Brandi Marzolino | SpeakerHub

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Brandi Marzolino is the coach leaders call when the culture is cracking, the team is tired, and the truth has been politely avoided for way too long. A former executive turned leadership sage, she blends two decades of top to bottom business experience with the gritty wisdom of her own comeback story; over two decades in the 12-step recovery space, spiritually awake, and unapologetically real.

Her talks cut straight to the bone. Brandi teaches leaders how to stop outsourcing their power, clean up the inner chaos that’s sabotaging their outer results, and finally lead with clarity, courage, and connection. She dismantles old-school authority models and replaces them with something far more potent: presence, emotional intelligence, radical responsibility, and the kind of communication that makes people actually want to follow you.

Whether she’s speaking about burnout, boundaries, team dynamics, or the redemption arc baked into every human life, Brandi’s message is equal parts lyrical, practical, and profoundly human. She brings humor, heart, and hard truth...the kind that wakes people up, not wears them down.

Audiences walk away feeling seen, challenged, and inspired to rise. Leaders walk away equipped to create cultures that heal, perform, and thrive.

If your organization is ready for a speaker who doesn’t do fluff, who can hold a room with soul and strategy, and who knows how to transform a story of struggle into a blueprint for leadership, Brandi is your woman.

Current position (3)

Founder

Courage & Joy at Work

Founder

Empowered LeadHERship Experience

Founder/Host

The Real Talk of Dental podcast

Degrees (3)

Science

Union College

1996 to 2000

Science

Western Washington University

2000 to 2003

Holistic Health

Institute for Integrative Nutrition

2008 to 2010

Presentations

Presentations (4)

Be the Hero of Your Own Life

In this inspiring, actionable, and deeply human keynote, Brandi dives into how to own the stories that once robbed you of living a life that feels true to you guides in re-writing the script, allowing you to be the hero of your own life and regain your passion for life and work.

Learning outcomes (participants will be able to):

Identify the default story they’ve been living (the one running the show behind the scenes) and name how it’s shaping choices, confidence, and leadership.

Use a simple “rewrite the script” framework to interrupt self-sabotage patterns and make values-aligned decisions faster.

Replace people-pleasing and proving with grounded self-leadership, so they stop abandoning themselves to keep the peace.

Create a personal “Hero Code” (non-negotiables + boundaries + next brave steps) to reignite purpose at work and at home.

Leave with a 30-day action plan for reclaiming energy, clarity, and momentum without burning their life down to rebuild it.

Connection Over Competition to Improve Workplace Morale

A leadership and employee talk that dismantles old-school authority and competition and replaces it with connection, presence, and psychological safety allowing for a healthy culture and increased production. A hard truth about communication, trust, and what people actually follow.

Learning outcomes:

Diagnose the hidden culture killers: competition, silos, unclear expectations, and “title-based leadership” that erodes trust.

Apply practical tools to build psychological safety (language shifts, meeting rhythms, and micro-behaviors that change everything).

Lead conversations that create buy-in without coercion—so people follow through because they want to, not because they’re scared.

Run meetings that actually connect humans (not just review tasks), improving accountability, engagement, and morale.

Strengthen cross-team communication using a repeatable method to reduce friction, gossip loops, and passive resistance.

Turning Rock Bottom into a Leadership Superpower

A redemption-story meets tactical leadership talk that marries lessons from sobriety with high-performance behaviors.

Learning outcomes:

Reframe failure, relapse patterns (not just substances—work, perfectionism, validation), and shame into usable data for growth.

Learn the “comeback” framework: how to rebuild identity, trust, and consistency after a hard season—personally and professionally.

Practice tools for emotional regulation under pressure (so stress stops hijacking communication and decision-making).

Build a resilience plan rooted in integrity—daily commitments that create confidence and credibility over time.

Translate recovery lessons into leadership behaviors: accountability, humility, boundaries, and influence that isn’t performative.

Fix Your Life to Fix Your Business

A punch-in-the-soul keynote about personal responsibility, emotional cleanup, and the real cost of avoiding your inner work.

Learning outcomes:

Identify the ways personal avoidance shows up at work (control, micromanaging, over-functioning, conflict dodging, burnout culture).

Understand how emotional leadership sets the tone—why your nervous system is contagious and your culture mirrors your inner world.

Use a “clean up your side of the street” process to repair trust, reduce drama, and stop repeating the same team problems.

Learn how to have the hard conversations you’ve been outsourcing, softening, or delaying—without being a jerk or a doormat.

Create a sustainable leadership operating system (boundaries + clarity + personal practices) that improves performance without sacrificing health.

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