“Leaders and teams that fizzle out don’t run out of time or talent.
They run out of energy.”
Key Speech Themes
Improve Engagement & Performance • Leadership
Collaboration • Elevate Energy/Reduce Burnout
Resilience • Increase ‘Emotional Runway’
Aligning Purpose with Work • Innovation
Finding Joy in What You Do • Well-Being • Belonging
Suneel’s Story
- Mastering the link between energy, well-being, and performance.
- Empowering organizations to cultivate community and growth with transformative insights on managing energy.
- Inspiring audiences to take action by playing The Game of Now™.
- Bestselling Author of Backable & Everyday Dharma.
- Healthcare Entrepreneur as founder of RISE, innovating in wellness and workplace health.
- Harvard Visiting Scholar researching the work habits of top leaders/entrepreneurs.
- Award-Winning Host of Business Class series on Amazon Prime showcases entrepreneurial resilience and innovation.
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As the founding CEO of RISE, a breakthrough wellness company, Suneel Gupta helped thousands of people build better habits for life and work. Now, as a bestselling author and Harvard Medical School visiting scholar, Suneel has taken his mission one step further – helping people reset, reignite, and find meaning in their work by bolstering emotional resilience and engagement. Suneel asks, “How can an organization excel on the outside if its people are exhausted on the inside?” He helps leaders and teams build the capacity to meet today’s relentless demands without sacrificing their well-being. He equips them with science-based tools to prevent burnout, sustain energy, sharpen focus, and improve both professional and personal performance. Suneel offers a better way to work; one that results in sustainable innovation, productivity, and fulfillment.
Suneel is a business survivor and the author of the international bestselling book Backable. The book is rooted on his inner journey from twice-failed entrepreneur to becoming a leader behind two IPOs and being named “The New Face of Innovation” by the New York Stock Exchange. The book reveals the mindset shifts and hidden habits of people who are extraordinary at pushing new ideas forward.
His transformative book Everyday Dharma codifies Suneel’s mission to help people reset, reignite, and re-engage through a timeless practice called Dharma. Simply put, Dharma brings “who you are” and “what you do” into alignment. When we’re aligned, we’re able to produce our best work and lead ourselves and others effectively, experiencing true joy along the way.
As visiting scholar at Harvard Medical School, Suneel researches and teaches the interconnection between inner well-being and outer leadership. He is also emissary for Gross National Happiness between the United States and the Kingdom of Bhutan.
As CEO of RISE Suneel helped thousands of people establish a way to personalize their physical and mental health journey while connecting with certified nutritionists and trainers at an affordable price. The company was named “App of the Year” and partnered with then-First Lady Michelle Obama before being acquired by the NASDAQ-listed company One Medical Group (now part of Amazon), expanding its reach in digital health and well-being.
Suneel was also the host of Business Class, a 2023 Webby Award-winning Series streaming on Amazon Prime. The show spotlights the struggles, resilience, and work/life habits of entrepreneurs and business visionaries like Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield (Ben & Jerry’s), Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio, and Martha Stewart.
Suneel has also personally backed ventures including Impossible Foods, Airbnb, 23andMe, and SpaceX. He was one of the very first investors in CALM, which is now one of the world’s leading mental wellness platforms helping millions of people achieve a greater sense of work/life balance.
When a reporter once asked Suneel about his purpose, his response was to “find good people and inspire them to do what inspires them.”
Suneel Gupta’s Videos
Energy Management – What You Bring Matters
The Science Behind Tiny Breaks
Turn Purpose Into Action
What Great Leaders Do Differently
Play the Game of Now
Business Class: Suneel Gupta on Redefining Success
Powerful Exercise Builds Connection and Support
Suneel Gupta talks about his new book “Everyday Dharma” on CBS Mornings
Speech Descriptions
Momentum: The Energy to Keep Going
We can’t create more time – but we can elevate our energy. Understanding that is the first step to increasing our capacity – personally and professionally – to build momentum and keep up with daily demands without succumbing to exhaustion. “People who fall short of their goals rarely run out of time or talent – they run out of energy,” says Suneel Gupta.
Read More >Head, Heart, and Hands: A New Way to Look At Leadership
Leadership has changed. To get things done and drive bottom-line results, leaders must embrace a striking truth: they don’t just impact people’s work, but their overall health and well-being. Leaders who understand how physical, mental, and emotional health drives business performance will build trust, become magnets for exceptional talent, and elevate overall productivity.
Read More >Purpose in Action: Bringing Who You Are to Everything You Do
More than ever before, people are struggling to find meaning in their work. In this talk, Suneel Gupta helps people reset, reignite, and re-engage through a timeless practice called Dharma. Simply put, Dharma brings “who you are” and “what you do” into alignment. When we’re not aligned, we become exhausted, depleted, and burned out. When we are aligned, we feel creative, energized, and lit up.
Read More >What People Say About Suneel
