Kristel Bauer spent many years as a clinician in healthcare before venturing into the speaking and media space to share her messaging around corporate wellness, leadership, mindset, performance, personal development & success on a wider scale. While practicing as a Physician Assistant in different areas of medicine, including Integrative Psychiatry, and going on to further her education as an Integrative Medicine Fellow, Kristel saw many gaps that needed to be filled in individual’s and companies’ approaches to well-being, leadership, mindset and success. Kristel noticed that many people who were unhappy or struggling with their well-being were not making themselves a priority and many were sacrificing themselves going after things that would not fulfill them in the long run. These types of behaviors also negatively impact companies’ productivity, performance, profitability, leadership, company culture and more.
Kristel knew that there was a better way and she started Live Greatly in 2019 to provide support for companies and individuals by sharing insights to reclaim well-being, happiness & success. As a keynote speaker and top podcast host, Kristel shares impactful leadership development tips, strategies for successful and happy employees, as well as insights to develop a growth mindset and effectively manage stress. Kristel believes that one critical component of happiness and success is self-care and a key part of self-care is how we talk to ourselves and how we interpret and navigate our thoughts, feelings and emotions. In Kristel’s talks, keynotes and trainings she shares approachable strategies to incorporate self-care into a busy schedule as well as high-power habits that can help with navigating high-pressure positions for more happiness and fulfillment personally and professionally. Kristel believes in a work/life integration approach and she is a firm believer that prioritizing your personal well-being will have a positive ripple effect on all areas of your life.
Kristel was excited to give the TEDx talk “Redefining Work/Life Balance in a COVID-19 World” at Wolcott College Prep in Chicago in 2021 and some companies that have booked Kristel as a keynote speaker include Bank of America, Commercial Metals Company, General Mills, Santander Bank, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions and many more.
Kristel was recognized as a 2021 Top 10 Social Media Influencer in Forbes and she regularly shares content in the wellness, business and self-improvement space. Kristel is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur.com and she is a part of Entrepreneur’s leadership network.
Kristel showcases her knowledge and expertise as a Motivational Speaker in the leadership, self-improvement and wellness space through her regularly ranked top 1% self-improvement Podcast series “Live Greatly.” Kristel shares a weekly interview where she talks with some of the top minds about life, mindset, wellness & success including CEOs, Professional Athletes, Medical Experts, and other remarkable individuals. Kristel then shares her personal insights with a weekly 2 minutes of motivation episode. Some previous guests from Kristel’s Live Greatly podcast include Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, Camila Alves McConaughey, National Geographic Explorer Joel Sartore, President of Microsoft North America Deb Cupp, Olympians Gail Devers and Dominique Dawes, Top Chef judge Gail Simmons, CEO of Once Upon a Farm, John Foraker, & New York Times Best Selling Authors Dr. William Li, Greg McKeown & Dan Buettner.
