Who is Shareen Richter?
Shareen Richter is the Johannesburg-based facilitator and speaker who created Human Reset. She has facilitated since 2009, trained more than 50,000 people across 500+ organisations including PwC, Eskom and Vodacom, spoke at TEDxJohannesburgWomen (2013), and is the Amazon bestselling author of Expert Mavericks.
Credentials at a glance
- Facilitating since 2009 (17+ years)
- 50,000+ people trained across 500+ organisations, including PwC, Vodacom, Reuters, MultiChoice, Primedia, Cadbury, Nedbank, Eskom, Pfizer, Momentum, UNISA and FlySafair
- TEDxJohannesburgWomen speaker (2013)
- Personally named "Laughter Professor" by Dr Madan Kataria
- Amazon bestselling author of Expert Mavericks
- Honours degree in Industrial Psychology
Why did Shareen create Human Reset?
Because 17 years in real rooms showed her what actually helps a tired, stretched person shift, and what doesn't.
Shareen began in 2009 with laughter. Since then she has worked in boardrooms, conference halls and staff rooms across South Africa. Laughter stayed at the heart of the work. Breath, movement and plain human connection grew around it, along with a practical understanding of how people behave under pressure at work.
Human Reset brings that together in one system. A team can arrive as they are, feel a real shift, reconnect, and take usable tools back to work. Laughter is still one of its most powerful tools. It's simply no longer the only one.
What is Shareen like in a room?
- She reads the room first. A finance team at 4 pm needs something different from a conference hall at 9 am.
- She never forces it. Everything is an invitation.
- She plays without humiliation. Nobody is made the joke, and senior leaders don't lose face.
- She adapts to people. Culture, language, faith, dress, age and ability all shape the session.
- She leaves something usable. A good session is remembered. A useful one comes with tools.
What does "Laughter Professor" mean?
Dr Madan Kataria, the founder of the global Laughter Yoga movement, personally gave Shareen the name "Laughter Professor". It recognises her depth of practice in laughter-based facilitation.
Watch Shareen at TEDxJohannesburgWomen
"Laughter helps you cope with life's challenges."
What is Expert Mavericks?
Shareen is the author of Expert Mavericks: Conversations with Shareen Richter, an Amazon bestseller of interviews with South Africans who built success against the odds. → View on Amazon
Where did Laughter Coaching go?
Shareen founded Laughter Coaching in 2009, and it remains home to her laughter work and archive. Human Reset is where her team work lives now. → Visit laughtercoaching.com
About FAQ
Where is Shareen based?
Johannesburg. She works on-site across South Africa and online.
Is Shareen a psychologist?
No. She holds an Honours degree in Industrial Psychology and works as a facilitator and speaker. Human Reset is not therapy.
Can we book Shareen to speak?
Yes. See Speaking & Conferences.