Calissa Ngozi

Keynote Speaker | Niagara Falls, Ontario

Professor, Resilience, Burnout Prevention & Workplace Wellness
Mental Health Expert

Calissa Ngozi Expertise Peak Performance, Mental Health, Health & Wellness, Health Performance, Leadership, Personal Leadership, Burnout Prevention, Resilience & Adversity and Stress Management.

Calissa Ngozi

About Calissa Ngozi

Calissa Ngozi is a mental health expert, Child and Youth Care Professor, keynote speaker, and bestselling author recognized for her work in resilience, burnout prevention, and accessible mental health care. She brings more than twenty years of professional experience across mental health, education, hospital care, acquired brain injury rehabilitation, and private practice. Calissa Ngozi is a Professor at Mohawk College and a mental health business owner working in partnership with Bartimaeus Inc. She is the creator of the Oxygen Mask Mindset and the author of The Oxygen Mask Mindset: Reclaiming Your Energy in a World That Glorifies Exhaustion. Her work has earned six speaking awards, national media recognition, and a nomination for the 2025 Ontario Premier Award.

Calissa Ngozi Videos

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Calissa Ngozi Interviews & Podcasts

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CALISSA NGOZI BIOGRAPHY

Calissa Ngozi is a mental health expert, Child and Youth Care Professor, keynote speaker, and bestselling author specializing in resilience, burnout, and sustainable performance. Her work spans more than two decades across mental health, education, hospital systems, acquired brain injury rehabilitation, and private practice. Calissa Ngozi is a Professor at Mohawk College, where she teaches and mentors students preparing for careers in child and youth care and related human services fields. Her academic work emphasizes applied practice, ethical care, and long term workforce sustainability.

Alongside her academic role, Calissa Ngozi is a mental health business owner working in collaboration with Bartimaeus Inc. She provides mental health and behaviour support services to individuals and families navigating complex personal and systemic challenges. Calissa Ngozi is the creator of the Oxygen Mask Mindset, a practical framework that addresses burnout, energy depletion, and chronic stress in caregiving and high responsibility roles. The approach is grounded in professional practice and lived experience.

She is the author of The Oxygen Mask Mindset: Reclaiming Your Energy in a World That Glorifies Exhaustion, an Amazon number one bestselling book focused on sustainable self leadership and mental health resilience. Calissa Ngozi is a certified trainer in Non Violent Crisis Intervention and holds professional certifications in suicide prevention and intervention. Her expertise supports organizations seeking trauma informed and safety focused mental health strategies.

Her leadership extends to governance and advocacy within the mental health sector. Calissa Ngozi previously served as a board director with the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Care and currently serves on the Pathstone Mental Health Foundation Board. Her professional contributions have been recognized through multiple honours, including six awards for inspirational speaking and the RBC Black Diamond Ball Award. She has also been named a nominee for the 2025 Province of Ontario Premier Award.

Calissa Ngozi is a sought after conference host, master of ceremonies, workshop facilitator, and keynote speaker for mental health, education, corporate, and community based audiences. Her presentations focus on resilience, burnout prevention, workplace mental health, and sustainable success. She is a finalist of Speaker Slam, North America’s largest inspirational speaking competition, reflecting her ability to deliver structured, practical, and engaging presentations.

Calissa Ngozi is a trusted television and media guest expert with regular appearances across CP24, CTV Your Morning, Global News, Breakfast Television, The Social, CHCH, and SiriusXM. Her commentary addresses mental health, stress, parenting, and system level care. Her perspective is informed by lived experience as a Black woman adopted into a white family and as a mother of twins. This background informs her approach to inclusion, equity, and accessibility in mental health care.

Calissa Ngozi is widely recognized for integrating professional expertise with practical application. Her work supports individuals, organizations, and systems seeking sustainable approaches to mental health and resilience. Her mission is to contribute to a future where mental health care is accessible, inclusive, and grounded in evidence, education, and lived understanding.

 

Calissa Ngozi Topic Presentations

Calissa Ngozi Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

Oxygen Mask Mindset: Reclaiming Your Energy in a World That Glorifies Exhaustion

Leading without Burning out: The Oxygen Mask Blueprint for High-performance Teams

Burn Bright, Not Burnt out: The Oxygen Mask Mindset for Entrepreneurs

Always On, Always Selling: Burnout, Boundaries & Peak Performance

Compassion without Collapse: Beating Burnout & Compassion Fatigue

Neurospicy & Thriving: Navigating Business, Burnout & Success with an Invisible Disability

Calissa Ngozi Books & Articles

The Oxygen Mask Mindset: Reclaiming Your Energy in a World That Glorifies Exhaustion
The Oxygen Mask Mindset: Reclaiming Your Energy

Calissa Ngozi is here to show you the path—a path she’s walked herself after pushing herself to her limits and realizing that...

Mohawk College Professor Leading the Way in Mental Health Activism
Mohawk College Professor Leading the Way in

Community Access and Engagement professor Calissa Ngozi Frans has dedicated more than two decades to the field of mental health, and her...

Niagara Mental Health Advocate to Receive Prestigious Honour
Niagara Mental Health Advocate to Receive

Calissa Ngozi has a vast resumé. Apart from her private practice in collaboration with Bartimaeus Inc., offering essential mental health...

5 Ways Black Parents Can Support Their Biracial Child
5 Ways Black Parents Can Support Their Biracial

remember jokingly saying to the nurse who handed me twin B, “I don't think he is done yet?” As “light” as I thought that comment...

Mental Health Champions: Why & How Calissa Ngozi of Hunter-sawyer Enterprises is Helping to Champion Mental Wellness
Mental Health Champions: Why & How Calissa Ngozi

Calissa Ngozi is a graduate of the Honors Child & Youth Worker Program at Centennial College and has been working in the Social Services...

Calissa Ngozi Speaking Testimonials

"The impact Calissa has on the field of CYC is truly inspiring. Her passion, drive and unshakeable commitment to empower others will transform the next generations to come. I look forward to watching Calissa’s continued successes, keep up the great work."

JESSICA MORRIS

Professor
Georgian College

"You were amazing Calissa. I’m glad I was able to join in! You certainly know how to connect with students."

CAMILO CIPRIANO

Director of Education
Niagara Catholic School Board

"Calissa is on fire! Her unique brand coupled with her powerful speaking ability make her an in-demand speaker at any event. She shone on our stage and I can guarantee she will elevate your event."

DAN SHAIKH

Publicist and Co-Founder
Speaker Slam

"Calissa’s empathetic and friendly demeanor created a safe space for open discussions. She seamlessly guided the audience through diverse topics, balancing seriousness with moments of levity. Her genuine passion for mental health advocacy was evident, inspiring both speakers and attendees alike.  "

Sarah Pritula

Owner
Funny Face Media

"Calissa is a compassionate woman who truly cares about others, always making herself available to anyone, every day. Her message exemplifies the importance of resilience, community, family and caring for self and others."

PAT GAUGHAN

President & CEO
Bartimaeus Inc.

"Calissa has a supportive and calming approach in her teaching style that has been instrumental in her role as faculty at Mohawk College. For learners beginning their Postsecondary journey or for those with interrupted education, Calissa exudes inspiration and positivity that is unmatched."

EMILY ECKER

Associate Dean Community Partnerships & Learning
Mohawk College

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