Keynotes That Transform How Leaders Think, Feel, and Perform

Dr. Jarik Conrad combines emotional intelligence, behavioral science, and 20+ years of HR leadership to deliver presentations that don’t just inspire—they rewire.

Signature Keynotes

The Caregiver’s Paradox

Why HR Leaders Must Save Themselves First

The Caregiver’s Paradox

Your brain is brilliant—but it’s running outdated emotional software in a world designed to exploit every neural shortcut. After watching six family members lose their...

Best for: General sessions, association conferences, wellness events

Rewire Your Success

The Neuroscience of Lasting Change

Rewire Your Success

Your brain is brilliant—but it’s running outdated emotional software in a world designed to exploit every neural shortcut. After watching six family members lose their...

Best for: General sessions, association conferences, wellness events

Organizational Plasticity™

How Resilient Companies Rewire for Disruption

Organizational Plasticity™

Your brain is brilliant—but it’s running outdated emotional software in a world designed to exploit every neural shortcut. After watching six family members lose their...

Best for: General sessions, association conferences, wellness events

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The Story Behind the Message

I watched six family members lose their lives to preventable diseases.

That experience transformed me—from an HR executive focused on organizational performance to someone obsessed with understanding why smart, capable people struggle to change, even when their lives depend on it. Today, I bring that insight to stages around the world.

Continue the Transformation

Want sustained transformation beyond a single event? Dr. Conrad offers executive coaching powered by proprietary AI technology—combining rigorous coaching with daily support through the Qonscious Health app.

Listen to Healthy & Black

Conversations about health, performance, and transformation — shaped by the Black experience and a deeply personal mission. After losing six family members to preventable chronic disease, Dr. Conrad started this podcast to explore why smart, capable people struggle to change.

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My books

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Jarik Conrad explores the psychological forces that have shaped— and continue to perpetuate—America’s most persistent disparities. Drawing on neuroscience, behavioral economics, and his own experience growing up in East St. Louis, he reveals why smart, well-intentioned people make decisions that harm themselves and others, and what we can do to change.

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