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Ulrika Björkstam

Resilience coach | Award-winning speaker

Ulrika Björkstam is Finland's first CReC-certified resilience coach, a luminous non-fiction author, and an award-winning speaker whose core expertise is strengthening human adaptability. In her talks Ulrika Björkstam combines a strong academic background, practical coaching experience, and a powerful personal growth story.

Ulrika Björkstam as a speaker

Speaker profile

Who is Ulrika?

Ulrika Björkstam brings to events a deep understanding of how the mind works under pressure and how we can consciously develop our psychological capacity to recover. With more than ten years of coaching experience, Ulrika has honed her skill in meeting different workplaces and helping them find their own resources. Her approach is not theory alone; Ulrika offers audiences clear, science-based methods that are easy to integrate into the workday and organizational culture.

A diverse educational background—including studies in work and organizational psychology, schema therapy, and positive psychology—provides a solid foundation for Björkstam's expertise. Ulrika has written two significant books on resilience and post-traumatic growth, deepening her message that adaptability is not an innate trait but a set of skills that can be learned.

When an organization faces structural change or wants to prevent burnout, Ulrika is the right choice for the speaker stage. Ulrika can articulate even difficult topics gently yet directly, helping listeners feel empowered rather than adrift. Her talks are full of presence and sincerity, which builds a strong bond of trust between speaker and audience.

A background in international consulting and foresight gives Ulrika the ability to place resilience in a broader societal and global context. Ulrika understands the realities of the business world and speaks a language understood both in leadership teams and on the front line. Björkstam reminds us that sustainable success and performance always rest on people's well-being and flexibility.

Ulrika Björkstam is a speaker who does not settle for scratching the surface. Whether it is an inspiring keynote or a deeper expert lecture, Ulrika ensures that every participant takes away insights that carry far beyond the event. Ulrika Björkstam is a true expert in the mind's resources, and her message of hope and growth is more important in this era than ever before.

Talks

Topics and presentations

01

Resilience as a mental resource

How to strengthen your adaptability and manage stress.

02

Meta-skills for the future of work

Why resilience is an organization's most important asset.

03

The mind at the center of change

Tools for tolerating uncertainty and creating something new.

04

The Strength Within

An inspiring talk on the meaning of grit and hope in adversity.

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