Burnout and Peak Performance Expert, Bestselling Author, Cambridge Social Psychologist
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Erin Stafford has blazed a trail of action-oriented success fueled by trial and error, bold decisions, and unwavering self-confidence. Her figure-it-out mentality has shaped her career journey from being a fledgling public relations intern to a high-powered marketing executive at a hyper-growth company.
Erin Stafford is a multi-faceted, marketing jack-of-all-trades. Her career has stretched from Paris and London to LA and San Diego. As an MTV advertising executive, she’s worked with the world’s biggest brands including Apple, Nike, Coke, and American Express. As a celebrity stylist and fashion journalist, she’s dressed celebs for the Emmy’s, Grammy’s, and Academy Awards, and had her work featured in numerous international publications. As the head of marketing for the biggest healthcare staffing company in the country, Erin Stafford led marketing for the largest deployment of healthcare personnel in history while helping to grow the company by 27x in six years.
In short, Erin Stafford has surrounded herself with some of the most motivated, ambitious, famous overachievers in the world for her entire, diverse career – people at the highest levels of success, but who often think burnout is something that happens to weak people, lazy people, those people, not high achievers like them. Yet leaders in all sectors today are suffering from severe cases of burnout as they struggle to adjust to a post-pandemic world and the pressures it puts on their personal and professional lives.
Using lessons gleaned from her distinct international career and interviews with dozens of high achievers from all walks of life, Erin Stafford shares impactful and inspiring mindset shifts for leaders to move from exhaustion and burnout to kicking ass and thriving again. Ultimately, Erin Stafford helps businesses revitalize their workforce by providing them with tools and tactics to sustain peak performance without burning out. Leaders experience renewed excitement and engagement in their work and personal lives.
Her book, The Type A Trap, outlines a simple five-step process that draws on years of research, interviews with the world’s highest achievers and her own lived experience to help readers recognize burnout before it’s too late, create thriving teams, maximize retention, and be happier, balanced, and more fulfilled.
Ridiculously Easy to Work With
Erin’s job is to make your job easier. She is always on time, doesn’t complain, is prepared and goes to the extra mile to make sure you look like a rock star, your audience is happy and your event is a success.
Super Relatable, No-BS Approach
No clichés, no tricks, no pandering — Erin prides herself on a message that’s transparent and honest while getting to the truth about burnout and peak performance.
Infectious Energy and Dynamic Stage Presence
Erin’s infectious personality and onstage persona draws audiences in and is every bit as captivating as her message itself, creating a can’t-miss experience for every event.
Simple Tactics, Long-Term Results
While Erin’s message is focused on long-term, sustainable success, it’s built on principles that can be implemented in a single day with tremendous and immediate impact.
Expert and Research-Backed Messages
Every technique, mindset shift, and process Erin includes in her message is supported by extensive research and industry expertise.
Bold Ideas Without the Woo-Woo Clichés
Rather than sharing vague messages of general motivation, Erin shares bold ideas, specific traits, mindsets, and processes used by highly successful people to challenge the status quo and generate genuine change.
Vulnerable Yet Entertaining Storytelling
With vulnerable stories and anecdotes ripped from the headlines and her own life, Erin helps audiences feel seen, heard and understood while also laughing along the way.
Next-Level Customization
From the pre-booking call to the kick-off discussion and on-stage experience, Erin ensures her remarks always meet your audience's unique needs.
"Our Independent Business Owners thoroughly enjoyed your talk. Your insights were truly valuable, and we hope they will implement everything they learned. It was a fantastic segment, offering the perfect blend of inspiration and actionable advice!"Alma Macias, Global Events Manager, Sunrider
"Erin's energy and unique tools went straight to the heart of our audience! She presents a toolkit that speaks directly to combating burnout without being overwhelming. Her positivity is captivating and we left hopeful and energized."Gina James, Director of Communications, UAPCS
"You made us look so smart by booking you. Thank YOU for your sincerity and your genuine heart. We were blessed to have you grace our stage."Sev Scaglia, Director, Florida Realtors Association
"I've heard so much positive feedback from our attendees about your presentation—great energy, strong conviction, expert-level knowledge. It was well done. I will be sure to keep you in mind for our future events, and will also spread the word to our business associates and my friends about the level of product and experience you bring to the table."Brendan Rokke, Chief Strategy Officer, Ovation Healthcare
"Thank you so much for a fabulous keynote. It is hard to master engaging on a virtual platform, but you make it look easy! I’ve already gotten so many positive responses about this being exactly what people needed."April Allen, Co-Founder & Partner, Allen & Unger
"Erin was absolutely fantastic to work with. Leading up to our event, she was diligent in understanding our attendees to customize her content for our group. I recognized this as she was speaking, picking up on words and references I'd made during our initial conversations and pulling those thought processes through in her presentation. She was funny, informative and struck the exact tone we needed for our audience. Everyone raved about her post event!"Patrick Crosson, President, ILEA
"Erin's insights were nothing short of remarkable, offering practical strategies and actionable steps that our participants could immediately apply in their own professional lives. What truly sets Erin apart is not only her profound expertise but also her down-to-earth demeanor and unwavering passion for her work in combating burnout in today's demanding world. Her ability to connect with our audience on a personal level was evident, leaving a lasting impact on all those in attendance. Her ability to engage our audience, coupled with her expertise and professional approach, undoubtedly made her keynote one of the highlights of our event."Steven Smith, Executive Director, Utah SHRM
"Energy, Passion, and Impactful. All three words encompass what Erin brought to her session, and more! We could not have been more pleased with how the entire process flowed. From the beginning to end, everything we needed was executed and the end product exceeded any expectations. Thank you for your invaluable experiences and insight!"Chris Walther, Project Manager, Siemens
"Simply inspirational! Erin's message needs to be heard by all leaders. Burnout happens to everyone, and we need to understand the signs and tools to sustain peak performance."Jeff Stewart, Product Manager, National Interstate Insurance Company
"The lessons our team took from Erin’s keynote were invaluable. She gave us tangible ways to recognize burnout in ourselves and in our teams, as well as actionable steps and tools to get out of the burnout cycle and help prevent it from beginning in the future. Erin was great to work with from start to finish, and her passion for her message was clear. This presentation is applicable for everyone – from executive leaders to entry-level team members – and is so engaging that your team will be left feeling energized and ready to make positive changes that have an impact on their work and personal lives."Rachel Anderson, Senior Director of Operations, Northwestern Mutual
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