Inspiring, practical, and actionable
SPEAKING + WORKSHOPS
Helping busy leaders, teams, and audiences create more balance, stress less, and be their best—both at work and at home.
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All while performing even better
Do you want a healthier work-life balance, to better navigate your workload and daily stressors, and prioritize your well-being and mental health?
There is a better way to approach how we work, live, and lead.
Heavy workloads, constant stress, and the pressure to perform—along with family and personal responsibilities—often leave people feeling overwhelmed, spread thin, and struggling to focus on what truly matters, both at work and at home. This takes a toll on our well-being and mental health, impacts relationships, and ultimately hurts performance. And life is too short to be so darn busy!
let me help you
If this sounds like you, I’d love to help you create more balance in your lives and as leaders through a keynote, presentation, or workshop. Imagine having the time and energy to excel at work, enjoy your personal life, be present with the people who matter most—and take care of yourself too, even with all the demands.
STACEY OLSON
engages audiences with relatable stories, refreshing insights, and simple, practical, and actionable strategies. She draws on her personal journey from burning out to becoming more balanced, happier, and successful, along with her training, years of coaching professionals, and her book, Your Balanced and Bold Life: Work Less, Live More, and Be Your Best. Helping others take back control of their days, calm their busy minds, and be there for others while making themselves a priority too—so they can have more time, energy, and presence for what really matters.
Psst . . . The bold is the courage part!
Organizations I’ve had the pleasure to Work With
“She shared vulnerable personal experiences that resonated deeply with our team, making the training both relatable and impactful.”
Jessica Yelland
Human Resources Manager, SaskTel
We had the pleasure of partnering with Stacey Olson for a training session on work-life balance. Her professionalism was evident throughout the entire process. She shared vulnerable personal experiences that resonated deeply with our team, making the training both relatable and impactful. Her presentation was well thought out, interactive and inspiring. It was truly wonderful to collaborate with Stacey, I would highly recommend her services.
“Stacey took the time to understand our needs, expectations, and key focus areas. She delivered a very engaging, informative, and professional session.”
Stacey was the utmost professional from the very first time we made contact. She took the time to understand our needs, expectations, and key focus areas. She delivered a very engaging, informative, and professional session. Stacey even provided us with additional time to meet virtually for a follow-up session to provide supporting information and answer any questions the Team Leaders had. She provided our Team Leaders with the foundation to support their ability to create a better work/life balance.
Rodney
Chief Executive Officer
“Her delivery was engaging, easy to follow, and deeply personable, leaving the audience inspired and motivated.”
Corliss Rassyle
Owner of Corliss Co. Consulting Inc. and LEAD Conference Canada
Stacey Olson has been a speaker at both and in person and virtual event I hosted (LEAD Conference Canada), and it is my pleasure to share this recommendation. Right from the pre-planning phase, she was organized, collaborative, and fully supportive of the agenda, helping us align her presentation with our event's overall objectives. Her delivery was engaging, easy to follow, and deeply personable, leaving the audience inspired and motivated. Most importantly, Stacey provided actionable steps to ensure real, transformational change. She truly made a meaningful impact, and I highly recommend her as an empowerment speaker.
Her delivery was engaging, easy to follow, and deeply personable, leaving the audience inspired and motivated.
Senior Leader, Provincial Government
Stacey Olson has been a speaker at both and in person and virtual event I hosted, and it is my pleasure to share this recommendation. Right from the pre-planning phase, she was organized, collaborative, and fully supportive of the agenda, helping us align her presentation with our event's overall objectives. Her delivery was engaging, easy to follow, and deeply personable, leaving the audience inspired and motivated. Most importantly, Stacey provided actionable steps to ensure real, transformational change. She truly made a meaningful impact, and I highly recommend her as an empowerment speaker.”
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Stacey was engaging, relatable and offered a compelling case for why making our well-being
Senior Leader
Provincial Government
a priority drives performance, offering simple and practical tools for our daily lives. She is one of the best speakers we've had in recent years.”
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Stacey was engaging, relatable and offered a compelling case for why making our well-being
Senior Leader, Provincial Government
a priority drives performance, offering simple and practical tools for our daily lives. She is one of the best speakers we've had in recent years.”
Negroni is incredibly organized. We couldn't have elevated our brand without her.”
Jen Olmstead,
Tonic Site Shop
It was such an incredible experience working with Negroni — highly recommend it!
Hugo Lawrence,
Oatly CEO
Engaging, high-impact experiences—delivered in person or virtually.
keynote, speaking + workshop options
Stacey brings a fresh perspective, strong facilitation, and an easy-going, engaging approach to help spark positive, lasting change.
Below are six different options, all sharing similar key messages on work-life balance, well-being, boundaries, priorities, saying no, and more—each delivered through a distinct lens and focus.
Any keynote, speaking presentation, or workshop is also tailored to align well with your conference theme or team's biggest challenges and needs.
