Kay Frances

Kay Frances is a former professional stand-up comedian who performed at The Improvisation, Catch a Rising Star, and NBC’s America’s Funniest People — and then decided that the best use of her comedy chops was helping working people manage stress, find their sense of humor, and actually take care of themselves. Known as America’s Funniest Stressbuster, Frances holds an MBA, a degree in Health and Physical Education, and a fourth-degree black belt in karate. She speaks on stress management, workplace wellness, peak performance, and navigating change — all with a delivery that earns standing ovations from audiences who came in expecting a dry health seminar.

Thirty Years, Forty States
Frances has been sharing her message to lighten up, stress less, and take care of ourselves in 40 states and Canada for more than 30 years. Her book, The Funny Thing About Stress: A Seriously Humorous Guide to a Happier Life, captures the practical philosophy behind her presentations. She has spoken to healthcare associations, banking groups, education organizations, government agencies, and corporate audiences, consistently receiving some of the highest evaluations in the conference circuit.

Content That Sticks
Frances does not just entertain — she delivers specific, research-grounded strategies for managing the cumulative stress that undermines performance over time. With a degree in Health and Education, she has the expertise to back every laugh with science.

Kay Frances delivers keynotes on stress management, wellness, resilience, and bringing humor to the serious business of taking care of your people.

The Funny Thing About Stress

We all know that we should manage our stress, but we don’t necessarily know why or how!

Stress is not something that we can or should eradicate from our lives. If we care about anything at all, we are going to experience some stress, anxiety, frustration, fear and other so-called negative emotions.

In our frenzied world, people need to be reminded of the importance of managing their stress, keeping a sense of humor and maintaining a positive attitude for peak performance and success in all areas of their lives. The so-called “little things” in life can become cumulative if we don’t stop them in their tracks. We need to manage our stress before it manages us!

Managing the Stress of CHANGE

The only constant in the universe is change. The world is going to change with or without us, so we may as well enjoy the ride! Kay believes that people who maintain their sense of humor in the face of change are happier, healthier and more productive.

There are two ways in which we experience change.

• Changes we initiate for ourselves
• Changes that are put upon us by others (family, job, the government, etc.)

Change is never easy, but when we initiate it ourselves, there is an element of choice and control. Not so when change is thrust upon us by outside factors. So, what do you do??

In our fast-paced lives, we need to remember the importance of looking at change as an adventure. In this fun, lively and interactive presentation, Kay will help your people to understand and identify the things that stress them about dealing with change.

Laugh! Just for the Health of it!

Sure, we all know what we need to do to live happy, healthy and productive lives.

Or do we?

Then why are we so stressed??

Smart organizations know that a healthy workforce is the key to reducing absenteeism and lowering healthcare costs. It is also the key to people operating at their best. Kay Frances believes that the best healthcare “plan” involves actually making a PLAN to do all that we can to take care of ourselves; physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

With a degree in Health and Physical Education, Kay has the expertise that people need to put wellness at the top of their “to-do” list.

And don’t forget that Kay is never far from her roots as a professional standup comedian. People will laugh while they learn without straining their brains!