AUTHOR • SPEAKER • WHARTON EXEC ED FACULTY
Building resilience at every scale
Andy Bernstein helps individuals, teams, and organizations turn everyday friction and disruption into greater clarity, deeper trust, and faster growth.
Scroll down to learn about Andy’s programs.
AUTHOR • SPEAKER • WHARTON EXEC ED FACULTY
Building resilience at every scale
Andy Bernstein helps individuals, teams, and organizations turn everyday friction and disruption into greater clarity, deeper trust, and faster growth.
Scroll down to learn about Andy’s programs.
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WHAT ANDY DELIVERS
Tools vs. Vibes
Most keynotes aim to give people a feeling — motivation, empowerment, possibility. But this feeling rarely survives the trip back to work, where people are quickly overwhelmed again by constant disruption and change.
Andy Bernstein delivers a genuinely engaging presentation — he used to write for the Muppets, and audiences appreciate that he’s funny and relatable, not academic or canned.
But more importantly, Andy teaches a repeatable process and bundles in three months of Resilience Academy membership. So alongside a memorable and highly interactive session, your audience leaves with an actionable toolkit that can help them generate new breakthroughs at work and at home long after the session ends.
To see Andy’s current topics, availability, and fees, visit his page at Washington Speaker’s Bureau by clicking below, or contact us to discuss your event.
CHOOSE THE AREA THAT INTERESTS YOU
About My Work
I first became interested in resilience as a teenager, when my father and little sister died unexpectedly.
Seeking answers, I spent years exploring dozens of processes while working as a baker in Maine, an advertising copywriter in Vermont, and a screenwriter for the Muppets in LA.
In 2000, I met self-help pioneer Byron Katie and loved her Work. I spent three magical years helping Katie reach more people. But many of my friends — a number of them in financial services — didn’t quite connect with Katie’s approach, and that got me thinking.
So in 2004, I created a related but different approach to resilience, and I’ve been teaching it ever since — at Wharton Executive Education, and to thousands of leaders at dozens of the world’s best companies, with a particular focus on wealth-management advisory teams and nonprofits.
My programs have expanded over the years to integrate personal resilience as the foundation for family dynamics, team performance, community alignment, and social change. To learn more about the area that interests you, choose an section below and you’ll be taken to a site with more information. Not sure where to go? Contact me.
FOR EVENT MANAGERS
Keynotes
Give your audience actionable tools to handle change. Visit Washington Speakers Bureau for topics, availability, and fees.
FOR TEAMS
Team Ecology
Turn team friction from an asset to a liability. Help your team deepen alignment under pressure — and grow.
FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
Resilience Academy
Learn where stress really comes from and how to transform challenges in just 7 steps. The first course is free.
CHOOSE THE AREA THAT INTERESTS YOU
About My Work
I first became interested in resilience as a teenager, when my father and little sister died unexpectedly.
Seeking answers, I spent years exploring dozens of processes while working as a baker in Maine, an advertising copywriter in Vermont, and a screenwriter for the Muppets in LA.
In 2000, I met self-help pioneer Byron Katie and loved her Work. I spent three magical years helping Katie reach more people. But many of my friends — a number of them in financial services — didn’t quite connect with Katie’s approach, and that got me thinking.
So in 2004, I created a related but different approach to resilience, and I’ve been teaching it ever since — at Wharton Executive Education, and to thousands of leaders at dozens of the world’s best companies, with a particular focus on wealth-management advisory teams and nonprofits.
My programs have expanded over the years to integrate personal resilience as the foundation for family dynamics, team performance, community alignment, and social change. To learn more about the area that interests you, choose an section below and you’ll be taken to a site with more information. Not sure where to go? Contact me.
FOR EVENT MANAGERS
Keynotes
Give your audience actionable tools to drive and sustain change. Visit Washington Speakers Bureau for topics, availability, and fees.
FOR TEAMS
Team Ecology
Turn team friction from an asset to a liability. Help your team deepen alignment under pressure — and grow.
FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
Resilience Academy
Learn where stress really comes from and how to transform challenges in just 7 steps. The first course is free.
FOR EVENT MANAGERS
Keynotes
Give your audience actionable tools to drive and sustain change. Visit Washington Speakers Bureau for topics, availability, and fees.
