Keynote Speaker, Clinical Psychologist, Author, and Visiting Scholar at Columbia University

Ben Michaelis, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, popular speaker and blogger for Huffington Post and Psychology Today, and also the author of Your Next Big Thing: Ten Small Steps to Get Moving and Get Happy. Dr. Michaelis has been frequently featured as a mental health expert on various television and radio programs. In his private practice Dr. Michaelis has worked with a wide array of patients, including entrepreneurs, authors, actors, musicians, artists, and executives.