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Meet Tissa

Founder & CEO

Award-Winning Author 

Executive Advisor 

TEDx & Keynote Speaker

The Resilience Revolution

For decades, leadership "experts" have sold you a definition of resilience as recovery or “bouncing back from crisis”. 

Tissa Richards dismantles this belief, proving that resilience is your competitive edge – one you can build intentionally across the organization.

As a repeat tech founder and CEO who has raised millions in capital and built a large cybersecurity patent portfolio, Tissa has lived – and thrived – in the pressure cooker of leadership at the highest levels. Her model of Intentional Resilience doesn't just help leaders survive disruption, it equips them to harness it.

The result? 

Leaders who make high-stakes decisions with clarity, command influence without compromise, and drive results without burnout. Leaders who turn pressure into power.

What Senior Leaders Say

  • "Inspirational, moving and unforgettable. This is content your audience needs to hear."

    JP MORGAN

  • “The feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Tissa was the keynote speaker at our NYSE board diversity event, and the feedback from our attendees was overwhelmingly positive. She provided a relevant, engaging and actionable keynote that helped change how our board diversity candidates talk about themselves and their careers. I highly recommend her for your event. We look forward to having her back"

    SUZANNE BROWN
    Program Manager - ESG Initiatives, New York Stock Exchange

  • “A charismatic and powerful presenter."

    TEDX AUSTIN

  • “Inspirational and thought provoking.”

    MARC DEGAETANO
    Chief Revenue Officer – BigID

  • "Tissa changed how our audience thinks about themselves and their careers. I highly recommend her."

    SUZANNE BROWN
    Program Manager, ESG Initiatives, New York Stock Exchange

  • “Our team was immediately able to apply her insights to their work. Tissa’s keynote at our sales kickoff was fantastic. She was engaging and relevant. Her talk directly connected to the strategy and outcomes we’re focused on for this year. It was tangible, practical, and humorous. I highly recommend her for your next event”

    RITA GUREVICH
    CEO & Founder, SPHERE Technology Solutions

  • “Everyone in the audience was engaged. I saw Tissa’s keynote at a partner event and immediately reached out to book her for our own Sales Kickoff. Everyone in the audience was engaged and absorbed, and I knew we needed that kind of energy at our own event. She draws on her own experience and insights as a CEO, making everything relevant and practical.”

    IULIA STEFOI-SILVER
    Vice President, Technology Alliances, BigID

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Credentials That Matter

Award-Winning Author: Rethinking Resilience (2025) + No Permission Needed (5-time award winner)

Proven Founder & CEO: Built and scaled tech companies, millions $ raised, partnered with global tech companies, recognized innovator, secured large cybersecurity patent portfolio

Measurable Impact: 98%+ of surveyed audiences report increased resilience and ability to handle more in their work and lives

Elite Speaker: Keynotes for Fortune 500 companies globally

Watch Tissa in Action

Most speakers tell you what to think.

Tissa teaches you how to think under pressure — when the stakes are highest.

Because your toughest moments can become your strongest advantage.

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Videos to Build Your Leadership Edge

strategies to turn pressure into power — without losing yourself.

If you're a bold, high-capacity leader who's done with burnout, reactive decision-making, and communication that doesn't land, it's time to build Intentional Resilience that makes you unshakable. Watch now and join other leaders who refuse to choose between high performance and staying true to who they are.

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