Neil Pasricha

“It’s easier to act your way into a new way of thinking than to think yourself into a new way of acting.”

• Global bestselling author of The Happiness Equation and Two-Minute Mornings with over 2 million copies sold
• Former Director of Leadership Development at Walmart
• One of the 10 Most Inspiring TED Speakers of all time
  
  

Neil Pasricha is a top-rated leadership keynote speaker, bestselling author, and positive psychology researcher focused on the relationship between happiness and leadership in business.


Neil is one of the most popular TED speakers with his first TED Talk The 3 A’s of Awesome ranked as one of the ten most inspiring of all time and his second How will you maximize your tiny, short life? the world’s first ever TED Listen, composed entirely of questions.


Neil gave the most attended feature keynote at SXSW 2019 called Building trust in distrustful times. 


Neil has written five global bestsellers including: The Book of Awesome, Awesome is Everywhere and The Happiness Equation. His books have been on bestseller lists for over 200 weeks and sold millions of copies.


Before leading The Institute for Global Happiness and keynote speaking, Neil spent a decade running Leadership Development and working directly for two CEOs at Walmart, the world’s largest company. He was responsible for CEO onboarding, executive development, and talent management across all levels of the organization. 


Audience testimonials

“Neil is a rock star! He visited the Googleplex and you could hear a pin drop while he was speaking. Many people commented that he was the best speaker we have had!"
~ Rachel O’Meara, Google


"Neil Pasricha was the highlight of the day. From my perspective, the highlight of the year at Microsoft! What a genuine, authentic, inspiring person. He connected with the audience and made our themes come to life in the best possible way.”
~ Rekha Rao-Mayya, Microsoft


“It is rare to find a speaker that can ignite such passion and unify the audience on a common theme that transcends generation and function. Please keep writing books. Yours changed my life.”
~ Britta Lesaux, 3M


“We all LOVED Neil’s keynote and received amazing feedback from our clients. His presentation earned a 4.9/5!!”
~ Sonia Bell, Indeed