The only keynote experience that combines a world-touring rock drummer, a neuroscience coach and a validated assessment.
Mark Schulman + Heather J. Crider
Available for keynotes, leadership summits, sales kickoffs, and multi-day engagements.
The Rockstar
Mark Schulman is a world-class celebrity drummer who has performed for more than a billion people with P!NK, Cher, Billy Idol, Foreigner and Stevie Nicks, along with Sheryl Crow, Beyoncé, Tina Turner, Velvet Revolver and Simple Minds. In more than 32 years on the world's biggest stages, from 225,000 people at Glastonbury to the Grammys, SNL and the AMAs, he learned what separates the great from the greatest: it's never been about talent. It's about attitude. And attitude is a choice. A Hall of Fame keynote speaker and Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) with 1,500+ keynotes and more than 22 years on corporate stages, Mark is the author of The Attitude Equation, a cancer conqueror, and co-founder of Everyday Rockstar™ with Heather J. Crider. He helps people bring their best when they don't feel their best, and make it showtime, every time.
The Brain
Heather J. Crider is a Certified NeuroPerformance Coach, best-selling author and Broadway co-producer (Paranormal Activity) who helps capable people take back the controls when pressure takes over. A former accountant with more than 25 years in corporate leadership and 15 years studying the neuroscience of performance, she knows pressure from the inside, not just from the research. Heather co-designed CRED™ and the IMPACT INDEX® with Dr. Paul G. Stoltz and co-founded Everyday Rockstar™ with Mark Schulman. She is a Certified Search Inside Yourself Teacher (Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, which began at Google) and holds a NeuroLeadership Certification from Wharton / University of Pennsylvania. Featured in Forbes, USA Today, Newsweek and Brainz Magazine, she has spoken for companies across healthcare, legal, finance and tech.
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Live drums. Concert energy. Interactive moments that don't just entertain; they bring people together. Mark and Heather turn your audience from spectators into a band, locked into the same rhythm and the same momentum.
There are musician speakers. There are neuroscience speakers. Mark and Heather put both on one stage, as one experience.
Your people already have what it takes. The question is whether they can access it under pressure.
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Select the experience that fits your event. Each is designed to deliver measurable impact from the moment they walk in.
Mark Schulman & Heather J. Crider
A rock show disguised as a keynote: live drums, stories from the world's biggest stages and the neuroscience of performing under pressure, on one stage as one experience. 60–90 minutes · live drums · concert energy · full audience participation.
Mark has performed for more than a billion people on the world's biggest stages: drummer for P!NK, Cher, Billy Idol, Foreigner, and Stevie Nicks. Heather is the Certified NeuroPerformance Coach who co-designed CRED™ with Dr. Paul G. Stoltz. Together they don't talk about performing under pressure. They put your audience inside it.
This isn't a keynote your audience watches. It's one they're inside of. Live drumming that makes the audience feel the difference between survival mode and real impact, in their own bodies. Partner exercises. Neuroscience moments they can feel, not just understand. They don't discover CRED™ from a slide deck. They discover it from inside their own experience, and they leave having already become what they came to hear about: Everyday Rockstars.
Also available: AI Edition
Hacking the Rockstar Brain: The Human Advantage in the Age of AI
AI is the newest source of pressure on capable people. In the AI Edition, Mark and Heather customize the keynote around AI-driven change, with a CRED Scan™ built for the moment AI shifts the ground under your people. The one thing AI can't do for your people is make them feel like rockstars.
Category tags: Leadership · Culture · Employee Engagement · Wellbeing · Team Performance · Neuroscience · Music & Entertainment
Search keywords: rock and roll meets neuroscience keynote · employee engagement keynote speaker · music keynote for leadership · duo keynote speakers · interactive keynote with live drums · team culture keynote · leadership summit keynote · unique keynote experience
AI Edition tags: AI and the future of work · Leading through change · Human skills in the age of AI
Beyond the keynote. Pre-event IMPACT INDEX® assessment, live keynote experience, 90-day CRED Quest™, and post-measurement. Full ROI data for your board. Available as a 45-90 minute keynote or multi-day engagement.
