Instructor

Neil Pasricha

Successful leadership and happiness expert and the founder of the 50-million hit blog 1,000 Awesome Things.

• Neil is a renowned and sought-after speaker that any organization is lucky to experience. He is probably best known as the best-selling author of The Book of Awesome Series and the audience will likely recognize him and feel comfortable listening to his advice and points about leadership and happiness.
• As the former Director of Leadership Development at Walmart, Neil has the right experience to talk about leadership and overcoming change and adversity. In his keynotes he shares stories and examples from his professional work experience, and he has spoken in front of some of the most influential brands in the world – brands that have requested Neil’s expertise and help.
When Neil Pasricha finished his MBA from Harvard University, he got a job at the world’s biggest company, Walmart, as Director of Leadership. He stayed there for a whole decade but left after his own company, The Institute for Global Happiness, started growing and gaining success.
Neil Pasricha was the man behind the award-winning 50-million hit blog 1,000 Awesome Things where he counted down 1000 awesome things every weekday to prove that, contrary of what the newspapers sometimes tell us, the world really is awesome. The blog became a huge hit and Neil wrote a book series based on it called The Book of Awesome as well as his newest books called Two Minute Mornings and The Happiness Equation.

As a speaker Neil Pasricha is warm, funny and very insightful. His personality instantly makes everyone feel comfortable and clients praise him for being the highlight of their event and for being able to find joy and happiness in everything. Neil is not here to motivate and inspire – he is here to create the change in attitude and provide actual tools and strategies to become happier at work!