Los Angeles
Keynotes and workshops on imposter syndrome and self-trust
Meredith Baker, leadership coach and speaker. Not to be confused with Meredith Attwell Baker of CTIA.
I am Meredith Baker, a leadership coach and facilitator in Los Angeles. I speak to high achievers who look like they have it handled and still wonder if they belong. My talks are practical and a little playful. Most end with a short breathwork reset so the room can feel the shift too.
I speak in person across Los Angeles, Santa Monica, West LA, Orange County, and Southern California, and I join virtual events.
Check my availability. Read the one-sheet.
Who I speak for
- Startups and founder-led teams at kickoffs, offsites, and all-hands.
- Women’s ERGs, women’s leadership programs, and International Women’s Day events.
- Founder communities, accelerators, and coaching networks.
- Wellness weeks and conference breakout sessions.
- Podcasts and virtual events on confidence, purpose, and burnout.
Signature talks
These titles are working titles. The topics are already part of my coaching and facilitation work.
The Imposter Is Lying: Trading Confidence for Self-Trust
Confidence comes and goes. Self-trust holds up under pressure. This talk pulls apart where imposter syndrome comes from and why more wins do not fix it.
- How to spot the imposter voice when it shows up at work.
- One reframe to use before a big meeting or launch.
- A simple practice for building self-trust week to week.
High Achiever, Running on Empty
I spent years ticking boxes. Harvard, Oxford, an Ironman, more than 25 marathons. A lot of it was a search for inner peace. This talk is for people who keep raising the bar and feel tired of it. It ends with a five-minute guided breathwork reset the whole room can do seated.
- How to tell drive from depletion.
- Ways to take your responsibilities seriously without taking yourself so seriously.
- A breath practice you can use in two minutes between meetings.
Lead From Your Why
Teams work better when people know why they do what they do. I walk the group through aligning their personal and professional why, and they leave with a first draft of a mission statement. This works best as a workshop.
- A short exercise to name your personal why.
- How to connect it to your role and your team’s goals.
- A one-line mission statement you can test this week.
Formats
- Keynote, 30 to 60 minutes, with optional live breathwork.
- Workshop, 90 minutes, hands-on, built for one team or a cohort. See workshops.
- Half-day offsite session with visioning, intentions, and communication work. See facilitation.
- Panel or moderator on imposter syndrome, women’s leadership, or wellbeing at work.
- Podcast guest, audio or video. See media.
Past appearances
As a podcast guest: Think Out Loud with George Yueh (April 2023), curious human. with Ashlyn Showalter (January 2024), Good Shift episode 6 with Freya Gordon (April 2025), Toxic Positivity PARTY #3 (May 2021), and Expanding Inward with Lilly Macfarlane (May 2020).
I host the Powerful Stuff podcast and co-created More of That with Eric Dybvig.
Planning an event?
Tell me the date, the audience, and what you want people to walk away with. I will come back with a talk or session that fits, and whether I am free.
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Meredith Baker is a leadership coach, facilitator, and speaker based in Los Angeles. She helps high achievers swap imposter syndrome for self-trust. She holds an ICF ACC credential, studied at Harvard and Oxford, hosts the Powerful Stuff podcast, and has completed an Ironman and more than 25 marathons.
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Meredith Baker is a leadership coach, facilitator, and speaker based in Los Angeles. She works with founders and high achievers who look successful and still feel like they do not belong. She is an ICF Associate Certified Coach, a Master Certified Life Coach, an NLP practitioner, and a 500 hour yoga, breathwork, and meditation facilitator. She studied at Harvard and Oxford, was raised by an astronaut, and has run more than 25 marathons. She hosts the Powerful Stuff podcast.
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Meredith Baker is a leadership coach, facilitator, and speaker based in Los Angeles. She helps high achievers and their teams trade imposter syndrome for self-trust, and get clear on why they do what they do.
Meredith knows the pattern from the inside. She studied at Harvard and Oxford. She was raised by an astronaut, founded a beverage company, completed an Ironman, ran more than 25 marathons, and traveled to 54 countries. Over time she saw that a lot of it was a search for inner peace, and that how you relate to yourself matters more than what you achieve.
She is an ICF Associate Certified Coach, a Master Certified Life Coach, an NLP and hypnosis practitioner, and a 500 hour yoga, breathwork, and meditation facilitator. She runs The Upgrade, a 12-week group program for women.
