Keynote Speaker · Workshop Facilitator · Auckland, New Zealand

ChrisChandler-Yates

Burnout prevention speaker for high-pressure people. The only speaker in this space who has not just studied burnout but lived it, survived it, and rebuilt from it.

Chris spent seven years as a frontline NZ Police constable and close protection officer for the Prime Minister, operating in the exact environments his audiences face every day. He burned out hard, developed PTSD, and rebuilt his life from the ground up. He is not a researcher who studied burnout. He is someone who lived it and came back. That is what gives his sessions authority no credential can replace.

Results in a Single Session

51%

Reduction in medium to high job anxiety, measured before and after

100%

Elimination of no sense of life purpose in one session

+16%

Lift in engagement among people trained never to show weakness

-33%

Drop in emotional and physical burnout after one 4 hour programme

Pre and post session survey data across a group of high-pressure frontline professionals.

100+

Live workshops and facilitation sessions delivered

600+

People trained in high-pressure resilience and performance

2,500+

Frontline shifts in real crisis and high-risk environments

Signature Talks

Before the Wall: 7 Steps to Ensure You Never Burn Out

Burnout builds quietly in the people least likely to admit it. Seven practical, proven steps to recognise, interrupt, and counteract it before it takes everything. Proven to reduce job anxiety by over 50% in a single session.

I Asked My Wife for a Divorce: What Burnout Actually Costs and How to Stop It Before It Takes Everything

Chris's personal story in full. From protecting the Prime Minister to rock bottom and back. Gives audiences permission to be honest about what their work is costing them and a clear path forward.

Delivery Formats

Keynote

Conference Keynote

45 to 60 minutes. For conferences, leadership days, and industry events. High energy, immediately actionable.

Workshop

Half-Day Workshop

3 to 4 hours. Groups of 10 to 30. Delivered on-site. Practical tools, live facilitation, measurable outcomes.

Programme

Full-Day Programme

6 to 7 hours. Leadership teams or whole-staff days. Includes values work, diagnostics, and individual action planning.

Ideal Audiences

Police and Emergency Services Healthcare and DHBs Corrections Community and Social Services Corporate Leadership Government Agencies Aged Care Hospitality Groups

“Great presentation that clearly resonated well with the audience and prompted some great real conversations afterwards.”

Architectural Designers New Zealand

“AMAZING. He genuinely understood the audience, presented to them, and engaged extremely well. He went above and beyond to make it personal and relatable.”

Background

✓ Former NZ Police Constable and Close Protection Officer for the Prime Minister
✓ NLP Masters Practitioner
✓ Burnout Prevention Trainer, US Law Enforcement
✓ Security Officer, Waitemata DHB Acute Healthcare
✓ Host, Fight the Burnout Podcast
✓ Business Development Manager, Hotel Indigo Auckland

Enquiries

Available for keynotes, half-day workshops, and full-day programmes across New Zealand and internationally.

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Auckland, New Zealand