Renowned Behavioral Scientist and Positive Psychologist
Dr. Zelana Montminy: Biography at a Glance
- Dr. Zelana Montminy is a renowned behavioral scientist with a unique ability to blend cutting-edge science with real-world insight.
- She has advised hundreds of industry-leading companies and has partnered with a variety of schools and universities on resilience programming. Her clients include Coca-Cola, Estee Lauder, Bank of America, and Capital Group.
- Dr. Zelana brings mental health into the boardroom with clarity and urgency, helping organizations shift from reactive wellness initiatives to proactive, culture-shaping strategies that support emotional resilience and long-term performance.
- Her latest book, Finding Focus, offers a must-read action plan to reclaim your focus, direct your attention, and save your mind in an era of endless distraction.
- In a nonstop world of burnout and distraction, she equips audiences with proven strategies to reclaim their attention, boost productivity, and build sustainable mental clarity—no hacks, no fluff.
- Dr. Zelana gives language to what people are feeling but can’t quite name, helping teams move from exhaustion to empowerment by reconnecting with what it truly means to be human at work.
- Her message goes beyond inspiration, bridging the gap between psychology and everyday life and offering a mindset shift that transforms how individuals lead, collaborate, and thrive in today’s hyperconnected workplace.
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Biography
Dr. Zelana Montminy is more than a behavioral scientist—she’s a relatable guide through the complexities of modern life, blending science with soul to help people cultivate resilience, focus, and emotional well-being. As a mom of three, wife, and businesswoman, she knows firsthand the struggle of balancing it all in an overstimulated world—and she brings that raw honesty to everything she shares. Through deeply personal storytelling and actionable tools, Dr. Z connects with her audience in a way that feels like a conversation with a trusted friend. Whether partnering on meaningful campaigns or offering expert insights, she delivers content that resonates, inspires, and drives real engagement. If you're looking to collaborate with a thought leader who knows how to reach hearts and minds alike—Dr. Z is it.
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The Attention Revolution: Why Focus Is Your Greatest Untapped Advantage
Everyone’s talking about burnout, distraction, and tech overload, but few are connecting the dots between attention, identity, and emotional well-being. This keynote offers a bold new take: focus isn’t just a time-management skill. It’s a form of self-trust. With a mix of behavioral science and cultural critique, this talk reveals how attention is quietly shaping everything from creativity to confidence and gives audiences the tools to reclaim it. It’s not more hacks. It’s a wake-up call to get intentional and how.
Resilience Over Hustle: Why Mental Agility Outperforms Effort
We’ve been told to try harder, do more, and “bounce back.” But what if the real work is knowing when to pause, recalibrate, and redirect? This talk debunks outdated notions of resilience and introduces a new model rooted in mental flexibility and nervous system regulation. Audiences will learn how to stay grounded when things get unpredictable and why real resilience has less to do with grit and more to do with what we pay attention to under pressure. It's a smarter way forward for leaders, parents, and anyone navigating change.
Burnout Isn’t Inevitable - It’s a Focus Crisis
What if burnout isn’t just about doing too much but about doing too much without clarity? This talk exposes the hidden cognitive cost of constant context-switching and emotional overload. Most burnout advice is about time management. This is about bandwidth: what’s draining it, and how to take it back. Audiences will leave with a new vocabulary for protecting their mental energy and building systems of recovery that actually work.
Clarity in the Noise: The New Edge of Leadership
Leadership development has focused too long on vision, grit, and communication, but the real differentiator now is clarity. This keynote reframes modern leadership through the lens of attention: how to filter chaos, lead with focus, and create psychological space for teams to think deeply and act wisely. It’s not about being louder in a noisy world. It’s about being clearer. This is a new kind of leadership literacy, one that speaks to high-stakes environments, evolving cultures, and human-centered strategy.
CareerCulture by Design: Focus, Belonging, and the Future of Work
Forget perks and slogans. Culture lives in the daily experience of attention. This talk introduces a radical shift: the way we structure focus in the workplace directly impacts belonging, psychological safety, and performance. With research-backed insights and practical strategies, this session helps leaders and teams redesign their culture around clarity, not chaos. It's what the best workplaces of the future will get right.
The Mental Health Crisis on Campus: Attention, Identity & the Fight to Feel Real
Mental health conversations on campus are everywhere, but this talk goes deeper, uncovering the root crisis behind the crisis: fractured attention, identity confusion, and the emotional fragmentation of growing up online. Rather than surface-level solutions, this session helps students, faculty, and caregivers understand the internal disorientation young people are facing and what it takes to help them come home to themselves. It’s vulnerable, research-informed, and urgently needed.
