Speaker · Facilitator · Author
Bringing rest to the rooms that need it most.
Rest is not a retreat from leadership, it's the foundation of it. Malica brings that message to corporate stages, conferences, and ERGs through keynotes and workshops that weave faith, habit science, and lived experience into tools your high-capacity women leaders can practice starting Monday morning.
Signature talks
Topics that move rooms
The Rested Leader: Why Rest Is Your Strategy, Not Your Reward
What if the missing variable in your leadership strategy isn't more discipline — but more rest? This paradigm-shifting talk challenges the grind gospel and gives women leaders a new framework — one where rest is not the reward at the end of the work, but the foundation beneath it.
Start Small, Rise Strong: 3 Keys to Building Healthy Habits That Stick
Three science-backed keys to building healthy habits that stick — without willpower, perfection, or starting over. Walk away with a personalized habit plan built for your real life, not someone else's ideal routine.
"Malica's session received some of the highest ratings in our post-event survey. Participants left empowered and equipped — and her message kept sparking conversation long after the session ended."
Speaking formats
How Malica shows up for your audience
Keynote
A powerful, story-driven main stage experience — from 45 minutes to a full hour — designed to leave your audience with a new conviction and a clear next step.
Workshop
An interactive, hands-on session where attendees don't just hear the message — they begin applying it. Available as a half-day or standalone session.
Panel and podcast
Available as a featured guest for panels, podcast conversations, and virtual discussions on rest, burnout recovery, faith-led health, and sustainable leadership.
Past stages
Trusted by conferences, podcasts, and communities committed to the health and wholeness of women.
- Whispers Behind the Words — Rest, Restore, RenewVirtual
Virtual conversation with Dr. Jylla Moore Tearte exploring the power and true meaning of REST and the whispers behind the words of Rest Is the Way
- Live
Clutter Free Women's Conference
Keynote
- Daring to Rest PodcastVirtual
Featured guest — live virtual discussion on Leadership, Liberation & the Power of Rest
- Live
Thrive 360 Conference
Guest speaker on building health habits that stick
- Virtual
Medium Day
Annual global conference for writers, editors, and creatives hosted by Medium
- Journey to Joy Live PodcastVirtual
Featured guest — live virtual discussion with Dr. NJoy on mental health and well-being
- Coach Me to Lead PodcastVirtual
Featured guest — live virtual discussion on Coaching & Mentoring High Performance Teams
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