Digital Wellness · Human-Centered AI
Riz
Vazir
Founder, Scroll By Choice. Keynote speaker on the attention crisis reshaping performance, safety, and quality of care.
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Why Riz
Your people are physically present — yet cognitively overloaded.
Your highest-paid people have no more attention left to give. Your frontline teams are absorbing digital stress from task switching and attention fracking that's quietly eroding safety, quality, and retention. This is a wellness problem, a performance challenge, and a financial risk wrapped into one.
Riz Vazir brings a rare combination to the stage: former Fortune 50 executive (Microsoft, Aon), Prosci-certified change management practitioner, and founder & CEO of Scroll By Choice — trusted by healthcare systems, school districts, and global corporations. He doesn't lecture about screen time. Riz inspires leaders to think of attention not as a constraint, but as a competitive advantage — unlocked through the Digital Wellness Trampoline, a research-backed framework built around Smiles, Skills, and Surprise.
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See Riz in Action
Watch how Riz connects the attention crisis to real organizational outcomes — in a way that sticks.
Full keynotes and workshop clips available on request
Signature Keynotes
Three talks. One urgent message.
Every talk is customizable for your industry, audience, and conference theme.
"Doomscrolling: Closing Attention Gaps on the Front Line"
Workers can make catastrophic mistakes because their attention is under assault from distraction, poor device habits, and digital fatigue. Digital distraction isn't a personal failing — it's a frontline safety and performance issue. This keynote reframes doomscrolling as an organizational risk and equips leaders with practical frameworks to protect attention at every level. Ideal as a conference opener or culture-shift catalyst.
"Everyone's Doomscrolling: Leading in a Digitally Distracted World"
Designed for senior leaders and executive audiences, this keynote addresses the leadership crisis no one is naming: you cannot inspire, connect, or lead a team when your own attention is fractured. The talk explores how poor digital habits — doomscrolling, constant app switching, unmanaged smartphones — quietly drain productivity, engagement, and wellbeing. Participants leave with actionable frameworks to recognize and address digital overwhelm as both a wellness challenge and a performance lever.
"Doomscrolling, Digital Distraction & Diminished Care: The Hidden Quality Gap"
Crafted specifically for healthcare leadership, administrators, quality leaders, and culture champions. In healthcare, attention is care — distraction isn't harmless, it's a safety risk. As clinicians and staff juggle constant digital inputs, burnout, errors, and disengagement quietly rise. This session exposes how "doomscrolling culture" impacts quality outcomes and patient connection. Not a clinical talk — a leadership and culture talk.
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About Riz
The speaker who used to roll out of bed into his email.
Riz Vazir spent years inside the engine of the attention economy — as Director of Business Strategy at Microsoft and leading global health benefits initiatives at Aon for Fortune 50 clients. He knows exactly how platforms are designed to fracture focus, because he worked alongside the people building them.
That practical knowledge — combined with an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, Prosci Change Management Certification, and a computer science & economics foundation — is what makes his keynotes land differently. This isn't theory. It's a practitioner's roadmap for organizations ready to take attention seriously as a business asset.
He founded Scroll By Choice, a digital wellness platform that has served 4,000+ individuals and dozens of organizations. A partner of the Boston Children's Hospital Digital Wellness Lab and proud Washington State Minority & Women-Owned Business.
What leaders say
Results, not just reactions.
Thank you for conducting this training! Our team really enjoyed it. Riz has a unique ability to make this topic feel urgent without being preachy.
Raza Syed
VP of Engineering, Microsoft
I appreciated the financial impact estimates for doomscrolling. Getting staff out for a walk at lunch and off their phones — practical and immediately actionable.
Conference Attendee
Iowa Healthiest State Initiative
Your session offered a powerful and relevant perspective that made a lasting impact on our attendees. Thank you for your tips.
Courtney Steele
Conference Chair, 2026 PRCA Celebrate
Book Riz
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to your stage?
Riz is available for keynotes, workshops, and leadership coaching. Every engagement is customized. Every audience leaves with something actionable.
Prefer email? Write to learnmore@scrollbychoice.com
Booking Inquiry
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Who Books Riz
Right for your audience?
Riz speaks to leaders across industries who understand that attention is the new competitive advantage.
Leadership & Executive Teams
C-suite and senior leaders who need to model focus and resilience — and recognize digital distraction as a cultural and performance issue, not just a personal one.
HR / People Ops / Wellbeing
HR leaders, CHROs, and wellbeing directors designing programs that go beyond EAPs. Riz is a SHRM Recertification Provider — attendees earn professional credits.
Healthcare Leadership
Non-clinical leaders: administrators, quality improvement teams, and culture champions in hospital systems, integrated health networks, and healthcare organizations.
Education Administrators
Superintendents, district leaders, and school administrators navigating technology's impact on school culture, student wellbeing, and staff performance.
Public Sector & Government
Government agencies, library systems, and civic organizations building a digitally resilient workforce and serving communities impacted by the attention crisis.
Future of Work Summits
Conference organizers building agendas around AI, employee experience, and what it means to be human in a tech-saturated workplace. Riz is a natural headline act.
Working Together
What to expect when you book Riz.
Simple, professional, no surprises.
Inquiry & Fit Call
Submit the booking form and we'll schedule a 20-minute call to confirm event fit, audience alignment, and format. No hard sell. Just a real conversation.
Customization
Riz tailors the talk to your audience, industry, and conference theme. Bring him a challenge and he'll build the talk around it.
Pre-Event Prep
Riz integrates with your AV team and reviews the run-of-show — taking one thing off your plate on the day of the event.
Delivery + Follow-Up
Attendees leave with a clear action plan. Riz provides a post-event resource kit and is available for follow-on workshops or coaching.
Event planners: Full bio and high-res headshots are ready to drop into your program materials.
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What event planners ask us
Riz speaks about social media addiction, compulsive scrolling (doomscrolling), digital distraction, technology burnout, deploying AI tools while keeping humans at the center, and how organizations can protect employee attention as a performance and safety asset. His talks are designed for corporate teams, school districts, healthcare systems, and nonprofits.
Riz Vazir's keynote speaking fees range from $4,500 to $15,000 depending on event format, audience size, and customization. Virtual and in-person formats are both available. Submit an inquiry and we'll get back to you within one business day with a proposal.
Riz is a former Fortune 50 executive (Microsoft Director of Business Strategy, Aon) who worked inside the attention economy before founding Scroll By Choice. His talks connect social media addiction to organizational performance, safety, and financial outcomes — not just individual willpower. He brings data, frameworks, and a practitioner's perspective that most wellness speakers can't match.
Yes. Riz speaks at school districts, university programs, and education conferences on the impact of problematic social media use on student performance, mental health, and school culture. He has spoken for the Mercer Island School District and is an advisor to the Boston Children's Hospital Digital Wellness Lab's Inspired Internet Pledge.
Yes. Riz offers 45–90 minute keynotes, half-day workshops, and follow-on leadership coaching. All engagements are customized to the audience and industry. Post-event, he provides a resource kit and is available for follow-on coaching sessions.