Member since May 2026
Mahlena is the Conference Optimizer for introverted CEOs and thought leaders. She teaches speakers how to achieve the ROI you didn’t get from your last event.
A Canadienne of Américaine descent, Mahlena is living her best life in the suburbs of Toronto. This megalomaniacal INTJ has been featured on Business Insider, Gratitude Geek, CBC Kids, The Quiet Warrior Podcast, and more.
MAHLENA SPEAKS ABOUT...
- How to Use Your Introversion as a Superpower 🦸🏾
- Building Your Network for Immigrant Leaders
- Sizzle, Steak, and Heart: Persuasive Storytelling for Executives
- Relax, Relate, Release: How to Chill at Conferences
But who is Mahlena, really?
Mahlena is an elder millennial who was raised by a VCR and a cable box. She is currently managing her friend Perry, perimenopause. She is a literal Mensa genius who loves solving Math & Logic Puzzles while watching Murder, She Wrote. #nerdalert 🚨
When she isn't preparing for encounters with city moose, Mahlena likes to bake chocolate chip cookies and eat them all by herself. She let go of respectability politics a long time ago.
6 days of winter, or 6 months of winter?
Which would you choose? 🌨️
In 2018, Native Virgin Islander Mahlena-Rae Johnson left the smog and sunshine of Los Angeles for the sleet and snow of Toronto.
Now she's happier, healthier, and less stressed out.
Want to know why?
Then click that Invite To Speak button. 😉
Or just send me an email and ask: mahlenaspeaks@gmail.com
MAHLENA-RAE JOHNSON grew up on the mean beaches of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. During her senior year of high school, she was named Most Likely to Kidnap a Backstreet Boy. She also occasionally likes to talk about herself in the third person.
Meryl Streep. Rosa Parks. Keanu Reeves. These famous leaders are famous introverts. Even Oprah loves to hide out in the bathroom at a party to recharge. Why can't you?
Your success in leadership does not rely on pretending to be an extrovert. This workshop will show you 3 ways to Stop Pretending, Start Leading, and Show Up Audaciously as your introverted self.
And, if you are not an introvert, you will still learn how to lead with authenticity.
Takeaways:
1) You are not a broken extrovert.
2) You can go from burnt out to brilliant, if you work with your natural energy.
3) You can be an influential leader and an introvert, at the same time.
4) You will find more work and life success, short term and long term, being your true introverted self.
6 days of winter, or 6 months of winter?
Which would you choose? 🌨️
In 2018, Native Virgin Islander Mahlena-Rae Johnson left the smog and sunshine of Los Angeles for the sleet and snow of Toronto.
Now she's happier, healthier, and less stressed out.
Want to know why?
Then click that Invite To Speak button. 😉
Or just send me an email and ask: mahlenaspeaks@gmail.com
MAHLENA-RAE JOHNSON grew up on the mean beaches of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. During her senior year of high school, she was named Most Likely to Kidnap a Backstreet Boy. She also occasionally likes to talk about herself in the third person.
Meryl Streep. Rosa Parks. Keanu Reeves. These famous leaders are famous introverts. Even Oprah loves to hide out in the bathroom at a party to recharge. Why can't you?
Your success in leadership does not rely on pretending to be an extrovert. This workshop will show you 3 ways to Stop Pretending, Start Leading, and Show Up Audaciously as your introverted self.
And, if you are not an introvert, you will still learn how to lead with authenticity.
Takeaways:
1) You are not a broken extrovert.
2) You can go from burnt out to brilliant, if you work with your natural energy.
3) You can be an influential leader and an introvert, at the same time.
4) You will find more work and life success, short term and long term, being your true introverted self.