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Keynote Speaker & Facilitator
Take your event to the next level

Looking for an energetic and engaging professional speaker to elevate your event and inspire your audience to take action? You’re in the right place. Sarah McGuinness is an established keynote speaker and facilitator, who brings a unique blend of authenticity, deep expertise, and relatable, honest storytelling to every engagement.

She is one of New Zealand’s leading workplace wellbeing experts and is a recognised mental health speaker. Her burnout story has been featured extensively across New Zealand media, establishing her as a renowned burnout prevention advocate in New Zealand.

Whether it’s a conference event, leadership day, or team-building session, Sarah is here to inspire real change and foster solid connections within your team.

Tailored content for leaders and teams

Sarah can cover a wide range of topics, from her popular keynote on her lived experience with burnout to her regular workshops focused on leaders.

Her workshops also translate well for teams of all levels, looking to foster connection and better support each other in today’s complex and challenging work environment, and to individuals looking for ideas on how to take care. She takes a ‘life by design’ approach, sharing valuable insights on the realities of midlife, common challenges, and tried-and-true practical tips.

With qualifications in psychology, communications, fitness and workplace training and assessment, Sarah can tailor a session that meets the specific needs of your people.

You can book directly with Sarah, or via Celebrity Speakers.

Discover the difference:

Conferences
Sarah's captivating storytelling and expert, bite-sized insights inspire audiences to reflect on their own wellbeing and take steps that last long after the session. Her sessions are engaging, interactive and focused on real life.
Team building
Teams benefit from Sarah's engaging facilitation, focused on fostering stronger connections, psychological safety, enhanced communication, and a shared sense of purpose within the team.
Leadership development
Sarah's practical insights into leadership development, workplace wellbeing, and breaking burnout culture enables leaders to unlock performance, navigate change and build a positive organisational environment.

TRUSTED BY COMPANIES AND EVENTS INCLUDING:

Details
Workshops can be tailored to fit your needs:
Workshops are typically 60 - 90mins, but can be as short or as long as you need.
Online or in-person. Sarah has expertise in making both engaging!
There's no limit on group size - Sarah has worked with groups of 6 to conference rooms of 800+.
The workshop content is an invitation for people to take what resonates with them. It will also be tailored to your sector’s unique challenges, alongside your culture and any existing initiatives.
ROW - great feedback
Janelle Somerville
RealNZ
Chief People Officer

I did want to drop a line through to say a huge thank you for your time and the session with us, after you left we ended up discussing the topic until well after 6pm and it was just awesome. The whole team took so much from it and really valued your time – thank you so, so much. Worth absolutely every cent.

ROW - great feedback
Workshop participant
University of Canterbury

That was the best professional development opportunity I have attended since starting here at UC. The quality of the content and the delivery was exceptional. A significant reflection moment for me about many concepts covered, it really was amazing – having openly experienced a ‘spectacular burn out’ myself last year I just milked that whole presentation yesterday for the golden messages kind of moment it was…self care practices not being luxuries, the shadow of a leader, healthy caring…I could go on and on!

ROW - great feedback
Petrina Austin
J Ballantyne & Co Ltd

Well you did an absolutely brilliant job. We were delighted with how it went and feedback so far has been very, very positive. Thank you for truly listening and considering our requirements and getting it right for our audience. We loved working with you.

John Bradbury
EMA
People Experience Growth Advisor

I wanted to thank you all for making last week’s webinar such a success. I have had feedback from numerous people, both in the EMA and outside (including my partner who is a mental health professional). This unprompted feedback has all been positive, so all very welcome! The different perspectives and examples you brought resonated and different people picked out different comments or suggestions from the webinar. For me the webinar it had the great vibe of a group of friends having a good quality conversation, with professional expertise, practical examples and humour.  Which is a great way into getting business owners and managers to think about how they can help address these important issues, as well as helping us all individually. Thanks again. It is the EMA’s most viewed webinar by some way for last year.

Katherine Swan
Randstad
Country Director

Your presentation was perfect for what I was hoping to achieve, and the team and I appreciated and learnt from your storytelling and vulnerability – thank you.

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All sessions are grounded in psychology and evidence-based practice alongside real-world stories to keep it relevant. Sarah’s style combines authentic relatability with deep expertise and relatable storytelling. 

Inspire your team today: Fill out the enquiry form above or contact us.

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