Melissa Boggs: Business Strategy
Business strategist and leadership coach Melissa Boggs helps organizations align strategy, culture, and agility to build innovative, people-centered workplaces that thrive in constant change.
Quick Facts:
- Highlights:
- Business strategist, leadership coach, and workplace culture expert
- Former co-CEO of the Scrum Alliance
- Specialist in agile methodologies, organizational culture, and business transformation
- 20+ years of experience helping organizations navigate complexity and change
- Formats: Keynote speaker, leadership coach, business strategist, workshop facilitator
- Audiences: Executives, HR and talent leaders, cross-functional teams, tech and innovation groups, agile practitioners, and organizations focused on culture, adaptability, and strategic transformation.
- Outcomes:
- Tools to integrate business strategy with agile, people-centered practices
- Frameworks for building resilient, innovative, and collaborative cultures
- Leadership strategies for navigating complexity and inspiring high performance
- Travels from: Denver, CO
- **Fee range: $10,001 - $20,000
Talent Services
Keynote Topics:
From Cautious to Courageous
A Live Roller Skating Journey (That Will Move You!) is a high-energy, interactive keynote designed to help attendees move through fear and take confident action.
I use storytelling, moments of reflection, and live roller skating to create an experience that’s memorable, fun, and deeply impactful. Attendees walk away with tools they can immediately use to approach challenges with curiosity, clarity, and courage.
Shift from Playing Small to Taking Up Space: Audience takeaway: “I have permission to be seen and lead boldly.
Recognize and Replace the ‘Script: Audience takeaway: “Just because it’s always been done this way doesn’t mean it always should.”
Reframe Fear as a Signal, Not a Stop Sign: Audience takeaway: “Fear isn’t the enemy — it’s a compass.
Experience the Power of Movement — Literally: Audience takeaway: “I don’t have to have it all figured out to start.”
Spark Innovation through Curiosity and Courage: Audience takeaway: “My next big idea doesn’t need permission — it needs a first step.”
Build Real Human Connection: Audience takeaway: “We’re in this together. And that changes everything.”
Talent Short Bio
Melissa Boggs is a dynamic business strategy speaker, leadership coach, and workplace culture innovator with two decades of experience helping organizations rethink how they work, lead, and grow. As the former co-CEO of the Scrum Alliance, Melissa has guided global teams through transformative initiatives, strengthened organizational agility, and reshaped cultures to better support collaboration, innovation, and long-term success. Her work sits at the intersection of strategy, leadership, and human dynamics, empowering organizations to navigate complexity with clarity and intention.
Melissa’s deep expertise in agile methodologies, business transformation, and employee engagement allows her to bridge the gap between organizational strategy and people-centered practices. She partners with executives and teams to build cultures where employees feel empowered, leaders communicate authentically, and innovation flourishes. Her approach is both strategic and empathetic, grounded in real-world experience and a commitment to creating workplaces where people do their best work.
An engaging speaker and respected thought leader, Melissa delivers keynotes and workshops that challenge assumptions, spark curiosity, and inspire actionable change. She is known for her ability to translate complex business concepts into relatable insights that resonate across industries
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Melissa Boggs is a dynamic business strategy speaker, leadership coach, and workplace culture innovator who inspires organizations to rethink the way they work, lead, and grow. With a career spanning two decades, Melissa has helped companies transform their strategies, foster thriving cultures, and achieve sustainable success in an ever-changing business landscape.
As a former co-CEO of the Scrum Alliance and an experienced business strategist, Melissa brings a wealth of knowledge in organizational agility, leadership development, and employee engagement. Her unique ability to connect strategy with people-centric practices empowers organizations to create workplaces where innovation and collaboration thrive.
Melissa Boggs is a driving force in the world of business strategy, helping organizations navigate the complexities of today’s fast-paced environment. Known for her innovative approach to leadership and culture, Melissa works with leaders to align their business strategies with the needs of their people, ensuring long-term success and adaptability.
Melissa’s career is marked by her expertise in agile methodologies and her commitment to reshaping how organizations operate. During her tenure as co-CEO of the Scrum Alliance, she led the organization through transformative initiatives, elevating its global influence and redefining its approach to serving members. She continues to draw on this experience to guide organizations in creating strategies that are both innovative and practical.
An accomplished speaker and thought leader, Melissa engages audiences with her insightful perspectives on leadership, business agility, and the power of culture. Her keynotes and workshops challenge conventional thinking, inspire meaningful change, and provide actionable takeaways that audiences can implement immediately. Whether addressing senior executives, HR professionals, or cross-functional teams, Melissa tailors her message to resonate with diverse audiences, leaving a lasting impact.
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Talent Videos
Melissa Boggs 2025 Speaker Reel
In this energetic keynote segment, Melissa Boggs challenges audiences to move beyond fear and hesitation by embracing courageous action and rewriting their internal scripts to unlock possibility and impact.
Video Summary & Key Moments
Melissa Boggs invites viewers into a compelling narrative about breaking out of safe, familiar patterns and choosing bold, audacious action. She blends storytelling with movement—literally incorporating roller skating as a metaphor for momentum—to illustrate how people often stay “in place” because they are following someone else’s script.
She reframes common workplace and personal challenges as opportunities, calling audiences to ask themselves where they’ve been cautious and what bold moves they need to make. Boggs emphasizes that meaningful progress does not require a complete redesign of life or strategy but begins with one small, courageous step.
Her message combines insight with action:
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Recognize the internal constraints holding you back.
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Rewrite your own script instead of following one handed to you.
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Take strategic steps that build confidence and forward motion.
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Bold action comes from curiosity, trust in oneself, and readiness to move—not just think.
The video visually reinforces her perspective that movement itself—symbolized through skating—is a powerful metaphor for shifting mindset and creating momentum.
Key Moments
- 00:30–01:00 – Uses the roller skating metaphor to illustrate the shift from playing it safe to confidently stepping forward.
- 01:00–01:45 – Challenges listeners to question their internal scripts and pursue small, meaningful steps toward goals.
- 01:45–02:31 – Concludes with a call to action that encourages viewers to embrace discomfort, rewrite their narratives, and act with intention.
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