Smiley is one of the top future of work, company culture & workplace belonging keynote speakers in the world for the healthcare, biotech, and pharmaceutical industry.
Healthcare Keynotes
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Future of Work Keynote Speaker for Healthcare and Biotech, Specializing in Workplace Culture, Team Connection & Belonging
Belonging is the Future of Healthcare
The healthcare industry in 2025 is moving toward more personalized, data-driven care that takes advantage of rapidly advancing medical technologies like AI-driven diagnostics, telemedicine, and a focus on patient outcomes. AI is rapidly transforming healthcare and biotech, yet prioritizing human connection is essential for both patient and physician care in a climate of burnout, stress, and overwork that so many healthcare teams face. Flexibility, curiosity, empathy, coaching, and emotional intelligence skills are paramount to engage the multigenerational workforce, navigate complex cultural and economic environments, and prioritize employee well-being and mental health in the age of distraction and overwhelm.
Healthcare leaders have a critical role in the Age of AI: to harness the power of human connection to drive profitable growth and innovate patient care. With so many coworkers overwhelmed, overworked, and resource constrained, we are in the business of care. Connection has become the most valuable currency at the hospital, the lab, the office, and at home. Companies that treat culture like a product will thrive. Ones who don’t evolve their culture will fail. Culture isn’t just HR’s job. Culture is everyone’s job.
In a nonstop, disengaged, overwhelmed workplace; the value of meaningful human connection increases exponentially and business is about building belonging for your people, your organization, and your community. High-levels of employee belonging create a 56% increase in job performance, lead to a 50% drop in turnover risk, and can save a company $52 million a year.
Smiley’s practical keynotes provide an actionable toolkit for healthcare, biotech, and pharmaceutical leaders to drive positive cultural transformation, enhance the employee and patient/client experience, attract and retain Gen Z talent and talent across generations, increase workplace connection, innovate our products, engage high-performing teams, and create a workplace culture of care and belonging for our teams, patients, and the communities we serve.

Speaking Reels and Event Sizzles
Belonging in the Future of Work: Event Recap
Culture of Human Connection: Event Recap
2025 Keynote Preview: Smiley’s Most Requested Keynote
2025 Speaker Reel
Keynote Topics for Healthcare Industry.
How Healthcare Leaders Can Drive Patient Engagement, Build Trust, and Foster Belonging in a Digitial-First AI-Powered World
Creating a Culture of Human Connection and Community to Drive Patient-Centered Care and Innovation in the Future of Healthcare
How to Attract, Retain, and Engage Healthcare Professionals and Empower Well-Being Across Generations
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Building Resilient, High-Performing, Super-Connected Teams to Drive Innovation, Improve Patient Outcomes and Thrive in an Evolving Healthcare Industry
Creating a Culture of Care to Support Employee Well-Being and Mental Health, Reduce Burnout, and Improve Patient Care in the of Era of AI and Overwhelm

Speaking Videos
The Power of Talking to Strangers
Leading Teams in the Age of AI
Loneliness at Work
Team Psychological Safety at Work
The Power of Making the Ask
Why Belonging Matters
Generational Differences
Flexibility at Work
Belonging is Everyone’s Job
Start Caring for Others
Build a Culture of Care
The Power of Belonging
The Business Value of Belonging
Culture Transformation
From Hustle to Human Connection
The Myth About Workplace Belonging
Audience Customization Example
Hybrid is How We Connect
8 Reasons to Book Smiley to Speak
Smiley’s practical keynote talks are action-based and designed to increase workplace connection and build better relationships starting today.
All smiles, humble, kind, and drama-free.
Smiley delivers a memorable performance.
Seasoned Future of Work thought leader, trusted by the world’s leading healthcare leaders.
Resonates across generations with youthful expertise, positive energy, and practical tips.
Globally recognized expert on friendship, workplace culture, belonging, and human connection.
Champion for human connection and building high-value relationships in the Age of AI.
Smiley goes above and beyond.

“One of the Top Human Resources Keynote Speakers.”
“One of the Top 12 Speakers who will inspire you.”
Empowering Healthcare Leaders to Thrive
Next Steps to Book Smiley as your Healthcare & Biotech Industry Keynote Speaker
Reach Out
Complete the Speaker Request Form to share your event details and confirm Smiley’s availability.
Prep
We’ll schedule a pre-event call so you can share your event’s goals and how Smiley can best customize his presentation to meet your audience’s unique needs and priorities. If needed, we’ll also schedule a prep call two weeks before the event to go over logistics and A/V, and make sure everyone is ready to go.
Customize
Smiley will schedule several additional calls with leaders, clients, key stakeholders, or employees, so he can build their personal stories and wisdom into his presentation, to make it resonate perfectly with your audience.
In addition to delivering an outstanding and highly actionable motivational keynote presentation, Smiley will show up for your people. Whenever possible, he’ll stay for client dinners, attend post-event cocktail receptions, moderate Q&As or discussion groups, sign books, do video interviews or podcasts, and make cross-promotional social media posts.
Show Up
After his presentation, Smiley will share his slides and create a custom 1-pager with key takeaways, article links, recommended books, and follow-on resources for audiences to engage with after his talk. Smiley will review audience feedback, and is happy to discuss planning a 6-month follow-up discussion group or interactive workshop, so your team can keep fostering belonging at work, long after Smiley’s keynote.