About Melinda Epler – Strategic communications leader | Melinda Briana Epler Author - How To Be An Ally Book - TED Speaker

About
Melinda Briana Epler

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Melinda Briana Epler is a strategic communications leader with over 20 years of experience leading global marketing and engagement strategies that improve energy efficiency, electrification, equity, and inclusion. She is an engaging storyteller who distills complex concepts into messages that inform and inspire people to take new actions.

As the Founder & CEO of Empovia, Melinda partners with leaders in tech, healthcare, government, and nonprofits on communications campaigns and behavior change initiatives that drive social and environmental change. Previously, she was head of marketing at a global engineering firm, where she led the company in repositioning the brand as a leader in energy efficiency. She also founded the company’s behavior change services in healthcare energy efficiency.

Melinda is also a startup advisor, a TED speaker, the author of the book How to Be an Ally (McGraw-Hill), and the lead author of the forthcoming paper Best Practices in Climate Communications: Moving People from Awareness to Action. She has spoken on hundreds of stages worldwide, and her work has been featured in publications including Harvard Business Review, Inc., Fast Company, Forbes, Fortune, NPR, USA Today, and TED Ideas.

Press

forbes Why Allyship Is Good For Business

Selected Publications

Best Practices in Climate Communications: Moving People From Awareness to Action (lead author)
How to Be an Ally: Actions You Can Take for a Stronger, Happier Workplace (McGraw-Hill)
“State of Allyship Report: The Keys to Workplace Inclusion” (lead author)
“Managers, Here’s How to Be a Better Ally in the Remote Workplace,” Harvard Business Review
“5 Things Leaders Can Do to Create a Stronger, Happier Workplace,” Fast Company
“How to Be an Ally in the Workplace: 13 Ways to Do It,” TED Ideas
“Watch Out for This Form of Nonverbal Bullying that Drives Employees to Quit,” Fast Company
“5 Tiny but Impactful ‘Microaffirmations’ to Make Everyone on Your Team Feel Valued and Included,” Inc.
“Stronger Together: How to Build Allies in the Workplace,” Training Industry
“Build Team Norms That Cultivate Allyship, Equity, and Inclusion,” Society for Human Resource Management

Melinda has spoken on hundreds of global stages, including Wisdom 2.0, Clinton Foundation, Black Enterprise, Fortune, Indeed, Adobe, Techstars, Trane Technologies, Coca-Cola, Emerson, GAP, Danone, Water.org, SOCAP, and Silicon Valley Bank. She is also frequently interviewed on podcasts.