Healthcare and Medical
Empower the people who make healing possible.
Empower the people who make healing possible.
Charlene has inspired audiences at healthcare leadership summits, medical association conferences, and pharma executive retreats around the world. Her message connects the personal and the professional, helping teams refuel purpose and sustain excellence in a demanding industry.
Charlene Wheeless is a transformational keynote speaker for the healthcare industry insluding, medical, clinical, and pharma audiences—a voice of radical honesty and lived experience who speaks from both the head and the heart.
Through her CAP Framework—Claim, Activate, Practice— Charlene guides leaders from performing for others to leading from presence, creating cultures defined by courage, clarity, and care.
Burnout, bureaucracy, and an unrelenting pace are at all-time highs. Charlene offers a reset—a moment to breathe, reflect, and reconnect to why they began this work in the first place. Her story-driven keynotes blend lived experience with actionable frameworks, reminding healthcare professionals that courage, clarity, and compassion start within. A former C-suite executive, chair of the Board of Trustees for an HCA hospital, and a cancer survivor, Charlene brings a unique perspective.
She believes when healthcare leaders lead from presence—not pressure—they inspire trust, enhance collaboration, and improve outcomes for both their teams, patients, hospitals, and the communities they serve.. Audiences leave grounded in purpose and equipped to lead with empathy, resilience, and renewed energy—even in the most high-stakes environments.
Perfect for: healthcare leadership summits, hospital systems, clinical leadership programs, and wellness initiatives seeking a message that restores humanity to the heart of healthcare.
Event organizers and healthcare conference planners book Charlene when they need a keynote speaker who blends authenticity, leadership insight, and actionable resilience. Her sessions are ideal for healthcare leadership conferences, wellness summits, and pharma innovation events seeking substance, not slogans.
Testimonials
“She doesn’t just speak to the head—she speaks to the heart. Our team is still talking about it.”
—Administrator
“Charlene reminded me why I got into this work in the first place. I left her talk feeling seen, not just as a leader—but as a human.”
—Senior Nurse, Hospital System