Meredith leads team offsites and retreats for startups and companies, including Doveras and Moonlab Productions. She has been a guest on podcasts including Think Out Loud and Good Shift. She hosts the Powerful Stuff podcast.
Her talks mix practical tools with live breathwork.
One-sheet
Meredith Baker Leadership coach, facilitator, and speaker. Los Angeles. themeredithbaker.com/speaking · me@themeredithbaker.com
I help high achievers trade imposter syndrome for self-trust.
ICF Associate Certified Coach. Master Certified Life Coach. NLP practitioner. 500 hour yoga, breathwork, and meditation facilitator. Harvard and Oxford. Host of the Powerful Stuff podcast. Ironman and 25-plus marathons.
Talks, working titles: The Imposter Is Lying. High Achiever, Running on Empty. Lead From Your Why.
Formats: keynote 30 to 60 minutes, workshop 90 minutes, half-day offsite, panel, podcast guest. In person in Southern California or virtual.
Audiences: startups and founder-led teams, women’s ERGs and leadership programs, founder communities, wellness weeks.
Worked with: Doveras, Moonlab Productions, Alchemy Sales Coaching, Femmevest.
Heard on: Think Out Loud, curious human., Good Shift, Toxic Positivity PARTY, Expanding Inward.
“Everyone was blown away at her ability to make everyone feel welcome and seen and heard.” Doug Cartwright, Founder and CEO, Alchemy Sales Coaching.
Meredith Baker, leadership coach and speaker. Not Meredith Attwell Baker of CTIA.
Meredith facilitated such an incredible experience and everyone was blown away at her ability to make everyone feel welcome and seen and heard. After the event, I was so impressed that I asked her to be a coach within my Alchemy community.
Our team was able to set their intentions, work through learnings from the previous year, and we were able to work together as a team and really manifest what we want this next year to look like as a group. Meredith is a great facilitator and has so many modalities that she specializes in. I feel grateful to have her a part of my ecosystem.
Meredith helped facilitate the programming for a recent retreat for Femmevest, an investment group for women across the U.S. At the retreat, Meredith facilitated a cacao ceremony, yoga practice, and workshop on financial wellness. During the workshop, Meredith unlocked insights and outcomes for us all. Personally, I gained clarity into my relationship with money, unpacking shame, guilt, and generational influences. Another woman shared that the retreat was deeply powerful, especially when they set goals. Meredith's yoga training enables her to lead practices as well as show up with a poignant, grounding energy.
Meredith brought both structure and spontaneous magic with her session at our very first corporate retreat. We explored communication styles, boundary expectations, fears and reframing fears, expectations, and how to bring our highest selves to work that could also influence our personal lives. In a matter of few hours our team felt like they got to know core parts of each other. It brought an openness and new level of respect for each other. I still refer back to the notes from the session to remind myself of how I should best motivate and communicate with our team. Her work had an impact that lasted beyond the immediate retreat session.
Questions
Who is Meredith Baker, the speaker?
Meredith Baker is a leadership coach, facilitator, and keynote speaker based in Los Angeles. She speaks on imposter syndrome, self-trust, purpose, and burnout for high achievers. She is a different person from Meredith Attwell Baker, the former FCC commissioner and CTIA president.
What does Meredith Baker speak about?
Her main topics are imposter syndrome, self-trust, women's leadership, finding your personal and professional why, and burnout in high achievers. Many talks include a short live breathwork practice.
What formats does she offer?
Keynotes of 30 to 60 minutes, 90-minute workshops, half-day offsite sessions, panels and moderating, and podcast guest spots. Sessions run in person or virtually.
Do you travel for keynotes?
She speaks in person across Los Angeles and Southern California, including Santa Monica, West LA, and Orange County, and she joins virtual events. For cities outside Southern California, send the date and she will tell you if she can travel.
What are her credentials?
She is an ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC), a Master Certified Life Coach, an NLP practitioner, and a 500 hour yoga, breathwork, and meditation facilitator. She studied at Harvard and Oxford.
Who has she worked with?
She has facilitated sessions and retreats for teams and communities including Doveras, Moonlab Productions, Alchemy Sales Coaching, and the women's investment group Femmevest.
How do I book Meredith Baker?
Use the booking link on this page and share your date, audience, and goals.