Inspire, Innovate, Succeed: Book an International Keynote Speaker for Your Next Event
​Named Top 20 Female Founder, Stephanie Melodia is a public speaker for opening keynotes at innovation conferences, company-wide events, team offsites, and senior leadership training.
Female Speaker for Team Events, Company Offsites, and international conferences
As ex-CEO of the award-winning marketing agency, Bloom, Stephanie now hosts the Strategy & Tragedy podcast, mentors MBA students with Oneday, serves as VC scout for female founders at Ada Ventures, and offers refreshing marketing consulting for select clients.
Stephanie has spoken on the topics of marketing, creativity, entrepreneurship, innovation, and resilience at large enterprises and household brand names such as WeTransfer, LinkedIn, Xero, Soho House, Harvey Nash Group, and at international conferences like Web Summit, TechBBQ, Collision, and more - bringing fresh perspectives and delivering thoughtful insights leaving audiences feeling inspired, motivated, and energised.
WEB SUMMIT
“Steph was a fantastic MC at Web Summit Lisbon. She brought such great energy to the stage and really connected with the audience!"
- Todd Hansen, Executive Producer
CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS
"Steph was an excellent speaker, sharing her expertise and passion with our audience in a highly actionable way."
- Carolyn Dailey, ex-CNN
ELITE BUSINESS LIVE
“Steph is a dream contributor; pithy, positive & insightful, unafraid to cut through the jargon and tell it how it is. She lifts the whole experience!"
- Oli Barrett MBE, Presenter & Entrepreneur
Keynotes
Hacking Luck // Resilience Redefined
​Amidst economic & geopolitical turmoil, this inspirational yet practical talk focuses on the important topic of resilience for employees, entrepreneurs, and investors alike - and how we can reverse-engineer success by stacking the odds in our favour...
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Inspirational real-world examples of pure resilience
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Relevant case studies & research insights
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Emerging from our comfort zone
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Strategy: play games you can win
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The power of gratitude, pivots, and perspective.
Entrepreneurship for enterprise:
Harnessing the best of both worlds for intrapreneurship
Think differently. Just do it. Have it your way. Slogans from some of the world's biggest and most successful companies could be mistaken for startup mantras. Hear from entrepreneur expert, Stephanie Melodia, on injecting creativity + innovation for growth at your organisation. Key takeaways include:
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Avoid the "faster horse" mentality. (Not all new ideas come from research)
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Apply the lean principle of market validation before making big investments
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Oil tanker or speed boat? How to deploy mini teams for action and move fast
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The Bezos principle that built Amazon
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Plus real-world case studies + relatable anecdotes.​​
Team Workshops & Leadership Offsites
Creativity in the Era of AI: Future-proof your career
Is AI coming for your job? As a creative professional, the truth is you need to evolve or die. Join this insightful & inspirational talk by Top 20 Female Founder, Stephanie Melodia, on the buzzword on everyone's lips: AI. Learn how to get ahead, develop your futurist muscle, and embrace this technology instead of run away from it.
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Developing successful strategies including playing games you can win
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Harnessing the human potential of creativity
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Leveraging AI as a tool
Hack the hustle:
How to scale your company without breaking it
Most companies fail not because of a lack of ideas—but because they fail to execute at scale. Scaling a company is a balancing act between maintaining agility and building structure, and it often feels like trying to steer a rocket mid-launch.
In this talk, entrepreneur expert Stephanie Melodia will show you how to embrace “founder mode” even as your company grows. Drawing from over a decade of experience working with top founders and global brands alike, she’ll reveal how to navigate the chaos of growth, handle uncertainty, and foster a team culture that thrives in fast-paced environments.
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Learn actionable frameworks to keep your team agile as you scale.
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Identify and overcome the growth bottlenecks holding your company back.
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Master the entrepreneurial mindset needed to navigate complexity.
Creativity is your competitive advantage: How to build teams that innovate
Sometimes the answer is not to simple throw more cash at something. (Just look at Open AI vs DeepSeek... ) In fact, it very rarely is. Creativity is the answer. The only competitive advantage that can’t be outsourced, automated, or replicated. Yet most leaders unknowingly kill creativity in their teams by favouring safe, incremental progress over bold ideas & true innovation.
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Stephanie Melodia combines insights from top founders and changemakers with actionable strategies to help teams unlock creativity. In this energetic session, you’ll learn how to create an environment where innovation thrives, ideas flow freely, and your team feels empowered to take smart risks.
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Identify and eliminate the hidden creativity killers in your organisation.
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Build a team culture that fosters experimentation and breakthrough ideas.
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Gain tools to turn creative ideas into profitable outcomes.
Previous Talks
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Female Founders Rise, Manchester
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Big Data & AI Expo, Amsterdam
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TechBBQ, Copenhagen
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Marketing Leaders Summit, London
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Opening keynote, NOI TechPark, Italy
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Growth stage, Collision, Toronto
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Panellist, The Podcast Show, London
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Panellist, Elite Business Live, London
Oct 2024 (Audience size: 50)
Oct 2024 (Audience size: 500)
Sep 2024 (Audience size: 250)
Sep 2024 (Audience size: 100)
Jun 2024 (Audience size: 350)
Jun 2024 (Audience size: 100)
May 2024 (Audience size: 100)
Mar 2024 (Audience size: 500)
Nov 2023 (Audience size: 500)
Nov 2023 (Audience size: 500)
Oct 2023 (Audience size: 50)
Sep 2023 (Audience size: 100
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Opening Remarks, Web Summit (Lisbon, 2023)
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The Redefined by 1Club - Jim Chapman (2023)
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An Evening with Maxine & Darcie Laceby, Absolute Collagen (2023)
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Female Investment: Diversity for Growth and Development, WeMakeFuture (Italy, 2023)
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An Audience With.... WeTransfer (2023)
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Gender equality in business - IWD (2020)
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Tech today - Creative Futures 7 (2020)
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Flexible working - LinkedIn & YouEqualTech present 'Flexible working', 2019
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Marketing for startups - 'Take your marketing to the next level' with True Global, 2019
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Entrepreneurship - 'Business Breakfast' with The Hunter Collective, 2019
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Women in business - 'Founders Breakfast', 2019
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Creativity for business - Creative Entrepreneurs and D&AD present 'The Surgery
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Startup investment - 'Brand Britain', 2019
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Spotlight on Female Founders - 'Bloom Presents: Women, Power, Money' - IWD 2019
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London tech ecosystem - Tech London Advocates 2019​
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Tech & creativity - Creative Futures 6, 2019
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Women in business - IWD 2018​
