MANDY GILL

Ultra-Endurance Athlete | High-Performance Mindset & Resilience Expert | Bestselling Author of Reset with Resilience | Award-Winning Keynote Speaker | Two-Time Women of Distinction Award Recipient | Founder & CEO of Hooked on Healthy Habits (Global Behavior-Change Dataset) | Harvard Leadership Program Graduate

Vancouver, BC

ABOUT MANDY GILL

Mandy Gill runs farther than most people drive in a week – and she brings that same endurance, mental stamina, and real-world toughness to the corporate leaders and teams she trains. A bestselling author, ultra-endurance athlete, and Harvard Leadership Program graduate, Mandy has built her career around a single mission: helping people stay steady, adaptable, and high-performing when conditions get hard.

After building and scaling one of the world’s most effective behavior-change apps, Hooked on Healthy Habits, Mandy has amassed one of the largest datasets on human performance, resilience, and goal-setting – tracking the habits and patterns of over 10,000 clients across the past decade. Combined with her lived experience pushing the limits of human capacity, this evidence base makes Mandy one of the most sought-after resilience experts for organizations facing rapid change and increasing pressure.

Her credibility is unmatched. Mandy has completed 100+ kilometer ultra-marathons with more than 20,000 feet of elevation gain, climbed some of the highest peaks in Nepal, and navigated extreme environments where conditions shift in seconds. She masterfully translates life-or-death decision-making from the mountains into practical frameworks leaders can use in boardrooms, manufacturing plants, virtual teams, and anyone navigating constant uncertainty.

Before becoming a recognized resilience expert, Mandy built a respected broadcast career, interviewing icons like Lady Gaga and Rihanna. Her background in media, combined with her entrepreneurial work as a tech founder and CEO, gives her a rare ability to connect with diverse audiences – from frontline teams to C-suite executives. She is also a two-time Women of Distinction nominee and a passionate advocate for leveling the playing field for women in leadership.

Mandy is the bestselling author of Reset with Resilience: A Guide to Greatness When Your Goals Go Sideways, a book that distills insights from her massive behavioral dataset and extreme-endurance experiences into a practical roadmap for turning setbacks into breakthroughs. It is the same data-backed philosophy she delivers to global organizations including the US Navy, adidas, DocuSign, TD Bank, Manulife, and many more.

Across every keynote and leadership session, Mandy blends:

– Real-world stories from extreme environments

– High-performance psychology and behavior science

– Evidence-backed tools for staying steady under pressure

– A grounded, humble, tough approach that audiences instantly trust

Her message is simple – and unforgettable:

You are more capable than you think. 

Organizations bring Mandy in when they need their people to stay confident, adaptable, and effective in environments that refuse to slow down. She shows teams what resilience looks like – and exactly how to build it.

SPEAKING TOPICS

Leadership | Inspiriation | Breakthrough Mindset | Change Management | Overcoming Adversity | Teamwork | Women’s Leadership | Resilience | Decision-Making | Accountability

RESET WITH RESILIENCE

HOW TO RESET QUICKLY AND TURN SETBACKS INTO FORWARD MOMENTUM 

Keynote Description

In a world where priorities shift overnight and uncertainty shows up without warning, setbacks are no longer the exception – they’re part of everyday leadership. What separates high-performing teams from struggling ones isn’t the absence of adversity; it’s the ability to reset quickly and regain forward momentum.

This keynote gives audiences that reset method.

Mandy draws from climbing some of the highest peaks in Nepal and around the world, along with her Harvard Leadership Program background, writing a bestselling book Reset with Resilience, and creating one of the world’s largest behavior-change datasets – more than 10,000 client journeys tracked across the past decade through the Hooked on Healthy Habits app. These insights reveal exactly why people stall during uncertainty and what allows them to restart with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Blending science with lived experience from extreme environments, Mandy teaches a practical reset framework that helps individuals and teams move from discouraged to back-in-motion – no matter what comes their way.

Your audience won’t just understand resilience; they’ll know how to reset fast and turn setbacks into forward momentum.

What Your Audience Will Gain

– A repeatable reset method grounded in research and real-world performance.

– Tools to transform setbacks into catalysts for deeper clarity and better decisions.

– Behavior-science strategies that reveal how to break old patterns and rebuild consistency.

– Strategies to maintain focus even when motivation dips or plans fall apart.

– Psychological flexibility, enabling quicker, more confident adaptation.

– A renewed sense of agency, shifting from “Why is this happening?” to “Here’s how I move forward.”

