Biography

Keynote Speaker|On-Camera Motivator|Positivity Inducer 

Marie-Josée Shaar has dedicated her career to the application of positive psychology for global audiences through in-person keynote speeches and via video tutorials on YouTube. Born in the French-speaking suburbs of Montreal and eventually relocating to the Carolinas in the USA, she’s traveled around the world to persuade employees and employers alike of the importance of consciously creating fuller, healthier lives through pragmatic lifestyle changes and strategic shifts in perception. Her signature mixture of science-backed behavioral research, illuminating personal stories and high-energy delivery have won MJ clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to government agencies and universities.

MJ’s training includes a master’s degree in applied positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a year-long study program with the National Speakers Association. Her engaging wellness workshops and presentations have been translated into four languages and delivered in ten countries on four continents. Her book Smarts and Stamina: The Busy Person’s Guide to Optimal Health and Performance appeared on Amazon’s Healthy Living Bestseller list in the US and in Canada. She’s proud to have worked with luminaries in the field like Martin Seligman, George Vaillant and Christopher Peterson

MJ loves yoga, cooking, fashion, a good joke and, most of all, her family. She currently lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with her gregarious husband Rob and their six-year old son James, an aspiring superhero.