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It’s Time to Prioritize Mental Health!

➡ Organizations that focus on mental health see increased engagement, lower absenteeism, and a stronger, more motivated workforce.

➡ Let’s work together to create a culture of well-being that drives success from within.

SEE MIKE VENY IN ACTION
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“Had the privilege & honor to listen to Mike Veny sharing his wisdom and experience concerning mental health. Mike, you are such a beacon of light for so many suffering in silence. Keep shining your amazing powerful light. Such talent!”

Melanie Kiely

T-Mobile
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“Mike's virtual presentation went AMAZING! We had all positive feedback from internal employees. We hope to bring Mike back in the future!”

Employee

Salesforce
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“Mike it was an honor for us to be in your company, you had such an impact. Thank you so much for helping us raise awareness of the stigma associated with mental health & how to combat it, together.”

Cat Kennedy

Heineken
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Make Mental Health a Priority … & Watch Your Employees & Business Thrive!

The latest statistics indicate that one out of every four adults will experience a mental health disorder in any given year. (Johns Hopkins Medicine) That means there are a lot of people out there who are struggling at any given time. 

Mike Veny is a dynamic and engaging mental health advocate who is dedicated to transforming the way individuals and organizations approach mental wellness. He delivers impactful, real world-inspired strategies that empower employees, leaders, and teams to thrive mentally and emotionally.

Don’t miss this opportunity to bring a transformative experience to your organization.

Why Schedule Mike Veny to Speak at Your Organization

Employees struggling with stress, anxiety, and burnout are less engaged, less productive, and more likely to leave their jobs. That’s why bringing in a leading mental health speaker like Mike Veny will be a game-changer for your organization. With Mike you get:

  1. Engaging and Relatable Approach
    His powerful storytelling, humor, and real-life experiences make complex topics easy to understand and apply.
  2. Specific Strategies
    He provides concrete tools that employees and leaders can use immediately to improve mental well-being, reduce stress, and create a healthier work environment.
  3. Improved Workplace Culture
    His presentations help foster an open and supportive culture where employees feel valued and heard.
  4. Custom-Tailored Presentations
    He tailors his talks to address specific concerns within your organization, ensuring maximum impact.
  5. A Long-Term Investment
    His insights help organizations create sustainable strategies that benefit employees long after the event is over.
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Presentations on Today’s Hottest Mental Health Topics

Mike has become one of today’s most in-demand mental health keynote speakers by not shying away from any of the topics that are most affecting people today.

1. Mental Health in the Workplace

Discover how to create a culture that prioritizes mental wellness, reduces burnout, and fosters resilience. Mike’s strategies are ideal for HR leaders, managers, and executives seeking to improve workplace morale and productivity.

2. Suicide Awareness and Prevention

Suicide prevention is a critical issue for workplaces and communities. As one of the leading suicide awareness speakers, Mike handles this sensitive topic with care, compassion, and actionable insights to promote awareness and support.

3. Overcoming Stress and Burnout

Help your team regain their energy and focus with proven strategies to combat stress and build lasting resilience. Mike’s practical tips inspire immediate changes that benefit both individuals and teams.

4. Leadership and Mental Health

Great leaders understand the importance of mental health in achieving organizational success. Mike teaches leaders how to model mental wellness, build trust, and create supportive environments.

Bang the Drum for Mental Health!

When he was younger, Mike was expelled from several schools, attempted suicide, and spent time in psychiatric hospitals for extended periods of time. One of the things that rescued him and put him on the path to mental wellness was … drumming! As an adult, Mike spent many years facilitating drum workshops for children with disabilities – and he still often uses drums in his presentations to grab the audience’s attention, entertain them, and keep them motivated to change.

Workplace mental health speaker Mike Veny speaks directly to the camera while gesturing with both hands in front of a red theater curtain.

Good Mental Health Is Good Business!

As Sheana Abrahams, Health & Wellness Head of GetSmarter, recently said, “Running a business with unhealthy and unhappy employees is like trying to drive a car with a bad engine. It may eventually get you where you want to go, but the trip will be difficult, and you’ll waste a lot of time and resources.”

