E27- Meggie Palmer

Meggie Palmer is a confidence creator and globally renowned speaker, facilitator, and Executive Coach. Her work’s been recognized by Vogue Magazine, Forbes, and on NBC.

She works with Fortune 100 companies supporting the diversification of their leadership talent pipeline and retention of high-potential staff. Her clients include Microsoft, DocuSign, and JP Morgan.

She built the PepTalkHer App with the mission of closing the gender pay gap. It’s a Fitbit for your career, helping professionals track success and navigate their pathway to promotion. She runs a community of 60,000 professional women focused on elevating performance and supercharging their career success.

In her former life, she was an award-winning journalist. Her films won New York Festival TV & Film Awards, UN Media Awards & a Logie nomination. 

She spent 15 years as a Foreign Correspondent, traveling from Syria to Italy and telling stories for networks including BBC World, CNBC, and Dateline.  She has interviewed Brad Pitt on the red carpet, Bashar Al Assad in his Palace in Damascus & once had the fun task of speaking on stage after Obama. 

She’s a highly sought-after speaker and has keynoted for Vogue, at Dreamforce for Salesforce, and in Germany for Nico Rosberg’s Greentech Summit. 

Before founding her company, she was VP for the Financial Times. Meggie lectures at Columbia University & Barnard College. 

She sits on the board of several high-growth companies and not-for-profit Boards including the Australian Press Council.  Meggie is a Tory Burch Fellow & was recognized with a grant from Sara Blakley's Spanx Foundation. 

She’s a passionate angel investor, cook, and ocean swimmer. She is a proud Aussie who now calls NYC home.  You can find her on Linkedin and on social media @MeggiePalmer & @PepTalkHer. 

Listen to find out how Meggie has found success in different aspects of her life, and what she would put in the guide...