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Elaine Powell          

Thought Disruptor, Transformational Thinking & Self-Leadership Expert; Producer of Amazon Prime's "Speak UP" Series

Elaine Powell, The Thought Disruptor, keynote and TEDx speaker, helps organizations ignite transformational thinking and empower leaders to navigate change with confidence. She provides powerful concepts that shift perspectives, reframe challenges, and drive action. With a compelling stage presence, humor, and an engaging style, she enables individuals to think differently, take bold steps, and achieve breakthrough results.

Originally from the UK and now based in Atlanta, Powell has spoken at over 250 global events, training 35,000+ professionals. She is proud to have been the opening and closing keynote speaker for the Credit Union Association, America’s Credit Union, Maine Savings FCU, NACUFS, NFBPA, the Home Office, the Ministry of Defence, the Dods Parliamentary Group, the British Library, and many more.

Powell is a former TEDx curator, a stand-up comedian, and the producer of Amazon Prime’s "Speak UP" series. She has also been featured twice in Forbes and is the author of the book "T.H.I.N.K. Transform Your Thinking, Transform Your Results," in which she shares five powerful thinking concepts that create lasting transformation in life and work.

Speech Topics


The Power of Being: Transforming Your Challenges Into Your Desired Results

The secret to achieving your desired results isn’t in what you’re doing—it’s in who you’re being. Most people, when faced with setbacks, focus on actions or performance, rarely asking the game-changing question: Who am I being in this moment? This interactive session shifts that focus, empowering attendees to redefine challenges, create possibilities, and take bold actions with clarity and confidence.

Through the BEING BLUEPRINT, participants will experience real-time transformation as they uncover insights about themselves and their challenges they’ve never seen before. Practical, actionable, and designed for lasting impact, this session equips attendees to lead, connect, and thrive with a renewed sense of power and purpose. They will leave the conference focused on who they need to BE to achieve their goals—energized, optimistic, and excited about the future.

As a result of taking part, the attendees will:

  • Transform challenges into opportunities using the Being Blueprint.
  • Experience real-time insights that unlock clarity and confidence.
  • Cultivate deeper, more authentic connections with others.
  • Develop resilience and adaptability in the face of setbacks.
  • Step into bold, courageous ways of being to achieve your goals.

The Hidden Secret Of Productivity

Do you know anyone who is known for being their word? They always follow through on what they say they will do, even when others are not watching. The problem is that many people in life feel that without being their word, life still works. If you took a microscope you would find that it really doesn't

The Oxford Dictionary's definition of integrity is "whole and complete." A building has integrity, without this, it would fall down. The transport system has integrity, to run to a timetable. When they do not honor their word, there is an immense impact. Why do we humans think that we don't need to honor our word and that things will still work efficiently?

This conversation will elevate your organization, teams and members' performance, productivity and profits. Who they will come to know themselves as is someone who honors their word and others get to see them as someone who is reliable, a role model and leader.

As a result of taking part, the attendees will:

  • Come away with a heightened awareness of the impact of not being their word
  • Be invigorated to honor their word in their personal and professional life
  • Have increased performance, productivity and be better at their role
  • Be able to communicate to their teams, why 'being our word' is good for business and their leadership role
  • Be happier because life works better when we are being our word

How To Communicate With Confidence, Authenticity & Impact

Presenting with confidence, is something that most people aspire to do well. Whether it is standing up talking at a meeting, delivering a presentation or sharing your voice, opinions and views with others. When you Present With Confidence you get to touch, move and inspire others. Being able to be the center of attention, without reverting internally to what makes you different is vital, so you can connect with those listening on a deeper level.

During this interactive talk, Elaine will share tips and tools that will enable the audience to begin to present with confidence, have the mental mindset of a powerful communicator, that will enable anyone to become visible as a great leader through their communication.

As a result of taking part, the attendees will:

  • Deal with nerves and deliver with their own unique presentation style
  • Know ways to grab the listener’s attention, hold their interest and conclude strongly
  • Deliver an enthusiastic and well-practised presentation
  • Communicate information clearly and concisely to their audience
  • Persuade and/or influence the audience
  • Gained confidence in themselves, their ability, and presentation skills
  • Enhanced their interpersonal and communication skills

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