Juliet Funt is a globally recognised workplace strategist, keynote speaker, and the founder and CEO of WhiteSpace at Work, a firm dedicated to helping organisations liberate their talent from busywork so teams can perform at their best.
She is the renowned author of A Minute to Think, a book celebrated by Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Pink, Susan Cain, and Adam Grant for its bold, practical approach to transforming modern work. In an era where employees are overwhelmed by endless emails, meetings, and to-dos, Juliet Funt introduces the radical concept of “white space”. Short, unscheduled pauses that restore focus, spark creativity, and allow work to be approached with intention and clarity.
Through her work with Fortune 500 companies such as Spotify, National Geographic, Nike, Wells Fargo, Pepsi, Sephora, and Abbott, Funt has transformed the way teams define productivity. She teaches practical tools for reducing wasteful work and managing time effectively, including creating “visual grooves” to maintain consistent work environments, using the “wedge” as a strategic pause to combat stress and fatigue, and practicing compartmentalisation to draw clear boundaries between work and personal life. Her insights not only improve efficiency but also address the root causes of burnout, offering a sustainable path to high performance in hybrid and distributed work environments.
A Minute to Think also serves as a blueprint for reclaiming control over overloaded days and making space for thoughtful, high-impact work. With vivid stories, research-backed techniques, and actionable strategies, Juliet Funt equips individuals and teams to cut through the noise, prioritise what truly matters, and unlock their potential. As a speaker and advisor, she combines tough-love clarity with empathy, challenging audiences to rethink not just how they work, but why. By creating space to think, organisations and people can move from busyness to brilliance, achieving results that matter without sacrificing wellbeing.
