Mel Robbins is a New York Times bestselling author and a world-renowned expert on mindset, motivation, and behavior change. Her work has been translated into 41 languages. Mel is also the host of The Mel Robbins Podcast, a #1 education podcast that has won Webby and Signal Awards.
Mel’s background and career include:
- She was 41 years old when she experienced an anxiety attack while giving a TEDx talk.
- Prior to becoming a motivational speaker, she had multiple career changes, including working as a public defender, a lawyer, in start-ups, in advertising, as a life coach, a radio show host, and a pottery studio owner. She felt lost, like nothing she did would be enough to get out of debt.
- She was $800,000 in debt and unemployed at the age of 41.
- She gave her first paid speech at age 46.
- She self-published her first book at age 49.
- She started her production company at 50.
- She launched one of the fastest-growing podcasts at age 54.
- She was the most-booked female speaker in the world.
- She created 143 Studios, a Boston-based production company that produces content, events, audio series, online courses, journals, books, and professional development education for partners such as Starbucks, Audible, Ulta Beauty, JPMorganChase, LinkedIn, and Headspace.
- Her self-published book, The 5 Second Rule, became the most successful self-published audiobook in history.
- She is known for her ability to distill complex ideas and scientific research into simple, actionable advice.
- She says that she learned everything the hard way by “screwing up my own life and then having to fix it”.
- She has a newsletter with over 2,000,000 subscribers.
- She has millions of books sold, seven #1 Audible titles, and billions of video views.
- She was named one of Forbes’ 50 Over 50 and serves on the board of directors of Amplify Publishing.
Mel’s work focuses on providing simple tools for creating a better life. She emphasizes the importance of taking action despite fear and self-doubt, and that small, consistent action can change everything. She also highlights the power of the “Let Them” Theory as a way to protect time and energy and to focus on what matters by not trying to control others.