS

Talks that move organizations from awareness to action.

Each session is customized for your audience. These are starting points — not scripts.

01

Breaking the Burnout Cycle

Mental health strategies for high-achieving teams. This session equips leaders with evidence-based tools to recognize and address burnout before it derails their best people.

HR & Leadership

02

Mental Health as a Productivity Driver

How fostering well-being leads to organizational success. This talk gives leaders the language and tools to make mental health a strategic priority — not a liability.

Corporate & Executive

03

The P.U.L.S.E. Framework®

A blueprint for employee well-being and productivity. Drawing from her work in disability inclusion, Dr. Ashley shows how to build systems that honor neurodiversity and hit your metrics.

Wellness

04

Inclusion Beyond Compliance

Creating a workplace that actually thrives. This session equips leaders with the tools to lead with empathy and resilience, and understand how trauma impacts teams.

Conferences & Summits

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