Award-Winning Keynote Speaker, Author, Certified Coach and C-Suite Executive
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Speaking Topics that Lead to Powerful Transformations
Customizing her keynotes to the needs of your organization and audience, Shira helps leaders activate the remarkable to drive greater business success and personal fulfillment.
Activate the Remarkable: Build a Culture of Optimism, Engagement and Success
Overview:
In an uncertain world that shifts day by day, many people have slipped into a place of hopeless passivity – where just getting by has become good enough. Disconnecting individuals from their work, their colleagues and even their own potential, this mindset stifles innovation, business performance, purpose, and decision-making.
No wonder Gallup’s 2025 State of the Global Workplace Report found that 69% of U.S. employees are not engaged and well-being has declined worldwide!
However, you can combat this problem by activating the remarkable in yourself and others. We all have the capacity to be remarkable, and a powerful catalyst is ensuring that your people feel seen, heard, valued and motivated.
In this keynote, Shira Miller shares her powerful playbook for activating the remarkable in people, teams and organizations by shifting from hopeless passivity to authentic optimism and possibility. Researchers have found that leading with optimism increases employee connection by 20%, decreases stress at work by 30%, and increases achievement and profits. Leaders will learn a five-step process for instilling optimism, hope, connection, and purpose into their organizational culture, leading to greater business success and a stronger alignment between employee engagement and organizational goals.
Participants will learn:
- Benefits of building a culture of optimism, engagement and success
- 5 ways to activate the remarkable in your organization
- How to embrace authentic leadership that engages and motivates your teams
- Tips for becoming a recognition-first leader
- Advice for infusing optimism and purpose into your culture, while avoiding pitfalls such as toxic positivity
Benefits to the organization:
- Strengthen employee engagement and satisfaction
- Greater alignment on organizational goals
- Reduce turnover
- Increase innovation
- Enhanced ability to recruit top talent
- Improve business results
Benefits to the audience:
- Greater clarity and connection with purpose
- Increased fulfillment
- Improved resilience and self-reliance
- Ability to activate your full potential
From Apology to Authority: Unlock Your Remarkable Potential
Overview:
Have you ever wondered why some of the most accomplished women you’ve ever met – and that probably includes yourself -- often self-sabotage? About 70% of us have felt imposter syndrome at some point in our lives, and research has found that women are especially prone to this kind of self-doubt. A study by the International Journal of Behavioral Science found that women, especially in male-dominated fields, often feel like they don't belong or aren't capable, despite evidence of their excellence and competence. Self-defeating beliefs, striving for perfectionism to the point of burnout, and/or a propensity to apologize when you haven’t done anything wrong, have kept many women from unlocking their remarkable potential. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
In this keynote, Shira Miller applies her powerful framework for shifting from apology to authority to help you conquer self-doubt, eliminate self-sabotage and own your greatness. Audience members will leave equipped with the practical tools needed to activate their full potential with their teams, organizations, clients, family and personal relationships, and the world at large.
Participants will learn:
- Why self-doubt has you stuck, and what to do about it
- Tips for stopping self-sabotage in its tracks
- How to remove obstacles and limiting beliefs
- 4 ways to break the cycle of unnecessary apology-speak
- An exercise to build instant confidence
- How to prioritize self-care and wellness
Benefits to the organization:
- Develop stronger, more authentic leaders
- Strengthen employee engagement
- Unlock team performance
- Improve employee well-being
- Reduce turnover
- Increase innovation
- Enhance business results
Benefits to the audience:
- Establish greater self-trust and confidence
- Leverage actionable tools to reach your full potential
- Develop stronger executive presence and leadership skills
- Increase personal well-being and fulfillment
- Greater fulfillment and meaning
Activate Your Remarkable: Get Unstuck, Build Self-Trust and Transform Your Life
Overview:
If you are feeling stuck right now, you are not alone. According to the Gallup Global Emotions 2024 Report, 37% of adults worldwide felt stressed while 23% experienced loneliness a lot during the previous day.
