Rachel Druckenmiller
Refreshing, relatable and real. Rachel is an engaging, inspiring, and actionable storyteller and facilitator on a mission to help people unmute themselves ���� She's a keynote speaker who sings, too!
We've all heard speakers who passively tell great stories from stage...but don't engage or interact with the audience beyond asking them to raise their hands. That's what makes what Rachel does different - as a speaker and facilitator (who offers the option to sing, too!), she knows how to inspire an audience through compelling and relevant storytelling while also engaging them with interactive exercises, and practical, actionable insights.
After recovering from burnout and fracturing her back after getting hit by a pickup truck, Rachel has taken the messes she's gone through and turned them into messages of hope, resilience, and connection to help others.
As a speaker, facilitator and singer, Rachel guides leader and teams to be more connected, energized and resilient, so they are higher performing, more effective communicators, less likely to leave and more likely to be engaged at work. Since March 2020, Rachel has delivered over 200 interactive and experiential virtual speaking engagements and is known for her engaging and energizing style.
In 2021, Forbes named Rachel a Next1000 Honoree for trailblazing entrepreneurs. In 2020, The Daily Record recognized Rachel as one of their 2020 Leading Women, and in 2019 she was recognized as a 40 Under 40 Game Changer by Workforce Magazine, and Employ Humanity named her one of "7 Wellness Leaders Making a Positive Impact" in 2018. She was named the #1 Health Promotion Professional in the United States in 2015.
Rachel Druckenmiller is a fire starter who is on a mission to humanize the workplace. Through dynamic keynote speeches, workshops and retreats, she brings out what's best in people and organizations by enhancing resilience, wellbeing, and social-emotional skills. Rachel empowers and equips leaders to be more effective, connected, and higher performing, so they can thrive at work and at home.
Rachel is a compelling speaker and award-winning and nationally recognized thought leader and change agent with over a dozen years of experience in the field of workplace wellbeing and culture. She spent nearly 13 years as the Director of Wellbeing in the employee benefits consulting field.
Rachel is one of the founding members of the international nonprofit, Global Women 4 Wellbeing (GW4W), and speaks to women's leadership teams about how to be more confident and courageous. She is also a Founding Member of the Baltimore Chapter of HackingHR, a global community of constructively disruptive leaders committed to rethinking HR.
"If everyone could spend at least one hour with her, it would change your
world and our world. Her delivery is excellent – easy to understand and
apply – not to mention she's open, honest and hilarious."
Tiffany Somerville, Director of Training, SpanTech
Much of Rachel's work is with Human Resources groups, professional associations, and leaders in the engineering, accounting, financial services and insurance industries. She is often the non-technical speaker brought in to energize and engage audiences in a genuine, warm, and relatable way.
Rachel has worked with and spoken at organizations and associations including Deloitte, Citizens Bank, Sherwin-Williams, T. Rowe Price, Under Armour, SHRM, Wellness Council of America, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Advertising & Marketing Independent Network (AMIN) Worldwide, and dozens of others.
She has a Master's Degree in Health Science and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and is a Licensed Thriving Workplace Culture Consultant. She holds a certificate in Positive Neuroplasticity and is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach.
"Rachel's speech was the highlight of one of our most important events of the year. She has a presence on stage that draws people in and doesn't let them go."
David McShea, Executive Director, American Diabetes Association Maryland
"Our entire Women's Leadership Forum raved about Rachel's delivery and ability to capture her audience. She is by far the most engaging speaker I have heard. She truly has a way of drawing you in and making you feel like she is speaking directly to just you."
Jennifer Trimble, Executive Board Member, RK&K Women's Leadership Forum
We've all heard speakers who passively tell great stories from stage...but don't engage or interact with the audience beyond asking them to raise their hands. That's what makes what Rachel does different - as a speaker and facilitator (who offers the option to sing, too!), she knows how to inspire an audience through compelling and relevant storytelling while also engaging them with interactive exercises, and practical, actionable insights.
After recovering from burnout and fracturing her back after getting hit by a pickup truck, Rachel has taken the messes she's gone through and turned them into messages of hope, resilience, and connection to help others.
As a speaker, facilitator and singer, Rachel guides leader and teams to be more connected, energized and resilient, so they are higher performing, more effective communicators, less likely to leave and more likely to be engaged at work. Since March 2020, Rachel has delivered over 200 interactive and experiential virtual speaking engagements and is known for her engaging and energizing style.
In 2021, Forbes named Rachel a Next1000 Honoree for trailblazing entrepreneurs. In 2020, The Daily Record recognized Rachel as one of their 2020 Leading Women, and in 2019 she was recognized as a 40 Under 40 Game Changer by Workforce Magazine, and Employ Humanity named her one of "7 Wellness Leaders Making a Positive Impact" in 2018. She was named the #1 Health Promotion Professional in the United States in 2015.
Rachel Druckenmiller is a fire starter who is on a mission to humanize the workplace. Through dynamic keynote speeches, workshops and retreats, she brings out what's best in people and organizations by enhancing resilience, wellbeing, and social-emotional skills. Rachel empowers and equips leaders to be more effective, connected, and higher performing, so they can thrive at work and at home.
Rachel is a compelling speaker and award-winning and nationally recognized thought leader and change agent with over a dozen years of experience in the field of workplace wellbeing and culture. She spent nearly 13 years as the Director of Wellbeing in the employee benefits consulting field.
Rachel is one of the founding members of the international nonprofit, Global Women 4 Wellbeing (GW4W), and speaks to women's leadership teams about how to be more confident and courageous. She is also a Founding Member of the Baltimore Chapter of HackingHR, a global community of constructively disruptive leaders committed to rethinking HR.
"If everyone could spend at least one hour with her, it would change your
world and our world. Her delivery is excellent – easy to understand and
apply – not to mention she's open, honest and hilarious."
Tiffany Somerville, Director of Training, SpanTech
Much of Rachel's work is with Human Resources groups, professional associations, and leaders in the engineering, accounting, financial services and insurance industries. She is often the non-technical speaker brought in to energize and engage audiences in a genuine, warm, and relatable way.
Rachel has worked with and spoken at organizations and associations including Deloitte, Citizens Bank, Sherwin-Williams, T. Rowe Price, Under Armour, SHRM, Wellness Council of America, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Advertising & Marketing Independent Network (AMIN) Worldwide, and dozens of others.
She has a Master's Degree in Health Science and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and is a Licensed Thriving Workplace Culture Consultant. She holds a certificate in Positive Neuroplasticity and is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach.
"Rachel's speech was the highlight of one of our most important events of the year. She has a presence on stage that draws people in and doesn't let them go."
David McShea, Executive Director, American Diabetes Association Maryland
"Our entire Women's Leadership Forum raved about Rachel's delivery and ability to capture her audience. She is by far the most engaging speaker I have heard. She truly has a way of drawing you in and making you feel like she is speaking directly to just you."
Jennifer Trimble, Executive Board Member, RK&K Women's Leadership Forum
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