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Chelsea Pottenger

  • Bestselling Author of 'The Mindful High Performer'
  • Founder of EQ Minds
  • Mental Wellbeing Expert

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Chelsea Pottenger is a leading international keynote speaker, bestselling author of The Mindful High Performer, psychology postgraduate, and the dynamic founder of EQ Minds. Known for her inspiring, science-backed presentations on mental wellness, mindfulness, and high performance, Chelsea has worked with some of the world’s most recognized brands, including Google, Amazon, JP Morgan, Salesforce, and Mercedes-Benz.

Chelsea began her career as a high-achieving corporate executive, including a senior role at Johnson & Johnson, where she developed a deep understanding of the pressures and expectations that come with ambitious, fast-paced environments. Following a personal experience with postnatal depression in 2015, she transformed her journey into a mission to empower others and redefine what it means to truly thrive.

She now speaks globally to executive audiences, helping teams recalibrate for sustained success through neuroscience-based strategies. Chelsea has trained over 2 million people globally through her keynotes, workshops and digital programs, and is regarded as a trusted voice in high-performance wellbeing.

Her unique path—from corporate leader to mindfulness advocate—also includes her early foundation as a Division 1 basketball athlete in Oklahoma, where she honed the resilience, discipline, and mindset that now underpin her approach to peak performance and mental fitness.

A proud ambassador for The Gidget Foundation, Chelsea is also a regular contributor to Sunrise, ABC News, Channel 9, and Marie Claire. Based in Los Angeles, Chelsea delivers her talks in-person or virtually, drawing on over a decade of corporate experience and a deep understanding of mental resilience.

 

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Past Hosts Include:
  • Barclays
  • Allianz
  • eBay
  • Estée Lauder
  • Uber
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Deloitte
  • McDonalds
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • LinkedIn
Rave Reviews About Chelsea Pottenger
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Everyone loved having Chelsea as part of our Amazon Engagement session. It was simple, science-based, and incredibly effective.

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"Chelsea brought incredible energy and practical tools that helped our team build resilience and reframe mindset. Her impact has been lasting—both culturally and personally."

-Mercedes-Benz

"Chelsea delivered content that was professional, engaging, and grounded in science. The impact on our team has been outstanding."

- Johnson & Johnson

"Chelsea’s sessions were a game-changer. Her science-backed delivery kept our team coming back and transformed our culture."

-eBay

"Chelsea’s leadership workshop was unanimously called the best our team has ever attended — a perfect mix of science, action, and heart."

-Allianz

"Chelsea instantly became part of our ELC family. She’s helped embed a lasting culture of wellness, gratitude, and self-care."

-Estée Lauder

"Chelsea made a big impact in just 30 minutes. The team was buzzing, and I’ve personally adopted several of her practices."

-Deloitte
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The Mindful High Performer

Master the Inner Game of Sustainable Performance This keynote empowers high-achieving professionals to unlock elite performance—without burning out. Chelsea shares practical, neuroscience-backed strategies to build resilience, focus, and emotional agility in high-pressure environments. From global b ...

Master the Inner Game of Sustainable Performance

This keynote empowers high-achieving professionals to unlock elite performance—without burning out. Chelsea shares practical, neuroscience-backed strategies to build resilience, focus, and emotional agility in high-pressure environments.

From global boardrooms to frontline retail, this dynamic keynote blends storytelling with science to inspire sustainable wellbeing, energy, and clarity. It’s energising, deeply relatable, and instantly actionable.

Topics explored include:

  • Micro-transitions to reduce burnout and sharpen focus
  • The Morning Reset: an 8-minute daily ritual to boost mood and mindset
  • The 5-for-5 Challenge to embed self-leadership and daily wellbeing
  • Connections: the modern day loneliness and how to stay connected as teams
  • A growth mindset reframing technique to build psychological resilience
  • Emotional Contagion: how leaders shape team culture through energy
  • The Sleep Rescue Protocol: tools to return to deep REM sleep after a 3am wake-up or overstimulated mind
  • Fastest way to reduce stress on the go: NSDR (non-sleep deep rest), breath resets, and movement breaks
  • The ripple effect of high-performance mindset across teams

Ideal for: Executive leadership, high-growth teams, global workforces

Reframe Stress, Refocus Energy, and Reignite Momentum

This transformational keynote is designed for organisations navigating uncertainty, cultural reset, or high workloads. Chelsea equips teams with tools to pause, recalibrate, and mentally rewire—so they can perform with clarity and calm under pressure. Using cutting-edge neuroscience and Chelsea’s ow ...

This transformational keynote is designed for organisations navigating uncertainty, cultural reset, or high workloads. Chelsea equips teams with tools to pause, recalibrate, and mentally rewire—so they can perform with clarity and calm under pressure.

Using cutting-edge neuroscience and Chelsea’s own mental health journey, the session is both inspiring and tactical—perfect for building team resilience and momentum.

Key takeaways include:

  • Energy & rhythm reset to avoid fatigue and sustain focus
  • 5 micro habits to win the morning
  • Ruthless Prioritization and the use of binaural beats
  • Dealing with Uncertainty: a “naming and reframing” technique to turn fear into focus
  • Journaling techniques to process emotion and improve sleep
  • Gut-brain strategies to boost mental clarity and mood stability
  • Fast-acting stress relief tools including breathwork, sensory resets, and reframing strategies
  • Building psychological safety and connection at work

Ideal for: Teams under pressure, transformation initiatives, wellbeing or leadership programs

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Books by Chelsea Pottenger
The Mindful High Performer

The Mindful High Performer

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Press & Media
Chelsea had a high-flying career. After becoming a mother, she checked into a psychiatric ward - Mamamia
The Major Risks Of Checking Your Phone First Thing In The Morning - Body & Soul
Chelsea Pottenger's helpful wellbeing tips for getting on top of your day - Growth Faculty
Real estate women reset and recharge at Queensland event - Elite Agent
RE/MAX adds diamond event to foster collaboration among network’s elite performers - Elite Agent
Chelsea Pottenger on Health & Wellness - Kelly + Partners Accountants
Chelsea Pottenger: Caring for our mental health. - The Do Landers Podcast
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Biography

Chelsea Pottenger is a leading international keynote speaker, bestselling author of The Mindful High Performer, psychology postgraduate, and the dynamic founder of EQ Minds. Known for her inspiring, science-backed presentations on mental wellness, mindfulness, and high performance, Chelsea has worked with some of the world’s most recognised brands, including Google, Amazon, JP Morgan, Salesforce, and Mercedes-Benz.

Chelsea began her career as a high-achieving corporate executive, including a senior role at Johnson & Johnson, where she developed a deep understanding of the pressures and expectations that come with ambitious, fast-paced environments. Following a personal experience with postnatal depression in 2015, she transformed her journey into a mission to empower others and redefine what it means to truly thrive.

She now speaks globally to executive audiences, helping teams recalibrate for sustained success through neuroscience-based strategies. Chelsea has trained over 2 million people globally through her keynotes, workshops and digital programs, and is regarded as a trusted voice in high-performance wellbeing.

Her unique path—from corporate leader to mindfulness advocate—also includes her early foundation as a Division 1 basketball athlete in Oklahoma, where she honed the resilience, discipline, and mindset that now underpin her approach to peak performance and mental fitness.

A proud ambassador for The Gidget Foundation, Chelsea is also a regular contributor to Sunrise, ABC News, Channel 9, and Marie Claire. Based in Los Angeles, Chelsea delivers her talks in-person or virtually, drawing on over a decade of corporate experience and a deep understanding of mental resilience.

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