Elizabeth Markle
Founding Executive Director, Open Source Wellness and “Community As Medicine;” Community Mental Health Professor, California Institute of Integral Studies
Dr. Elizabeth Markle delivers high-energy, interactive keynotes that don’t just inform — they transform. A trailblazing psychologist, professor, and TEDx speaker, she is pioneering “Community As Medicine,” proving that true change happens through connection, not willpower alone. As Co-Founder of Open Source Wellness, she blends science, storytelling, and immersive experiences to tackle burnout, psychological safety, and thriving workplace cultures. Audiences leave not only inspired but deeply connected, energized, and equipped with real-world tools for lasting change.
Under $25,000
Dr. Elizabeth Markle is a licensed psychologist, writer, researcher, thought leader, and visionary keynote speaker reshaping how we think about health, wellbeing, and organizational culture. As the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Open Source Wellness, Dr. Markle has pioneered the "Community As Medicine" approach, delivering transformative results for individuals, communities, and systems nationwide.
With a blend of scientific rigor, heartfelt storytelling, and dynamic experiential facilitation, Dr. Markle takes audiences on a journey of profound insight and collective discovery. Her work bridges the gap between academic insight and lived experience, offering practical strategies to uplift human connection, enhance team vitality, and reimagine systems.
Dr. Markle is a Professor of Community Mental Health at California Institute of Integral Studies, training clinicians to design and deliver trauma-informed, culturally-affirmative, and impactful mental health programs in collaboration with communities. Whether addressing frontline healthcare workers, executives, or community leaders, Dr. Markle inspires and equips audiences to create thriving cultures of connection and purpose.
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Community Culture: Restoring Joy, Purpose, and Connection at Work
Across industries, professionals are feeling exhausted, disconnected, and disillusioned. The solution isn’t just better policies or wellness initiatives — it’s something deeper and more transformative: Community Culture.
In this powerful and experiential keynote, Dr. Elizabeth Markle reveals how fostering a culture of connection, authenticity, and psychological safety can revitalize teams, reduce burnout, and create workplaces where people thrive. By blending human-centered leadership with actionable strategies, she guides organizations toward a new paradigm — one where joy, purpose, and collective care become the foundation of a healthier, more vibrant workplace.
Key Takeaways:
- How to create a culture of psychological safety and authentic connection
- Strategies to reduce burnout and restore meaning in work
- Designing workplaces that prioritize wellbeing, trust, and collaboration
- Harnessing the power of collective energy and creativity to drive change
This keynote is more than a presentation — it’s an invitation to reimagine what’s possible in your workplace, starting with the people who make it all happen.
The Art of Transformation: The Science and Soul of Human Change
What truly sparks transformation in individuals, teams, and organizations? Is it knowledge? Inspiration? Willpower? Research shows that lasting change doesn’t come from information alone — it comes from experience.
In this compelling and deeply insightful keynote, Dr. Elizabeth Markle unpacks the active ingredients of transformation — the fundamental forces that move people beyond insight and intention into meaningful, sustained change. Blending psychology, behavioral science, and real-world wisdom, she reveals what actually works when it comes to personal growth, leadership, and culture change.
Key Takeaways:
- The essential elements that drive real transformation in individuals and teams
- Why most change efforts fall short—and what makes the difference
- The role of connection, vulnerability, and purpose in catalyzing change
- How to move beyond inspiration and into sustained action
This keynote isn’t just about talking about transformation — it’s about understanding what truly makes it happen. Audiences will leave with a clearer vision and tangible insights into how to create meaningful change in their own lives, teams, and organizations.
Community as Medicine
Healthcare systems are at a crossroads, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. This dynamic keynote invites participants to reimagine health through the lens of connection, community, and equity. Drawing on her groundbreaking work with Open Source Wellness, Dr. Elizabeth Markle shares powerful stories, proven strategies, and an immersive experience of "Community As Medicine."
This flagship session is more than a keynote—it’s an experience. Attendees will:
- Generate energy and vitality through interactive activities.
- Engage in meaningful, vulnerable connections with others.
- Pivot toward creation, exploring the big questions about purpose, culture, and transformation.
The result? A room of participants who feel seen, heard, and empowered to create lasting change in their organizations and communities.
What other organizations say about Elizabeth Markle
Dr. Markle's speaking style is charismatic, clear, bold, visionary, and lively. While she has a strong academic/healthcare background and can deliver credible and respected presentations to healthcare researchers and professionals, she's also highly relatable, injecting humor, personal lived experience, and her experience as an innovator and pioneer in the healthcare field, such that audiences of all kinds find her compelling and captivating. Lastly, Dr. Markle speaks from her humanity: relatable, joyful, vulnerable, - reminiscent of Brene Brown in her speaking and being.
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