Petra Velzeboer

Petra Velzeboer is a TEDx speaker, author and business consultant advising leaders and organisations on building high-performing teams in an age of digital overload, AI disruption and constant change. With expertise in sustaining high performing teams, leadership and elite culture underpinned by healthy working practices, she is known for her sharp insight and no-nonsense delivery – challenging outdated approaches to “bubble bath wellbeing” and replacing them with practical strategies that strengthen performance, trust and psychological safety at scale.

Raised in a notorious extremist cult and later recovering from addiction, Petra rebuilt her life from rock bottom to become a globally recognised thought leader. This lived experience underpins her work with organisations operating in high-pressure, high-risk environments, exposing how fear and silence impact burnout make your talent walk. Even in healthy teams where groupthink is low risk, performance in changing environments evolves and must be highlighted to give organisations edge.

Petra equips leaders with tools to tackle technostress, hybrid working strain, AI anxiety and the growing mental health challenges of modern work. Her uplifting work focuses on clarity under pressure, healthy authority and honest conversations, helping people perform at their best without burning out.

Author of Begin with You and Digital Wellbeing: Recharge Your Focus and Reboot Your Life, Petra has been featured in Newsweek, Harvard Business Review and The Huffington Post. She delivers keynotes and advisory work for global organisations including Deloitte, PwC, Microsoft, KPMG, Channel 4, Novartis, US Bank, Monzo and Warner Media, and is increasingly sought after at cyber security conferences for her expertise on human risk, psychological safety and trust in high-stakes environments.

Whether on stage, in conversation with leaders or advising organisations through change, Petra leaves audiences energised, challenged and clear on how to lead and perform differently in a world of work evolving faster than ever before.

Signature Keynotes.

Digital Wellbeing: Recharge Focus in a Distracted AI World – A practical and uplifting keynote that helps people take back control of attention, energy and technology, reducing burnout while improving focus, creativity and performance in an always on world.

Leadership Under Pressure: Building Impact Through Change – This session equips leaders to stay clear, grounded and effective during rapid change, showing how to lead with confidence, protect performance and support teams without absorbing toxic pressure.

From Burnout to Elite Performance: Helping Teams Thrive Through Change – A powerful reset on burnout prevention that reframes wellbeing as a performance strategy, giving teams the tools to recover faster, work smarter and sustain high performance over time

High Performance in Uncertainty: Clarity, Resilience and Momentum – This keynote shows how individuals and teams can maintain momentum when priorities shift, roles change and uncertainty rises, building resilience without losing pace or purpose.

How to Build Resilience Through Adversity: From Cult Survivor to Growth Mindset – Petra’s personal story of surviving an extremist cult and addiction delivers a compelling message about responsibility, courage and growth, leaving audiences inspired and equipped to navigate adversity with strength and clarity.