Benes Companies is pleased to present Tenay Benes as a speaker for your keynote, panel, fireside chat, or workshop needs. With expertise grounded in military leadership, whole-person health, and organizational transformation, Tenay delivers actionable frameworks to help organizations and individuals navigate complex illness outcomes.
Two Keynote Options
Tenay offers two distinct keynotes, each designed for a specific audience and outcome.
Choose the one that fits your event:
- Winning the War on Complex Illness — For health, wellness, and human services organizations seeking to optimize team cohesion and client outcomes
- Heal or Die — For individuals and groups navigating complex illness, seeking mindset shifts and practical healing strategies
1. Winning the War on Complex Illness
For Organizations, Healthcare Systems, and Professional Groups
Transform your approach to complex illness outcomes with frameworks drawn from Tenay’s experience as an Army intelligence officer in Baghdad, where she turned the worst-performing brigade area of operations into the best-performing using her Four Steps to Winning a War — soon to be featured in the 3rd edition of her book Heal or Die.
Your organization will learn:
- A practical, actionable framework to improve complex illness outcomes without hiring more people or buying new technology
- Information Science strategies that turn complex, resource-limited situations into measurable success
- How military intelligence principles can synchronize healthcare, wellness, and human services systems to enhance both staff effectiveness and patient/client outcomes
Ideal for: Hospitals, health systems, government agencies, professional associations, and organizations seeking to enhance patient/client outcomes and team performance.
Customization: Every speech includes one pre-event consultation (included in base price) to tailor the talk to your organization’s specific needs and goals.
Add-on options:
- Post-event workshop
- Fireside chat
- Panel participation
- License to retain recording for one year (great for onboarding new employees)
- Bulk book order at a discount
- Custom swag
Pricing
In-person keynote (60 minutes): $5,000 + travel and expenses
Virtual keynote (60 minutes): $4,000
All paid talks are customized to your audience.
Watch Tenay in Action
Demo Reel: “Win the War on Complex Illness”
2. Heal or Die
For People Navigating Complex Illness and Their Caregivers
Discover how Tenay overcame complex post-traumatic stress, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation to reclaim her life, health, and purpose. In this keynote, she shares three key lessons featured in her book Heal or Die, combined with practical exercises and (for spiritual audiences) musical and worship elements.
Your audience will:
- Gain hope and inspiration: Anyone can heal from anything and thrive
- Learn practical strategies to build your care team, find the right care professionals, and sequence your care for holistic wellness
- Complete a 20-minute guided exercise to make informed healing choices without needing all the information upfront
Ideal for: Patients, families, caregivers, wellness groups, and communities impacted by congenital, developmental, chronic, or injury-based illness.
For spiritual audiences: Tenay brings musical and spiritual engagement options to select events:
- Guitar and vocal performance
- Christ-centered worship leading
- Prayers for empowerment, healing, encouragement, or guidance for individuals or groups
These elements enhance audience connection and create a memorable, transformative experience.
Pricing
In-person keynote (60 minutes): $5,000 + travel and expenses
Virtual keynote (60 minutes): $4,000
Includes the 20-minute practical exercise.
All paid talks are customized to your audience.
Watch Tenay in Action
Booking & Availability
Availability: One in-person event per month; two virtual events per month
Booking notice: Minimum one week (local), two weeks (travel required); up to six months in advance
Travel: Available for national and international events
More details, pricing, and booking information can be found at her personal website here.
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Additional Speaking Formats
Beyond keynotes, Tenay offers:
- Workshops and breakout sessions
- Panel participation
- Breakfast, luncheon, or dinner presentations
- Fireside chats
- Emcee services (Mistress of Ceremonies)
About Tenay Benes
Tenay brings a unique combination of perspectives to her speaking engagements:
- Retiring Army Lieutenant Colonel with 20+ years of military service and intelligence leadership experience
- Published author of Heal or Die and contributing author to other works on health and resilience
- Whole-person health advocate drawing on her personal journey from bedridden to thriving
- Founder and co-owner of Benes Companies, a health, wellness, and human services consulting firm based in Erie, Colorado
Her talks combine personal story, practical strategies, and military intelligence frameworks to help audiences measurably improve outcomes.
Languages
Tenay speaks native English, fluent (child-level) Turkish, and fluent (deteriorated) French. She is comfortable presenting with a near-simultaneous interpreter; schedule a one-hour virtual practice session at least one week before the event to ensure seamless communication.
Questions?
Booking, pricing, or customization questions?
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Need to reach Tenay directly?
Contact Benes Companies
Phone: (970) 480-1776
Email: contact@benescompanies.com
