Dr. Anna Thomas is an award-winning workplace wellbeing keynote speaker, board-certified palliative care physician, Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist, and founder of Workplaces That CARE.

She helps organizations strengthen engagement, retention, and sustainable performance by protecting the human capacity behind them. Her keynotes address the pressures shaping today’s workforce, including burnout, caregiving, rising work and life demands, and the impact of AI and accelerating change.

Combining clinical expertise, leadership strategy, and relatable storytelling, Dr. Thomas makes complex challenges understandable and actionable. She equips leaders and employees with practical tools to build healthier workplace cultures, navigate competing demands, and support wellbeing at work and at home.

Available for in-person and virtual keynotes and workshops, Dr. Thomas delivers presentations that leave audiences feeling understood, inspired, and ready to take action.

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Workplaces That CARE: A Playbook for Building Resilient Workplaces that Support and Retain Employees

How to Survive the Age of Caregiving | Dr. Anna Thomas | TEDxCavalier

Your Best Employee Has a Second Secret Job | Anna Thomas | DisruptHR Talks

Workplace Wellbeing Is in Its 11th Hour: HR Must Act Differently Now | Anna Thomas | DisruptHR Talks

Workplace Wellbeing Keynote Speaker | Human Capacity, Retention, Caregiving & Future of Work

Dr. Anna Thomas, MD

Strong visuals and slide deck

Engaging & Grounded

Keynote

Fireside chat / moderated conversation

Panel participation

Workshop / breakout session

Book signing

Educate & Upskill

Thought Leadership

30 min

45 min

60 min

90 min

Insights + Action

Workplace Culture

Health & Wellness

Mental Health/Well Being

Human Resources

Leadership

Resilience

Future of Work

Women's Health

Dr. Anna Thomas helps organizations build workplace cultures that strengthen wellbeing, engagement, and retention. Through her CARE framework, she shows leaders how to recognize hidden pressures, support working caregivers, and create conditions where people can speak openly, access support, and sustain their capacity to contribute.

Dr. Anna Thomas helps audiences navigate caregiving while protecting their own health and wellbeing. Drawing on her experience as a palliative care physician and family caregiver, she shares practical tools for managing competing demands, finding support, and making informed care decisions.

Dr. Thomas explores the emotional load people carry, from chronic stress and caregiving to uncertainty and competing responsibilities. She helps audiences recognize signs of strain, seek support earlier, and create conditions that support wellbeing at work and at home.

Dr. Thomas helps HR professionals understand how caregiving and rising life demands affect workforce capacity, attendance, engagement, and retention. Her sessions offer practical approaches to supporting working caregivers, equipping managers, and making workplace resources easier to access and use.

Dr. Thomas equips leaders to support their people while meeting organizational goals. Drawing on clinical leadership and her CARE framework, she shares tools for recognizing capacity constraints, setting realistic expectations, and responding to challenges with clarity, empathy, and practical support.

Dr. Thomas helps audiences stay steady when work and life keep asking for more. Her approach connects personal strategies with the support and conditions people need to recover, adapt, and sustain their energy through pressure and change.

Dr. Thomas explores how AI, accelerating change, and rising life demands are reshaping workforce wellbeing and capacity. She helps organizations consider what people need to adapt, use technology thoughtfully, and sustain engagement and performance as work evolves.

Dr. Thomas explores how caregiving responsibilities affect women’s health, wellbeing, and careers. She helps women recognize overload, share the responsibilities of care, communicate their needs, and protect their own wellbeing while balancing work, life, and caregiving.

Dr. Anna Thomas was an exceptional speaker and a true professional to work with from start to finish. Her session was engaging, insightful, and incredibly relevant to the challenges leaders and organizations are facing today. She has a rare ability to combine powerful storytelling with practical strategies, leaving the audience both inspired and equipped with tools they can immediately apply. What stood out most was how deeply the audience connected with her message. The room was fully engaged, and the feedback we received afterward was overwhelmingly positive. Many attendees shared that her talk shifted the way they think about leadership, resilience, and the real-life pressures people carry outside of work. Beyond the stage, Dr. Thomas was thoughtful, prepared, and collaborative throughout the entire process. She made it easy for our team to coordinate the event and ensured the session aligned with our audience and goals. If you are looking for a speaker who delivers both meaningful insight and a memorable experience, Dr. Anna Thomas is an outstanding choice. We would welcome the opportunity to work with her again.

Event Organizer

Working with Dr. Anna Thomas was wonderful. Dr. Thomas combined personal stories with informative data to help our audience with both current and future experiences in caregiving. She can adapt her presentation to different formats and audiences.

Dr. Anna Thomas, MD

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