Vaishali Joshi

Keynote Speaker | Toronto, Ontario

Driving Change and Human Skills
Mental Agility & Leadership Expert

Vaishali Joshi Expertise Leadership Development, Change Management, Adaptability & Agility, Organizational Change, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Inclusive Leadership, Stress Management, Mindfulness and Human Connection.

Vaishali Joshi

About Vaishali Joshi

Vaishali Joshi is a mental health speaker and human skills strategist, and the founder and CEO of oraHuman℠, a workplace wellness agency, and Beyond Bold, a women’s health and wellbeing collective. Her oraHuman℠ programs support individuals and organizations in developing mental agility to navigate stress, burnout, and change. Vaishali Joshi holds multiple designations as a global business transformation leader and mindset expert. In 2025, she was nominated for Canada’s Women of Influence “Ones to Watch,” the top mental health advocate award for Workplace Wellness Leadership, and Canada’s Top 25 Immigrants award. She is a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and has been featured on CTV, CHCH TV, OMNI TV, and multiple publications.

Vaishali Joshi Videos

Vaishali Joshi - speaker reel

Vaishali Joshi Keynote Bb

No Risk No Reward: My Speaker Slam Story

Beyond Bold 2025 Recap

Vaishali Joshi Interviews & Podcasts

Neurodiversity at Work: Masking, Burnout & Simple Fixes | Vaishali Jos

Omni Newscast: Growing up Indian Did Not Position Me to Take Risks and

Emotional Fatigue Vs. Burnout: the Silent Workplace Threat | Chch Morn

Thriving Through Change

VAISHALI JOSHI BIOGRAPHY

Vaishali Joshi is a mental health speaker, global corporate change leader, and human skills strategist, focused on empowering individuals and high-performing teams to develop mental agility, inner alignment, and resilience. She is the founder and CEO of oraHuman℠, a workplace wellness agency, and Beyond Bold, a women’s health and wellbeing collective. Through oraHuman℠, Vaishali Joshi helps working professionals, leaders, and teams navigate stress, burnout, and anxiety by restoring trust, focus, and collaboration within organizational and educational environments. Her programs provide practical human skills education that equips participants to thrive in fast-changing and high-pressure settings.

Vaishali Joshi advocates for the integration of human skills development and proactive mental wellbeing pathways as essential components of ethically responsible and socially relevant business practices. She emphasizes the role of organizations and schools in fostering cultures that prioritize mental wellness alongside performance outcomes. In 2025, Vaishali Joshi launched Beyond Bold, an event dedicated to advancing women’s health, wellbeing, and professional development. The inaugural event in Tampa brought together over 50 women from diverse backgrounds, featuring accomplished speakers on topics including mindfulness, health planning, and intentional living.

Beyond Bold has grown into an inclusive and supportive community that continues to expand under Vaishali’s guidance. She and her team provide ongoing advocacy for safe spaces where women can learn, share, and cultivate wellbeing practices that extend into both professional and personal domains. As a professional speaker, Vaishali Joshi captivates audiences of all sizes with evidence-based insights into building resilient, trust-based workplace cultures. Her presentations combine practical frameworks with relatable stories, guiding attendees to implement strategies that enhance collaboration, engagement, and mental agility.

Her signature session topics include Leveraging Our Full Mind Everyday, The Human Skill Education Needed for the Future, How to Grow and Breed the Adventure Mindset, and Rethinking Peak Performance and Belonging in the Workplace. Each session is designed to equip participants with actionable strategies to foster sustainable personal and organizational growth. Vaishali’s journey combines corporate leadership with adventurous exploration. She has led transformative initiatives in multinational firms while also summiting challenging peaks worldwide, using these experiences to illustrate the role of mindset, courage, and resilience in achieving high performance.

Her approach reflects a commitment to human potential and adaptability, emphasizing how mindfulness and physical challenge reshape individual and team performance. Vaishali Joshi demonstrates how embracing change and navigating uncertainty fosters stronger, more adaptable organizational cultures. Through oraHuman℠, Vaishali also works with youth and aspiring professionals to develop foundational human skills and resilience. She mentors individuals aged 12–20 and supports emerging corporate leaders, helping them become effective change makers and positive contributors to their communities.

Vaishali Joshi has served as a long-time volunteer and mentor with the Project Management Institute, the Schulich School of Business, and the Voice of Vedas youth community. Her engagement demonstrates her dedication to fostering development and leadership across generations. Formerly a trained Indian classical dancer, Vaishali participates in Canada’s diverse cultural scene by anchoring and moderating prominent community events. She has appeared on stages including Dusk Dance, Luminato, IIFA, and Nuit Blanche, highlighting her commitment to collaboration and cross-cultural engagement.

