Dorsey
Standish
Neuroscientist
Human Performance Expert
CEO OF MASTERMIND
Dorsey's keynotes and workshops are built around a single conviction:
Resilience is trainable.
Dorsey Standish is a neuroscientist, engineer, TEDx speaker, and CEO of Mastermind who has spent over a decade translating cutting-edge brain science into practical performance tools for leaders under pressure. At a time when AI is reshaping work, burnout is costing organizations billions, and attention has become the scarcest resource in business, Dorsey teaches leaders something no productivity hack can: how to rewire the brain itself.
She holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Texas at Dallas. She left a career in engineering to found Mastermind, which today delivers brain health and resilience training to Fortune 500 companies, high-growth teams, and mission-driven organizations, including Meta, Toyota, American Airlines, Staples, Deloitte, Cathay Pacific Airways, and McKesson. She leads the company as CEO while raising a family — bringing the same frameworks she teaches to the most demanding proving ground there is: real life.
Dorsey's keynotes and workshops are built around a single conviction: resilience is trainable. Using her signature frameworks — including the 3 R's for Resilience — she gives audiences neuroscience-backed tools they can apply in 60 seconds or less to manage stress, sharpen focus, regulate emotion, and lead more effectively under uncertainty. Audiences leave not just inspired, but equipped.
Her work has been featured in The Dallas Morning News, Good Morning Texas, and the TEDx stage. She is also the host of the On Your Mind podcast.
Dorsey speaks on: human performance under pressure and uncertainty, resilience and mental fitness for high-stakes teams, brain health in the age of AI and distraction, burnout prevention and sustainable leadership, and mindfulness as a performance strategy — not a wellness trend.
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Fee & Travel
In-person fee
$10,000 - $15,000
Virtual fee
$5,000 - $7,500
Travels from
Dallas, TX
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