Signature Workshop + Program
The BALANCED
LEADER
TM
This is for busy leaders and teams who want to create more balance, stress less, and perform at a high level. The intention? To shift your starting place from being a "busy or burned-out leader" to a Balanced Leader. In the workshop, we'll dive deeper into interactive exercises and tools to explore mindset, values, boundaries, priorities, saying no, stress and overwhelm, communication, leading by example, and more. The specific focus areas and exercises will be tailored to your unique needs and challenges.
You’ll learn how to take back control of your days and focus on what really matters, calm your busy mind and enjoy your days more, and be there for others while making yourself a priority too. Participants increase their self-awareness, shift their perspective, and learn practical tools and strategies to create healthier work-life balance, better navigate daily demands and workload, and reduce stress and overwhelm. We also explore how to lead others more effectively in these areas—setting the tone for a more sustainable way of working.
The Balanced Leader™ can also be delivered as a keynote depending on the audience and event. It's also offered as a group coaching experience for more individual and personalized support.
Balance with Business
Create a Business That Fits Your Life—Not a Life That Fits Your Business.
Feeling stretched thin and overwhelmed by the demands of running your small business? You’re not alone. Being a small business owner, consultant, or contractor comes with unique challenges—long hours, unpredictable schedules, wearing all the hats, mental pressure, and constant client demands. If we’re not careful, those pressures can leave little room for our family, personal time, or caring for our well-being and mental health. In this inspiring and practical session, we'll explore what it looks like to build a healthier balance in business—and define success in a way that fits the life you truly want. You’ll learn how to set boundaries to protect your time and energy, get clearer on your real priorities (and what matters less), manage stress, and stay calm and present—even in a fast-paced, client-driven world. You’ll leave feeling empowered to take back control of your days, stop trying to do it all, and focus on what truly matters—so your business fits your life, instead of consuming it.
speaking presentation
Leaders and employees are looking for a better way to work—one that supports their work-life balance, well-being, and ability to perform at a high level.
But you're also continually expected to do more with less. So how is this even possible?
There’s growing evidence that working less can make us more effective. When we give our minds and bodies time to recharge—and make space in our days for what really matters (not just doing more)—we not only feel better, we make better decisions about how we use our time.
Our happiness and well-being aren’t separate from performance—they drive it. When we’re burned out, stretched too thin, and constantly stressed, we’re less focused, less productive, and less resilient.
When we feel better, we perform better. Leaders and employees are healthier and more engaged, which increases job satisfaction, retention, and other bottom-line benefits. It’s a more sustainable—and enjoyable—way to work, lead, and live.
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100%
rated they are likely to do something different as a result
90%
2025 attendee feedback gathered by
“Stacey was engaging, relatable and offered a compelling case for why making our well-being a priority drives performance, offering simple and practical tools for our daily lives. She is one of the best speakers we've had in recent years.”
Senior Leader,
Provincial Government
“The conference feedback has been great and your presentation received very high ratings. Thanks so much for presenting and being such an important part of the conference (and I'm just starting into your book and loving it).”
Organizer,
Women In Mining Conference
“The entire session was so valuable for me and our team. It has been a very busy year and even just the reminder to take some time and think about these things is so important and often forgotten when times are busy.”
Vice-President,
Financial Institution
Negroni is incredibly organized. We couldn't have elevated our brand without her.”
Jen Olmstead,
Tonic Site Shop
It was such an incredible experience working with Negroni — highly recommend it!
Hugo Lawrence,
Oatly CEO
Jessica Yelland
Human Resources Manager, SaskTel
We had the pleasure of partnering with Stacey Olson for a training session on work-life balance. Her professionalism was evident throughout the entire process. She shared vulnerable personal experiences that resonated deeply with our team, making the training both relatable and impactful. Her presentation was well thought out, interactive and inspiring. It was truly wonderful to collaborate with Stacey, I would highly recommend her services.
“Stacey took the time to understand our needs, expectations, and key focus areas. She delivered a very engaging, informative, and professional session.”
Stacey was the utmost professional from the very first time we made contact. She took the time to understand our needs, expectations, and key focus areas. She delivered a very engaging, informative, and professional session. Stacey even provided us with additional time to meet virtually for a follow-up session to provide supporting information and answer any questions the Team Leaders had. She provided our Team Leaders with the foundation to support their ability to create a better work/life balance.
Rodney
Chief Executive Officer
“Her delivery was engaging, easy to follow, and deeply personable, leaving the audience inspired and motivated.”
Corliss Rassyle
Owner of Corliss Co. Consulting Inc. and LEAD Conference Canada
Stacey Olson has been a speaker at both and in person and virtual event I hosted (LEAD Conference Canada), and it is my pleasure to share this recommendation. Right from the pre-planning phase, she was organized, collaborative, and fully supportive of the agenda, helping us align her presentation with our event's overall objectives. Her delivery was engaging, easy to follow, and deeply personable, leaving the audience inspired and motivated. Most importantly, Stacey provided actionable steps to ensure real, transformational change. She truly made a meaningful impact, and I highly recommend her as an empowerment speaker.