Award-Winning Executive Coach, TEDx Speaker & Transformational Leadership Expert; Author of "Burnout to Bliss" & "Meerbott’s Fables"
Kelly Meerbott Biography
Kelly Meerbott, PCC, CBTI, is an award-winning executive coach, TEDx speaker, and author with over 15 years of experience guiding high-performing leaders through deep transformation. As a Professional Certified Coach and trained in Cognitive Behavioral Transformational Intervention, she combines rigorous methodology with real-world wisdom to help leaders scale with soul. Meerbott’s client roster includes Fortune 500 companies such as Comcast, IKEA, Turner Construction, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, TSA, FEMA, and General Dynamics, as well as four-star generals, Series C tech founders, and high-impact nonprofit leaders.
Meerbott’s coaching philosophy emphasizes challenging with love, leading with truth, and maintaining humanity. She is the author of two transformative works: "Burnout to Bliss: A 28-Day Journal & Toolkit" and "Meerbott’s Fables," a modern-day collection of leadership parables available globally. Additionally, Meerbott hosts the acclaimed podcast Hidden Human: The Stories Behind the Business Leader, and her insights have been featured in Fast Company, Training Magazine, and The Undercover Recruiter.
On stage, Meerbott is electric -- unfiltered, deeply empathetic, and impossible to ignore. She speaks on topics such as "Scale Happens: The Hilarious, Messy, Magical Truth About Growing Something Massive," "Burnout to Bliss: Leading from Wholeness, Not Hustle," "The Silent Killer of Success: The Wrong People in the Wrong Seats," "Breaking Free from Masculine Leadership Archetypes," "Psychological Safety: The Secret to Sustainable Growth," and "BANI vs. VUCA: Leading When Everything’s Breaking."
Clients don’t just hire Meerbott for insight -- they hire her for impact. She is the coach that sees the truth behind the title and helps leaders come home to themselves.
Meerbott lives in Narberth, PA, with her husband, Brian, a U.S. Navy veteran turned math teacher, and their beloved pets: dogs Tallulah “Tully” Rose, Tessie Lynn, L’Oreal “Lori,” and former stray cat Pablo Escobar. She is manifesting a 40-acre leadership retreat in Gladwyne, PA -- a sanctuary for those ready to scale their business without abandoning their soul.
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Kelly Meerbott Speaking Topics
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Breaking Free from the Corporate Cult: How to Redefine Leadership, Success & Power
Kelly Meerbott isn’t here to regurgitate tired leadership tropes. She’s here to obliterate them. A globally recognized executive coach, TEDx speaker, and author, Kelly doesn’t just advise leaders -- she reprograms them from the inside out. With a client list that includes Fortune 500 execs, four-star generals, tech founders, and government leaders, she’s seen firsthand how toxic myths and performative hustle culture have corroded our workplaces and our well-being.
Kelly exposes the outdated leadership paradigms that reward burnout, bravado, and emotional repression—and replaces them with something far more powerful: radical emotional intelligence, unshakable authenticity, and the courage to lead from truth, not title. Her keynotes aren’t just talks—they’re wake-up calls. If you’re ready to scale with soul, challenge the status quo, and reclaim your humanity in leadership, Kelly’s the voice you’ve been waiting for.
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Burn the Leadership Playbook: Why Everything You Know About Success Is a Lie
Corporate leadership has been shackled by outdated, toxic myths for decades—grind culture, rigid hierarchies, and the tired belief that vulnerability is a weakness. It’s not just outdated—it’s dangerous. The truth? The most impactful leaders aren’t clinging to the old rules; they’re torching the playbook and writing their own. In this no-holds-barred session, Kelly Meerbotts call out the lies we’ve been force-fed about what leadership should look like and delivers a raw, human-first alternative that actually works. We’ll dismantle the performative hustle, ditch the empty jargon, and uncover what it really takes to lead with courage, clarity, and soul. If you’re ready to lead without losing yourself, this talk is your permission slip to break free—and break through. Expect zero fluff, maximum fire, and truth bombs that will change the way you lead forever.
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Kelly Meerbott is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Breaking Free from the Corporate Cult: How to Redefine Leadership, Success & Power, Burn the Leadership Playbook: Why Everything You Know About Success Is a Lie , Emotional Intelligence Is Dead—Here’s What’s Replacing It , AI Can’t Lead—But It’s Exposing the Fraudulent Leaders Among Us and Scale Happens: From $4K to $132K/Month and $30M to $100M in Record Time. The estimated speaking fee range to book Kelly Meerbott for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Kelly Meerbott generally travels from Philadelphia, PA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Helaine Knapp, Alicia Couri, Ryan Jenkins, Jason Dorland and Ranjit Nair. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Kelly Meerbott for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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