Speaking Engagements

Keynotes • Workshops • Panels • Retreats

Dynamic, Human-Centered Speaking for Events, Off-sites & Organizations

Topics on purpose, performance, leadership, wellbeing, cross-generational success in the workplace, and The Ultra Mindset.

Why Megan

Megan blends storytelling, research, leadership psychology, and lessons from ultra running and entrepreneurship. Her talks inspire audiences to connect deeply with purpose, resilience, and possibility.

Past organizations include: HERO • IPMA-HR • Mile High SHRM • Wellbeing Think Tank • CWCC • School districts • Corporate teams

"The Long Game: What 100-Mile Races Teach Us About Sustainable High Performance"

Most organizations don't have a burnout problem. They have a pacing problem. In this talk, Megan Flanagan — ICF-certified executive coach and 5× 100-mile ultramarathon finisher — translates the performance principles of elite endurance athletics into a practical framework for sustainable leadership. Audiences leave with three immediately applicable tools for building the kind of high performance that doesn't require burning people out to achieve results.

Format: 45-60 min keynote or 90-min workshop Fee: Complimentary for association events, $2,500-5,000 for corporate

"Find Your Joy: Cultivating Purpose as a Leadership Strategy"

Disengagement isn't a motivation problem — it's an alignment problem. When employees can't connect their daily work to something that genuinely matters, no perks or ping-pong tables fix it. In this session, Megan Flanagan presents a three-tiered model for cultivating purpose at the organizational, leadership, and individual level — turning employee wellbeing from a soft initiative into a measurable performance driver.

Format: 45-60 min keynote or half-day workshop Fee: Complimentary for association events, $2,500-5,000 for corporate

"Just Try It: The Experiment Mindset That Unlocks Everything"

The most talented people in the room are waiting — for certainty, for permission, for the right moment. In this talk, Megan Flanagan argues that the experimental mindset — treating bold decisions as hypotheses to test rather than permanent choices to get right — is the single highest-leverage skill for humans navigating an uncertain world. Drawing from five 100-mile ultramarathons, multiple career reinventions, and a decade of coaching high achievers, she gives audiences a practical framework for moving before they're ready.

Format: 18-min TEDx or 45-min keynote Fee: Complimentary for TEDx and community events, $2,500+ for conferences

Formats:

• Conference Keynotes

• Corporate Workshops

• Leadership Retreats

• Panels & Fireside Chats

• Half- or full-day intensives