Whether you’re a parent or caregiver, work a stressful job, or are experiencing a big life change like divorce or loss, it’s easy to experience overwhelm in today’s world. Despite having some of the best wellness practices at our disposal, we can feel trapped in a battle with burnout. This immersive workshop with celebrated branding and development coach Gabrielle Garofalo will help you better manage your daily stressors, bring more joy into your life, and prioritize so you can be fully present. You’ll receive a worksheet and multiple tools so you can really dig deep and get started on transforming your stress into joy.
Our Guest Speaker, Gabrielle Garofalo
Gabrielle Garofalo owns and operates a coaching, speaking, and strategic marketing consultancy focused on helping individuals, business leaders, and organizations solve complex problems. Gabrielle has a reputable career spanning over 25 years in advertising, branding, high-profile media, events, and personal development. In 2018, she shifted focus to coaching, became certified, and learned multiple modalities to integrate into her practice. Gabrielle’s comprehensive training and experience allow her to work with clients as a coach, strategic marketer, biz dev consultant, and/or experiential expert. Gabrielle’s coaching practice is inspired by the works of Abraham Hicks, James Clear, Brooke Castillo, Gabby Bernstein, Gay Hendricks, Don Miguel Ruiz Sr. and Jr., Tracee Stanlee, Eckard Tolle, Dr. Martha Beck, Octavia Raheem, and others. Gabrielle has served as lead producer for prestigious events like Oprah LIVE!, the inaugural New Yorker Festival, the Santa Barbara Film Festival, the Billboard Music Awards, the Tribeca Film Festival, Esquire Top Restaurants Tasting Tour, and the Wired25. She launched the branded content division as the Global Director of Branded Content for the Wall Street Journal. She managed offices in New York, London, and Beijing, where she honed a global perspective on inclusive team building, human interaction, and behavioral dynamics. Following that, Gabrielle invested as a partner in a local food festival in Portland, ME, and started her former food blog, A Lady Walks into a Bar, published for two years on JerseyBites.com. Gabrielle’s passion and curiosity led her to center her work on joy and help organizations and overstressed professionals solve challenges keeping them stagnant and in chronic burnout. Studying the neuroscience and research behind joy, Gabrielle recognizes its critical role in fostering sustainable happiness, personal growth, and profits; regardless of and especially with, life’s challenges. She built a five-part framework called the Sustaining Joy Initiative, which includes 15 practices that help people reduce stress and anxiety, promote presence, reduce burnout, and inspire joy. While running her consultancy, Gabrielle serves as an Advisory Board member for Marketing at WeGlobal Studios, she continues her passion for speaking at events, retreats, start-ups, and Fortune 500 companies. She is also excited about upcoming collaborations committed to supporting the mental wellness crisis in the workplace and at home. Website • LinkedIn
