Sleep isn’t self-care.
**It’s survival.**

I’m Lindsay Scola — a sleep expert, patient advocate, and keynote speaker who spent two decades powering through undiagnosed narcolepsy while working in the Obama Administration, on campaigns, and behind the scenes of the biggest stages in the world. Now I help teams sleep better, advise organizations on patient advocacy and engagement, and empower audiences to trust themselves.

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Is Your Tired Different?

Everyone says they’re tired. But what if your tired is different? What if it’s a symptom of a sleep disorder that needs diagnosis and treatment?

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Work With Lindsay

Whether you’re planning an event, supporting your team, or building a program for patients, I can help.

Sleep Better.

Work Better.

Talks and workshops that help teams perform at their best by rethinking the role sleep plays in focus, creativity, decision-making, and health.

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Patient Advocacy

Consulting on storytelling, engagement, education, and initiatives grounded in patient experiences.

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Keynote Speaking

Engaging, empowering keynotes that leave audiences energized and ready to take action.

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Think your tired might be different?

FREE RESOURCE

I created a simple tool to help you track your symptoms, notice patterns, and prepare to talk with your doctor.

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SLEEP IS A BUSINESS PROBLEM

FOR WORKPLACES

AI is changing how fast we’re expected to work. The bar keeps rising. And most high-performers are responding the only way they know how — by sleeping less and pushing harder.

Your brain can’t outperform your sleep. When employees are chronically under-rested, focus drops, decision-making suffers, creativity stalls, and costly mistakes increase.

Sleep supports memory, emotional regulation, creative problem-solving, and sound decision-making. These are the skills we need to succeed as the pace of work accelerates.

Through engaging talks and workshops, I help teams make sleep part of their performance strategy. Because the people who will actually keep up aren’t the ones working more hours. They’re the ones sleeping better.

THE COST OF FATIGUE

$80 MILLION

lost every year by an average Fortune 500 company with approximately 52,000 employees.

THE POTENTIAL IMPACT

NEARLY $40 MILLION

could be saved if half of its employees participated in a sleep health program.

Source: Harvard Gazette

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The Best Patient Programs Start With Patients.

PATIENT ADVOCACY & ENGAGEMENT

Patients know where systems break down, which messages miss the mark, and what support would actually make a difference. Their experiences should shape programs from the beginning.

I combine my lived experience with narcolepsy and two decades of work in storytelling, communications, and high-stakes engagement. I help nonprofits, life sciences companies, and digital health organizations create patient-centered education, advocacy campaigns, events, and programs that people can trust and actually use.

Lindsay planned the first White House Sleep Equity Convening in 2023.

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

I struggled with excessive sleepiness my entire life, but I never realized how seriously I needed to take it until I heard Lindsay speak. She has a rare ability to make complex information about sleep feel deeply human, accessible, and impossible to ignore. Her talk felt like sitting with a brilliant friend who could make you laugh while completely changing the way you understand your health. Lindsay gave me practical guidance on which symptoms to notice and how to seek an evaluation from a sleep specialist. Because of her talk, I finally pursued testing and was diagnosed with idiopathic hypersomnia. That diagnosis changed my life. Lindsay’s work doesn’t just inform people. It helps them feel seen, understood, and empowered to get the help they deserve.
- JoAnn Schinderle, Audience Services Manager
Lindsay’s workshop reframed how our team thinks about sleep—not just as something we need to function, but as a strategic advantage for long-term well-being and performance. She made it clear that prioritizing quality rest isn’t a "nice to have"; it’s a necessary game-changer. The insights she shared have already sparked conversations within our team about how we approach our energy, focus, and overall health.
- Heather Whaling, Founder+President, Geben Communication
Lindsay has a unique way of inspiring people to rethink their relationship with sleep. Her engaging, relatable approach opens minds to the importance of prioritizing rest and shows how small, meaningful changes can lead to better health, productivity, and overall well-being. Her workshop left us energized and ready to take action.
- Susan McPherson - Founder and CEO, McPherson Strategies
Lindsay is one of the most engaging speakers I’ve ever seen. She is very warm and approachable and commands an audience with her wit, humor, personal experience, and subject expertise. Her talks leave the audience with an action plan for their own life. Lindsay’s insights have encouraged me to advocate for my health and empowered me with evidence-based information to take to my doctors.
- Amy Kugler, Founder, BEAM and Ad Astra Media
I strongly recommend Lindsay’s workshop to deepen your understanding of sleep as foundational not just as a productivity booster but as a superpower generally. Even as someone who thinks about wellness, sleep & self-care as foundational to success and happiness, Lindsay’s deep level of expertise, knowledge, and personal attachment to the issue really opened my eyes further and has helped me think and behave differently regarding the role my own sleep & rest patterns play in all arenas of my life.

- Shoshanna Hecht, Executive & Personal Coach