Book Vanessa Lontos as a Speaker
Integrative Pharmacist • Somatic Therapist • Leadership Educator • Founder of Ellixir
About Vanessa.
Vanessa Lontos is an Integrative Pharmacist, Somatic Therapist, Certified Leadership and Performance Coach, and the founder of Ellixir.
She’s known for expanding holistic practices in pharmacy, designing transformational training programs, creating nurturing retreats for single mums, and mentoring women to lead in a way that serves them at work with their teams and at home with their families.
Vanessas Signature Keynotes and Workshops
Keynote - Whole Patient, Whole Solution
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At Ellixir, our mission is to create a community that supports holistic wellbeing. As pharmacists, we are often the first point of care for individuals and families, and our role goes far beyond dispensing medicines. We are educators, advocates, and guides for whole-of-life wellbeing.
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The Whole Patient, Whole Solution Keynote is an extension of this purpose. It inspires you to make the most of your counselling conversations and provide holistic care and advice to your patients. Even if you only have 45 seconds to 2 minutes with your patients, you can make a difference.
Are you ready to shift from supplying medicines to optimising outcomes?
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Key takeaways:
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Understand how to engage in more holistic ways and expand counselling skills
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Learn a new 1-minute counselling technique that can improve health outcomes
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Overcome your individual barriers so you can be more confident with solution selling
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Experience more professional satisfaction, business success and community impact​​​
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Keynote: The Hidden Leadership Lessons in Co-Parenting
A keynote on communication, shared responsibility & rebuilding trust - at home and at work.
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Navigating co-parenting as a single mum taught me so much about teamwork. This raw and practical keynote invites you to rethink what it truly means to collaborate - with empathy, respect, effective communication and care. It is possible to achieve team success while navigating different personalities, individual needs, and collective strengths.
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Perfect for: Leadership Summits, Health Teams, Women in Business, Educators, Parent Networks.
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Key Takeaways:
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Build trust and repair connection even in challenging times, so your team feels safe and supported.
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Communicate needs clearly - without guilt, silence, or blame - to strengthen collaboration and respect.
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Set boundaries that honour both yourself and others, creating healthier and more sustainable team dynamics.
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Create shared goals and accountability, so success is collective and no one carries the load alone.
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Move from control to co-creation by recognising and leveraging each team member’s strengths.
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Keynote: Leading With Our Heart and Whole Health
A keynote on burnout, boundaries & wellbeing-based leadership.
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After decades in health leadership, Vanessa realised sustainable leadership has less to do with grit and more to do with wellbeing.
This keynote explores what it means to lead from the inside out - with emotional intelligence, nervous system awareness, and a radical commitment to your teams wellbeing.
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Perfect for: Women’s Leadership Events, Healthcare Organisations, Coaching Conferences, HR + Wellbeing Teams.
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Key Takeaways:
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A nervous system lens for modern leadership
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How burnout and people-pleasing show up in women leaders
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Why rest, rhythm & regulation matter more than performance
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Vanessa’s favourite leadership tools and workplace wellbeing practices
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How leading with your whole heart, elevates team performance and results
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Want to Bring Vanessa to Your Event?
Get in touch about speaking inquiries at: vanessa@ellixir.com.au
Or complete the Speaker Request Form below.