LEADERSHIP
THAT LASTS.
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You don't need another motivational talk.
You need a reset that changes how people lead.
Mandy Balak is a keynote speaker, author of Chasing Enough, and President of The Gathering Festival—one of the fastest-growing brand and leadership events in North America.
She's built businesses, burned out, rebuilt from capacity, and now teaches what most leadership talks miss:
How to build sustainable impact without burning out the humans creating it.
Her message is equal parts framework, story, and lived experience:
Ambition isn't the problem. Running on empty is.
Leadership that lasts requires building capacity before you need it.
Why the future belongs to well-resourced leaders, not depleted ones.
LEADERSHIP THAT LASTS
Success doesn’t start with strategy. It starts with the state of the person leading it.
In this provocative keynote, Mandy reveals why the future belongs to the well-resourced leader — the one who can hold bold vision and sustainable capacity.
Audiences walk away with:
The Leadership Equation — Why resources > demands = creativity, confidence and clarity
The 10 Principles of The Well-Resourced Leader™ — The doctrine that separates sustainable leaders from depleted ones
Two Tracks, Two Levels — How to build capacity on both micro (daily practices) and macro (structural design) levels
Pattern recognition tools — How to identify the Fixer, Prover, Controller, Overgiver, Avoider patterns keeping you exhausted
A new definition of "enough" — That fuels longevity without losing your edge
“You can’t scale what’s depleted. You can only scale what’s resourced.”
- Mandy Balak
KEYNOTE TOPICS
The leadership equation
the TEN Principles of well-resourced leaders
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When your demands exceed your resources, you spiral into reactivity. When your resources exceed your demands, you spiral into creativity. This keynote teaches leaders how to move both sides of the equation—so they can build sustainable performance without requiring depletion.
The doctrine that separates leaders who last from leaders who burn out. Most leadership development focuses on what you're doing. Few focus on how you're doing it. This talk introduces The 10 Principles—the framework for building leadership that doesn't cost you everything.
CHASING ENOUGH: THE NEW SUCCESS PLAYBOOK
CAPACITY IS YOUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
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A storytelling-driven keynote from Mandy's book.
What happens when you build success on depletion—and what it takes to rebuild on capacity.
Mandy shares her journey from hustling her way to burnout to choosing a different path: building capacity before she needed it, leading from clarity instead of chaos, and creating impact that didn't cost her everything.
Why the most successful leaders aren't the fastest—they're the most resourced. In a world obsessed with productivity, the real edge isn't doing more.
It's being resourced so you can show up fully.
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WORKSHOP OPTION:
THE WELL-RESOURCED LEADER INTENSIVE
Half-day or full-day workshop for teams and organizations. Go beyond the keynote. This interactive workshop helps your team apply The Well-Resourced Method™ to their actual work.
Includes:
Capacity audit (individual + team level)
Pattern recognition work (identifying the 5 self-sabotage patterns)
Micro and macro capacity-building strategies
90-day implementation roadmap
Perfect for: Leadership teams, Executive retreats
Organizational development initiatives
4 REASONS TO BOOK MANDY
1. LIVED EXPERIENCE
2. FRAMEWORKS, NOT FLUFF
3. GROUNDED AUTHORITY
4. SHAREABLE IMPACT
She's not teaching theory—she's teaching what she's lived. Built businesses, burned out, rebuilt from capacity. Authentic. Raw. Real.
Every talk includes actionable frameworks audiences can use immediately. The Leadership Equation. The 10 Principles. The Well-Resourced Method™. Tools that work.
Combines nervous system science, leadership strategy, and real-world application. Credible without being clinical. Accessible without being simplistic.
Language that lands: "You can't outwork what you won't feel." "Grounded, not grinding." Audiences walk away with lines they'll repeat for years.
Book Mandy Today
“I can’t remember the last time I felt so inspired. Mandy’s story, wisdom and delivery sparked a match for me!“
- Ashley
“ Mandy is an incredible speaker, she had us equally laughing and in tears with her story - so relatable and provided so many perspective shifts! “
- Sabrina
“ Her workshop delivered breakthrough after breakthrough for me. A breath of fresh air. An arsenal for the personal growth and business toolkit. A permission slip to loosen my grip and trust the process. “
- Jamie
“Mandy doesn’t just speak — she recalibrates rooms. Our leaders left inspired and resourced.”
“The most grounded and impactful keynote we’ve ever hosted.”
“Mandy has a rare gift — she makes high-performance feel human again.”
Want Mandy on your stage?
Whether it's a global summit, leadership retreat, or private event—she'll craft a keynote or workshop that meets your goals and moves your audience.
Custom talks available.
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