Happiness Keynote speaker | Author | Toronto & GTA

Happier teams get better results

Barbara Demone brings her practical Happiness Formula, built over 25 years leading in financial services, to corporate events, conferences and wellness programs.

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Selected speaking engagements

Inspireship | Leadership Development and Executive Coaching

Sport + Spirit Women’s Retreat

Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)

Peel District School Board

Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church

Happiness keynote topics for workplaces

Every talk is built around the Happiness Formula and tailored to your group’s objectives — popular examples are outlined below.

The Happiness Formula at Work

Barbara’s signature talk. She shares the practical formula she built over years of mindful journaling on her morning commute while leading teams in financial services — and how any audience can apply it in the moment and in their daily life.

A repeatable practice for staying steady under pressure
Ways to handle difficult conversations without carrying them home
Less time lost to drama and more spent on the work that matters

Keynote

Mindful Leadership in Times of Change

For leadership teams and managers. Drawing on more than 15 years of executive experience, including managing through strategic transformations, Barbara shows how mindfulness sharpens critical thinking and decision-making.

A way to lead with authenticity without losing authority
How to make cool-headed decisions in heated situations
Mindful practices that fit a full calendar

Keynote or Interactive Session

Happiness Roadmap for Busy Professionals

An interactive workshop for employee wellness programs and professional networks. Using the Happiness Formula, participants design their own road map to personal success – with purpose, intention, and the right balance. They start with a vision and leave with a plan – for a fulfilling personal and professional life.

Define a personal vision of success
Reflecting on what matters most, identify meaningful goals and intentions
Discover practical strategies and set a realistic plan for the first thirty days

Workshop

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The Happiness Formula

Barbara didn’t find happiness by changing her life. She found it on a commuter train, journalling each morning while leading teams in financial services and raising two boys. Three years later she had a formula that works day in and day out.

How the formula works

Presence
Gratitude
Purpose
Balance
Intention
Let go
Do your best
Love

Why organizations book Barbara

She has done the job — 25 years in financial services, in leadership and banking regulation. She isn’t describing workplace pressure from the outside
The method is practical, not theoretical — A formula built in the real world through the simple act of daily journalling, broken into steps an audience can use the same day
She’s a published author — Good Morning, Life! (FriesenPress, 2020), available in paperback, hardcover, ebook and audiobook
She’s local — Based in Oakville, speaking across Toronto and the GTA — no travel costs, and easy to meet before the event

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What event organizers say

Barbara’s unique and insightful formula for happiness was not only inspiring but also incredibly practical. She masterfully broke down the concept of happiness into tangible steps, making it feel accessible and within reach for everyone in the audience. Her engaging delivery, combined with her deep understanding of the subject, left us all feeling empowered and ready to implement her strategies in our daily lives. Barbara is a remarkable speaker whose wisdom and warmth resonate long after the event has ended.
Garen Jemian
Founder – Inspireship
Barbara Demone was the ideal keynote speaker to open our Sport + Spirit Women’s Retreat weekend. Barbara’s personal journey to happiness and timely message resonated with the audience and the aim of the retreat, inspiring our guests beyond the weekend.
Sophie McLaughlin
Founder – Sport + Spirit
Having read and thoroughly enjoyed Good Morning, Life! I knew I wanted Barbara to speak to my team. Her perspective, as well as the perceptive and thought-provoking questions she posed to us, resonated with the entire team and prompted much conversation during and after her visit. Do yourself a favour — read GML and then have Barbara inspire you in person. Thank you, Barbara!
Stephen Manly
Managing Director, Model Risk Division – OSFI

The Book – Good Morning, Life!

One Woman Waking up to Happiness, One Moment at a Time

Barbara’s memoir on confident leadership, guilt-free parenting and letting go of everyday drama — the same formula she brings to the stage.

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Speaking highlights

Sport + Spirit Women’s Retreat

Planning an event?

Tell Barbara your date, your audience and what you want them to walk away with. She’ll reply within two business days.

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