You may be feeling a sense of hopeless passivity, as so many people have slipped into these days, from the non-stop pace of change, multiple years of difficult times or societal divisiveness. It could be tied to a milestone birthday, a midlife malaise, or disappointments with relationships, your career, health, or other areas. Perhaps you’ve put your family’s needs above your own, and now it’s time to finally start living for yourself.
Whatever obstacles you face, Shira Miller will help you get unstuck, build self-trust and start activating your remarkable potential at work and at home. Her proven framework features practical, immediate steps to help you transform your life for good.
Participants will learn:
- The 7 things that get people stuck
- What kind of “stuckness” you face – and what to do about it
- Steps for finding your purpose
- Benefits of Cultivating Optimism
- How to avoid pitfalls such as toxic positivity
- Advice on becoming more resilient
- How to build self-trust and confidence
- Tips for prioritizing wellness and gratitude
Benefits to the organization:
- Strengthen employee engagement and satisfaction
- Unlock team performance
- Improve employee well-being
- Reduce turnover
- Increase innovation
- Enhance business results
Benefits to the audience:
- Greater clarity and connection with purpose
- Increased fulfillment
- Improved resilience and self-confidence
- Ability to activate your full potential
Rave Reviews
“Shira’s session was a powerful reminder of the importance of confidence and assertiveness in leadership. She engaged the audience with practical strategies, relatable stories, and an inspiring message. Shira is a true advocate for women’s leadership, and I highly recommend her!””
“I highly recommend Shira as a speaker, coach and motivator. If you have a big group of people, she will be able to bring intimacy, interactivity and innovation to the group faster and better than nearly anyone I've seen.”
“Shira is truly an amazing and inspirational speaker.”
“You will be a rockstar for hiring Shira as your keynote! She checks all the boxes: motivational, educational, humorous, engaging, expert, authentic. She can also lead hands-on workshops for smaller groups – BONUS!”
“I recently attended two of Shira’s leadership talks at Canyon Ranch about women at the top, resilience, and power. It was profound observing the transformations happening around the room. Her message is powerful, enlightened, and yet so practical.”
“Shira was charismatic and simply great to work with! We received positive comments on her session from attendees.”
“Shira was energetic and fun. The entire room left with a handful of tools on how to become more resilient and a healthy dose of positivity.”
“Shira was a featured speaker at an Emory Alumni Association event for rising female leaders, and did a fantastic job energizing our participants. I recommend Shira for any leadership summit or motivational speaking event!”
Sample List of Speaking Clients
Canyon Ranch
National DCP
Emory University
PRSA Georgia Chapter
Ragan
Women’s Foodservice Forum
Forum Group
NAWBO
Metro Atlanta Chamber
Gwinnett Chamber
Women's Leadership Conference
Shira Miller Speaker Reel
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Get Unstuck and Live the Life You Want
Shira’s book, with powerful chapter exercises and action steps, is available at volume discounts for audiences. She can happily stay for a meet-and-greet and book signing following her talk and offers a fireside chat format as well.
Five Reasons to Book Shira
You’ll Feel Seen.
Where you are, Shira has been—and she can tell you how to navigate through it and emerge on the other side—triumphant. Getting unstuck is her superpower, and Shira is passionate about teaching people how to do the same for themselves. Over the past few decades, she has transitioned from financial ruin to prosperity, chronic health challenges to a constant state of wellness, obesity to sustaining a healthy weight, divorce to lasting love, and an unfulfilling career to a purpose-driven life.
Blueprint for Action.
A passionate teacher, Shira’s audiences leave with clear next steps towards creating a life and work that you love.
Transformational.
Shira Miller has a rare gift for putting an audience at ease and simultaneously creating engagement and inspiration. She doesn't stop at inspiration alone—that would be the work of merely a "motivational" speaker. Shira is much more than that! She is truly a transformational speaker.
Creates Connection.
You will feel like you are chatting with an old friend. With Shira, you will experience deep insights and new clarity, all while laughing along to her intimately relatable anecdotes. By the end, the entire room will feel like community. She has a natural ability to bring out the best in others and to summon the art of storytelling to bring forth ideas that work.
Personal.
Shira takes the time to learn about your group or organization ahead of time and asks the insightful questions to discover the best way to impact and connect with your audience. With Shira, no two events are ever the same!
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