Speaker
Empowering Healthcare Executives to Lead with Humanity, Courage, and Resilience
Too often, healthcare leadership equates strength with silence—leaving leaders burned out and teams disengaged. I help executives shift from outdated leadership models toward a human-centered approach that prioritizes mental health, resilience, and authentic connection. My message stands for courageous leadership that blends strategy with humanity, equipping leaders to create cultures of trust, innovation, and sustainable performance. When leaders choose to lead differently, they not only protect their own wellbeing but also unlock the potential of their organizations.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER, KRISTINA HOWEY.
Kristina Howey is a healthcare executive, author, and mental health advocate who is redefining what it means to lead in today’s demanding healthcare environment. With nearly two decades of experience including product development, growth strategy, and executive leadership, Kristina has seen firsthand the heavy toll that silence, burnout, and outdated leadership models take on both leaders and their organizations.
Her journey is deeply personal. While rising through the leadership ranks, Kristina confronted her own battle with PTSD and burnout—an experience that opened her eyes to the urgent need for a more human-centered approach at the executive level. Born from the intersection of lived experience and strategic leadership, she developed her signature perspective on leadership: courage and vulnerability are not weaknesses, but the foundation of resilience, trust, and sustainable success.
Kristina is the author of Living with PTSD: Learning to Speak My Truth and the founder of Nina’s Journey, a platform dedicated to transforming how leaders approach mental health, resilience, and cultural transformation. She is recognized for her ability to blend strategic insight with authenticity, leaving audiences not only inspired but equipped to create meaningful change in their organizations.
Off stage, Kristina is a devoted wife and mother, and an advocate for living with courage and connection in every season of life. She is also a passionate student of creativity and growth—whether teaching herself guitar, devouring books, or embracing new ways to learn. Her love for music and study reflects the same curiosity and resilience she brings to leadership: a belief that growth never ends, and that every note, page, and challenge is part of the journey.
Leading Differently: The Courage to Bring Humanity Back to Healthcare Leadership
In healthcare leadership, strength is often mistaken for silence—but ignoring mental health comes at a steep cost: burnout, disengagement, and lost innovation.
This program equips leaders with the tools to acknowledge emotional strain, reconnect authentically, and foster cultures of resilience and trust. Through lived experience and actionable strategies, Kristina Howey reveals why courage and vulnerability are not weaknesses but the foundation for stronger teams, higher retention, and sustainable performance.
Beyond Burnout: Building Cultures Where Leaders and Teams Thrive
In healthcare leadership, strength is often mistaken for silence—but ignoring mental health comes at a steep cost: burnout, disengagement, and lost innovation. This program equips leaders with the tools to acknowledge emotional strain, reconnect authentically, and foster cultures of resilience and trust. Through lived experience and actionable strategies, Kristina Howey reveals why courage and vulnerability are not weaknesses but the foundation for stronger teams, higher retention, and sustainable performance.
The Future of Leadership is Human: Redefining Strength for a New Era
In every industry, the leaders who succeed are those who embrace humanity as a strength, not a liability. This program challenges outdated models of authority and equips executives, managers, and emerging leaders to harness courage, empathy, and emotional intelligence as tools for impact. Audiences will discover how leading with authenticity drives innovation, trust, and lasting influence—whether in healthcare, business, or beyond.