Built on Mark's proprietary Attitude Equation (ATTITUDE × BEHAVIOR = CONSEQUENCE), this keynote gives audiences one unshakeable insight: you can't always control what happens to you, but you can always control your attitude about it. Available as a 45-90 minute keynote.
Category tags: Inspiration · Motivation · Sales Kickoff · Leadership · Team Performance · Music & Entertainment
Search keywords: rock star keynote speaker · musician keynote speaker · musical keynote · live drumming keynote · sales kickoff speaker · high-energy interactive keynote · motivational keynote speaker
When pressure takes over, capable people overthink, snap or freeze, and it spills into every conversation. It isn't a personality flaw. It's a pattern. Heather reveals the neuroscience behind it and hands your people one simple question to take back the controls: Who's flying? The result: pressure makes your best people better. Available as a 45-90 minute keynote.
AI Edition: Survival Pilot™: Leading People Through AI-Driven Pressure and Change. AI is the newest source of pressure on capable people. Heather shows why AI uncertainty grabs the controls, and how your people take them back.
Category tags: Resilience · Leadership · Communication · Wellness & Wellbeing · Stress, Burnout & Overwhelm · Leading Through Change · Neuroscience
Search keywords: neuroscience keynote speaker · keynote speaker on overwhelm · wellbeing keynote speaker · performance under pressure keynote · resilience keynote speaker · burnout keynote · leadership communication keynote · female keynote speaker
AI Edition tags: AI and the future of work · Leading through change
A 3-minute psychometric assessment that measures how your people actually perform under pressure, not how they describe themselves.
24 scenario-based questions across Clarity, Resilience, Empathy in Motion and Delivery: every attendee takes it, typically two weeks before the event to build a baseline, and again post-event or at 90 days to measure change. Organizations receive a company-wide composite score; each attendee receives their own individualized report with specific next steps. This is the data layer everything else in the system builds on.
A live, facilitated 90–300 minute workshop where your team works their own real challenges, not a hypothetical case study.
Run the same day as the keynote or as a standalone session. A facilitator guides your team through CRED™ applied to the specific pressures they're actually facing (communication breakdowns, decision fatigue, culture friction) until the team proves its own ROI in real time.
Rhythm. Creativity. Collaboration. Performance. The ultimate team-building experience.
Teams are split into bands and handed a Rockstar Rewrite Kit: the verse and chorus of a legendary, instantly recognizable song. Each group rewrites the lyrics around their real work: shared challenges, wins, the human side of leadership. Then they take the stage and perform it, lyrics projected on the big screen, in front of everyone.
This high-energy, hands-on workshop turns attendees from audience into active participants. Mark and Heather take your team from listening to doing, and your team does the rest.
Best for: leadership meetings, sales conferences, team retreats, culture events.
The sustainment layer that turns a one-day event into a measurable culture shift.
A 90-day journey in the Everyday Rockstar app, following the keynote or workshop (and customizable for longer engagements): weekly tools, neuroscience-backed micro-habits, and live coaching checkpoints with Mark and Heather. It closes with a re-measurement against the original IMPACT INDEX® baseline, so the organization walks away with pre-and-post data, not just a memory of a good day.
Exclusive, highly customized add-ons tailored to your audience, objectives, and event.
Mark and Heather are available for keynotes, leadership summits, sales kickoffs, annual conferences, and multi-day enterprise engagements. Available globally.
For current fee schedules across all offerings, contact Arnold. He'll provide everything you need for your event proposal.
Increase in Resilience in a peer-reviewed study at Eastman Chemical: research by Dr. Paul G. Stoltz, creator of Adversity Quotient® and Everyday Rockstar's scientific partner.
Gain in performance linked to that 20% increase in Resilience. The pre-to-post change was statistically significant (p<.001).
The Everyday Rockstar Performance Method™ delivers pre-data, post-data and a measured change: something your leadership team can put in front of the board.
"Hands down the BEST keynote we've ever had."
Microsoft"Loved the combination of storytelling and inspiration tied to the neuroscience. This was a great way to break down how we face adversity and respond, including how we show empathy when people are going through similar situations. Great content!"