FOR TEAMS
Team Ecology
Turn team friction from an asset to a liability. Help your team deepen alignment under pressure — and grow.
FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
Resilience Academy
Learn where stress really comes from and how to transform challenges in just 7 steps. The first course is free.
“Masterful… I’ve never read a more useful book about managing stress — I’ve made it required reading for some of the people who matter most to me.”
– Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again, Originals, and Give & Take
“An outstanding guide to understanding the nature of stress and how to handle it. The book provides numerous insights and techniques for anyone experiencing stress — and who doesn’t?”
– Aaron T. Beck, M.D., founder of Cognitive Therapy
Andy’s book has helped thousands of people move beyond stress management to genuine resilience. It’s available in hardcover (as The Myth of Stress), paperback, digital, and audio.
You can also experience the interactive version of his process for free with our introductory course, Breaking the Stress Cycle.
Client Feedback
Andy has taught regularly through Wharton Executive Education since 2007, and has spoken at dozens of great companies to thousands of senior leaders. Below are a few testimonials. Ask us for specific industries or event types.
“Enormously positive.”
“Useful, tangible ways of thinking differently, and real ways of solving differences. Wishing I had done this when I began my career.”
“Eye-Opening”
“This is more than just accepting that I can’t change my surroundings. Instead it changes my perspective. Very positive.”
“Extraordinarily successful.”
“People were able to learn how to utilize the process and make positive shifts in their thinking/experience in just a couple of hours. Andy is a rock star instructor.”
“Very insightful — simple but not easy”
“A clear, concise way to deal with challenges, with practical applications and immediate results.”
“An enlightening experience”
“It gave us a new tool to manage work/life responsibilities. It’s a great technique I would recommend to other organizations committed to helping their employees be more productive and balanced.”
“Valuable and unique”
“Eye-opening on changing your perspective when dealing with tough issues and solving them“
“An excellent introduction to resiliency”
“If practiced well, it can tremendously reduce the burden of stress at work and home.“
“Insightful and illuminating”
“Great presenter with a pragmatic approach to improvement at work and at home.”
“Practical and eye-opening”
“Great EQ insights. Insightful, engaging, actionable, and pragmatic. Loved it.
“By far the most useful, provocative, and fascinating seminar I have ever participated in”
“It’s not nonsense, it’s not a Band-Aid, it’s just smart, tangible, and something that can be implemented across the board.”
“Relevant both personally and professionally”
“Year after year, Andy Bernstein’s sessions are among the top requested and top scoring sessions at the Securities Industry Institute. Andy is always listed as one of the favorite faculty members of the program.”
“Thought-provoking and powerful”
“Engaging. Great take-away. Resources both for my personal and professional life. This was time well spent.”
“Enormously positive.”
“Useful, tangible ways of thinking differently, and real ways of solving differences. Wishing I had done this when I began my career.”
“Eye-Opening”
“This is more than just accepting that I can’t change my surroundings. Instead it changes my perspective. Very positive.”
“Extraordinarily successful.”
“People were able to learn how to utilize the process and make positive shifts in their thinking/experience in just a couple of hours. Andy is a rock star instructor.”
“Very insightful — simple but not easy”
“A clear, concise way to deal with challenges, with practical applications and immediate results.”
“An enlightening experience”
“It gave us a new tool to manage work/life responsibilities. It’s a great technique I would recommend to other organizations committed to helping their employees be more productive and balanced.”
“Valuable and unique”
“Eye-opening on changing your perspective when dealing with tough issues and solving them“
“An excellent introduction to resiliency”
“If practiced well, it can tremendously reduce the burden of stress at work and home.“
“Insightful and illuminating”
“Great presenter with a pragmatic approach to improvement at work and at home.”
“Practical and eye-opening”
“Great EQ insights. Insightful, engaging, actionable, and pragmatic. Loved it.
“By far the most useful, provocative, and fascinating seminar I have ever participated in”
“It’s not nonsense, it’s not a Band-Aid, it’s just smart, tangible, and something that can be implemented across the board.”
“Relevant both personally and professionally”
“Year after year, Andy Bernstein’s sessions are among the top requested and top scoring sessions at the Securities Industry Institute. Andy is always listed as one of the favorite faculty members of the program.”
“Thought-provoking and powerful”
“Engaging. Great take-away. Resources both for my personal and professional life. This was time well spent.”