Let Mike show your employees how to tackle mental health challenges with confidence. They are sure to be entertained, informed, and inspired. Don’t let poor mental health affect your employees and your productivity. Book one of the top mental health keynote speakers today and experience the difference Mike Veny can make.

Mike Veny is the CEO of
The Training Refinery

As a result, event attendees have the option to earn continuing education certificates through select learning experiences.

Accredited CEU Learning That Strengthens Professional Skills, Supports Well-Being, & Creates Lasting Impact

 Continuing education should do more than meet requirements – it should meaningfully support the people doing the work. The Training Refinery delivers accredited CEU learning experiences designed to strengthen professional effectiveness while supporting clarity, confidence, and emotional resilience. Through engaging content, flexible delivery, and a deeply human approach, we help HR professionals, individual learners, and K–12 educators grow in ways that truly matter.

 
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The Training Refinery is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). The Training Refinery complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, The Training Refinery is accredited to issue the IACET CEU.

As an IACET Authorized Provider, The Training Refinery offers CEUs for programs that meet the ANSI/IACET Standard for continuing education and training.

That means your learning is backed by one of the highest standards of excellence in continuing education, giving you confidence that the time you invest can support your professional growth, credentialing needs, and long-term career development.

We encourage you to check with your specific regulatory boards or other agencies to confirm that courses from IACET Accredited Providers and courses taken for IACET CEUs will be accepted by that entity.

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The Training Refinery is recognized by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®.

SHRM is a trusted professional association that helps HR, administrative, and management professionals grow their expertise and strengthen their careers through respected certifications.

Certified HR professionals need 60 Professional Development Credits every three years to maintain their SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®, and this course helps make that progress feel more meaningful, manageable, and aligned with your career growth.

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The Training Refinery is recognized as an Approved Provider by HR Certification Institute®.

This program has been preapproved for HR recertification credits toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™, and SPHRi™ credentials, helping HR professionals continue growing while maintaining the certifications they worked hard to earn.

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The Training Refinery is proud to be pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute to offer educational programs that support initial eligibility and recertification for the respected Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD®) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD®) credentials. This designation reflects that our courses align with the standards of the ATD Talent Development Capability Model, giving talent development professionals confidence that their learning is meaningful, relevant, and professionally recognized.

For professionals holding the CPTD® or APTD® credential, this means approved Training Refinery programs can help you earn valuable continuing education credit toward certification renewal while continuing to grow your skills, strengthen your expertise, and invest in the career you have worked hard to build.

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The Training Refinery is a state-approved provider of professional development for Texas educators. Our approved courses can help Texas educators earn CPE hours toward certificate renewal.

Texas certificate holders are required to complete continuing professional education every five years, including 150 CPE hours for teachers and 200 CPE hours for principals, counselors, librarians, diagnosticians, and reading specialists. As an approved Texas CPE provider, The Training Refinery helps educators continue growing professionally while meeting renewal requirements with meaningful, practical training.

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The Training Refinery uses CE Broker to help licensed professionals track and manage their continuing education requirements in one convenient platform. CE Broker connects licensing boards, education providers, and licensed professionals, making it easier to see whether your completed CE credits are on track for renewal.

The Training Refinery’s CE Broker Tracking # is 50-64968. Successful course completions are reported electronically to CE Broker, but please allow additional processing time for CE Broker and your state board to receive and apply your credits.

When completing your license renewal, we recommend allowing at least 3 days of processing time to help ensure your credits are recorded before your renewal deadline.

SNAPSHOT

  • Acquisition International Magazine’s Global Excellence Award (2025)
  • Corporate LiveWire’s Innovation & Excellence Award
    (2022–2024)
  • Leader of Mental Health Awareness Award – NAMI NY State (2023)
  • PM360 Elite Award (2017)

Meet Mike Veny

Mike Veny is a globally recognized mental health speaker and Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist® who has made it his mission to transform stigma into strength through rhythm and story. Known for his electrifying drumming keynotes and raw, real talk, Mike helps workers thrive and organizations create emotionally healthy cultures. His work bridges inclusive excellence, mental health, and professional development—and is known for producing measurable change. He has been booked by NAMI, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, and hundreds more.

