Guy Winch

Guy Winch

Keynote Speaker: Licensed Psychologist, Author, Emotional Health Advocate

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Guy Winch Biography

Guy Winch is a licensed psychologist, author, and keynote speaker. He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from New York University and has completed post-doctoral work in family systems. An advocate for integrating the science of emotional health into daily lives, workplaces, and education systems, he has delivered impactful talks including "Why We All Need to Practice Emotional First Aid," which ranks as the fourth most inspiring TED Talk on TED.com.

Winch has authored several books including "The Squeaky Wheel: Complaining the Right Way to Get Results, Improve Your Relationships and Enhance Self-Esteem," and "How to Fix a Broken Heart." His "Emotional First Aid: Healing Rejection, Guilt, Failure, and Other Everyday Hurts" has been translated into 19 languages, emphasizing its global reach and impact. In this book, he promotes the idea that applying emotional first aid to common psychological injuries when we first encounter them can significantly benefit our mental and physical health.

In addition to his writing, Winch contributes to Psychology Today and Huffington Post, and serves on the board of advisers for Yahoo Health. His insights have been featured in major publications including the New York Times, Time, and Forbes. As a keynote speaker, Winch leverages his unique background in stand-up comedy to deliver engaging, informative addresses on topics such as emotional first aid, the psychology of complaining, and its effects on personal and professional relationships. His aim is to provide audiences with practical tools for maintaining psychological health and managing complaints effectively in various life contexts.

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Guy Winch Speaking Topics

How Complaining Customers Can Boost Your Company’s Bottom Line

Are complaining customers a liability or an asset? Dr. Winch unpacks the psychology behind complaining behavior and provides an exciting new perspective on complaining customers as a company’s biggest asset. Customer complaints contain a treasure trove of valuable information and complaining customers can be turned into a company’s biggest fans. A talk that reveals how companies and organizations can leverage customer complaints to reduce customer attrition, increase customer loyalty, improve products and systems, and boost the company’s bottom line.

Improving Emotional Health in Companies and Organizations

Dr. Winch pulls back the veil on the surprising ways common psychological experiences negatively impact our productivity, motivation, creativity, and overall functioning in our professional lives. He provides insights, techniques, and tools to overcome their destructive affects, identify blind spots, manage stress and distress, and create a happier, healthier and more productive workplace.

How to Practice Emotional First Aid

We all know how to treat physical injuries like cuts and scrapes when we sustain them but we ignore everyday psychological wounds such as rejection, failure, loneliness, guilt, and rumination. Psychological wounds can also get ‘infected’ and they impact our lives in unexpected and detrimental ways. Dr. Winch shares the science of treating psychological injuries and reveals how to boost our emotional and physical health, improve our functioning, increase our emotional resilience, and turbo-charge our life satisfaction.

The Surprising Ways Common Psychological Injuries Are Holding You Back and How to Overcome Them

Guy Winch pulls back the veil on the many surprising ways common psychological experiences such as failure, rejection, and brooding, impact our how we feel, behave, and especially, how we think. His highly entertaining use of cutting edge science and real life scenarios provide insights that are at once shocking, compelling, as well as highly applicable to both the workplace and everyday life. Audiences gain huge insights into how they operate and think, and gain tools that allow them to identify blind spots and destructive habits they had no idea they possessed. Dr. Winch then provides them easy-to-apply tools that have a powerful, immediate and dramatic impact on both their work and their personal lives. Audiences leave his talk feeling truly transformed, better armed for life, more emotionally resilient, and more productive and successful in the workplace.

How Our Complaining Psychology Affects Our Lives and Relationships

Guy Winch uses humorous anecdotes and real life scenarios to illustrate the powerful, surprising and often shocking ways in which our complaining psychology influences our lives and relationships. The ability to complain effectively about the frustrations of daily life and to get satisfying resolutions when doing so is a crucial life skill. Yet, it is one with which the vast majority of people struggle, both in their personal and work lives and especially in their relationships. Dr. Winch breaks down psychological concepts into simple and practical steps that leave audiences feeling highly entertained and personally empowered to tackle dissatisfactions in their lives and their relationships and to get the results they want.

Guy Winch Videos

How to turn off work thoughts during your free time | Guy Winch ...
How to Fix a Broken Heart with Guy Winch and Lewis Howes
How to practice emotional first aid | Guy Winch

How do I book Guy Winch to speak at my event?

