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Meet Dr. Hodges
Award Winning Learning Designer, Keynote Speaker, and Author
Dr. Lauren Hodges
is a dedicated educator and consultant committed to helping individuals and organizations reach their full potential. She delivers inspiring keynotes, science-based strategies, and actionable training for personal and professional growth.
With a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) from the University of Central Florida (Go Knights!), Lauren specializes in curriculum design and experiential learning. Her extensive certifications in coaching, strength and conditioning, performance nutrition, and earned a certificate in Neuroscience for Business from MIT Sloane School of Management equip her to provide a comprehensive approach to human performance and well-being.
Over a decade of experience in the health and wellness field and higher education has allowed Lauren to explore the interconnectedness between well-being and human performance, leadership, and potential. Her research and practical experience led her to co-found Performance on Purpose, where she designs and delivers transformative learning experiences for global leaders.
Lauren's mission is to empower individuals to thrive in all aspects of their lives, fostering a positive impact on their organizations. By providing deep, meaningful learning experiences in the field of human performance and well-being sciences, she aims to advance leadership and performance potential.
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design
Customized, engaging learning experience for global leaders in well-being and human performance.
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keynotes
Inspiring, science-anchored, actionable keynotes that equip people to reach their highest potential.
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TRAINING
Deep, meaningful learning experiences, blending science, engaging exercises, storytelling, and action steps.
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KEYNOTES TOPICS
Less Stress, More Calm
Learn actionable strategies to boost happiness, energy, and performance in all areas of life. Gain awareness of different stress personalities and their impact in the workplace. Understand science-backed principles of stress and their effect on health and well-being.
With Dr. Lauren Hodges, an expert in human performance and well-being, you'll explore how to customize solutions for each team member’s unique stress personality. Discover how Fortune 100 leaders are using her approach to build resilience and deeper connections in their teams, with impressive results.
Master Your Work Rhythm
Discover practical tools to recharge your energy, focus, and attention while leveraging brain science to build sustainable workplace habits. Instead of leading to burnout, these habits boost high performance.
Learn how small changes can increase your resilience and help you thrive in both work and life. This session introduces a new framework that uses brain and human performance science to combat stress, reduce exhaustion, and enhance overall productivity, leaving you more energized and engaged with what matters most.
Agility
In this session, you'll gain insight into how stress biology impacts performance and learn strategies to make it work for you, not against you. Discover how limiting "stress mindsets" can hinder your growth and learn to leverage vision, values, and mindset to strengthen your agility, even in tough times.
Agility is more than resilience—it's about thriving through stress and creating lasting change. Walk away with practical techniques to help you build new habits and mindset shifts, putting you back in control of your success.
3 Keys to High Performance
You'll learn the three essential skills needed to maintain high performance in demanding environments—without sacrificing what truly matters. Drawing from over 40 years of human performance research, we’ll explore how these skills help you lead and thrive while staying aligned with your personal and professional goals.
Plus, you'll identify 1-3 rituals to implement immediately, boosting your energy and creating greater balance in your life.
Discover your stress personality
course
In this course, human performance expert Dr. Lauren Hodges shares recent advances in the neuroscience of stress, which have uncovered new insights that can help us better manage, leverage stress for growth, and possibly reduce our risk of burnout.
Learn about the science of stress and how to identify your stress personality. Are you a fighter, runner, worrier, freezer, pleaser, or thrive?
Find out how your stress personality may complement or clash with others. Then find ways to turn your new insight into action with a “stress reset.”
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