
Founder and CEO of MotionFirst, a consulting firm focused on helping organizations “thrive in uncertainty” by building proactive and agile workforces. Meridith Elliott Powell, CSP®, CPAE® delivers powerful, research-backed keynote programs designed to turn disruption into competitive advantage.
$20,000 – $30,000 + $2,500 flat expenses + hotel
Meridith Elliot Powell has been voted one of Top 15 Business Growth Experts To Watch and Top 41 Motivational Sales Speakers. An award winning author, Meridith has a background in corporate sales and leadership, her career expands over several industries including banking, healthcare, and finance. Meridith worked her way up from entry-level to earn her position in the C-Suite. She is a Master Certified Strategist, Executive Coach, Certified Virtual Presenter and Certified Speaking Professional, a designation held by less than twelve percent of professional speakers
Keynote #1 : THRIVE: TURN UNCERTAINTY TO YOUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
These are unprecedented times! A marketplace where disruption is happening on steroids. One where there is more change building outside of your organization than in it. And a relentless pace of uncertainty that can radically impact your ability to grow your organization 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.
Key Takeaways:
Quantitative Research – Learn what more than 800 of your fellow CEOS think, feel and are confidently doing in the face of uncertainty. This keynote starts with the powerful benchmark study that gives you insights into how today’s leaders are dealing with and solving today’s toughest challenges.
Qualitative Research – We follow-up with the commanding stories of 9 companies that have stood the test of time by thriving in business for more than 250 years. You’ll hear their overwhelming obstacles, their ingenious strategies for success, and the proven methodology they used to thrive through every crisis.
The PROVEN Methodology – Then we share the code, secret, plan, so that you know the exact path you need to follow to put you in the driver’s seat — and in control in the face of uncertainty (so you can THRIVE!).
You’ll Gain The Secrets to staying highly flexible and focused to strike the delicate balance of maintaining progress and seizing opportunity.
Your Personal Plan of action for thriving in uncertainty.
Keynote #2 : THRIVE: MENTALLY FIT, POWERFULLY RESILIENT, COMPETITIVELY STRONG
It’s no secret that one in four employees are struggling with mental strength.
These last few years, combined with the ever-increasing pace of change and turbo-charged disruptions, have left people — your team — burned out, overwhelmed, and completely stressed out.
As a leader, you need the skills to help them cope and build the skills and capacity to become mentally fit, powerfully resilient, and competitively strong.
This powerful new keynote reveals the secrets and stories you need to become the leader who’s up to this level of challenge — the type of leader who shows empathy and connection and provides the skills your team needs to take their lives and your organization to the next level.
Based on Meridith’s quantitative and qualitative research, this is a much-needed, powerful, results-driven keynote that is perfect for leaders, frontline personnel, and individual team members.
Key Takeaways:
1. Understanding Mental Strength Challenges: Learn about the prevalence of mental strength struggles in today’s workforce, especially since 1 in 4 employees are facing these challenges.
2. Leadership’s Role in Support: Acknowledge the impact of rapid changes and disruptions on employee well-being, emphasizing the need for leaders to equip themselves with skills to support their teams.
3. Building Resilience in Teams: Discover strategies for fostering mental fitness and resilience within teams, essential for creating a healthy work environment.
4. Effective Leadership Qualities: Highlight the importance of qualities such as empathy and connection play in effective leadership, along with providing necessary skills to empower teams and drive organizational success.
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