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Speaking & events

Evidence-based, practical, and never a lecture about hot flashes.

Dr. Jenna Sorrells speaks to HR and benefits audiences, leadership teams, professional associations and healthcare educators about menopause as a workforce issue — with the data, the language and the next steps.

Signature talks

Four talks, tailored to the room.

Keynote · 30–45 min

Because Menopause Is a Workforce Issue

The evidence, the economics and the quiet cost of silence — and what employers can do this quarter. For HR conferences, leadership summits and employer coalitions.

Breakout · 45–60 min

Lead Through Midlife: What Managers Need to Know

The four moves — respect, privacy, flexibility, route — with live scenario practice. For management conferences and SHRM chapters.

Workshop · 60–90 min

Menopause Benefits and Policy: A Practical Review

How HR and benefits teams review coverage, leave and accommodation processes for menopause. For benefits forums and HR associations.

Session · 45–60 min

Building Menopause Health Literacy in the Healthcare Workforce

Why the people patients talk to first need the basics, and how to teach them responsibly. For nursing education and health-system L&D audiences.

Formats

Where we show up.

  • Conference keynotes and breakouts
  • Employer all-hands and lunch-and-learns
  • SHRM chapter and HR association meetings
  • Chamber of commerce and employer coalition events
  • Webinars for distributed and national teams
  • Panel moderation and fireside conversations
  • Executive and board briefings
  • Podcast and media interviews

Speaker

Jenna Sorrells, Ed.D., MPH

Founder of Midlife Works; educator, public health professional and workforce development executive with national experience building employer partnerships and training programs. Former health-education faculty. Based in Greensboro, North Carolina, ten minutes from GSO airport, and available for events nationwide.

A speaker one-sheet with bio, headshot, talk descriptions and A/V requirements is available on request. Speaking fees vary by event type and travel; nonprofit and association rates available.

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