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Meridith Elliott Powell, CSP, CPAE is a nationally recognised keynote speaker, award-winning author, and business strategist who has built her career on one unshakable belief: there’s only one way to succeed in business, Ask for Change.
From her early days in the finance and travel industries to her rise to executive leadership, Meridith noticed a common trap: most senior leaders do all the thinking.
Teams bring problems instead of solutions, leaving leaders stuck in the weeds, troubleshooting instead of driving strategy. And while the marketplace demands speed, adaptability, and innovation, cultures often stay reactive and resistant. Determined to change that dynamic, Meridith began a deep dive into how the most resilient companies turn disruption into opportunity. She studied organisations that had navigated the Great Depression, world wars, economic downturns, and even a global pandemic — not only surviving, but thriving.
The result was her proven ASK FOR CHANGE 3-Step Proven Formula for transforming uncertainty into a strategic advantage. Her work blends mindset mastery, agile team conditioning, and strategic reinvention, giving leaders the tools to stop carrying the full mental load and start empowering teams to think deeper, act faster, and own results. She challenges leaders to stop having all the answers — and start asking different questions: What do you see? What would you try? What would you change? When you ask for change, you create the conditions for it.
That’s the shift Meridith embodies and teaches, moving leaders from lone drivers of progress to catalysts of cultures that thrive in uncertainty, adapt with confidence, and grow no matter the climate.
These are unprecedented times! A marketplace where disruption is happening on steroids. One where there is more change building outside of your organisation than in it. And a relentless pace of uncertainty that can radically impact your ability to grow your organisation and keep your team motivated.
The only guarantee you have is this: more change is coming. And if you’re not prepared — if you don’t have a plan — then research proves this level of uncertainty will negatively impact your ability to drive innovation, attract top talent and achieve bottom-line results.
While uncertainty can seem daunting, the truth is uncertainty has an upside — it always has an upside. In fact, it can be your greatest asset to thrive, grow and turn disruption into opportunity. But you need a plan, a strategy, and the research that shows the precise path you must follow to turn disruption into opportunity.
Join business growth strategist and award-winning author, Meridith Elliott Powell in this high powered keynote where she reveals the research, the stories and the methodology.
This keynote has it all — energy, engagement, and a personal plan of action for every attendee.
In these highly shifting, constantly changing economic times the organization with the best talent is the team guaranteed to masterfully navigate change, exceed customer expectations, and leave the competition in the dust.
The fastest path to profitability and business growth is through the quality and engagement level of your team. In this powerful keynote, business growth strategist, Meridith Elliott Powell, shares the leadership development strategies you need to hire top talent in the most challenging times, build culture in a virtual world, create loyalty, and ignite passion in a time where turnover is the norm.
Let’s face it—burnout is the new pandemic. One in four employees are struggling with mental strength. The pace of change is relentless. Disruption is the norm. And all these challenges are squeezing your margins and driving down results. Resilience is no longer a nice-to-have—it’s your competitive advantage. This high-energy, research-backed keynote delivers real-world strategies to build mental fitness, boost resilience, and fuel performance. It’s designed for leaders who want to do more than just cope—they want to win.
In this powerhouse program you will learn exactly how to become the kind of leader and team that rises in chaos, adapts under pressure, and turns stress into strength. This isn’t just inspiration. It’s transformation—with ROI. Whether you’re leading a team, driving sales, or managing frontline operations, this keynote will give you the tools to shift mindsets, energize performance, and future-proof your organisation.
Uncertainty changes everything — customers, competition, and decision-makers. It’s time to update your approach to sales — from how you get through the door — to how you get the deal to close. It’s challenging out there: A challenge to get above the white noise. A challenge to get to the decision-makers. A challenge to stand out from the competition. And a challenge to stay motivated.
Why? Because sales has gone through a major disruption. If you’re still using traditional techniques, then you’re making sales so much harder than it has to be. To succeed, you need to evolve. You need to transform how you attract clients – build your reputation – engage with the marketplace – and get results. Join us for this high-energy, highly interactive, and high-powered keynote where business growth strategist and keynote speaker Meridith Elliott Powell shares the innovative techniques you need to dominate, differentiate and deliver!
Artificial Intelligence is changing everything: How you sell. How you lead. How you compete. How you grow. It’s moving faster than strategy. Faster than culture. And faster than most leaders feel prepared for.
But the truth is – AI is NOT the biggest threat to your organisation. Your reaction to it is. Because the organizations that win in the age of AI won’t be the ones with the best technology. They’ll be the ones with the best strategy. The ones with the team MOST in shape for change.
Success today is not about AI -it is about designing a team that can adapt faster, think differently, and turn disruption into opportunity. In this high-energy, research-driven keynote, Hall of Fame Speaker and Business Growth Strategist Meridith Elliott Powell reveals the proven framework to help leaders and organizations not just survive the age of AI—but THRIVE in it.
In this powerful program, you’ll learn the new tools for success in a highly shifting, constantly changing marketplace. Keynote speaker and business growth strategist Meridith Elliott Powell, will share the business growth strategies you need to dominate your market. Build a team that thrives in change. Design a strategy that gets results.
You’ll learn the secrets to defy marketplace gravity and grow no matter the challenge or obstacles this market puts in your way. In this session, Meridith will share the innovative leadership development and sales strategies you need to navigate change and succeed no matter what this economy does.
In this innovative, high-energy program, business growth strategist and leadership expert Meridith Elliott Powell, shares the proven strategies you need to build your leadership bench, and design a succession plan that ensures the long-term growth of your organisation.
In this session, Meridith reveals what it takes to build a strong talent pipeline, develop your future leaders, and create a succession plan that gives you a clear competitive advantage.
Best of all, she’ll break it down, she’ll make it easy, and you will leave with a clear plan of action that you can easily execute.
Meridith’s talk tonight left me stunned. Her performance was breathtaking, thought-provoking, and illuminating. I was awestruck. Meridith is one of the most impressive and impactful people I have ever met.” – Lincoln Spoor, CEO of Feel Good Brands”Fantastic presentation — you made the first in-person meeting of the MDRT Global Council in two years worth the wait. Incredible energy, tactical strategies, and fresh perspective on how to capitalize on these shifts in the marketplace. Just the speaker we needed. Nine different countries represented — and you were relevant for every single leader.
Thank you — you were amazing. We have never had a speaker with a MORE relevant message. You had our members on the edge of their seats, taking notes and totally engaged. You’re funny, motivating, and THRIVE is exactly the message every employer and CEO needs to hear. Total joy to work with — again thank you.