Mike is also the CEO of Lovely Refinement, a women's mental health and wellness brand, which owns the Training Refinery, a continuing education powerhouse. In all of his professional efforts, Mike is fiercely committed to empowering employees to discover the gift of emotional wellness and resilience so that they can accelerate personal and professional growth and avoid damaging burnout. He is also the host of a podcast called “Coffee With Mike: Mental Wellness & Belonging for Leaders” and the author of several books, including the best-selling book “Transforming Stigma: How to Become a Mental Wellness Superhero.” His expertise and life experience have been featured on ABC, NBC, and CBS News.

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Meet Mike Veny

Mike Veny is a globally recognized mental health speaker and Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist® who has made it his mission to transform stigma into strength through rhythm and story. Known for his electrifying drumming keynotes and raw, real talk, Mike helps workers thrive and organizations create emotionally healthy cultures. His work bridges inclusive excellence, mental health, and professional development—and is known for producing measurable change. He has been booked by NAMI, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, and hundreds more.

Mike is also the CEO of Lovely Refinement, a women's mental health and wellness brand, which owns the Training Refinery, a continuing education powerhouse. In all of his professional efforts, Mike is fiercely committed to empowering employees to discover the gift of emotional wellness and resilience so that they can accelerate personal and professional growth and avoid damaging burnout. He is also the host of a podcast called “Coffee With Mike: Mental Wellness & Belonging for Leaders” and the author of several books, including the best-selling book “Transforming Stigma: How to Become a Mental Wellness Superhero.” His expertise and life experience have been featured on ABC, NBC, and CBS News.

SNAPSHOT

  • Acquisition International Magazine’s Global Excellence Award (2025)
  • Corporate LiveWire’s Innovation & Excellence Award
    (2022–2024)
  • Leader of Mental Health Awareness Award – NAMI NY State (2023)
  • PM360 Elite Award (2017)

Frequently Asked Questions

 

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“Mike was absolutely amazing at our event! There are not words enough to describe how energized and engaged my crew was and I am so grateful to him for sharing his wonderful outlook with our team.”

Amanda Graff

Marsh McLennan
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"Mike served as a kickoff keynoter for the entire conference and, as such, did a great job of getting our group of more than 500 participants energized, focused and inspired! After more than 10 years of coordinating conference speakers and keynoters, Mike was refreshingly easy to work with and flexible enough to structure his program to deliver exactly what we needed."

Carla H. Falkenstein

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
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“Thank you so much for your inspirational presentation yesterday! You made a real impact on the lives of so many educators. Additionally, I would love to have you return next year to present for our summit.”

Karen Barnes

Texas Region 10 Educational Service Center
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“Mike did a great job at presenting to our staff! In fact, our exit ticket indicated that he was the best speaker that we have brought to our district. We are definitely looking to bring him back if he is willing to speak to our students/parents. I would really like to continue our work together!”

Tiffany Owen

Horseheads Central School District
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“Mike’s presentations are truly high-energy, inspiring and dynamic, which combine for a one of a kind experience. Conference attendees were totally enamored. Mike received the highest marks of all the panelists in conference surveys.”

Matt Shapiro

NAMI New York State
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“We hosted a drum circle, which Mike led as part of team building event for our staff during Mental Health Awareness Week. The staff provided excellent positive feedback on Mike and his abilities to engage, motivate and facilitate a great and fun time for all participants.”

Marie Hoy

Canadian Mental Health Association - Halton Region Branch

Companies are Spending Millions on Wellness & Still Seeing Disengaged Workers Who Are Struggling Mentally!

Mike shares what most programs miss—truth, connection & rhythm! His immersive experiences help companies break through and get employees reengaged and energized to excel!

Mike Veny was named one of the
5 Best Speakers in Mental Health
along with Brené Brown.

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DISCLAIMER: Although Mike is not a mental health professional, he is committed to assisting you in finding the necessary care and support for your mental health needs.

If you are in crisis or if you are experiencing thoughts of self-harm, please seek help immediately. Dial 988 (in the USA) to contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Hotline, where trained professionals are available to assist you. You can call, text, or chat to access the support you need. Your well-being is of utmost importance, and resources are available to provide the help and care you deserve.

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