THE RESILIENCE ADVANTAGE

HOW TO LEAD WITH CONFIDENCE AND CLARITY THROUGH CONSTANT CHANGE

Keynote Description

Today’s organizations are navigating nonstop change – shifting priorities, evolving expectations, and pressure that never seems to let up. Most people are expected to adapt quickly, stay focused, and perform through uncertainty…without the proper tools of how to.

This keynote gives you the “how.”

Mandy draws on insights from her lessons learnt in extreme environments, Harvard Leadership Program training, and research from over 10,000 behavior-change clients collected through the Hooked on Healthy Habits app she created over a decade ago. Through these combined lenses, she shows audiences that resilience is not a personality trait – it is a trainable capability that strengthens with practice.

With her signature blend of grounded wisdom, lived experience, and research as a best selling author on resilience, Mandy provides audiences with tools that are both credible and immediately actionable. Mandy teaches people how to stay clear, calm, and effective when everything around them shifts.

Audiences don’t just hear about resilience.
They learn exactly how to lead themselves and others with confidence and clarity through constant change.

What Your Audience Will Gain

– A practical resilience system rooted in behavior science and real-world application.

– Tools to stay grounded under pressure, even when conditions shift without warning.

– Decision-making strategies drawn from extreme-environment leadership.

– A reset method to interrupt overwhelm and regain clarity quickly.

– The ability to maintain momentum rather than lose progress during challenges.

A leadership mindset shift from reaction to intentional, confident action.

BONUS EXPERIENCES TO ELEVATE YOUR EVENT

RUN WITH MANDY: RESET WITH MOVEMENT

Give your attendees a memory they will continue to talk about. Mandy will lead a light, optional group run (or walk-run) that blends movement, mindset, and motivation. Participants get to connect on a deeper level, reset their energy, and connect with Mandy in a relaxed, inspiring setting. No pace requirements – just fun, fresh air, and great conversation.

BOOK SIGNING & PERSONALIZED COPIES OF RESET WITH RESILIENCE

Make your event even more impactful by providing attendees with a signed copy of Mandy’s bestselling book, Reset with Resilience. The book is a working playbook, featuring guided exercises and practical tools that help attendees apply the keynote’s frameworks long after the event — reinforcing learning, strengthening behavior change, and increasing overall ROI. Books can be pre-ordered in bulk for attendees or made available for purchase onsite following the keynote. Mandy will host a personalized book-signing session, creating a meaningful, tangible takeaway that extends the keynote’s impact well beyond the event.

TEAM RESILIENCE SPOTLIGHT

Shine a light on the people who live your values every day. Ahead of the event, teams are invited to nominate colleagues who exemplify resilience, adaptability, and leadership under pressure. Selected individuals are recognized live on stage by Mandy. This spotlight ties the keynote’s lessons directly to real people within your organization, making the message more relevant, memorable, and actionable — and helping embed resilience as a shared expectation, not just an idea discussed on stage.

TESTIMONIALS

“The motivation and inspiration that you’ve undoubtedly passed on may very well make the difference during the difficult days ahead, and could have a ripple effect on how history unfolds” 

J. WHITE, NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE CENTER (NIWC) PACIFIC, US NAVY

“Mandy’s insights, authenticity, and passion left a lasting impression on every one of us at Ferragamo”.

M. ZAMAN, FERRAGAMO SVP, HR AND ORGANIZATION, AMERICAS

“What an impactful and inspiring message. Thank you, Mandy, for being our keynote speaker at this year’s Safety Leadership Conference. Your insights on resilience, ownership, and leading with intention truly resonated with our teams. The tools and strategies you shared will have a lasting impact as we continue to build a culture where safety is at the core of everything we do.”

CHRIS L., EHSQ&R, NPL CANADA 

“The keynote was a big hit and reignited our ability to accelerate as a team. We look forward to future ones again!”

ENTERPRISE SALES, DOCUSIGN

“What an inspirational keynote. Not only did it make me correct my course of action for today, but for the future of myself and my team. There was such value in the discussion to show up, start how you want to finish, and use key tools to not let fear get in your way.”

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA, SENIOR ECONOMIST

“What a great way to kick off the final conference day and boost motivation and inspiration for our own goal setting as we head back to the office and help clients reach their goals! Thank you for a great energetic presentation.”

MANULIFE SECURITIES

“Mandy walks the walk and talks the talk of optimizing teams to reach new heights in performance. Her creativity is different from the typical philosophies.”

FOUNDER, DLCG

“Mandy is an extremely hard-working leadership speaker. Her commitment, and energy are infectious to everyone she connects with. I can’t wait to see what [the future] has in store for her.”

ADIDAS, SENIOR GLOBAL MANAGER, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

Follow Us