Vaishali’s work has been recognized with multiple nominations, including Canada’s Women of Influence “Ones to Watch,” Canada’s top mental health advocate award for Workplace Wellness Leadership, and Canada’s Top 25 Immigrants award. She is also a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers. Vaishali Joshi lives in Toronto and is a stepmother to two daughters and mother to a sixteen-year-old son. She provides care for her aging parents, who immigrated from Kenya in the early 1990s, reflecting her personal commitment to family, community, and resilience.

Her career and personal journey illustrate the integration of professional excellence, holistic wellbeing, and community engagement. Vaishali Joshi continues to advance the human sustainability movement by combining corporate leadership, mindfulness expertise, and community advocacy to empower individuals and teams across Canada and globally.

Vaishali Joshi Topic Presentations

Vaishali Joshi Toronto, 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.

From Adversity to Adventure: Building Agile, Energized Mindsets in Times of Change

Our Full Mind: The Human Education Needed for the Future

The Bold Wake-up Call: Self-leadership for Women in a Changing World

Vaishali Joshi Books & Articles

Beating Burnout: Vaishali Joshi of Ora Human on the 5 Things You Should Do If You are Experiencing Work Burnout
Beating Burnout: Vaishali Joshi of Ora Human on

Vaishali Joshi delivers insights on mental wellness, burnout prevention, resilience, and workplace human skills.

Meet Vaishali Joshi – How to Be the Only One in the Room
Meet Vaishali Joshi – How to Be the Only One in

Vaishali Joshi empowers individuals and teams with mental fitness, resilience, human skills, and burnout prevention.

Meet Vaishali Joshi
Meet Vaishali

Vaishali Joshi is a global corporate change leader and mindfulness expert helping individuals and teams build mental agility, trust, and...

Mind over Summer: How to Make Mental Fitness Part of Your Family’s Routine
Mind over Summer: How to Make Mental Fitness Part

Vaishali Joshi shows families how to build daily mental fitness for resilience, focus, and emotional well-being.

Vaishali Joshi Speaking Testimonials

"Vaishali Joshi, your skills as emcee and facilitator are truly extraordinary. The way you effortlessly engaged the audience, kept the energy high, and flawlessly transitioned between subjects and stories showcased your remarkable talent. Your warm and vibrant personality shone through, adding an unforgettable touch to both of our events."

Sreejith Pillai

Client Partner Hexaware
Air Canada/Hexaware

"Vaishali Joshi is a valuable consultant and coach to any organization looking to enhance their human resource development strategies and create a more sustainable and engaged workforce. I highly recommend her as a speaker and consultant in the field of human skill development. Her knowledge and expertise in sustainable human skill development is truly impressive and her ability to engage and inspire audiences is exceptional. She has a unique ability to connect with people and deliver valuable insights that can help organizations create a more motivated and productive workforce."

Kunal Bhardava

Partner
PKF International Limited

"I experienced Vaishali’s talk on mindfulness and leadership, and it deeply impressed our entire team. Her personal stories, research-based insights, and calm, authentic presence created a transformative, relatable, and inspiring experience, empowering us to cultivate self-awareness, resilience, and full engagement in our work and lives."

Mary Kazamias

CEO
Traduction Serge Belair (TRSB)

"Vaishali Joshi, on behalf of our Masters program of Human Resource Management, thank you for a truly enriching talk and for so generously sharing your enormous expertise with our class. It was wonderful to hear about the kind of fulfilling work you have done with so many organizations, professionals, and individuals to help people reach their full potential, to build resilience and to support human sustainability."

Len Karakowsky

Professor
Schulich School of Business

"Vaishali Joshi had a gift to lift other people through her words. She gave us the tools to not only reduce stress but to thrive. She was both relatable, open, grounded, and interesting. Her words have a calming effect on people as she teaches to identify and reframe stress."

Stephanie Macri

Engineer
City of Toronto

"Vaishali Joshi has a way with words, weaving personal experience into clear, useful insight. Paired with her practical know-how, she’s a powerful speaker who turns corporate jargon into plain language and real actions. She reads the room, connects across roles and levels, and leaves people with simple tools they can use the same day. She’s also prepared, responsive, and easy to work with. As a Mental Health Speaker and Corporate Wellness Strategist, she makes big ideas like neurodiversity, emotional fatigue, and cross-generational trust practical. Managers walk away with everyday habits they can actually use. She leads with empathy and rigor, cares about outcomes, and is an absolute pro..."

Dan Shaikh

Co-Founder
Speaker Slam: North America’s Largest Inspirational Speaker Competition and Speaking Development Agency

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