Member since April 2026
A dynamic force in leadership development, Rachel Tenenbaum, MCC is known for translating neuroscience into practical tools that empower high-impact leaders and teams. She is the Founder and CEO of I AM Living and Co-Founder of The Reset Room, a science-backed, multi-sensory experience designed to transform stress and restore clarity in minutes.
As a NeuroTransformational Leadership Keynote Speaker and Master Certified Coach (MCC), Rachel equips leaders and innovators to navigate pressure, strengthen collaboration, ignite innovation, and rewire the brain for lasting effectiveness and engagement.
With over a decade of experience and a client list that includes Shell, Rabobank, and leaders across Amazon and Deloitte, Rachel makes brain-based tools accessible, actionable, and engaging. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Thrive Global, and other leading publications, and she guides meditations on Insight Timer, one of the world’s largest mindfulness platforms.
Rachel is also a CHIEF Guide for senior women executives, a certified Mindfulness and Meditation Instructor, and holds multiple advanced coaching credentials. She’s a sought-after speaker for organizations committed to cultivating clarity, connection, and leadership that lasts.
I’m deeply passionate about helping people understand how their minds work – because I’ve seen how much unnecessary stress we carry when we don’t. My work is about giving people the tools to shift out of reactive patterns, think clearly under pressure, and create more freedom in how they lead, work, and live.
In 2011, I was living in New York City, working for one of the most prestigious fine jewelry houses in the world.
From the outside, everything looked exceptional.
From the inside, it was a different story.
I was traveling constantly – different city almost every week, sometimes multiple cities in a single week. My days started at 4 a.m. with calls to Doha and London. I was supporting close to 100 sales associates globally, and when something went wrong, it landed on my desk.
Every decision was visible. Every delay was costly.
One Saturday morning, I was walking through Greenwich Village. It was one of those perfect New York days—the kind people travel across the world to experience. Sun out. Energy everywhere.
And I wasn’t there.
In my mind, I was in Doha, Qatar.
Tens of millions of dollars of jewelry had been stuck in customs for months. Sales teams were escalating. Messages piling up. Pressure building.
I could see it.
A stark office. Fluorescent lights. A long table. Officials across from me, unmoved.
I’m explaining—calm at first. Walking them through the numbers, the timelines, the cost of delay.
No reaction.
I try again. Different angle. More direct.
Still nothing.
I ask for someone else. A supervisor. Anyone who can actually make a decision.
I’m told to wait.
Time stretches. The air feels tight.
I push harder. My voice sharpens. I can feel the urgency rising in my chest – this has to move.
Another response that goes nowhere.
And then it tips.
I’m no longer measured. I’m arguing. Insisting. Pushing past the line I know I shouldn’t cross.
Chairs shift. The room changes.
I’ve lost it.
I’m being escorted out. The conversation is over. This is going very, very badly.
And then—
Nothing.
I’m still standing in Greenwich Village.
No office. No officials. No escalation. No consequences.
Just me, on a beautiful New York morning – heart racing, jaw tight, body flooded with stress.
The only place I had traveled was inside my own mind.
That moment stayed with me, because it revealed something important.
My brain wasn’t malfunctioning. It was doing exactly what it’s designed to do.
It was running a simulation – anticipating risk, trying to solve the problem, trying to prevent loss.
But left unchecked, that same mechanism can pull us out of the present moment, drain our energy, and create stress around situations that haven’t even happened.
The work, for me, became learning how to recognize that pattern – and return.
Because leadership isn’t just about solving what’s in front of you.
It’s about knowing when your mind has taken you somewhere you don’t actually need to go.
We’ll pick up my story when I was living in New York City and against my greatest efforts, life still seemed to follow a predefined path.
Until a profound event shook me to my core.
Amidst tremendous professional and personal stress, in one week, the lives of both my father and grandmother were on the line.
Within the year my father passed.
As a child, I dreamt of making a meaningful impact, aspiring to be a pediatric oncologist. However, life's twists and realities led me away from the sciences (neuroscience wasn’t yet offered!) and I followed another passion for business and art.
For nearly a decade, I pursued what society deemed as "success" in New York. Yet, I felt a deep dissatisfaction, a gnawing at my core for something more. Losing my father shattered my world, but it also ignited a spark of courage to question, to search, to redefine and recreate.
Those pivotal moments and years illuminated my purpose: to empower leaders like you to embrace your fullest potential and leave a lasting impact on the world. In 2015, I left behind the familiar to forge a new path with "I AM Living" – a mission-driven business dedicated to awakening those ready to seize control of their lives and elevate their leadership impact.
Today, I walk alongside driven individuals like you, inspiring and catalyzing growth, transformation, and profound change. If you're ready to embark on this life-altering journey with I AM Living, let's create something extraordinary together.
In today’s world, mindset isn’t a soft skill–it’s a performance driver. The most effective leaders don’t just react to circumstances – they recognize the internal state they’re operating from and know how to shift it. Why? Because mindset directly shapes strategy, decision-making, and the ability to lead through complexity and pressure.
