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Andrea Hollingsworth, PhD

Supercharge resilience through radical self-compassion.

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Author, therapist, consultant, and speaker who helps people instill greater compassion and emotional wellbeing into their life, work, and organizational culture.

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Dr. Andrea Hollingsworth is Founder and CEO of Hollingsworth Consulting, author of the bestselling book The Compassion Advantage (2024), and one of today’s leading global experts on compassionate leadership. Since 2008, she has been studying, speaking, and writing about the science and spirituality of human emotions and relationships. Her articles have been published more than a dozen times in peer-reviewed journals, and she has taught at prestigious institutions like Princeton, Boston University, and Loyola University Chicago. In addition, Dr. Andrea has delivered talks to audiences at some of the top-ranked universities in the world—including Cambridge University in England and Heidelberg University in Germany.

Andrea spends most of her time inspiring leaders and teams to use The Compassion AdvantageTM to build supercharged organizations through cultures of care— especially in times of challenge and change. Andrea lives with her family in Minnesota where she cheers hard at her son’s soccer games and relishes every opportunity to visit the north shore of Lake Superior.

Radical Self-Compassion: How to Eff Up Without Giving Up

Mistakes can feel like monumental setbacks. But what if our failures, flaws, and foibles held the key to unlocking our true potential? In this empowering talk, Dr. Andrea explores the transformative power of radical self-compassion in the workplace and beyond. By reframing our worst fears and failures into opportunities to shine, she explores how we can find resilience and renewal in the face of life’s inevitable messes and mishaps.

This keynote is ideal for audiences who are:

Seeking to excel while maintaining their wellbeing

Experiencing challenges, setbacks, or insecurities

Aiming to boost their emotional resilience

Intent on unlocking their full potential

Looking to support and uplift others

Your audience will leave with:

A deep understanding of the importance of self-compassion in work, life, and leadership

Practical strategies for finding grit, grace, and resilience in the face of setbacks

The ability to transform failures into opportunities for growth

 

The Compassion Advantage: How to Build Supercharged Organizations Through Cultures of Care

In today’s dynamic world of work, supportive cultures of care have become integral to success. Without the right balance of compassion and accountability, leaders risk losing their best people.

In this impactful keynote, Dr. Andrea shares a powerful framework for navigating challenge and change with the highest levels of emotional literacy, so we can help those we lead do the same.

The result? More effective leaders, happier employees, and more cohesive, connected, and collaborative teams.

This keynote is ideal for audiences who are:

  • Struggling to navigate challenge and change
  • Feeling disconnected from their work or team
  • Seeking stronger relationships with people at work
  • Achieving goals at the expense of themselves
  • Working to supercharge how they collaborate.

Your audience will leave with:

  • An expanded capacity to self-advocate while empowering others
  • Tools to manage stress, combat overwhelm, and lead with confidence and calm
  • Recommendations for how to say hard things with heart
  • Practical strategies to lead in effective, emotionally intelligent ways
Compassionate Agility: Balancing Care and Efficiency in Leadership

How can leaders maintain a high level of caring connection while dexterously guiding people through difficult, new, complex, unpopular, or otherwise stress-inducing circumstances? In this keynote geared toward audiences facing uncertainty and change, Dr. Andrea shares stories, science, and practical tools for practicing compassionate agility – defined as “the ability to prioritize empathic connection and support, while deftly and boldly navigating challenge and change.” Your audience will walk away enriched with practical wisdom, inspiring examples, and actionable strategies for doing and saying hard things in connected, genuine, and human ways.

This keynote is ideal for audiences who are:

  • Facing significant change and/or challenge
  • Desiring boosted emotional resilience, boundaries, and self-compassion
  • Looking for ways to navigate decisions, changes, and initiatives with boldness, efficiency, confidence, and timeliness while at the same time making people feel seen, safe, included, and supported

Your audience will leave with:

  • An expanded capacity to self-support and maintain inward boundaries while supporting and empowering others through difficulty
  • Tools to manage stress, and stay grounded yet nimble amid uncertainty
  • Fresh insights into the crucial roles of candor, clarity, and consistency in leadership – with tips for how to practice these
  • Excellent strategies for maintaining inward equanimity in the face of emotional struggle – whether one’s own, another’s, or both
  • Strategies for decision-making that’s both strategically inclusive and boldly decisive
Organizational Training and Development, City of Las Vegas
"I hired Dr. Andrea to open our annual Las Vegas Employee Values Conference, and she was amazing. Her keynote was incredibly engaging and informative. And in terms of audience reception, it was a home run. I highly recommend Dr. Andrea to anyone looking for an unforgettable keynote speaker."
Associate Vice President of Talent Acquisition, KLJ Engineering and Planning
“Wow!! One of the best speakers I’ve heard!"
Wellbeing Program Manager, Red Wing Shoe Company
“What Dr. Hollingsworth delivered was very impactful for everyone… her material is so spot on, action oriented, and applies to everyone whether in work or personal environments. Highly recommend bringing her in!!!”
CEO, Narrative Pros
“Dr. Hollingsworth is a superb speaker who has the unique ability to make the complex simple with warmth and empathy. Her sense of humor and ability to relate to an audience are unparalleled. She’s a slam-dunk option for anyone looking for a speaker.”
CEO, Third Sphere
"A few years ago, I invited Andrea to address one of my client's executive leadership teams on the topic of Compassionate Leadership. Her session was so impactful that we had to cancel another scheduled session to make room for an additional one with her. The feedback we received was outstanding. I am honored to have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of Andrea's insights...She is a true leader in her field."
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