Tissa
Richards
Tissa Richards
Rethink Resilience.
Redefine Leadership.
Lead without compromise.
Create lasting advantage.
What if everything you’ve been told about resilience was wrong?
What if you could turn resilience into a confident muscle memory that prepares you before disruption or uncertainty? What if you could turn it into your biggest competitive advantage in life and leadership?
You can.
A repeat tech founder and CEO, Tissa Richards has built and led companies from the ground up, raised millions in funding, and holds multiple patents for enterprise cybersecurity software.
She has worked with global Fortune 500 firms, high-growth startups, and private equity-backed organizations, guiding their leaders to measurable outcomes, innovation, revenue, and productivity without compromising who they are.
She delivers keynotes and workshops at firms like NYSE, Nasdaq, and Forbes, working closely with leadership teams to operationalize Intentional Resilience at scale.
Whether she’s coaching a C-suite leader, helping board candidates secure a seat, or speaking on the power of Intentional Resilience in leadership, her work always centers on clarity, credibility, and results.
Tissa’s first book, No Permission Needed, is a five-time award-winner and Amazon bestseller. Her second book, Rethinking Resilience, introduces the Intentional Resilience Flywheel, an actionable approach to leading with intention and power – even under pressure.
“A new - and impactful - perspective on resilience. Exactly what we needed.
She gave our leaders practical ways to level up their mindset and performance. We always look forward to having her back.”
Oliver Albers
EVP & Head of Investment Intelligence, NASDAQ
FUELING YOUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGERESILIENCE ISN'T A REACTION. IT'S INTENTIONAL.
In Rethinking Resilience, award-winning author Tissa Richards reveals Intentional Resilience as your most powerful strategic advantage. This book equips you with the real tools, language, and muscle memory, to transform pressure into performance and scrutiny into clarity.
The book has been endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Marshall Goldsmith and top leaders and board directors from companies like Walmart, HPE, Microsoft, Humana, GSK, New Balance, and Accenture.
“Tissa Richards redefines resilience — not as bouncing back, but as intentionally designing the clarity and adaptability to thrive in disruption or uncertainty. This book is a masterclass in creating lasting success without losing yourself along the way.”
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith
Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach, New York Times bestselling author of The Earned Life, Triggers, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
"If you’re serious about thriving through change, not just surviving it, this is the guidebook you’ve been waiting for. It’s not about bouncing back: it’s about building forward.
In “Rethinking Resilience,” you’ll learn the mindset and the tools to embed resilience into the DNA of your leadership, teams, and organizations – a brilliant way to reframe resilience from a reactive necessity to a proactive, strategic advantage."
Joanna Kostecka
Vice President, Cloud Global Supply Chain Planning, Microsoft
“I devoured it! This book is a powerful and timely guide for navigating uncertainty with intention. The distinction between traditional/reactive resilience and intentional resilience completely reframed how I think about leadership.
I never would have linked curiosity to resilience, but now I use it daily to open new thinking with my team. With personal stories, real-world coaching examples, and practical tools, this is a must-read for anyone looking to lead with clarity and strength in uncertain times."
Krista Satterthwaite
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mainstream Compute at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
“Every leader. Every company. Right now. This is the book you need to read to turn resilience into your sharpest strategic edge - and a blueprint for action.”
Nuala 0’Connor
Former SVP & Chief Counsel, Digital Citizenship, Walmart
Work with Tissa
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Keynotes
Tissa redefines resilience as fuel for growth. Her keynotes challenge leaders to turn pressure into performance and uncertainty into clarity – leaving audiences fired up to make bold moves.
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Workshops
Tissa’s workshops – activation experiences – turn insight into action. Leaders strengthen decision-making, sharpen their narrative, and build habits for high-stakes performance – leaving with tools that spark lasting change.
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Executive Advising
Work directly with Tissa to build your leadership operating system. Through strategic one-on-one advising, she helps top executives break reactive patterns, amplify presence, and grow influence — achieving results without compromise.
“Professional to work with behind the scenes, popular with the audience, and always on-point.
We were thrilled with Tissa’s keynote. She targeted it precisely to our audience in an accessible, compelling and engaging way. She effectively used storytelling and humor to draw people in and, in the breakout sessions afterward, everyone was already brainstorming how to begin applying what they'd learned. We highly recommend her for your next event.”
Aubrey Ghafari
Manager, Forbes Center for Women's Leadership
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.