In this transformative keynote, Rachel Tenenbaum introduces the Seven Levels of Effectiveness®, a science-backed framework that helps individuals identify and move out of fear-based, reactive states – and into levels fueled by clarity, creativity, and collaboration. With humor, neuroscience, and relatable insight, she helps leaders decode their internal patterns and choose more effective ways of showing up.
Participants walk away with a powerful language and lens to navigate high-stakes moments, elevate performance, and create cultures of resilience, innovation, and accountability.
Rachel has a remarkable ability to connect with diverse audiences – from hospitalists and women executives to HR professionals and cross-industry leaders and teams – whether addressing a small group of five or a crowd of hundreds or thousands.
In 2011, I was living in New York City, working for one of the most prestigious fine jewelry houses in the world.
From the outside, everything looked exceptional.
From the inside, it was a different story.
I was traveling constantly – different city almost every week, sometimes multiple cities in a single week. My days started at 4 a.m. with calls to Doha and London. I was supporting close to 100 sales associates globally, and when something went wrong, it landed on my desk.
Every decision was visible. Every delay was costly.
One Saturday morning, I was walking through Greenwich Village. It was one of those perfect New York days—the kind people travel across the world to experience. Sun out. Energy everywhere.
And I wasn’t there.
In my mind, I was in Doha, Qatar.
Tens of millions of dollars of jewelry had been stuck in customs for months. Sales teams were escalating. Messages piling up. Pressure building.
I could see it.
A stark office. Fluorescent lights. A long table. Officials across from me, unmoved.
I’m explaining—calm at first. Walking them through the numbers, the timelines, the cost of delay.
No reaction.
I try again. Different angle. More direct.
Still nothing.
I ask for someone else. A supervisor. Anyone who can actually make a decision.
I’m told to wait.
Time stretches. The air feels tight.
I push harder. My voice sharpens. I can feel the urgency rising in my chest – this has to move.
Another response that goes nowhere.
And then it tips.
I’m no longer measured. I’m arguing. Insisting. Pushing past the line I know I shouldn’t cross.
Chairs shift. The room changes.
I’ve lost it.
I’m being escorted out. The conversation is over. This is going very, very badly.
And then—
Nothing.
I’m still standing in Greenwich Village.
No office. No officials. No escalation. No consequences.
Just me, on a beautiful New York morning – heart racing, jaw tight, body flooded with stress.
The only place I had traveled was inside my own mind.
That moment stayed with me, because it revealed something important.
My brain wasn’t malfunctioning. It was doing exactly what it’s designed to do.
It was running a simulation – anticipating risk, trying to solve the problem, trying to prevent loss.
But left unchecked, that same mechanism can pull us out of the present moment, drain our energy, and create stress around situations that haven’t even happened.
The work, for me, became learning how to recognize that pattern – and return.
Because leadership isn’t just about solving what’s in front of you.
It’s about knowing when your mind has taken you somewhere you don’t actually need to go.
We’ll pick up my story when I was living in New York City and against my greatest efforts, life still seemed to follow a predefined path.
Until a profound event shook me to my core.
Amidst tremendous professional and personal stress, in one week, the lives of both my father and grandmother were on the line.
Within the year my father passed.
As a child, I dreamt of making a meaningful impact, aspiring to be a pediatric oncologist. However, life's twists and realities led me away from the sciences (neuroscience wasn’t yet offered!) and I followed another passion for business and art.
For nearly a decade, I pursued what society deemed as "success" in New York. Yet, I felt a deep dissatisfaction, a gnawing at my core for something more. Losing my father shattered my world, but it also ignited a spark of courage to question, to search, to redefine and recreate.
Those pivotal moments and years illuminated my purpose: to empower leaders like you to embrace your fullest potential and leave a lasting impact on the world. In 2015, I left behind the familiar to forge a new path with "I AM Living" – a mission-driven business dedicated to awakening those ready to seize control of their lives and elevate their leadership impact.
Today, I walk alongside driven individuals like you, inspiring and catalyzing growth, transformation, and profound change. If you're ready to embark on this life-altering journey with I AM Living, let's create something extraordinary together.
In today’s world, mindset isn’t a soft skill–it’s a performance driver. The most effective leaders don’t just react to circumstances – they recognize the internal state they’re operating from and know how to shift it. Why? Because mindset directly shapes strategy, decision-making, and the ability to lead through complexity and pressure.
In this transformative keynote, Rachel Tenenbaum introduces the Seven Levels of Effectiveness®, a science-backed framework that helps individuals identify and move out of fear-based, reactive states – and into levels fueled by clarity, creativity, and collaboration. With humor, neuroscience, and relatable insight, she helps leaders decode their internal patterns and choose more effective ways of showing up.
Participants walk away with a powerful language and lens to navigate high-stakes moments, elevate performance, and create cultures of resilience, innovation, and accountability.
Rachel has a remarkable ability to connect with diverse audiences – from hospitalists and women executives to HR professionals and cross-industry leaders and teams – whether addressing a small group of five or a crowd of hundreds or thousands.
