Meridith Powell
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Meridith Elliott Powell
Business Growth Expert
Voted one of the Top 15 Business Growth Experts, Top 100 Sales Influencers by LinkedIn, and Top 41 Motivational Speakers. Meridith Elliott Powell is an award-winning author, keynote speaker, and business strategist. With a background in corporate leadership and sales, 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 member of the Speaker Hall of Fame, Vice-Chair of the National Speakers Association, A Master Certified Business Growth Strategist, A Certified Executive Coach, and Certified Speaking Professional. In addition, Meridith is an invitation-only author for LinkedIn, with more than 600,000 learners taking her courses around the world.
With a passion for helping her clients learn the strategies, they need to turn uncertainty to competitive advantage. Meridith has a cutting-edge message rooted in real-life examples and real-world knowledge. She is the author of nine books, including “THRIVE: Turning Uncertainty to Competitive Advantage” named Top Sales Book, and Who Comes Next? Leadership Succession Planning Made Easy, written with Dr. Mary Kelly. Who Comes Next? solves one of the biggest challenges in business today – building your leadership bench. Both books have won the top honors for the Benjamin Franklin Independent Books Sellers Award. One of the highest honors for business books.
Meridith is regularly featured in publications such as Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., Investment News, and American Banker, among others. High energy and highly interactive, she helps leaders and business owners learn the new rules of success today and the strategies they need to Thrive in Uncertainty. You can find her inspiring message and strategies on both of her podcasts: Sales Logic– the “logical” approach to selling successfully in challenging times, and THRIVE– where Meridith interviews leaders, sales professionals, and business owners who have transformed their organizations to turn uncertainty to opportunity.
In her highly engaging keynote-speaking sessions, Meridith shares how you can think, feel and, most importantly, react to uncertainty and the power of what you can do to start to control change rather than have change control you. Meridith shows her audiences how to attract more business, retain top talent, and leap into position to win in a constantly shifting marketplace.
Meridith always delivers practical solutions to businesses' toughest challenges. No walking on coals, no breaking boards, just real-life strategies you can put into place first thing Monday morning.
When not coaching or keynoting, Meridith can be found on her favorite hiking trail, riding her mountain bike, or endlessly chasing little white golf balls on courses around the country.
Meridith Elliott Powell
Business Growth Expert
Voted one of the Top 15 Business Growth Experts, Top 100 Sales Influencers by LinkedIn, and Top 41 Motivational Speakers. Meridith Elliott Powell is an award-winning author, keynote speaker, and business strategist. With a background in corporate leadership and sales, 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 member of the Speaker Hall of Fame, Vice-Chair of the National Speakers Association, A Master Certified Business Growth Strategist, A Certified Executive Coach, and Certified Speaking Professional. In addition, Meridith is an invitation-only author for LinkedIn, with more than 600,000 learners taking her courses around the world.
With a passion for helping her clients learn the strategies, they need to turn uncertainty to competitive advantage. Meridith has a cutting-edge message rooted in real-life examples and real-world knowledge. She is the author of nine books, including “THRIVE: Turning Uncertainty to Competitive Advantage” named Top Sales Book, and Who Comes Next? Leadership Succession Planning Made Easy, written with Dr. Mary Kelly. Who Comes Next? solves one of the biggest challenges in business today – building your leadership bench. Both books have won the top honors for the Benjamin Franklin Independent Books Sellers Award. One of the highest honors for business books.
Meridith is regularly featured in publications such as Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., Investment News, and American Banker, among others. High energy and highly interactive, she helps leaders and business owners learn the new rules of success today and the strategies they need to Thrive in Uncertainty. You can find her inspiring message and strategies on both of her podcasts: Sales Logic– the “logical” approach to selling successfully in challenging times, and THRIVE– where Meridith interviews leaders, sales professionals, and business owners who have transformed their organizations to turn uncertainty to opportunity.
In her highly engaging keynote-speaking sessions, Meridith shares how you can think, feel and, most importantly, react to uncertainty and the power of what you can do to start to control change rather than have change control you. Meridith shows her audiences how to attract more business, retain top talent, and leap into position to win in a constantly shifting marketplace.
Meridith always delivers practical solutions to businesses' toughest challenges. No walking on coals, no breaking boards, just real-life strategies you can put into place first thing Monday morning.
When not coaching or keynoting, Meridith can be found on her favorite hiking trail, riding her mountain bike, or endlessly chasing little white golf balls on courses around the country.
Business Growth Redefined! THRIVE - Turn Uncertainty To 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 then 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 more change is coming. And if you’re not prepared - if you don’t have a plan – than research proves this level of uncertainty will negatively impact your...
Leadership Redefined! Ownership, Engagement, Results!
Employee engagement trumps customer engagement – every single time! Turning attrition to attraction begins with understanding this point. The relationship you build with your team members is more important, will impact growth, more than the relationship you build with your customers.
I today’s marketplace, there is so little you can control, and the one thing you need to succeed – a strong team – is getting harder and harder to create. It’s time for a...
Sales Redefined: Strategies To Open More Doors, Close More Sales
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...
Success Redefined: Strategies To Succeed No Matter What This Economy Does
Uncertainty changes everything! The marketplace - customers - competition - your team. To grow and compete - you need to a new perspective, and a new strategy for how you lead and how you position your organization for growth.
In this powerful program, you will learn the new tools for success in a highly shifting, constantly changing marketplace. Keynote speaker and business growth stratgiest, Meridith Elliott Powell, will share the business growth...
Succession Redefined: Who Comes Next? Leadership Succession Made Easy
In today's marketplace your competitive advantage comes down to the level of talent you attract, retain and develop - period! To compete you need to build your leadership bench. Learn the secrets to attracting top talent. And develop a culture of succession, a deep pool of leaders that ensures the viability and sustainability of your organization. One that is committed to getting results.
It’s tough out there – a perfect storm. The great resignation combined with more than...
Motivation Redefined: The Incredible Gift Of Struggle Your Secret To Success
Confidence, Hustle, Drive - what do those words have in common? They are the essence of the most successful among us. Traits gained when you have the depth and fortitude to do whatever it takes.
Imagine having the power to push through any obstacle. The resilience to overcome any crisis. And the creativity and endurance to thrive in the face of adversity.
To emerge successful from struggle demands you turn excuses into solutions, and you have the courage to "go for it" and...
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