Brennan Hilleary

What if burnout doesn’t just come from long hours or stress? We often focus too much on the external causes of burnout—like overwork, tight deadlines, or a lack of systems and processes. Because of this, we ignore the internal causes, such as unmet emotional needs, our mindset, and deep-seated patterns of behavior in this keynote, Brennan Hilleary shares his personal journey through extreme professional success and severe burnout to expose a critical truth: the very habits that helped you succeed in the past might be the exact things holding you back today. Brennan moves past temporary coping tricks to challenge the hidden mental stories and automatic behaviors that drive us to overcommit, chase endless dissatisfaction, and mistake hours worked for actual progress. He reveals the heavy personal and company costs of continuing down this path, uncovering the single root belief that fuels the burnout cycle. This session is an actionable guide for anyone ready to realign their energy, protect their capacity, and create lasting fulfillment in and outside of work

What if burnout doesn’t just come from long hours or stress? We often treat burnout as a surface level problem caused only by external things like overwork, tight deadlines, or a lack of systems and processes. Because of this, we ignore the internal causes like unmet emotional needs, our mindset, and deep behavioral patterns. Hustle culture convinces us that constant output equals self worth, leaving us with zero energy for our personal lives, families, or passions. In this interactive workshop, Build Your Power founder Brennan Hilleary draws from his own journey of overcoming severe burnout to expose a critical truth: the habits that helped you succeed in the past might be the exact things draining your capacity todayThis session is a hands on guide to help you stop operating in survival mode and build a sustainable life outside of work. Using targeted worksheets, we look past quick fixes to identify what is draining you and actively tackle the internal root causes of burnout so you can reclaim your personal energy.