Meridith Elliott Powell is a Hall of Fame Speaker, Million Dollar Speaker, award-winning author, and former C-Suite executive who knows firsthand what it takes to turn disruption into opportunity.
With more than 25 years of business leadership experience, Meridith has built her career on helping organizations and leaders learn to thrive in uncertainty. Her obsession with one word — change — inspired her groundbreaking research and her proven system, ASK for CHANGE, a methodology designed to turn fear into fuel and uncertainty into competitive advantage.
A methodology that consistently leads to:
• Consistent 30–40% sales growth
• Stronger, deeper leadership pipelines
• Clear, defendable competitive advantage
Through her work, Meridith uncovered a powerful truth: the most successful companies and leaders don’t resist change—they Ask for it. They adapt their perspective, focus on people, and commit to process. It’s a system that delivers measurable results—driving consistent growth, building stronger teams, and creating cultures built for the pace of today’s disruption. Having led through economic downturns, industry shakeups, and corporate transformations, Meridith brings the perfect blend of real-world business acumen and inspiring stage presence.
She’s been recognized by her peers as one of the most in-demand speakers in the world and worked with some of the most trusted brands in the world to help their teams navigate change and grow through it. Today, through her ASK for CHANGE methodology, Meridith helps leaders and organizations worldwide embrace change, inspire innovation, and turn uncertainty into their greatest strategic advantage.




