About

Rachel Elam is the founder of Bright Light Portfolio, an award-winning writer, and mindfulness teacher with 15 years of experience.

Over the past decade, Rachel has designed and led workshops globally—from Austin to London, Vermont to Italy—from small groups to Fortune 500 companies. During 8+ years at Facebook, Rachel led communications for the VP of Global Business Marketing and launched Social Good Brand Partnerships, partnering with Unilever, Adidas, and Nike. After returning from a mental health leave, Rachel co-founded and led Facebook’s Meditation Program in New York, bringing mindfulness practices to employees worldwide through live-streamed sessions and thousands at the annual Sales conference. Her groundbreaking work with Dove’s well-being program was recognized at a UK Parliamentary hearing as a model of Tech for Good. Her expertise spans managing burnout and one-on-one confidence coaching. Rachel’s unique approach empowers individuals to build resilience, align with their North Star, and thrive both personally and professionally, especially in today’s era of workplace stress and isolation.

Portfolio: rachelelam.com

Mindfulness Snack Breaks

Duration: Four weeks (1 hour/week)
Format: In-office workshops with virtual access available
Goal: Make mindfulness accessible, practical, and impactful for everyday corporate life

This program, designed as a lighthearted yet deeply effective introduction to mindfulness, is ideal for companies looking to give their employees a manageable, engaging entry point into self-care practices. Each week introduces a new tool, from meditation and visualization to journaling and breathing techniques, providing a well-rounded approach to reducing stress and boosting focus. Perfect for employees who are new to mindfulness or feel intimidated by meditation, this series offers "mindfulness snack breaks" that seamlessly fit into a busy workday, showing participants how small moments of pause can lead to big shifts in well-being.

A Work-Life Reset

Duration: 90-minute off-site or virtual workshop
Format: Guided interactive workshop
Goal: Help employees design a roadmap for well-being through visualizing their ideal day, creating boundaries, and managing burnout

This powerful off-site or virtual experience allows employees to step back from their day-to-day hustle and take a holistic look at their lives. Participants will explore what their optimal work-life balance looks like, engage in guided visualization exercises, and create concrete, actionable plans to manage burnout and prioritize well-being. Employees will leave with not only inspiration but also tangible strategies to protect their mental health and do their best work while thriving personally.

Confidence Coaching

Duration: 1:1 sessions (customized per individual or group)
Format: Individualized coaching sessions
Goal: Help employees identify and leverage their unique strengths and overcome roadblocks

Unlike traditional therapy or executive coaching, this program focuses on helping employees discover their unique talents and strengths to unlock their full potential at work. These individualized sessions are designed to offer a supportive space for employees to explore what makes them exceptional, confront their self-doubts, and gain clarity on where they can contribute most effectively. By tapping into their natural abilities, employees will feel more confident, engaged, and aligned with their work goals.

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Cannes Lion International Festival of Creativity, 2019

TESTIMONIALS

“Rachel has a unique strength to bring people together. She was instrumental in building stronger partnerships between Facebook and Marketing Partners. She designed and led development programs to help partners crystalize their value proposition. Rachel has great instinct and she has my complete support in leading new projects.”

— Adrian M., Google, Director (Formerly Facebook & Pinterest)

“Rachel has been an absolutely incredible, visionary partner to Unilever and to Facebook as a whole. We’re truly forging new territory, imagining what real brand partnerships could look like across Social Impact. Rachel has shown incredible resilience, creativity, rigor, and ability across a multitude of internal and external stakeholders. She is inspirational: her passion for this space is contagious, and she has inspired Unilever and captured their imagination.”

— Kate B, Facebook

“Rachel is simply one of the best, brightest, and most professional colleagues that I’ve had the pleasure of working with in my 26 year career. Her demeanor, attitude and thoroughness are legendary and proved so valuable in her role on my team. Her Clients adored her, her colleagues flocked to her, and her contributions were recognized and valued by all of our team members in and out of our vertical.”

— Bob G, Facebook

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I wanted to reach out and just tell you how outstanding Rachel was last night at our Lion Legacy workshop. She blew me away!! She’s so genuine and kind. I loved the peaceful & thoughtful way she went about guiding the exercises and handling the emotions that came to the surface for some participants in the room. WOW! Such a pro! ”

— - K., Board Member

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It was a long night for me - I couldn’t fall asleep until after 2 am because all I could think about was how terrific the legacy letter writing workshop was last night. I tried to come up with a mantra that would allow me to clear my head, but instead, all these adjectives kept popping into my mind interrupting me!!! So, while I marveled most of the night about how grateful we all are for Rachel making our session so good, I’ll share some of my appreciation by way of the adjectives I can remember that describe Rachel and/or the session....as the Campbell’s soup commercials say, it was Mmmmmm good!

Magnificent
Magnanimous
Magical
Marvelous
Mindful
Meditation Guru
Mediator (If you were listening, this made for some lovely levity!!)
Magnetic
Magnitudinal
Malleable
Manifest
Mannerly
Masterful
Maverick
Meaningful
Measured
Medal-worthy
and MORE......

Thank you all for your part in making last night Mmmmmm Good.”

— M., Executive Chair of Philanthropic Division

“Thanks for all you do to help us go from strength to strength. YOU were built for this, and we are so grateful for you sharing your expertise with us and our community.”

— - Co-Chair, Women's Philanthropy