5 Hacks for Optimal Wellness in Today’s High Tech Workplace
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Everything hinges on your ability to stay focused while being bombarded by notifications, pings and rings. In every moment of your workday, you have the power to either get blown off your grid by distractions, or stand firm and deliver like a star performer. In this energizing wellness session, we’ll discuss 5 proven tools for optimizing your mental and physical health, for maximum productivity. Part education and part gamification, you’ll be immersed in a synthesis of learning styles that feature humor, gameplay and multimedia. Get ready to get up and get moving, participate in meaningful discussions, learn how to level-up your career through self-care, how business success correlates with holistic health, and leave primed to foster a whole new paradigm of well-being in your high tech workplace, and at home.
Learning Objectives:
· Discuss the importance of self-care and mental well-being.
· Gain a better understanding of the correlation between mental health and business outcomes.
· Describe successful tactics to staying healthy both physically and mentally in today’s screen-dominated workplaces.
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Heather Rogers
Heather has performed at venues ranging from Barack Obama’s inaugural ball in D.C. to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. She has been named a 2022 recipient of the prestigious Eugene Burger Legacy Award by the Magic and Mystery School in Las Vegas, and has performed alongside legendary artists such as Joan Baez and Rita Moreno, and appeared with Hillary Clinton at San Francisco’s “Innovation Hangar”.
Heather ran away with the Pickle Family Circus when she was young, and it was there she discovered her love of performing and honed her magic and juggling skills. She has the distinction of being the one and only female, comedy magician in the Bay Area and has performed for corporate clients such as Google, Intuit, Hewlett Packard, Oracle and has spoken at TEDx.
Heather is an active member of Meeting Professional International. She served on the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee in 2020 and currently volunteers on the Education & Programs Committee.
Velia Amarasingham
Velia is an award-winning, meeting and events industry leader. She served on the ILEA-NCC Board of Directors from 2018-2021 and was the recipient of four Heart and Soul awards during her tenure. Additionally, Velia has been an active committee member of PCMA NCC since 2020, earning her a Bay Area Meeting Industry Excellence (BAMIE) award in the Member of the Year category, and a total of four nominations. She joined the board oF PCMA NCC in 2022 and served as the chapter’s Director of Social Media that year.
In her hometown of Sydney, Australia, Velia received vocal training from Australian superstar, Marcia Hines and studied drama with the prestigious Australian Theatre for Young People.
After relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area during the dot-com boom, she founded the critically acclaimed musical theatre troupe, Her Rebel Highness. Career highlights include opening for Australian Top 40 artist, Margaret Urlich, performing live on ABC7 News and appearing as Cher, in San Francisco’s longest running show, Beach Blanket Babylon.