PhD-qualified wellbeing expert offering the self-directed approach that most workplace programs miss
Dr Tiffany De Sousa Machado — known as Dr Tiff — holds a PhD in business and psychology and serves as Head of Wellbeing and Development at The Village Foundation, as well as Lecturer and Associate Head of People and Culture at the Adelaide Business School, University of Adelaide. She is a 2022 Westpac Social Change Fellow and a 2017 Westpac Future Leader, and delivers her signature 'Transformative Wellbeing' program to leaders at some of Australia's largest organisations and universities. She also works with women facing complex barriers to employment through the GOGO Foundation.
Dr Tiff's central argument cuts through a familiar frustration: record investment in workplace wellbeing is not producing results, and the reason is structural. Most programs prescribe generic interventions rather than equipping individuals to take the reins of their own wellbeing. Her approach — self-directed wellbeing — is not about pretending to feel positive or following a checklist. It is about making meaningful changes grounded in honest self-knowledge and engaging with that knowledge in a way that generates real outcomes.
She is an ideal speaker for health and wellbeing conferences, HR forums and leadership events where the brief goes beyond awareness into genuine behavioural change. Her academic credibility and track record of practical results make her a credible voice in rooms that have heard too many wellbeing keynotes and seen too little shift. Audiences leave with a different understanding of what wellbeing means — and the tools to act on it.
Dr Tiffany De Sousa Machado is a keynote speaker based in South Australia who speaks on leadership, mental health & wellbeing and women in business. Book through Executive Speakers Australia.
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