Jhon Henry Velasco
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ABOUT JHoN henry

Jhon Henry works with organizations and communities navigating moments of strain, change, and complexity.

Drawing on public health, contemplative practice, and lived experience, his work supports people in rebuilding trust, regulating stress, and reconnecting with the human dimension of work and life.


 

Leadership, Resilience & change

Keynotes and workshops that support leaders and teams navigating burnout, disruption, and uncertainty. This work helps people build trust, strengthen resilience, and respond to change with clarity and care.

Stress, presence & well-being

Experiential talks and workshops that translate evidence‑based insight into practical tools for managing stress, supporting well‑being, and sustaining focus. Grounded in accessible mindfulness and nervous‑system practices, this work is designed to be practical, humane, and immediately applicable.

Equity, Education & culture

Programs exploring identity, inclusion, public health, and education-supporting communities and organizations in building trust, belonging, and human‑centered systems.


 Samples of My Work

These samples are offered not as highlights, but as windows into how I show up — in conversation, facilitation, and shared inquiry.

Speaking & Facilitation

About Jhon Henry

I work with organizations and communities navigating moments of strain, change, and complexity. My work is grounded in a simple belief: when people feel safe, supported, and connected, they are better able to think clearly, act with integrity, and do meaningful work-even in difficult conditions.

Over the past several decades, my work has spanned public and global health, education, healthcare, and organizational settings across cultures and contexts. I’ve partnered with leaders, educators, clinicians, and community‑based organizations to address stress, burnout, and disconnection - not as individual failings, but as signals of systems under strain.

My approach draws on public health, organizational development, and contemplative practice, integrating evidence with lived experience. I focus on helping people translate insight into practice: building trust, regulating stress, and strengthening psychological safety through everyday habits, structures, and conversations - not just ideas or intentions.

At the center of this work is a commitment to dignity and belonging. Equity is not an add‑on or a value statement; it is expressed through how decisions are made, how power is held, and how people are treated when things are hard. Inclusive environments, in my experience, are not only more just - they are more resilient, more effective, and more honest.

When I speak or facilitate, people often describe feeling more grounded, capable, and connected - to themselves, to one another, and to what matters most in their work. My role is not to motivate or persuade, but to create conditions where insight can land, where difficult conversations can be held with care, and where people leave with tools they can actually use.

Alongside my speaking and facilitation, I am completing a forthcoming book that reflects on resilience, meaning, and human capacity under extreme conditions. This writing draws on research and lived experience, and explores what it means to remain connected to one’s values and one’s humanity, when certainty and safety are stripped away.

Across all of this work, my intention is the same: to support people in meeting complexity with steadiness, compassion, and clarity, and to help build cultures where performance and well‑being are not in conflict, but in relationship.

 

Let’s connect.

I welcome inquiries from organizations, universities, and community‑based institutions interested in thoughtful, human‑centered engagement — whether for keynotes, workshops, or facilitated conversations.

For availability and initial inquiries, please email me directly:

jhon@jhonvelasco.com

You can also learn more about my background on LinkedIn

After a keynote with educators and community leaders