Founder of Happiest Places to Work, Former Director of Happiness at Coca-Cola & Workplace Happiness Consultant

Silvia Garcia is a leading international speaker on happiness, wellbeing and emotional intelligence at work. Formerly Coca-Cola’s Director of Happiness, Marketing and Communications, she created strategies that improved employee engagement across 200 countries. Today, as founder of Happiest Places to Work, Silvia helps organisations harness the science of happiness to boost resilience, productivity and wellbeing. Her talks offer a powerful blend of neuroscience, psychology and business insight.

Silvia Garcia built her career at Coca-Cola, where she held senior roles in marketing, leadership and wellbeing, including Director of Happiness. In this role, she spearheaded initiatives to foster engagement, performance and resilience across a workforce of over 150,000 employees. Her work demonstrated the measurable benefits of embedding happiness into corporate culture, showing that well-being directly drives business success.

After leaving Coca-Cola, Silvia founded Happiest Places to Work, a consultancy that supports companies in creating positive cultures through neuroscience and psychology. She has since advised Fortune 500 companies, international organisations and governments, helping them adapt workplaces to meet the challenges of stress, disengagement and burnout.

Her global perspective and scientific approach have made her a sought-after keynote speaker at conferences worldwide. Silvia empowers leaders with practical tools to build happier teams, improve resilience and create workplaces where people thrive.

Silvia Garcia has contributed to global media outlets, including Forbes, CNN, and The Guardian, where she has shared her expertise on workplace happiness and resilience. She has delivered keynote talks at events across Europe, the US and Asia, and her thought leadership has been featured in business magazines and wellbeing journals. As the founder of Happiest Places to Work, she is frequently interviewed on the link between happiness, productivity and business growth.

Why Hire Silvia Garcia?

Silvia Garcia is a powerful voice on how happiness fuels both well-being and success. With senior leadership experience at Coca-Cola and a deep understanding of neuroscience, she delivers talks that inspire and equip organisations to build positive, resilient and engaged teams. Her sessions combine global business credibility with actionable science, leaving audiences motivated to rethink workplace culture and embrace happiness as a driver of performance.

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