SPOTLIGHT
THE POWER OF
ENERGY MASTERY
for Workplace Wellness How Kristen Brown spun a personal tragedy into a cutting-edge career helping organizations use holistic strategies to drive employee leadership, sales, engagement, and happiness.
BY KRISTEN BROWN (SHE/HER)
Who is Kristen Brown?
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ell that’s me … and that’s a big question! I’m a hippie nerd who loves hardcore data and research and all things metaphysical. I’ve been able to take my diverse expertise and experience and turn it into a full-time career as a professional speaker. I speak on how to tap into your energy centers for success, even when you’re stressed or overloaded. I spent 15 years in traditional corporate leadership roles working with some of the biggest brands on the planet before a personal tragedy nudged me in a new direction, so I guess you could say I’m a resilient-as-heck riser who can spin any situation into an opportunity for growth.
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What happened? I was widowed 15 years ago when my 30-year-old husband died of a heart attack in his sleep. The picture of health, he had just been given a clean bill of health at his annual physical. With a 10-monthold daughter, a high-pressure job with a challenging boss, and an economic crash following months later, going through that phase of my life proved quite a journey. I didn’t know anything about self-help back then. It was a massive time of experimentation, learning, and opening my mind to trying new things to heal and move forward.
How did you get into speaking on energy? I started on the side while still in corporate a few years after my husband died. A couple of organizations around Minnesota asked me to share my story at their wellness expos, and the first several
events I cried the whole time! But as I saw regular people like me with actual jobs as speakers, I knew I found my path. I loved my career in corporate espionage (okay it was market research but corporate espionage sounds cooler), but I felt called to share my message in a different way. I did speech and drama all through high school and into college, and delivered high-stakes sales and marketing presentations to huge groups of high-level executives for most of my corporate career. Plus I love to talk even though I’m an introvert! To amp up my knowledge, I got my Master’s in Integral Theory, which I describe as the art and science of multiple perspectives and human growth. I also did several certifications on holistic wellness including a 200-hour RYT yoga teacher certificate, Crystal Reiki Practitioner, Holistic Health Coach, Yoga Nidra, and several more to ensure I saw how work and life play together. I am in a 500-RYT and Yoga Therapy program right now too! Over the
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