Kelly Mackin

Workplace Culture and Well-Being Innovator, Human Behavior Researcher, Speaker, and Best Selling Author

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Kelly Mackin

Workplace Culture and Well-Being Innovator, Human Behavior Researcher, Speaker, and Best Selling Author

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Best-selling author of Work Life Well-Lived and CEO of Motives Met and creator of the Human Needs Assessment™ helps organizations build thriving cultures where people can be well and perform well.
Known for a no-B.S. approach and research-driven insights that challenge the status quo Kelly is mission-driven to improve workplace well-being after finding only 16% of people thrive at work.

Biography

Kelly Mackin is a workplace well-being innovator, human behavior researcher, culture consultant, and the best-selling author of the book “Work Life Well-Lived.” She is the CEO of Motives Met, a platform that empowers people to create their best work life and workplace with forward-thinking insights and tools like the Human Needs Assessment™.

Through her no-B.S. approach to well-being and groundbreaking research that challenges the status quo, Kelly Mackin helps create thriving cultures where people can be well and perform well at work. Kelly’s journey from ill-being to well-being ignited her passion and dedication for helping people cultivate health and happiness in their lives. Her research shows only 16% of people are thriving at work, her mission is to change that.

Her expertise spans mindfulness and meditations to fostering psychological safety, from meaningful team workshops to leadership coaching. As a researcher, she gains insights into significant parts of our lives like values, stress, and emotions to develop frameworks to better understand the world and ourselves to make positive change.

When asked about her proudest moments, Kelly would tell you it was standing at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and at Mount Everest Base Camp. Hailing from sunny San Diego, California, you can often find her soaking up a sunset, playing beach volleyball, or sparring in the boxing ring.

Programs

What Drives Your People: The Leadership Advantage of Human Motives

Leaders today face growing pressure to retain top talent and create cultures where people can be well and perform well at work.

Yet many leaders still lack one critical insight: what truly drives the people they lead.

Kelly Mackin will share the science behind the 28 human motives that drive people to stay, grow, and thrive. When these motives are met, like purpose, free expression, belonging, work-life harmony, fun, and self-esteem, engagement and well-being rise, retention skyrockets, and stress and burnout go down.

Yet thriving isn’t universal, it’s personal. All motives matter, but they don’t matter equally.

You will learn to lead with motives in mind AND leave one-size-fits-none leadership behind, embracing motive diversity and taking a human-first approach to coach each person uniquely with clarity and confidence.

But we have to talk about motives to meet them, and they are often a missing conversation. Kelly will show you how to bring motives into the everyday, including how to lead “stay interviews” or meaningful motive one-on-ones that surface what’s often left unsaid, because that silence costs us.

You’ll leave this session with a powerful new mindset and actionable insights to apply motives across four levels: your own needs, your team’s alignment, the culture you co-create, and how you lead.

Audience Takeaways:

– A foundational framework for building thriving cultures and understanding how unmet motives are often the root of stress and burnout

– A clear path beyond one-size-fits-none leadership for a human-first, more effective way of leading

– A practical roadmap to evaluate, communicate, and meet motives with intention and impact for greater success

Motives Matter: The Science of Leading Happy, Healthy, High-Performing Teams

It’s time to move beyond recycled advice and outdated approaches to creating happy, healthy, high-performing teams.

Kelly Mackin cuts through the noise with a transformative framework grounded in her research on the 28 motives that drive us to thrive. These human needs like purpose, free expression, growth, belonging, flexibility, self-esteem, and fun, are our greatest motivators, they drive our well-being and performance.

Kelly will show you how to apply these insights across four levels of impact: starting with your own needs, building alignment and greater team connection, co-creating a culture where motives are strong, and leading with motives in mind, while leaving “one-size-fits-none” leadership behind.

Because thriving isn’t universal, it’s personal. All motives matter, but they don’t matter equally. We need a human-first, personalized approach grounded in what matters most to each person, with the ability to actually talk about it. You’ll learn the art of meaningful motive one-on-ones or “stay interviews” that build trust and drive long-term loyalty.

Leaving this session, you’ll be empowered to put insights into action to elevate both people and performance.

Audience Takeaways:

– How to have the clarity and confidence to be a trusted motives-driven leader who leaves stress and burnout behind and makes a more meaningful impact.

– A foundational framework for building thriving workplaces

– A practical pathway to evaluate, communicate, and meet motives with intention and impact for greater success

Motives Matter: Human-First Leadership Through the Science of Human Needs

What if the secret to becoming the leader people never want to leave is in the timeless science of what it means to be human?

Kelly Mackin cuts through the noise with research that challenges traditional thinking and reveals the 28 human motives driving us to thrive at work. Meeting these motives, like purpose, free expression, belonging, work-life harmony, fun, and self-esteem, is at the heart of human-first leadership, where people’s human needs come first.

The “one-size-fits-none” approach doesn’t work, because thriving isn’t universal, it’s personal. Every person on your team has a unique hierarchy of needs. It’s not about leading people, it’s about leading your people, and embracing motive diversity. When each person’s unique motives are met, it drives greater well-being and retention.

You will leave this session with the insights, mindset shifts, and an actionable roadmap to lead happy, healthy, high-performing teams with greater clarity and confidence.

