People thrive
Where
Business
follows
We've upgraded our technology. We haven't upgraded how we lead our people.
Work has never demanded more from people than today. Yet most organizations are still chasing performance while quietly depleting the humans behind it. AI is accelerating. Expectations keep rising. Change is constant. But the organizations pulling ahead aren't investing in tools alone.
They're building workplaces where their people thrive. So their business can too.
That's where Sunny comes in. Through science-backed keynotes and workshops that are as practical as they are unforgettable, Sunny helps leaders build the conditions where people and performance thrive.
Audiences don't just leave inspired. They leave changed. And ready to lead differently.
Meet
Sunny
Workplace Expert
Global Speaker
Wellbeing Consultant
Sunny didn't just study happiness at work. She helped pioneer it.
As a founding member of Delivering Happiness, the movement born from Zappos and studied in business schools and boardrooms worldwide, Sunny spent 15 years on the front lines of one of the most watched culture experiments in modern business history.
She helped define what it actually looks like to use the science of happiness as a business model, and why it matters. Not just for wellbeing. For performance, retention, innovation, and growth. For legacy.
She took those learnings into the real world, working inside 300+ organizations across 20 countries, with not just measurable results, but stories of transformation.
Featured in global publications and trusted by leaders at every level, Sunny brings a rare combination: the intellectual depth of a pioneer in the field, and the warmth of someone who spent 15 years making it real.
The approach is grounded in positive psychology and the science of wellbeing. It's data-backed, deeply human, and immediately practical.
People don't just leave informed. They leave changed.
Sunny is uniquely gifted — she’s an inspiring speaker who engages audiences with timely expertise, yet excels in facilitation. A true rarity.
What it’s like to work with
Sunny
her Energy
Sunny doesn't just present. She fills the room. Audiences feel it the moment she steps on stage — warm, real, and completely present. She’s the rare facilitator that show sup, relates, and listens wholly.
her Stories
Sunny shares openly, from low moments to breakthroughs of her own journey, and real stories inside the organizations she's worked with. Every story connects to a tool, a tactic, or a moment of insight leaders and teams carry back to work.
her Expertise
15 years. 300 organizations. 20 countries. Sunny has been at the intersection of science, human performance, and organizational culture longer than almost anyone. That depth shows in every session, and in results that follow.
Sunny has worked with:
What Sunny brings
Keynotes
Science-backed keynotes & sessions
to build places where people and performance thrive
Blend personal wellbeing with business success through a human-centric approach, emphasizing wellbeing, happiness, adaptability, and authenticity.
Offsites
Move beyond the meeting agenda to foster effective energy, connection, belonging, and wellbeing through mediation, physical movement and individual/team exploration exercises.
Empower yourself and your team with tools rooted in the science of happiness and wellbeing — release the collective potential to thrive. Fill the day with gratitude, flow, purpose, and authenticity regardless of the challenges ahead.
Workshops
What makes Sunny unique?
The energy Sunny brings to the stage is radiant. Your audience will instantly feel a connection as they’re drawn to her stories and authenticity. (It’s not uncommon for her to mingle and make friends after the event— she leaves a lasting impression!)
her Energy
Sunny shares openly from low moments in her life to high moments, taking the audience on a journey of lessons learned. She’ll share challenges teams have faced and their path to success, highlighting a roadmap for your team to act on.
her Stories
She’s been doing this for over a decade, and her mission is still as vital as ever, but now with a richer depth of experience — her mission is to redefine the way we work with wholebeing at the core, to create thriving work environments.
her Expertise
Engagement is no longer enough. Wellbeing is the new measurement.
Employees thriving at work and in their lives are more committed, productive, and successful.
They also experience significantly less stress, anger and health problems.
Globally, only 9%* of employees are in this category — it's time to change that.
*Gallup 2023
Organizations are starting to think about the whole human, not just the employee. Because we are one being, and our WellBeing is about our WholeBeing. — SUNNY GROSSO
Happiness Secrets From The Staff of Delivering Happiness At Work
Inspiring Others To Live Big By Being True– blog by Sunny Grosso
The Power of Positive Work Cultures – Conspiracy of Goodness Podcast
Laura Putnam’s LinkedIn Live with Sunny Grosso
Wellbeing At Work by Sunny Grosso
How to Design Self-Management to Future Proof Your Workplace by Sunny Grosso
“Thank you for the very inspiring speech you gave on Thursday at the Endeavor annual conference “Think Big” in Bogota. Like in my old school days, I used many pages writing ideas that I started applying them just the next day at work.”
- Juan Diaz, DaVinci Technologies
“WE DID IT! We pulled off a meaningful program that will help our members transform their organizations in a positive way for years to come. I’m so grateful to you and the entire team for placing your trust in us and being tremendous partners in learning. You all have created an incredible ripple of impact for us as well.”
- Erika Liodice, Executive Director, Alliance for Innovation and Transformation
“Sunny clearly knew what she was doing, and adeptly combined theory with real-life examples and practice – and all in a compelling and friendly manner. Bottom-line, this is one of those sessions that you leave wanting more.”
- Gerardo Cervantes, Director of Development, Endeavor
“Sunny was brilliant, both as a speaker and a coach. She really owned it and was a hit with our clients. I was impressed with the process and personally got a tremendous amount [out] of the workshop. Sunny delivered happiness with a WOW.”
- Kerwin Rae, Partner, K2 Capital Group
“To be frank, while I had originally signed up to “participate” in the session I was so busy on Friday that I tuned in to have it as background noise. Within the first five minutes, I was so blown away by what you were saying that I sat with rapt attention for the duration.”
- Bernard Gugar, Google
“You were inspiring and insightful, you knocked it out of the park. Your journey really resonated with me, and the tools you presented are something I intend to bring to my wider global team.”
- Lynette Addabbo, Head of Global Partner Operations, Google gTech
What others are Saying
The time is now to listen to that quiet calling for more; more truth, more freedom, more you, in everything you do.
— SUNNY GROSSO