Feelings of disconnection and lack of purpose affect every area of our lives. Cultural and behavioral scientist, Dr. Julia Garcia, has over 15+ years of professional speaking and facilitation experience, specializing in core issues impacting health, relationships and the cultures we are a part of.
Every year, she does more than just speak. Dr. Julia Garcia surveys, studies and builds innovative tools in order to bring evidence-based practices to individual, organizational and community health.
Evidence-based frameworks and interactive experiences for leaders creating cultures of connection and resilience.
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Engaging, evidence-based talks for grade 6-12 students on resilience, identity, and hope.
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Professional development and training for educators and staff who shape the next generation.
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Dr. Julia Garcia meets people where they are at, learns from where they've been, and provides tools to empower them towards where they want to go.
Dr. Julia is an expert in working collectively with small and large groups through her campus tours, educators and advocate trainings, and leadership keynotes for impact entrepreneurs and organizations.
Each keynote is tailored to your organization's context, culture, and leadership challenges. All three are rooted in the same behavioral science framework and delivered with the experiential, trauma-informed approach that makes Dr. Garcia's sessions unlike anything else on a conference program. Available as 45-minute keynotes, 90-minute workshops, or half-day leadership intensives. Virtual, in-person, and hybrid.
The flagship keynote, drawn directly from Dr. Garcia's HarperCollins book. She reframes hope not as optimism or sentiment, but as a measurable, learnable practice — one that gives leaders and teams the tools to stay grounded and purposeful through disruption. Participants leave with a framework they can implement the week they return. Built for CEO summits, annual leadership conferences, and organizational culture resets.
As artificial intelligence reshapes every industry and role, the leaders who will build lasting organizations are the ones who double down on what technology cannot replicate: emotional intelligence, human connection, and purposeful presence. This keynote gives executives and leadership teams a research-backed framework for leading with humanity through rapid technological change — and why that investment compounds over time. Built for tech summits, organizational transformation events, and executive leadership programs.
Disconnection costs organizations billions in turnover, disengagement, and underperformance — and most interventions treat it as a morale issue rather than a structural one. This keynote builds the evidence-based case for belonging as a bottom-line driver, equipping leaders with five concrete, trauma-informed practices to create psychologically safe teams. Built for HR leadership conferences, DEI and culture summits, and people & organizational transformation initiatives.
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