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RESILIENT, ACTIONABLE, & SHATTERPROOF keynote topics
All of my keynotes are customized to your audience, but these general topics are a 10/10 look into what I can talk about at your event.
Becoming Shatterproof: The Pathway to Resilience and Purpose
Most of us don’t realize we’re writing our own playbook until life forces us to.
In this keynote, Lauren Sisler invites audiences into an honest conversation about resilience, identity, and purpose. Through real-life stories and practical takeaways, she explores how the moments that test us most can shape how we show up, lead ourselves, and move forward with intention.
This talk is about learning how to stand strong in the middle of pressure, stay rooted in what matters most, and keep going even when the path ahead isn’t perfectly clear.
A FEW KEY TAKEAWAYS:
✔️ Learn how to see your story as a source of strength
✔️ Build resilience by developing habits and mindsets that help you navigate hard seasons
✔️ Get clear on your values and how they guide everyday decisions
✔️ Walk away with simple tools you can use when life (and work) feels heavy or uncertain
Shatterproof Leadership: Elevating Resilience and Purpose in the Workplace
Leadership doesn’t mean having all the answers, it means knowing how to show up when things get hard.
In this keynote, Lauren Sisler invites leaders into a real conversation about resilience, purpose, and what it looks like to lead with both strength and humanity in today’s workplace. Through personal stories and practical insight, Lauren challenges audiences to rethink leadership — not as a title or position, but as the daily choices we make, the tone we set, and the way we respond under pressure.
This talk is about building leaders and teams who don’t just survive challenges, but grow through them by embracing their stories, leading with authenticity, and staying anchored in what matters most.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
✔️ Learn how to turn adversity into a source of strength and steady leadership
✔️ See how courage and authenticity create trust, connection, and stronger teams
✔️ Reframe vulnerability as a leadership advantage, not a weakness
✔️ Use purpose as a guide when navigating change, pressure, and uncertainty
✔️ Walk away with practical ways to create a workplace culture rooted in resilience, meaning, and shared success
Becoming Shatterproof: Women Taking the Lead
In this keynote, Emmy-winning sportscaster and advocate Lauren Sisler challenges women to step fully into leadership by defining success on their own terms. Through powerful storytelling and real-world insight, Lauren explores how resilience, courage, and purpose are essential tools for women navigating today’s workplace, especially when the path forward isn’t clearly drawn.
This talk invites women to build confidence from adversity, lead with authenticity, and take ownership of their voice, their values, and their direction.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
✔️ Discover the Shatterproof mindset and how life’s hardest moments can strengthen your leadership foundation
✔️ Learn how women can lead with courage while challenging outdated norms and expectations
✔️ Reframe vulnerability as a leadership strength that builds trust and resilient teams
✔️ Clarify purpose and learn how to pursue it even through uncertainty
✔️ Create joy and meaning at work by leading with intention, gratitude, and authenticity
Unlocking the Shackles of Shame: Breaking Stigma and Reclaiming Our Stories
Shame thrives in silence and too often stigma keeps people from asking for help, telling the truth, or believing change is possible.
In this keynote, Lauren Sisler speaks directly to the weight shame carries in conversations around mental health, addiction, grief, and recovery. Through her own story and the stories of others, Lauren creates space for honesty, compassion, and hope — reminding audiences that healing begins when we name what we’ve been carrying and stop walking through it alone.
This talk is an invitation to loosen shame’s grip, challenge harmful narratives, and move toward a life marked by connection, healing, and purpose.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
✔️ Understand how shame and stigma show up and why naming them matters
✔️ Learn how vulnerability can be a bridge to healing, trust, and meaningful connection
✔️ Explore ways to replace judgment with compassion for yourself and others
✔️ Reframe lived experience as a source of strength, not something to hide
✔️ Walk away with language and tools that support healing, advocacy, and hope
Shatterproof Spirit: Walking Through Life’s Storms with Faith and Purpose
Life will test us. Loss, uncertainty, and seasons we never asked for have a way of shaking even the strongest foundations.
