Transformational Change Speaker


Helping Leaders Navigate Complex Change with Confidence


850,000+ Stakeholders Impacted | 47 Clients | 42 Countries

Leslie Ellis is a transformational change advisor and CEO of Meaningful Change Consulting, a certified woman-owned business specializing in complex organizational transformations. With over 20 years of experience leading successful change initiatives across 47 clients in 42 countries,


Leslie has positively impacted 850,000+ stakeholders globally while supporting thousands of leaders in developing change capability and navigating organizational complexities.

Leslie Ellis is a transformational change advisor and CEO of Meaningful Change Consulting, a certified woman-owned business specializing in complex organizational transformations. With over 20 years of experience leading successful change initiatives across 47 clients in 42 countries,


Leslie has positively impacted 850,000+ stakeholders globally while supporting thousands of leaders in developing change capability and navigating organizational complexities.

CCMP certification logo: Blue and white badge for Certified Change Management Professional from ACMP.
Human Synergistics Accreditation badge with assessments for culture, impact, styles, and workstyles.
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Certified WBENC Women's Business Enterprise logo with teal and gold colors.

Speaking That Moves Leaders from Change Failure to Change Mastery

Leslie stands out for her proprietary approach: she builds on what's already working rather than disrupting it, ensuring people and business processes function together seamlessly.  Her innovative concepts include the  Layered Alignment method™ and Strategic Tension™, along with specialized Change Rescue™ and Change Recovery™ offerings.

Featured Keynote Topics Include

Business leader facilitating change strategy workshop with team members

Leading Meaningful Change

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Executive coaching session demonstrating leadership development and strategic conversation

Proprietary Change Methodologies

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Business analytics and data visualization tools for organizational transformation measurement

Reinvention as a Core Capability

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Professional woman utilizing change management technology and digital collaboration tools

Change Rescue™

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Diverse leadership team in strategic planning session for organizational change initiative

Bring Leslie to Your Next Leadership Event

Ready to give your audience insights they can't get anywhere else? Book Leslie for a speaking experience that will leave attendees with breakthrough strategies, uncomfortable truths about leading change, and the frameworks to rescue failing transformations in their own organizations.