Help your people transform their work from unsustainable grind to energizing flow.
Elizabeth Derby is a business coach and strategist who helps highly responsible women transform their work from unsustainable grind to energizing flow.
She identifies the toxic stories and suffocating structures keeping capable women trapped in cycles of overwhelm and overwork, then helps them redesign their approach around what energizes them instead of what drains them.
Whether speaking to women’s conferences, professional development groups, or corporate teams, Elizabeth delivers practical strategies that create immediate relief and lasting transformation.
Signature Talk
The Capable Woman’s Trap: Going from Grind to Flow in Work and Life
Perfect for women in leadership, professional development conferences, and women’s business groups
Why do the most capable women feel most overwhelmed? This session reveals the invisible patterns and impossible standards that keep smart, responsible women grinding harder than necessary while achieving less satisfaction. Attendees learn to identify the toxic stories and suffocating structures keeping them stuck, then design practical solutions that work with their strengths and values. Attendees leave with a clear action plan to stop grinding through work that exhausts them and start flowing through work that energizes them.
Format options: 45-60 minute interactive talk or 90-minute workshop
Additional Topics
Elizabeth also speaks on:
- Modern Feminine Genius: Reclaiming EQ, intuition, and sensitivity as professional assets
- Working Smarter, Not Harder: Practical strategies for aligning with natural energy cycles
- Simplifying the Complex: Why capable women overcomplicate everything (and how to stop)
- Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: Building confidence when rebranding or relaunching your career
- Breaking the Cycle: Redesigning your relationship with work (before passing it down)
- Personal Branding + Zone of Genius: Focusing on your natural strengths for business success
“Elizabeth’s program helped our employees connect, reflect, and re-engage with their ability to become happier and more fulfilled at work. I recommend her to anyone who wants to increase employee engagement and satisfaction, especially in these disconnected times.”
— Paige Angle, Director, Clarivate Analytics
“Elizabeth combines a warm and generous presentation style with expertise in how creative people can flourish and avoid self-sabotage. Her structured talks provide direct guidance and concrete steps to follow, but also allow a conversation to naturally develop.”
— Jane Friedman, Publishing Consultant
Why book Elizabeth?
Elizabeth combines 10+ years in brand strategy, Fortune 500 marketing experience, and deep insight into high-achieving women. Unlike speakers who address symptoms, Elizabeth tackles the root conditioning that creates overwork patterns in the first place. She addresses both practical business structures AND the invisible patterns that keep capable women stuck.
Your audience will leave with:
- Clarity on which pattern is costing them the most time and energy
- One concrete action they can implement this week
- A framework for redesigning work around what energizes them
Want to make it happen?
Elizabeth is available for keynotes, workshops, and podcast interviews.
