Dr. Mary Rensel, Your Next Keynote Speaker, Workshop & Retreat Leader

Dr. Mary Rensel is a 3x speaker at the National Congress of the American College of Healthcare Executives of the neuroscience of the leader

Mary Rensel, MD, FAAN, ABIHM

Keynote Speaker, Founder and CEO of Brain Fresh

Brain Doc, Podcaster, Educator

Dr. Mary Rensel clarifies Brain Science

to help

busy leaders and teams

find more

joy and vitality!

Keynotes, Retreats, Virtual Presentations, Webinars, Fireside chats, Panels, Moderator and Workshops

Workshops/Presentations:

Leaders:

Professional Wellbeing, Leadership Style
Sustainable Professionalism in the Era of DIstraction
Emotional Intelligence to drive personal growth and leadership
“Whole brained” approach to professional vitality
How to prime big ideas and creativity in yourself and your team

Teams:

Team Wellbeing Feeds Team Innovation
Your Brain on Teams, 9 steps to take to build innovation and collaboration.
How a busy professional can emulate athletes in their growth rituals to find fulfillment
The Science and Strategy of Team Creativity, Collaboration and Momentum
“Brain School” for the Busy Professional, how to navigate your “melon” for focus, energy and vitality

Objectives:

Upon completion of the presentation, participants will gain insights into:

Neurobiology of Ideas, Purpose and Momentum!

Describe at least 3 neuroscience related tools to enhance the level of belonging and creativity.
Relate the 3 neurobiologic needs that will lead to building momentum.
Summarize, the 3 needed steps to acknowledge and work around common biases that will stifle team momentum.
Formulate a growth mindset plan to help recharge creativity levels.
Critically appraise the relationship of professional well-being and creativity in enhancing self leadership.

Speaker Experience

She is a 3x speaker at the National Congress of the American College of Healthcare Executives on the topic of the neuroscience of the leader and the team; team development, creativity, conflict and engagement. She has spoken internationally for IWIMS, the International Women in Multiple Sclerosis. She has presented her research and educated nationally on academic neurology. She has spoken on the topic of Women in Leadership and Professional development at national academic meetings for over 10 years. She has been a keynote speaker at the University of Akron’s business school on The Neuroscience of Leadership Development and has directed workshops and retreats for various businesses focused on Brain vitality, creativity and the sustainable wellbeing for the busy professional.

Professional Experience

Dr. Mary Rensel practiced Neuroimmunology, for over 30 years, and now brings her love of the brain to the workplace to help others find joy and purpose through brain curiosity. She has been featured on multiple media outlets including a spot on Good Morning America and the Moth Stage. She graduated from the Medical College of Ohio and completed her residency and fellowship training in Neurology at the Cleveland Clinic. She has been a “Best Doctor” of Cleveland since 2010 per the Cleveland Magazine. She has cared for children and adults living with Multiple Sclerosis and other related disorders, conducted research and built programs for wellbeing of the patients and healthcare providers. She is published in the field of Neuroimmunology, the neuroscience of teams and wellbeing in the workplace. She is a keynote speaker focused on the science and reality of team wellbeing. She is the Founder of Brain Fresh and CoFounder of BrainOps Group, she uses brain science to help others find more professional joy and vitality.

Personal Experience

Dr. Mary Rensel is the mother of 4, nearly grown children, wife and Mom of Leo who is perfect except for his horrible breath. She is passionate about using time for what truly matters to you and your family. She is a nature enthusiast as you will find her hiking and biking when she can in Cleveland, Ohio. She has personally seen the results of overworking and seeks to help professionals, at all stages, use brain curiosity to plan a life that is meaningful to them while truly using their full gifts and strengths and sharing them to create a better world. She donates her time to serve on the Chagrin Falls Educational Foundation Board, Ohio National Multiple Sclerosis Board and American Academy of Neurology national advocacy committee.

Contact Information for fees and availability: Dr. Mary Rensel thebrainfresh@gmail.com

Engaging Presentations:

The Science of Wellbeing

The “Whole Brained” Approach to Professional Vitality

The Complex Nature of Achieving Team Wellbeing
The Neuroscience Perspective

Sustainable Professional Well-Being

The Current Trends and Borrowing Lessons from Business and the Military

Audience Centered Presentations

The “Whole Brained” Approach to Professional Vitality

Dr. Rensel’s Past Presentations

Keynote

Your Brain On Teams

Building a Resilient Team with Neuroscience Insights

Akron HR Leadership Advisory Board, October, 2023

The “Whole Brained” Approach to Professional Vitality

Women’s Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH September, 2023

Team Building

The Neuroimmunology of Teams, American College of Healthcare Executives, Chicago, Il 03/2022
How to Navigate your Team’s Affinity Bias, Culture Building, American College of Healthcare Executives, Chicago, Il 03/2023
The neuroscience of team conflict, American College of Healthcare Executive Webinar, September, 2023
Nurse Wellbeing Toolkit, Visiting Nurse Association Virtual,, September, 2023.
Complex Nature of Team Wellbeing, Strategies to support your Team American College of Healthcare Executives, Chicago, Il 03/2024