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How much does it cost to book Guy Winch for a speaking engagement?

Speaking fees for Guy Winch, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Guy Winch are $10,000 - $20,000 for live events and Below $10,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Guy Winch, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.

What topics does Guy Winch speak about?

Guy Winch is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Innovation, TED, Personal Growth, Psychology and Culture.

Where does Guy Winch travel from?

Guy Winch generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

Who is the agent for Guy Winch?

AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Guy Winch for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Guy Winch for your next private or corporate function.

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AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Guy Winch or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.

Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

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Guy Winch is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Innovation, TED and Personal Growth. The estimated speaking fee range to book Guy Winch for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Guy Winch generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Susan Cain, Daniel Gilbert and Dr. 1Drea Pennington Wasio. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Guy Winch for an upcoming event.

Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 04/11/2024.

Guy Winch Speaking Topics

  • How Complaining Customers Can Boost Your Company’s Bottom Line

    Are complaining customers a liability or an asset? Dr. Winch unpacks the psychology behind complaining behavior and provides an exciting new perspective on complaining customers as a company’s biggest asset. Customer complaints contain a treasure trove of valuable information and complaining customers can be turned into a company’s biggest fans. A talk that reveals how companies and organizations can leverage customer complaints to reduce customer attrition, increase customer loyalty, improve products and systems, and boost the company’s bottom line.

  • Improving Emotional Health in Companies and Organizations

    Dr. Winch pulls back the veil on the surprising ways common psychological experiences negatively impact our productivity, motivation, creativity, and overall functioning in our professional lives. He provides insights, techniques, and tools to overcome their destructive affects, identify blind spots, manage stress and distress, and create a happier, healthier and more productive workplace.

  • How to Practice Emotional First Aid

    We all know how to treat physical injuries like cuts and scrapes when we sustain them but we ignore everyday psychological wounds such as rejection, failure, loneliness, guilt, and rumination. Psychological wounds can also get ‘infected’ and they impact our lives in unexpected and detrimental ways. Dr. Winch shares the science of treating psychological injuries and reveals how to boost our emotional and physical health, improve our functioning, increase our emotional resilience, and turbo-charge our life satisfaction.

  • The Surprising Ways Common Psychological Injuries Are Holding You Back and How to Overcome Them

    Guy Winch pulls back the veil on the many surprising ways common psychological experiences such as failure, rejection, and brooding, impact our how we feel, behave, and especially, how we think. His highly entertaining use of cutting edge science and real life scenarios provide insights that are at once shocking, compelling, as well as highly applicable to both the workplace and everyday life. Audiences gain huge insights into how they operate and think, and gain tools that allow them to identify blind spots and destructive habits they had no idea they possessed. Dr. Winch then provides them easy-to-apply tools that have a powerful, immediate and dramatic impact on both their work and their personal lives. Audiences leave his talk feeling truly transformed, better armed for life, more emotionally resilient, and more productive and successful in the workplace.

  • How Our Complaining Psychology Affects Our Lives and Relationships

    Guy Winch uses humorous anecdotes and real life scenarios to illustrate the powerful, surprising and often shocking ways in which our complaining psychology influences our lives and relationships. The ability to complain effectively about the frustrations of daily life and to get satisfying resolutions when doing so is a crucial life skill. Yet, it is one with which the vast majority of people struggle, both in their personal and work lives and especially in their relationships. Dr. Winch breaks down psychological concepts into simple and practical steps that leave audiences feeling highly entertained and personally empowered to tackle dissatisfactions in their lives and their relationships and to get the results they want.

Guy Winch Videos

How to turn off work thoughts during your free time | Guy Winch ...
How to Fix a Broken Heart with Guy Winch and Lewis Howes
How to practice emotional first aid | Guy Winch
Guy Winch: "Emotional First Aid" | Talks At Google

Guy Winch News

  • How do I book Guy Winch to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Guy Winch for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Guy Winch, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Guy Winch or any other speaker of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book Guy Winch for a speaking engagement?

    Speaking fees for Guy Winch, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Guy Winch are $10,000 - $20,000 for live events and Below $10,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Guy Winch, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Guy Winch speak about?

    Guy Winch is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Innovation, TED, Personal Growth, Psychology and Culture.
  • Where does Guy Winch travel from?

    Guy Winch generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
  • Who is the agent for Guy Winch?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Guy Winch for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Guy Winch for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Guy Winch or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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