About Dr. Matthew Lederman
Helping organizations heal, one conversation at a time.
For more than two decades, Dr. Matthew Lederman has been exploring one question:
What happens when people feel safe enough to connect?
The answer — in medicine, families, and boardrooms alike — is transformation.
Health improves. Collaboration strengthens. Burnout declines. Innovation rises.
From Medicine to Management
As Corporate Vice President at Whole Foods Market, Dr. Lederman spent a decade working at the intersection of leadership, health, and culture — helping one of the world’s most recognized brands improve not just its people’s wellness, but its organizational well-being.
A board-certified internal medicine physician, he has long seen that disconnection is not only a health crisis — it’s a business crisis.
The same biology that governs stress and safety in the body shapes trust, engagement, and performance in teams.
That insight led to his pioneering approach: Connection Medicine for Organizations — applying the science of human connection to the art of leadership.
Author. Speaker. Innovator.
Dr. Lederman is a New York Times bestselling author whose latest book, Wellness to Wonderful: 9 Pillars for Living Healthier, Longer, and with Greater Joy, reframes well-being through connection.
He co-founded Connection Docs, a platform bringing the science of connection to individuals, families, and teams, and Kinectin, an AI-powered coaching system that scales human empathy inside organizations.
His work has been featured in Forks Over Knives, Psychology Today, and leadership trainings across industries — empowering executives to build cultures that thrive through authenticity, empathy, and accountability.
What Matthew Teaches
Through workshops, keynotes, and executive coaching, Dr. Lederman helps leaders:
Recognize the physiological roots of conflict and burnout
Replace defensiveness with curiosity and collaboration
Turn difficult conversations into catalysts for trust
Build teams that sense and repair disconnection early
Because connection isn’t soft — it’s strategic.
It’s the foundation of every healthy body, every strong relationship, and every resilient organization.
A Message for Leaders
Every leader is broadcasting a signal: connection or disconnection.
There is no neutral ground.
When you choose connection, your entire culture changes with you.
Call to Action
Ready to build a culture that connects and performs?
Let’s start the conversation.