Nataly Kogan
A leading expert on emotional fitness and leadership, Nataly Kogan is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and keynote speaker on a mission to activate millions of people to struggle less, thrive more, and embrace their Awesome Human!
Nataly immigrated to the US as a refugee from the former Soviet Union when she was 13 years old. Starting her American life in the projects and on welfare, she learned English by watching Who’s the Boss? on repeat.
She went on to reach the highest levels of success at McKinsey and Microsoft, as a Managing Director at a venture capital fund, and as founder or executive at 5 startups and tech companies.
But after years of chasing a non-existent state of nirvana, Nataly suffered a debilitating burnout that led her to find a new way to live and work.
Nataly is a sought-after international keynote speaker and has appeared in hundreds of media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, TEDx Boston and SXSW.
She is the founder of Happier, Inc. and has worked with hundreds of top companies, teams, and leaders through her Happier @ Work and leadership programs.
Nataly is the author of HAPPIER NOW, GRATITUDE DAILY, and THE AWESOME HUMAN PROJECT and hosts The Awesome Human Podcast that people call their “best-self hour”.
Nataly began painting when she turned 40 and is a self-taught abstract artist. She loves yellow, overuses the word “awesome”, and is the funniest person in her family. (Just ask her husband and daughter, her favorite Awesome Humans.)
THRIVING THROUGH CHANGE
Science-backed blueprint to thrive through adversity
Challenge and change are constant. Struggle is optional.
Change is hard. It brings uncertainty and uncertainty is extremely difficult for the human brain to handle. So the human brain responds by increasing stress and over-focusing on everything that could go wrong, which drains our energy and prevents us from using our fullest capacity to move through change with a sense of purpose and possibility.
In this immediately actionable keynote, Nataly shares her science-backed T.H.R.I.V.E. blueprint for how to use emotional fitness skills to help your brain -- and yourself! -- struggle less so you can thrive and grow through adversity and change.
Key takeaways:
- The neuroscience of change (and why it’s so difficult for the human brain)
- 6 specific strategies to not just make it through, but thrive through change
- Powerful activational questions to move through change with more clarity, compassion, and a mindset of possibility
Embrace Your Awesome Human!
Break free from daily burnout, struggle less and thrive more in work and life!
Emotionally Fit Leadership
Optimize your ability to positively impact other people’s capacity to thrive
The Power of Emotional Fitness @ Work
Science-backed skills to fuel your energy, reduce stress, and handle challenges with greater resilience
Happiness is a Skill
5 science-backed skills to fuel your well-being and joy
The Lens of Meaning
Live and work with greater purpose, fulfillment, and impact
We brought Nataly in for our North America Sales Conference in 2016 when morale was at an all-time low. While a departure from our usual guest speakers -- sales experts -- Nataly was a breath of fresh air. Her passion is truly inspiring! Nataly taught us the practice of gratitude and how to bring happiness into the workplace. She gave us easy tools that enable you to drive your own happiness, regardless of the situation around you. It was a very uplifting afternoon and it was exciting to see the team so energized. To quote one of our employees from that day…”this made me feel like MediaMath cares about us as humans.” After that, Nataly’s work lived on. We started a weekly ritual sharing post-its of what (or who) we were grateful for that week. It became a special tradition for our team every Friday afternoon and was always a positive experience. I would absolutely recommend Nataly. We first met Nataly almost a year ago and have actively implemented practices she taught us to bring more happiness into the workplace. My team calls her their hero.
Media Math
Nataly was the hit of the event. The reviews were fantastic and her message was absolutely perfect. What a delightful, inspirational woman she is.
Women Inspiring Women
Nataly’s accessible and personal approach made it easy for a diverse audience to connect with her message. She dared us to be happier and we are excited for the challenge!
Wentworth Institute of Technology
As the keynote speaker at our biggest event of the year, Nataly immediately captivated our audience of entrepreneurial young professionals. Her witty sense of humor, genuine passion for her work, and real world stories gave us inspiration (and many head nods and laughs!). Her positive energy is infectious, and our audience left feeling ready to take their careers to the next level thanks to her unique advice and words of wisdom. I'd highly recommend her as a speaker at any event.
Young Women in Digital
Nataly has an amazing personal story, and has created an impressive brand based on her believe in making each moment in life matter. Her passion for and belief in the power of happiness is palpable and allows her to connect with her audience in a unique way that provokes them to in turn reflect on how they can bring more happiness into their own lives. The power of Nataly's words continued to resonate within our walls long after she had left the building!
Mullen
Nataly addressed our entire community of 500 students and 100 faculty and did an amazing job. Her message is simple, powerful and thought provoking. We have seen lasting impressions of her message all over campus; stickers she handed out are on our student’s backpacks, “you rock” cards are being passed about, and most impressive, a student created “what makes you happy” board now resides in one of our dorms. She had a great effect on our community.
Tabor Academy
The Awesome Human Project
Happier Now
