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Dr. Romie Mushtaq: brainSHIFT to Lead Stronger Teams
Dr. Romie Mushtaq, MD
Leadership, Workplace Culture, & Wellness Expert; Chief Wellness Officer, Great Wolf Resorts
- A leader with a proven track record who creates corporate programs that support cultures of wellness to help people manage stress, build resilience, improve mental well-being, and optimize peak performance
- Advises corporate executives and athletes with research-based insights for overcoming burnout and the stresses of work to perform at the highest levels
- Leads a thought-provoking conversation on the neuroscience of leadership and empowers executives to lead with clarity, empathy, and purpose
- Brings over twenty years of leadership experience in healthcare and organizational wellness to empower executives to lead with empathy, resilience, and purpose
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A board-certified physician, award-winning speaker, and nationally recognized wellness expert, Dr. Romie Mushtaq is on a mission to transform mental health and wellness in the workplace. She founded brainSHIFT Institute and advises Fortune 500 leaders, professional athletes, and global associations on individual and team performance, leadership, and mental health. She combines more than two decades of authority and leadership in neurology, integrative medicine, and mindfulness to deliver cutting-edge programs and create tangible cultural change.
Often called “the hope whisperer,” Dr. Romie Mushtaq breathes purpose into workplace cultures, equipping leaders with the tools to foster compassionate, empathetic, and high-performing teams. She brings her signature energy, interactive style, and scientific expertise to the stage to help audiences assess their mental resilience and leadership potential. Dr. Romie is exclusively represented by Leading Authorities speakers bureau.
With her extensive experience as a physician and corporate wellness leader Dr. Romie is well-positioned to talk to audiences about positive transformation. She is the first chief wellness officer for Great Wolf Resorts, where she spearheads programs and initiatives designed to build a wellness-focused culture for more than 12,000 employees.
What’s more, Dr. Romie has experienced both the highs of success, as well as the lows of burnout and a near-lethal disorder triggered by the stresses of work. These experiences sparked her shift toward mindfulness, meditation, and integrative medicine, which has impacted the lives of more than one million people across the globe.
As one of the faces of the movement toward a new, more effective concept of workplace wellness, Dr. Romie's insights for cultural transformation are cited in the world's leading publications. She has been featured in NBC, CBS, FOX, Forbes, NPR, and Inc., as well as dozens of other national media outlets. Her popular TEDx talk on "The Powerful Secret of Your Breath" has garnered more than 500,000 views. Her book, The Busy Brain Cure: The Eight-Week Plan to Find Focus, Tame Anxiety, and Sleep Again is a national USA Today and Amazon bestseller. Following its release, she was selected to discuss the book in depth for “Talks at Google” — an opportunity presented to only a handful of authors each year.
In addition to being a go-to authority on reworking the workplace using more person-oriented approaches, Dr. Romie is a self-described "STEMinist in Stilettos" who advocates for young girls and women to pursue roles in science, tech, engineering, math, and medicine.
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Bridging the Hope Gap: Building a Resilient, Purpose-Driven Workplace Culture. One of the biggest contributors to stress, burnout, and disengagement in the workplace is the Hope Gap—the disconnection between employees' aspirations and the reality of their daily work. When individuals feel stuck in roles that don’t align with their purpose or can’t see a clear path forward, motivation falters, performance drops and workplace culture deteriorates. In this powerful talk, I’ll help leaders identify and close the Hope Gap, creating environments where employees feel truly valued, engaged, and inspired to do their best work. Drawing on a science-backed framework, I’ll share practical, actionable strategies that leaders can implement to reignite purpose, foster psychological safety, and cultivate a resilient, high-performing workforce.
The Energy Equation: Unlocking Peak Performance & Leadership. As a leader, you are responsible for the energy you bring into the room—your energy sets the tone for your team. In this powerful and transformative talk, Dr. Romie Mushtaq reveals how the highest-performing leaders cultivate the mental clarity, emotional resilience, and focus necessary to sustain peak performance. Dr. Romie, author of the USA Today best-seller The Busy Brain Cure, draws on insights from psychology, neuroscience, and leadership research to demonstrate how managing your energy can directly influence team morale, productivity, and overall success. Through actionable strategies and science-backed tools, she empowers leaders to heal their "Busy Brain" and create the mental and emotional space needed for optimal performance—both for themselves and their teams.
The Neuroscience of Change Management: Leadership Wellness Strategies for Resilience and Peak Performance. Change is inevitable, but how leaders navigate it can make or break an organization. In this dynamic talk, Dr. Romie Mushtaq—board-certified neurologist, wellness expert, and author of The Busy Brain Cure—shares a powerful, science-driven approach to managing change with resilience and clarity. With over 20 years of experience in both healthcare and leadership roles, Dr. Romie brings a unique perspective on the neurological and psychological foundations of adaptability, showing leaders how to tap into their energy and emotional resilience during times of transformation.
Whether you’re dealing with mergers, acquisitions, or shifting industry landscapes, leaders who understand the neuroscience of change are better equipped to drive success, stability, and engagement. Dr. Romie’s four-step framework will empower you to confidently navigate change: Define the chaos, lead with empathy and emotional intelligence, cultivate hope and purpose within teams, and implement mindfulness techniques to boost focus, well-being, and resilience. By focusing on your own energy—and helping others do the same—you’ll turn the challenges of change into opportunities for growth.
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