Asheville, NC
$8,000.00 - $25,000.00
Vanilla Ice Cream
Hall of Fame Speaker and Business Growth Strategist, Meridith Elliott Powell is on a mission to help franchises learn to use disruption and uncertainty to their competitive advatage. Here client list includes FASTSIGNS, US Lawns, H&R Block and Merry Maids just to name a few. A master certified business strategist, Meridith blends real-world knowledge, with powerful research in an engaging style that has your franchise audiences on the edge of their seats and ready to do the impossible – take action.
Featured in Forbes, FastCompany, and Investment News, Meridith is a sought after expert in the field of sales, leadership and strategic growth. Amazing Energy, Thought Provoking, Inspiring, Highly Engaging, Programs Packed with Content– that is how franchise audiences describe Meridith Elliott Powell. A presenter that delivers it all – engagement, content, and a personal plan of action.
“Have never seen a presenter go so above and beyond, your energy is amazing and your techniques work. How she got 1200 people up, active and engaged was incredible!”
Michael Gilpin, FASTSIGNS Voted one of the Top 15 Business Growth Experts to watch by Currency Fair, a Top Sales Experts To Follow by LinkedIn, and Top 41 Motivational Sales Speaker, Meridith has a cutting-edge message, rooted in real-life examples and real-world knowledge. She is the author of twelve books, the latest “Thrive: Strategies To Turn Uncertainty To Competitive Advantage”
has won countless awards and has made the prestigious best-seller list since publication. Meridith is regularly featured in publications such as Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., Investment News, and American Banker among others. High energy and highly interactive, Meridith’s helps franchises and franchisors learn the new rules of success today, and the strategies they need to build their franchise, engage their team, and leave their competition in the dust. Meridith is a Hall of Fame Speaker, Business Growth Strategist, and a Certified Speaker.
Professional, a designation held by less than twelve percent of professional speakers. In her highly engaging keynote-speaking sessions, Meridith shows franchise audiences how to attract more business, retain top talent, and leap into position to win in this new economy. No walking on coals, no breaking boards, just real-life strategies you can put into place first thing Monday morning.
“How she can transform from the stage is amazing; I have hired her multiple times!”
Ken Hutcheson, US Lawns
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These are unprecedented times! A marketplace where disruption is happening on steroids. One where there is more change building outside of your franchise organization than in it. And a relentless pace of uncertainty that can radically impact your ability to grow your frnachise and keep your franchisees motivated. Based on Meridith’s orginal research, every franchise and franchisee walks awya with a proven methodology to control change, and consistently turn uncertainty to your competitive advantage.
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 franchise organization than in it. And a relentless pace of uncertainty that can radically impact your ability to grow your frnachise and keep your franchisees motivated. Based on Meridith’s orginal research, every franchise and franchisee walks awya with a proven methodology to control change, and consistently turn uncertainty to your competitive advantage.
Build A Franchise Team That Is Mentally Fit, Powerfully Resiliant, Competitively Strong
It’s no secret that one in four employees are struggling. 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 a leader and franchise owner, you need the skills to help your team cope and build the strategies and capacity to become mentally fit, powerfully resilient, and competitively strong. Based on Meridith’s best-selling book – Perspective – every franchisee walks away with a plan of action of how to build a team that is mentally fit, powerfully resiliant, and as committed as they are to the growth of their franchise.
Dominate, Differentiate, Deliver Uncertainty changes everything — customers, competition, decision-makers and your franchise. 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 and you need to upksill your franchise and your franchisees. In this power-packed session you’ll gain the new strategies you need to
standout in the marketplace, get through the door to the decision makers, close more deals, get out of the price war and leave your competition in the dust.
Ownership, Engagement, Results
Employee engagement trumps customer engagement – every single time! Whether it is employees or franchisees – turning attrition to attraction begins with understanding this point.
The relationship you build with your team
members is vitally more important because it’ll impact growth, more than the relationship you build with your customers. FACT In today’s marketplace, there’s 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 new approach, a new perspective and a new set of strategies to redefine how you lead. In this cutting-edge, innovative program, Meridith redefines leadership and leaves your franchise audience with plan of action to create ownership, engagement and results.
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 by learning the secrets to attracting top talent — and develop a culture of succession. Having a deep pool of leaders ensures the viability and sustainability of your organization. Leaders who are committed to getting results. In this keynote you’ll learn the secrets to creating a culture of succession and what it takes to create ownership
at every leavel to get the results you need at every turn for your franchise.
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