Synchrony"The excitement, energy, and rock 'n' roll combined with super-potent content just blew me away! People are still talking about it…"
Gateway for Innovation"Absolutely fabulous! Sensational energy. I'm changing my attitude. I had so many people coming up to me — they really enjoyed it. Thanks for making it specific to us. We are forever the 'Dell Beats!'"
Dell Technologies"Now I realize that by analyzing and improving my team's attitude, I can predict their behavior and better control the outcomes of my projects."
Cisco"This is the first keynote that hit home and sent thrills up my spine — yes, thrills, not chills. I leaned in and LOVED IT."
Blackbaud"The presentation was highly engaging and definitely impactful — just what we needed."
Blackbaud"It was interactive and a great way to keep the audience engaged and moving after sitting throughout the conference. Love the rock + nerd vibe. Just what we needed to connect."
bswift"CRED is my number one focus."
TruChoice Financial"The Power of the Pause to alchemize the back-of-the-brain emotions — fear and anxiety — was awesome! The tips were very simple and easy to put into practice. These are things I can do today to have a greater impact."
C2P"Best keynote ever!"
BOK Financial"It was a fun way to deliver a substantial message. Just what our people needed!"
Zafran"Life-changing if people follow your principles. Being intentional about investing in others — and in myself."
StorePoint Fresh"The shift from talking to entertainment and interaction was great. We need to do much more than sit and listen. I'm thankful you shared your story."
OB Hospitalist"I loved the delivery of your message in a unique and impactful way. High energy presentation and very impactful, thank you."
OB Hospitalist"It was everything we hoped for and MORE!"
Kaiser Permanente"You were awesome! Our colleagues have not stopped raving about you, the material, and your message."
Johnson & Johnson"Loved it! So upbeat and different. Great energy and engagement throughout."
West Pharmaceutical"You have inspired me and energized me to do more. Loved the tie in between music, performance and neuroscience!"
Boehringer Ingelheim"Gave me a clear vision of myself. Don't stop doing this!"
Construction Management Association of America"The powerful monologue toward the end, with a real-life example of how to take action and become an Everyday Rockstar, left me feeling ready to impact others!"
Construction Management Association of America"This was motivating, emotional, and fun. Thank you for sharing your stories and for being authentic, inspiring, and uplifting."
Club Management Association of America"This is the best presentation I have attended. Truly helpful and impactful — and a hard act to follow."
BOMAStephanie Johnston — Real Estate
Blackbaud — Technology
BOK Financial — Financial Services
Boehringer Ingelheim — Healthcare
Bioguard — Chemical / Manufacturing
Sameer — Building Association
Video Testimonials (view online):
Stephanie Johnston: vimeo.com/1198933814 | Blackbaud: vimeo.com/1179918130 | BOK Financial: vimeo.com/1094842299
Boehringer Ingelheim: vimeo.com/1195418656 | Bioguard: vimeo.com/1195437755 | Sameer: vimeo.com/1188725811
Bulk book orders available at a significant discount. Contact Arnold to discuss book packages as part of your engagement.
ATTITUDE × BEHAVIOR = CONSEQUENCE. Drawing on 32 years on the world's biggest stages, Mark reveals the equation that turns fear into fuel for anyone facing high-stakes moments, on stage or off.
Unleash Your Superpower Through Simple Neuroscience
Neuroscience, humor and radical permission-giving: Heather shows readers how to access the best version of themselves even when everything feels like pressure.
Custom branded merchandise available for conferences, VIP packages, and event giveaways. Contact Arnold for pricing and ordering.
Branded Everyday Rockstar drum sticks: a memorable takeaway that keeps the energy of the event alive long after it ends.
Premium laminated VIP passes in the style of real concert backstage passes. Perfect for VIP guests, speakers, and executive attendees.
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A curated toolkit that extends the keynote experience, designed to help attendees carry CRED™ into their daily work and leadership practice.
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Use these bios verbatim for event programs, bureau listings, and marketing materials. Multiple formats available for different use cases.