Retreats

Professional Wellbeing, Leadership Style, Sanofi Leadership retreat, Charlotte, North Carolina, September, 2023
The science and strategy of Team Creativity and Momentum, Advance Media Cleveland, OH October, 2023
Coaching for Professional wellbeing, Cleveland Clinic, Internal Medicine, April, 2023

Women’s Leadership

CMSC 2025, 2018

Brain Health for the Professional Woman, Brave Enough CME Conference, Scottsdale Arizona, 9/2019
The Neuroimmunology of the Female Brain, University of California San Francisco UCSF, San Francisco, Ca, Virtual, March 2021
The Neuroimmunology of the Female Brain, October 2021 American Physician Institute, Women in Neurology Group, 09/2021
Nurse Wellbeing Toolkit, Visiting Nurse Association Virtual Webinar National, September, 2023.
Networking and Negotiations for Women Neurologist, Women in Neurology Conference, Bonita Springs, FL November 2023
Audience Centered Presentation, Women Neurologist, Women in Neurology Conference, Bonita Springs, FL November 2023

Professionalism

Time management and your Neuroscience, Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU, Richmond, VA September 2021
The Elevator Pitch, Consortium of MS Centers Orlando, FL October, 2021 ,2022
5 Minute Elevator Pitch and Networking, American Academy of Neurology, Boston, MA April, 2023
Negotiation tactics, Consortium of MS Centers CMSC Orlando, FL October, 2021,2022
Strategies to build a meaningful Wellbeing Plan while busy, stressed, and “lost” in the system, Keynote, State Illinois Neurologic Society Chicago, Il 09/2022
Difficult Situations, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Care, Baltimore, MD 05/2022
Sustainable Professional Wellbeing in Neurology, Virtual National, Women in Neurology CME Group, September 2023
Professional Wellbeing, Leadership Style, Sanofi Leadership retreat, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 2023
Negotiation and Assertiveness training, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, Denver, Colorado May, 2023

Healthcare professionalism

Amplifying and Extending Online Presence, American Academy of Neurology, PALF, Virtual, 11/2020
Navigating Burnout in Neuroimmunologic Healthcare workers, Virtual, National, MD Serono April, 2023
Networking for Women in Medicine, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, Denver, Colorado May, 2023

Relevant Publication Experience

She has edited an academic book, she has authored or co-authored over 40 academic manuscripts. She is published in Healthcare management journals on Team development, gender equity and on the wellbeing of the patient and healthcare professional.

Sullivan, A.B., Hersh, C.M., Rensel, M. et al. Leadership Inequity, Burnout, and Lower Engagement of Women in Medicine. J Health Serv Psychol (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42843-023-00078-9
Buzanowska, M. and Rensel, M., 2023. Get your diverse team to outperform: Navigating through affinity bias. Management in Healthcare, 8(1), pp.16-23.
Moss BP, Rensel MR, Hersh CM. Wellness and the role of comorbidities in multiple sclerosis. Neurotherapeutics. 2017 Oct;14:999-1017.
Ross, Lindsay, Catherine Hassett, Peter Brown, Elizabeth Spurgeon, Rachael Mathew, Gabriella Bal, Muhammad Shazam Hussain, Amarilis Martin, Julie K. Silver, and Mary Rensel. "Gender representation among physician authors of American Academy of neurology clinical practice guidelines." Neurology (2022).
Conway, D.S., Sullivan, A.B. and Rensel, M., 2024. Health, Wellness, and the Effect of Comorbidities on the Multiple Sclerosis Disease Course: Tackling the Modifiable. Neurologic Clinics, 42(1), pp.229-253.
Rensel, MARY R., C. Hersch, and B. Moss. "General health and wellness in multiple sclerosis." Multiple sclerosis and related disorders: diagnosis, medical management, and rehabilitation. 1st ed. New York: Demos Medical Publishing, LLc (2013): 235-42.
Abbatemarco, J., Cohen, J., Udeh, B., Bassi, S., Percy, T. and Rensel, M., 2020. Multiple Sclerosis Patient’s Health Care Utilization Influenced by MS Wellness Shared Medical Appointments–A Single Center Experience (4202).