MKR Engage
Megan Korns Russell
A visionary driver across storytelling, strategic planning and
integrated marketing communications,
and a motivational speaker
and consultant for leaders at all levels.
Through 20+ years of global work across a variety of disrupted organizations, Megan brings a unique edge to inspire teams across corporate, nonprofit, and higher education sectors.
Let Megan help you break free from discontent and complaints-- and move toward empowerment-- through actionable plans that drive change and unleash your full potential.
About Megan
Megan’s career is grounded in Hollywood entertainment technology roles at Warner Bros. and Activision, where she drove global campaigns for major brands like Batman, LEGO, Call of Duty, Space Jam, Crazy Rich Asians and The Lord of the Rings through major business disruption and change.
Megan pivoted to higher education and is Executive Director of External Relations at the Neeley School of Business and an adjunct professor in the Bob Schieffer College of Communication at Texas Christian University (TCU) and the University of Dallas.
In her early career, she worked in the healthcare and nonprofit industries. Megan holds an MBA from USC's Marshall School of Business and a Bachelor of Science from TCU.
Megan's Talks
I pride myself in working with bookers to make our experience smooth as we inspire and empower your audience. Whether you’re a business, conference or association, I’d love to discuss how we can work together for your next event.
Signature Keynote, Session or Workshop:
Employees Who Complain are Trying to Help You
Teach Your Teams to Leverage Complaints,
and They’ll Solve Your Biggest Problems
Disruption and change are near-constant in workplaces today, and so are casual complaints and conversations about them among colleagues and customers.
We all seem to love talking about what’s not working, and why.
But what if you encouraged those conversations in your leaders and teams to shift from recurring complaints, and instead use them as a baseline to drive toward collaborative solutions and recommendations?
All the solutions to your problems are already there within your leaders and teams-- you just have to empower them to unleash the potential.
They want to know that you want to hear from them, and the discontent will flip to empowerment.
Leaders and Teams in the Audience Will Learn:
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Research behind why leaders and teams like to complain together.
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Why it’s good business to turn off the negative culture from complaints that create conflict.
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4 Steps to take so employees understand recommendations are valued and welcomed, and start confidently speaking up with a solutions-oriented mindset.
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A 4 Step formula to craft recommendations that drive for ROI-based solutions.
**This topic is available in-person, online and at varying time lengths per client need.
Topics & Talks
Keynote | Fireside Chat | Emcee | Panels |Sessions
Megan is a seasoned speaker and can lead, moderate or join any panel or fireside chat conversation with confidence.
Topics might include the below, or ideas of your choosing:
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Ethical AI Leadership
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Leadership through Disruption
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Modern Marketing Opportunities and Challenges
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Engaging new Hires in the Era of AI and LLM
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Navigating Modern Fragmentation in MarComm Functions
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Future of Work
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Storytelling, Engagement & Communication Skills
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Advocating for Resources
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Human-Centered Leadership & Culture
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Crafting a Compelling Employee Value Proposition
Consulting | Advising | Executive Storytelling
Executive Storytelling:
Megan has prepped and trained dozens of executives and Hollywood talent for speaking engagements.
Through listening to your executive career journey in a series of conversations, Megan will craft a suite of tailored, Executive Story Points and a Key Messaging Map just for you. These are useful for brand building, brand elevation, speaker circuit ambitions, job search or other goals in your expert, thought-leadership journey. Please email megankornsrussell@gmail.com and book a discovery call to discuss your personal path and receive a quote.
Consulting:
Megan offers consulting services for strategic plan projects, marketing operations evaluation, business resource forecasting for marketing and strategic communications, or other opportunities upon request. Please email megankornsrussell@gmail.com to book a discovery call, discuss your unique needs and receive a quote.
Advising:
Megan books Advising sessions of 45 minutes up to multiple hours, or a series of sessions, at a per-session rate. Please email megankornsrussell@gmail.com to book.
Let's Connect
I teach frustrated leaders solid frameworks to transform complaints to change, so they can increase employee ROI and unleash maximum potential for their organizations.