Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Former Google Executive Turned Neuroscientist, Founder of Ness Labs
- Shares practical strategies from neuroscience to help audiences sustain peak mental performance in high-pressure environments
- Demystifies how the brain works under stress and how to leverage this understanding to maintain clarity and resilience
- Author of Tiny Experiments, a book that redefines goal-setting through science-backed changes for lasting habits
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About Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Download ProfileAnne-Laure Le Cunff, PhD, is a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and international speaker who helps leaders and teams navigate uncertainty with confidence. With a unique background that bridges rigorous neuroscience and real-world corporate experience, she equips forward-thinking organizations with science-based strategies to thrive. Anne-Laure began her career at Google, where she led global marketing initiatives for digital health products. After years in the fast-paced tech world, she shifted her focus to neuroscience, earning a PhD in Psychology & Neuroscience to help organizations thrive by teaching them how the brain really works. Her current research explores how curiosity, decision-making, and adaptability shape personal and professional growth.
Exclusively represented by Leading Authorities speakers bureau, she is also the founder of Ness Labs, a research-driven learning platform dedicated to promoting mindful productivity, sustainable performance, and lifelong learning. Through Ness Labs, her writing reaches over 120,000 subscribers via a weekly newsletter, and she supports more than 2,000 students in her online learning community. Drawing from this rich ecosystem of expertise and global engagement, she delivers talks that empower audiences with practical, science-based tools to work smarter, achieve peak performance, and thrive in today’s demanding environments.
With a focus on lifelong curiosity and practical neuroscience, Anne-Laure makes complex ideas accessible to curious minds around the world. She has spoken at global events and institutions including SXSW EDU, Google, Qualcomm, Yelp, Hubspot, WEF, Creative Mornings, and Founders Academy. Offering unparalleled insights into navigating today’s business landscape, her sessions are always tailored to the unique needs of each organization. Anne-Laure offers not just ideas but actionable, evidence-based frameworks that drive results.
Speech Topics
Download TopicsTaking a risk is always a daunting endeavor. In this engaging talk, Anne-Laure Le Cunff unpacks how embracing “tiny experiments” can lead to transformational personal and professional growth by making risk-taking feel safer, more feasible, and grounded in curiosity rather than fear. Drawing from her neuroscience research and entrepreneurial experience, she explores how low-risk, curiosity-driven actions reduce cognitive friction and unlock sustainable behavior change. With practical tools from her book Tiny Experiments, she guides audiences to reframe goal-setting as an adaptive, science-backed learning process. Attendees leave empowered to experiment mindfully, build resilience, and thrive in changing environments.
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