Kelly’s research shows that only 16% of people are thriving at work, in a world where ill-being still leads the way, people don’t need a perfect leader; they need a human one.

Audience Takeaways:

– A human-centered framework to evaluate, communicate, and support the motives that matter most on your team for collective success.

– A Motives Mindset to cultivate in your culture, rooted in six shifts that are the foundation for a thriving workplace

– Practical tools, including stay interviews and motive one-on-ones, to meet your people’s needs with intention and impact

– A 5-step pathway to put it all into action

Work-Life Harmony: Crafted By You, Not Given to You

Tired of vague advice and buzzwords around “balancing work and life” that leave you wondering how to actually make it happen for yourself and the people you lead? Yeah, Kelly Mackin was too. That’s why she went all in on quantitative research to cut through the fluff and uncover the six proven pillars of Work-Life Harmony.

Kelly brings each pillar to life with real-world strategies leaders can use right away, whether it’s the 15% White Space Rule to prevent overload, creating a communication agreement that honors different work-life styles, setting boundaries that stick, or shifting the mindsets that quietly sabotage harmony. You’ll walk away with fresh insights, work-life conflict tips, and actions that strengthen well-being and combat stress and burnout.

Kelly will also show you how to facilitate a Work-Life Synergy Session with your team, complete with research-driven prompts and exercises, so you can co-create a culture of harmony built on real input and shared ownership for lasting success.

Work-Life Harmony is CRAFTED by you; it is not given to you. In a world where only 16% of employees are thriving at work, the insights from this keynote will help you move from a culture of ill-being to thriving.

Audience Takeaways:

– A Work-Life Harmony Playbook full of actionable strategies for each of the six harmony pillars.

– A strategy to disarm hidden cultural beliefs that sabotage harmony and replace them with conscious commitments.

– A customizable roadmap for areas like inclusive communication norms, optimizing purposeful meeting management, and balancing workloads.

– The skills to facilitate your Work-Life Synergy Session with your team.

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Kelly Mackin Reviews

“Kelly drew the highest attendance we’ve ever had for our BOOST HR Conference as our keynote speaker. Attendees raved that her message was unlike anything they’d heard before, that many insights were refreshing and completely new.”

— Event Campaign Manager, BizLibrary

“Kelly captivated my audience and left them inspired, but more importantly, empowered with actionable strategies to make a big impact.”

— Co-Founder InnerFifth

“It was a game-changer to have Motives Met guide us as we think about how we operate as a team, and ensuring we create a space where people feel their motives can be met. To see what motivates your employees and how that collectively looks for the entire team. Where we see connection or alignment and where we see disconnection.”

— Blanchard, CEO Seven Elements

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Kelly Mackin?

Kelly Mackin is a workplace well-being expert, author, and speaker who focuses on helping organizations create happier, healthier, and more human-centered workplaces. She is the founder of Mindful Collective Co. and is known for her research and advocacy around psychological safety, employee happiness, and workplace culture transformation.

What does Kelly Mackin speak about?

Kelly Mackin speaks about workplace well-being, employee happiness, psychological safety, leadership, burnout prevention, and organizational culture. Her presentations focus on helping leaders and teams build healthier work environments where employees feel valued, supported, and engaged. She also explores topics such as mindfulness at work, culture change, and creating sustainable high-performance workplaces.

What audiences is Kelly Mackin best suited for?

Kelly Mackin is best suited for corporate leadership teams, HR professionals, people and culture leaders, healthcare organizations, and companies focused on improving employee engagement and well-being. Her message resonates strongly with organizations looking to reduce burnout, improve retention, and build more positive workplace cultures.

What makes Kelly Mackin different from other corporate culture speakers?

Kelly Mackin stands out because she combines research, psychology, and real-world organizational experience to focus specifically on employee happiness and well-being as drivers of performance. Unlike many corporate culture speakers who focus broadly on leadership or engagement, she zeroes in on the science of workplace happiness and provides practical, evidence-based strategies to create healthier, more human-centered organizations.

How do I book Kelly Mackin for an event?

To check Kelly Mackin’s availability or request a quote, call 973-313-9800, email info@eaglestalent.com, or visit EaglesTalent.com and complete the booking inquiry form on her speaker profile page.

What are Kelly Mackin’s speaking fees?

Kelly Mackin’s speaking fee varies depending on the event format, location, audience size, and specific program requirements. To receive an exact quote, contact Eagles Talent Speakers Bureau by calling 973-313-9800, emailing info@eaglestalent.com, or submitting a check availability request through her speaker profile page.

Can Kelly Mackin customize the keynote for my audience?

Yes. Kelly Mackin customizes her presentations to align with each organization’s culture goals, workforce challenges, and industry needs. She works closely with event planners to tailor her content, examples, and takeaways so the message is relevant, practical, and actionable for the audience.

What do audiences say about Kelly Mackin’s presentations?

Audiences frequently describe Kelly Mackin’s presentations as inspiring, insightful, practical, and uplifting. Attendees appreciate her ability to connect research on workplace happiness with actionable strategies that improve culture and well-being. Organizations also praise her engaging delivery, authenticity, and focus on creating meaningful and sustainable workplace change.