Speaker | Author | Workplace Collaboration Expert

Deb gave us a shared language and practical tools to strengthen our internal collaborations. Our challenges now feel more navigable, and our team is energized, aligned, and ready to dig in—together."
— Becky Fahrenbruch, Senior Medical Science Liaison, Genmab

Collaboration shouldn’t drain energy—it should drive results. Deb helps leaders and teams turn the hard work of working together into a productive, energizing force for real impact. As a social psychologist and author of Collabor(h)ate, she draws on nearly three decades of experience researching, teaching, and applying the science of human connection to reveal how people, tools, and culture shape the way we work together. A former professor and nonprofit executive, Deb blends truth-telling candor with practical science to show what’s possible when we do together better.
Let's Meet Deb
Deb helps audiences turn collaboration from an empty buzzword into a powerful driver of real results—by applying the science of human connection to the hard work of working together.

After this talk, individual contributors and top executives alike will:
Recognize the three mistaken beliefs that quietly sabotage collaboration—and learn how to move beyond them.
Gain a psychology-based framework to transform collaboration into a serious lever for meaningful, lasting change.
Learn practical tools to turn collaboration from a draining obligation into a productive, energizing force for achieving big visions.
Leave equipped, inspired, and ready to do together better.
Don’t wait another month for the friction to fade on its own.
(Spoiler alert: it won’t.)
Book Deb now and give your team the tools—and confidence—to make collaboration actually work.























