Meridith Elliott Powell

Meridith Elliott Powell is a bestselling author, award-winning keynote speaker, and one of the top sales and leadership experts in the country. She was named one of the Top 15 Business Growth Experts to Watch by Currency Fair and one of the Top 20 Sales Experts to Follow by LinkedIn, and her no-nonsense approach has helped thousands of sales teams and leaders drive results in uncertain markets.

Taking Ownership of Outcomes

Powell’s career spans leadership roles in corporate sales, banking, and healthcare before she built her speaking and consulting practice. She is the author of multiple books including Thrive: Turning Uncertainty to Competitive Advantage and Cut the Excuses. Her philosophy centers on the belief that the best salespeople and leaders take full ownership of their outcomes, refuse to make excuses, and adapt quickly when circumstances change. She is a Certified Speaking Professional and a member of the Forbes Coaches Council.

Driving Results When Conditions Are Uncertain

Powell’s high-impact presentations cut through victim mentality and learned helplessness to deliver the mindset shifts and practical strategies that produce results. She has spoken to organizations across every industry, from Fortune 500 companies to trade associations and entrepreneurial organizations. Her keynotes deliver actionable strategies for driving sales growth in uncertain markets, building ownership and accountability in teams, leading through change and uncertainty, and developing the resilient mindset that separates top performers from everyone else.

What does Meridith Elliott Powell speak about?

Meridith Elliott Powell is one of the most in-demand speakers for sales kickoffs and leadership events in the country, named one of the Top 15 Business Growth Experts to Watch by Currency Fair, with a career spanning banking, healthcare, and finance. She speaks on sales growth, business strategy, and resilience, helping clients turn uncertainty into competitive advantage using real-world knowledge rather than theory.

What is Meridith Elliott Powell’s background?

Meridith Elliott Powell is known for: Named one of the Top 15 Business Growth Experts to Watch, CSP and CPAE (Speaker Hall of Fame) designations, worked her way up through corporate sales and leadership across multiple industries.

Who books Meridith Elliott Powell to speak?

Meeting planners book Meridith Elliott Powell for sales kickoffs and annual meetings specifically — backed by direct banking and healthcare sales leadership experience.

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.

Succession Planning Redefined: Closing The Succession Gap

The biggest threat facing business today, is not artificial intelligence or even the pace of change. The biggest threat facing business today is the missed opportunity to develop the next generation of leaders.

With more than 11,000 workers turning 65 every single day, and entry level rolls being eliminated at record rates. Companies are not only losing needed talent, and experience, they are destroying their leadership pipeline creating a massive succession gap.

It’s time to shift the focus and close the succession gap. Because the companies that succeed in today’s marketplace will be the organization focused on finding, developing and shaping their future workforce.

In The Succession GAP, Hall of Fame Speaker and business growth strategist Meridith Elliott Powell reveals why succession planning is no longer just about replacing the CEO — it is about protecting the future of the entire organization. From middle managers and top sales performers to technical experts and culture carriers, every company is vulnerable if it is not intentionally developing talent at every level.

Blending research, real-world stories, and practical strategies, this keynote shows leaders how to close the succession gap before it becomes a business crisis. Because in a world of uncertainty, the companies that thrive will not just have the best technology — they will have the strongest bench.

Built To Win: Mentally Fit, Powerfully Resilient, Competitively Strong

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 organization.

Sales Redefined: Dominate, Differentiate, Deliver

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!

Thriving in the Uncertain World of Artificial Intelligence: StraTegies To Change How You Lead, Sell, Compete, Grow

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 organization. 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.