Body Intelligence is your edge—listen, act, and thrive.
Thea O’Connor is a senior advisor on workplace wellbeing and productivity, helping leaders, teams and individuals improve their workplace engagement and effectiveness through body intelligence and better health. She draws on decades of experience in health promotion including in the fields of nutrition (as a dietitian), body image, sleep science and workplace health.
She has also written extensively as a health journalist for a number of leading Australian publications including The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian.
Thea is committed to re humanising our work ethic so it is fashioned around human biological rhythms rather than around machines, for the sake of our health as well as our productivity. That’s why she champions Body Intelligence – the ability to listen to our bodies, rather than ignore or over-ride them.
Thea is also a Naptivist, promoting the powernap as the new coffee break.
Talking Points
Body Intelligence for Business
Unleash the energy contained within your greatest untapped organisational resource – the human body – and enjoy a healthier, smarter workforce. In this keynote you will discover Thea’s 3-steps to better B.I. that will enable your people to bring more energy and smarts to their day. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Key Takeaways & BenefitsBody Intelligence for Business
-Understand how body intelligence (B.I.) can give you and your organisation a competitive edge in the age of AI.
-Reduce the risk of burnout by building your people’s body intelligence so they get better at reading their bodies and acting on the early signs of stress and fatigue.
-Teach your people how they can sustain their energy, even in the face of high demand, by prioritising their health and wellbeing no matter what.
-Generate energised, cohesive teams, by inspiring your people to shape ‘body-smart’ ways of working together.
The Orca Effect
Activate and Appreciate the Leadership Potential of your Female Talent. • Are you worried about losing key female staff, especially leaders, at certain life stages, and with them, valuable corporate knowledge?The Orca Effect
• Are you keen to appreciate and develop the leadership potential of all the women in your organisation?
This inspiring keynote taps into the wisdom of one of the planet’s most intelligent and successful species – the Orca or Killer Whale.
Orcas and humans are the only two species on the planet whose females experience menopause, then live for another 30 years or so. What could be the advantage of this rare evolutionary trait? Once freed from the responsibilities of creating a family, the post-menopausal females start leading, because their accumulated knowledge and wisdom is critical for the survival and success of their pods.
• With a supportive workplace, your experienced women can also step into their true authority and help lead your pod.
• With a fresh perspective on women’s natural cycles, all female staff can discover an untapped leadership potential.
That's the 'Orca Effect®' this keynote offers.
KEY TAKEAWAYS: • Attract and retain female staff. Discover how easy it is to make your workplace female-friendly, so more women want to work for you and stay with you - just like Orcas, who keep their pods together for life.
• Respect Nature’s Intelligence: Female’s biological cycles (menstruation and menopause) are not design flaws—they’re untapped superpowers that can make you a better worker.
• Inspire leadership potential: The symbol of the post-menopausal Orca matriarch activates women at all life stages to discover their killer leadership traits and step into their true authority, whatever their formal title.
• Equip your entire pod to thrive: Leave with simple ways everyone can harmonise biological rhythms with professional goals, to improve performance and reduce burnout.
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Thea O'Connor | Senior Advisor on Workplace Wellbeing and Productivity | Saxton Speakers
Thea O/Connor | TEDx talk | Saxton Speakers
Thea was wonderful. Engaging and messages were very clear. ... keep reading Firbank Grammar School
Thea O’Connor was a fantastic speaker for our Let’s Talk Women’s Health event. Herengaging, animated and theatrical presentation style captivated the audience. Her ability to balance expert insights with humour and energy created an open and dynamic space for meaningful conversation. The response from our guests was overwhelmingly positive—they were absolutely buzzing after the event, eager to share what they had learned with colleagues, family, and friends. We are incredibly grateful for her contribution and highly recommend her for future events.
