Award-Winning Speaker and Presenter
Dr. Špela Trefalt
Partner with the leading global authority on work-life balance for professional service firms
Rated 4.9/5 by hundreds of professional service practitioners and firms
Securing Sustainable Success for Professionals and Professional Service Firms
Špela is a recognized global authority in organizational change, work-life balance, and leadership coaching. She delivers keynotes, panel discussions, and interactive sessions that inspire, challenge, and equip leaders, professionals, and organizations with practical tools and insights for thriving in balance.
Špela cuts to the chase, leveraging science and research to propel organizational change while championing a life of balance and peace of mind. As a seasoned speaker and workshop facilitator with a deep understanding of human and organizational psychology, Špela has empowered hundreds of leadership teams and professional service firms to develop networks and create meaningful visions while thriving in a sustainable work-life balance.
Keynotes
Spela’s signature talks for professional service firms dedicated to rethinking how work is getting done.
KEYNOTES
Igniting Enthusiasm
Driving Organizational Change in Professional Firms
Discover the psychology behind organizational and personal change. Understand why change presents challenges and learn effective strategies to overcome them. Explore methods that inspire teams to welcome the change initiatives you design while thriving in a fast-paced environment.
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Networking with Ease For Professionals
Effectively Connecting, Minus the Ick
Learn to effectively network while evaluating your existing relationships. Gain insights into how well your existing network supports your organization’s and your personal and professional objectives. Discover strategies to leverage these connections, enhance your team’s visibility as a subject matter expert, and seize opportunities on exciting projects while building your company’s client base.
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Balancing Act
No-Nonsense Strategies for Professionals
Uncover practical strategies to help your organization effectively manage time and attention between work and personal life. Learn evidence-based methods for setting boundaries, empowering your team to navigate demanding clients and fierce competition with confidence and success.
With Spela’s help in each session, and sometimes with her tough love, I get clarity and move into a state in which I realize that I have the freedom to choose my path forward. Spela is a skilled coach who has been a guiding beacon for me, illuminating the path toward my self-awareness and personal growth.
Rosaria Meek, PhD
Dr. Trefalt joined us at our annual Senior Leadership Team retreat and conducted an outstanding workshop on Leading Organizational Change. Her dynamic and engaging presentation style, coupled with informative and actionable content, left a lasting impact.
Steve Amendo, CMO,
Martin's Point Health Care
My attitude about my career and myself has shifted 180 degrees in the positive. Spela is transformative in a subtle yet profound way that really sticks. Spela combined her extensive and cutting-edge academic knowledge with unmatched professional experience and blended these to help me craft pragmatic plans to really reach my future career and life vision.
Ashleigh Dueker, Associate Director of Products, PA Consulting
Working with Spela has profoundly impacted my personal and professional life. Her coaching instilled confidence in me and reinforced my commitment to my core values. With her guidance, I navigated crucial career decisions, advanced in my job, and enrolled in a master’s degree program.
Magda Carr, Director of SNAP-Ed at the YMCA Greater of Boston
Spela helped me tap into my own energy and existing passion for my craft and team to explore pathways for me to grow into an authentic leader. Our sessions were built on the trust she built from the beginning and led by her patience and dedication to offering new skills and methods based on my own personal goals. I feel sincere in my approach to daily activities and more confident when I face challenges in my role from the mindset and tools we worked on together.
Lisa Fowler, Partner, PA Consulting
One of the unique strengths Spela brings is a deep understanding of the ways, workings, and demands of professional and corporate work. This experience is a critical skill to helping me navigate both my career and personal challenges and successes. She’s been a key reason my career has gone up, up, up.
Jennifer Johnston Canfield, EVP Growth & Strategy, emtelligent
Spela’s coaching was exceptional! Spela guided me through difficult career considerations, ensuring not only me staying with my firm but also retaining my senior position. Financially, this was incredibly important for my family and me, and I am extremely grateful to Spela for this.
Alexandra Rodina, Kennedys, Partner
I started working with Spela shortly after returning to my job in management consulting after my maternity leave. I was in a period of massive transition, reprioritization and deep thinking about what I want from my career, and how that had changed. Spela provided structure and space for me to set my goals and make a plan to work toward them. I continue to revisit her guidance and coaching months later!
Jenna Phillips, Managing Consultant, PA Consulting
Transitioning from early career to the new responsibilities that presented themselves in mid-career was a daunting journey for me, but with Spela/Dr. Trefalt as my professional coach, it became an empowering and enlightening experience. Spela’s approach was not about dictating steps, but rather about guiding me to discover my own path. She helped me leverage my background as a psychologist and academic to navigate entry into the entrepreneurial world.
Allison Wilkerson, PhD, DBSM, Clinical Director, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina
Coaching with Dr. Trefalt was an unprecedented opportunity to deeply look inside myself and understand the root of my insecurities. Her insightful questions helped me navigate daily challenges, build confidence, and achieve meaningful progress in both personal and professional realms. My lab has grown significantly, I’ve secured additional funding, and I’m learning to lead with empathy and self-trust.
Silvia Guglietta,
PhD, Assistant Professor of Mucosal Immunology,
Medical University of South Carolina
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