Joint Bio
Standard Bio
Mark Schulman and Heather J. Crider are the co-founders of Everyday Rockstar™ and the duo behind Hacking the Rockstar Brain, where rock and roll meets neuroscience. Mark is a world-class celebrity drummer who has performed for more than a billion people with P!NK, Cher and Billy Idol, and a Hall of Fame keynote speaker with 1,500+ keynotes. Heather is a Certified NeuroPerformance Coach, best-selling author and Broadway co-producer. Together they built the Everyday Rockstar Performance Method™: a live keynote, the IMPACT INDEX® (a psychometrically validated assessment built with Dr. Paul G. Stoltz) and a 90-day CRED Quest™ that turns one great day into habits people keep. Their big idea: not everyone wants to be a rockstar, but everyone wants to feel like one. When your people feel like rockstars, they perform like rockstars.
75-Word Short Bio
Use for: Speaker directories, guest blog posts, dual listings
Mark Schulman, celebrity drummer for P!NK, Cher and Billy Idol, and Heather J. Crider, Certified NeuroPerformance Coach, are the co-founders of Everyday Rockstar™. Their keynote, Hacking the Rockstar Brain, combines live drums, stories from the world's biggest stages and the neuroscience of fulfillment. The Everyday Rockstar Performance Method™ then measures the change with the IMPACT INDEX®. When your people feel like rockstars, they perform like rockstars.
Individual Bio
Standard Bio
Mark Schulman is a world-class celebrity drummer who has performed for more than a billion people with P!NK, Cher, Billy Idol, Foreigner and Stevie Nicks, along with Sheryl Crow, Beyoncé, Tina Turner, Velvet Revolver and Simple Minds. In more than 32 years on the world's biggest stages, from 225,000 people at Glastonbury to the Grammys, SNL and the AMAs, he learned what separates the great from the greatest: it's never been about talent. It's about attitude. And attitude is a choice. A Hall of Fame keynote speaker and Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) with 1,500+ keynotes and more than 22 years on corporate stages, Mark is the author of The Attitude Equation, a cancer conqueror, and co-founder of Everyday Rockstar™ with Heather J. Crider. He helps people bring their best when they don't feel their best, and make it showtime, every time.
75-Word Short Bio
Use for: Speaker directories, guest blog posts, podcast guesting
Mark Schulman, CSP, is a celebrity drummer for P!NK, Cher and Billy Idol who has performed for more than a billion people. A Hall of Fame keynote speaker with 1,500+ keynotes, he delivers a rock show disguised as a keynote: live drumming, stories from more than 32 years on the world's biggest stages, and one truth. It's never been about talent. It's about attitude. Author of The Attitude Equation and co-founder of Everyday Rockstar™.
Individual Bio
Standard Bio
Heather J. Crider is a Certified NeuroPerformance Coach, best-selling author and Broadway co-producer (Paranormal Activity) who helps capable people take back the controls when pressure takes over. A former accountant with more than 25 years in corporate leadership and 15 years studying the neuroscience of performance, she knows pressure from the inside, not just from the research. Heather co-designed CRED™ and the IMPACT INDEX® with Dr. Paul G. Stoltz and co-founded Everyday Rockstar™ with Mark Schulman. She is a Certified Search Inside Yourself Teacher (Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, which began at Google) and holds a NeuroLeadership Certification from Wharton / University of Pennsylvania. Featured in Forbes, USA Today, Newsweek and Brainz Magazine, she has spoken for companies across healthcare, legal, finance and tech.
75-Word Short Bio
Use for: Speaker directories, guest blog posts, podcast guesting
Heather J. Crider is a Certified NeuroPerformance Coach, best-selling author and Broadway co-producer. In Survival Pilot™, she shows capable people why they lose their best under pressure, and gives them one question to take back the controls: Who's flying? She co-designed CRED™ and the IMPACT INDEX® with Dr. Paul G. Stoltz and co-founded Everyday Rockstar™ with Mark Schulman. Featured in Forbes, USA Today, Newsweek and Brainz Magazine.
Use these introductions verbatim for the best audience experience.
The intro can be read live on stage or pre-recorded as a VOG at your preference. Please coordinate with the AV team in advance.
The intro can be read live on stage or pre-recorded as a VOG at your preference. Please coordinate with the AV team in advance.
The intro can be read live on stage or pre-recorded as a VOG at your preference. Please coordinate with the AV team in advance.
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