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Speaker · Keynote · Founder
Dressed
to Lead.
Melissa Goodwin
2026 Speaker Kit
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Opening
“In 20 years of leadership development I discovered the most powerful leadership decision a woman makes happens before she walks in the room, and nobody is talking about it.”
— Melissa Goodwin
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Signature Keynote
Dressed to Lead.
The leadership decision nobody talks about.

Most women are leading from the neck up. All strategy, all intellect, all performance, and completely disconnected from the most primal creative signal they have: their body, their presence, and the first decision they make every single morning.

In this keynote, Melissa Goodwin reveals why fashion and leadership are the same skill set, and why the women who master both are the ones who change every room they enter. Equal parts research-backed and deeply personal, Dressed to Lead will change how every woman in your audience gets dressed tomorrow morning.

Format: 45–60 minutes · In-person or virtual · Q&A available
Ideal for: Women's leadership conferences · Corporate ERGs · Executive retreats · Women in leadership summits
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Bring This To Your Stage
Bring your audience the conversation that lasts past Monday.
Women's Leadership · Corporate ERGs · Executive Retreats · Summits
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What Your Audience Will Leave With
Four shifts.

A new lens on leadership presence

How you show up physically is not separate from how you lead. It IS leadership. Every choice from posture to fabric to color is a signal her team, her board, and her audience are reading whether she intends it or not.

A morning practice that changes everything

Three specific questions to ask before getting dressed that activate confidence, intentionality, and clarity before the day begins. It takes 90 seconds. It changes the trajectory of every meeting that follows.

Language for something she's always felt

Every woman in the room has experienced the power of the right outfit but never had words for it. Through LISH's blend of style science and personal archetypes, attendees identify their core energy and the language for getting dressed every single day. The magic, finally repeatable.

90 days of LISH

Every attendee receives complimentary access to LISH, the AI-powered style companion built directly on this keynote's philosophy, so the transformation continues long after the event ends and shows up in every Monday morning.

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More Keynotes
Your Presence
Is the Presentation.

The future of executive presence isn't what it was. It's not a power suit. It's not a posture. It's not a script.

In this tactical 30 to 45 minute talk, Melissa Goodwin redefines presence for the woman leading now. Using your voice. Dressing for your dreams. Leading from a place of full-bodied authority instead of from the neck up. Ideal for leadership development days, half-day corporate formats, and ERG programming.

Format: 30–45 minutes · Half-day formats · ERG programming
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About Melissa
Designer.
Strategist.
Founder.

Melissa Goodwin is a leadership development expert, style authority, and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience helping women step fully into their power, in the boardroom and in the mirror.

As founder of BRKTHRU Group, she's spent 20 years delivering leadership development for organizations and executives. As the creator of LISH, the AI-powered personal style platform, and host of her self-named YouTube channel, she has built one of the most trusted voices at the intersection of fashion and personal transformation.

She traces her lineage to her great-grandmother Helen, the first female postmaster in Pennsylvania, who knew generations ago what Melissa has built her career proving: the woman who dresses for her dreams tends to live them.
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Credentials
20 years
BRKTHRU Group
Leadership Development
10M+
Views
YouTube
Founder
LISH
Designer
The Signature
Blazer Collection
Trusted By
Fortune 100 · Banana Republic · Neiman Marcus · Amazon · The Today Show · Dexcom · Pandora · Guardant Health · Vistage · Lead San Diego · Illumina · Texas Instruments · SDG&E
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Book For Your Next Stage
Dress for your dreams.
Then go live them.
Contact
melissagoodwin.com/speaking
Inquire for availability · Virtual available