In this keynote, Lauren Sisler shares a deeply personal reflection on faith, resilience, and what it means to keep trusting God when life doesn’t make sense. Through her own story and spiritual insight, Lauren invites audiences into an honest conversation about grief, hope, and the quiet strength that comes from walking closely with God even in the storm.
This talk is about learning how faith doesn’t remove hardship, but anchors us through it, helping us move forward with purpose, peace, and a renewed sense of calling.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
✔️ See how faith can become a steady foundation in seasons of loss, uncertainty, and change
✔️ Learn how vulnerability before God opens the door to healing, growth, and deeper connection
✔️ Discover how purpose can still take shape even in hard or unexpected chapters
✔️ Explore ways faith can bring peace, gratitude, and hope into everyday life
✔️ Be reminded that brokenness doesn’t disqualify us, it’s often where God does His deepest work
Becoming Shatterproof: Building Confidence for Student Success
Middle school and high school can be overwhelming. Pressure to fit in, fear of failure, comparison, and uncertainty about the future can leave students questioning their worth and where they belong.
In this keynote, Lauren Sisler shares her story in a way students can relate to — reminding them that hard moments don’t define them, but how they respond does. Through honest storytelling and encouragement, Lauren helps students understand that confidence is built, not given, and that their choices, voice, and story matter.
This talk is about learning how to stand strong when life feels heavy, make healthy decisions, and believe in who you are becoming even when the path ahead isn’t clear.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
✔️ Build confidence by learning how to face challenges instead of avoiding them
✔️ Understand how everyday choices shape character, direction, and future opportunities
✔️ Learn practical ways to handle pressure, comparison, and setbacks
✔️ Discover the value of your story and why it matters
✔️ Leave encouraged, empowered, and reminded that you are stronger than you realize
Shatterproof Athletes: Building Strength Beyond Performance
Athletes are taught to push through, perform, and move on to the next play. But when identity becomes tied to results, setbacks, injuries, and transitions can hit harder than expected.
In this keynote, Lauren Sisler draws from her experience as a former collegiate gymnast and ESPN sideline reporter to speak directly to the pressures athletes face, both on and off the field. Through honest storytelling and practical insight, Lauren challenges athletes to see their value beyond the scoreboard and build strength that lasts longer than the season or the sport.
This talk is about learning how to handle pressure, respond to adversity, and develop confidence rooted in purpose not just performance.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
✔️ Build identity beyond performance, stats, and outcomes
✔️ Learn how to navigate pressure, setbacks, and high expectations
✔️ Develop mental and emotional strength that supports long-term growth
✔️ Gain perspective on transition, change, and life beyond athletics
✔️ Walk away with tools to show up with confidence in sport and in life
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"Lauren Sisler is not only good at what she does, but she also made us better at what we do. She fully adopted our goals as her own and filled the role of an expert guide through the planning process. Her energy was contagious and lifted both our team and our audience."
- Mark Pettus, Highlands College, CEO
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"Lauren's mix of passion, humor, and authenticity on the stage made her the perfect leader for our event. Her story is so powerful and her wisdom is beyond her years. Most of all, she is the same backstage as she is on stage."
- Shawn Lovejoy, Courage to Lead, CEO
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"Lauren has a vivacious personality which made it a fun and enjoyable experience for our entire team. You could immediately tell she has a passion for what she does. She did an excellent job in preparing our guys for what was to come and we would welcome her back any time.”
-Nate Oats, Alabama Men's Basketball Coach
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I want you to take pride in being the AUTHOR OF YOUR STORY, find value in every chapter, and use it to inspire and influence THE WORLD around you.
I’m Lauren Sisler, and I’m here to help you embrace a SHATTERPROOF life.
While I’ve celebrated championships and victories on many sidelines and stages, I’ve also stepped away from the lights and into the darkness of grief, shame, and burdens. However, learning how to stand in that heaviness, love my story, and drive resilience changed my life.
Now I want you to learn the same thing.
Together, we’ll dive into some hard, gritty topics — but I’ll show everyone in the audience how to rise above, move forward with courage, and turn every challenge into the stepping stones of an unbreakable future.
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