Ellesse Overholt
Your career deserves a strategy—and Elle will help you create one that works. Whether you're exploring your next move, landing your dream job, or aiming for that big promotion, Elle equips audiences with actionable, no-fluff strategies and real-world insights. Her engaging, relatable style leaves professionals inspired and empowered to take bold steps toward their future.
Elle Overholt is a dynamic speaker and career development expert dedicated to helping individuals navigate their professional journeys with clarity and confidence. After finding her own path through a diverse career journey, Elle discovered her passion: empowering others to discover and pursue meaningful work.
With experience guiding thousands of students, interns, and professionals, Elle brings a unique blend of empathy and practical insight to every speaking engagement, workshop, and coaching session. Her career includes high-impact collaborations with corporate and nonprofit partners, including keynote speaking for the Mississippi and Louisiana Association of Colleges and Employers, coaching employees at Shell Chemical Plant on resume and interview skills, supporting internal advancement through Chick-fil-A’s Training Development Program, and serving as Hiring Director for Break Into Business, an Atlanta-based nonprofit that helps young entrepreneurs launch their ventures.
Elle’s presentations are rooted in real-world experience and a genuine commitment to helping others thrive in their careers.
Elle Overholt is a dynamic speaker and career development expert dedicated to helping individuals navigate their professional journeys with clarity and confidence. After finding her own path through a diverse career journey, Elle discovered her passion: empowering others to discover and pursue meaningful work.
With experience guiding thousands of students, interns, and professionals, Elle brings a unique blend of empathy and practical insight to every speaking engagement, workshop, and coaching session. Her career includes high-impact collaborations with corporate and nonprofit partners, including keynote speaking for the Mississippi and Louisiana Association of Colleges and Employers, coaching employees at Shell Chemical Plant on resume and interview skills, supporting internal advancement through Chick-fil-A’s Training Development Program, and serving as Hiring Director for Break Into Business, an Atlanta-based nonprofit that helps young entrepreneurs launch their ventures.
Elle’s presentations are rooted in real-world experience and a genuine commitment to helping others thrive in their careers.
Painfully Different: The bold career strategy for standing out, moving up, and finally enjoying your work
Painfully Different: The bold career strategy for standing out, moving up, and finally enjoying your work
Fitting in is the fastest way to be overlooked.
In a world where resumes blur together and job titles sound the same, the professionals who rise aren’t always the most experienced — they’re the most distinct. But standing out can feel uncomfortable, even risky. That’s why most people don't do it. They water themselves down to be “professional,” when...
