Greg Merrill

30 Sept

Human + Leadership + Transformation

From startups to the Swoosh, Greg Merrill brings a rare mix of empathy, global experience, and transformative leadership. His keynotes on authentic leadership, navigating change, and the future of commerce deliver stories and strategies that resonate across industries—energizing audiences to focus on what matters, unlock value, and thrive in disruption.

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Biography

With decades of leadership across startups, Fortune 500s, and boardrooms, Greg Merrill is a professional speaker whose stories pulse with emotion, energy, and impact. He blends compelling storytelling with practical guidance—anchored in real experience launching, transforming, and scaling companies across a wide range of industries.

Greg spent nearly a decade at Nike as a senior executive leading innovation and transformation, where he helped redefine the company’s future and shape the role of sport and culture across the globe. Greg led groundbreaking initiatives that fused technology, creativity, and strategy, work that reimagined how athletes, consumers, and brands connect and innovate.

Today, he brings that same vision and energy to global stages, inspiring audiences with stories that are as human as they are effective, and as engaging as they are practical. Greg doesn’t just talk about change—he shows how to make it real, accessible, and impactful.

Empathy in Action

Greg doesn’t just share wins; he also owns the setbacks. His narrative invites audiences into the highs and lows of leadership, giving them a mirror to reflect and courage to advance.

An Engaging Presence

Whether addressing a conference or a corporate summit, his cadence, warmth, and authenticity make complex topics feel vivid and vibrant. Audiences feel they’re part of the journey, not just spectators.

Effectiveness through Insight

Greg’s content is grounded in utility. From strategy development to innovation commercialisation, he offers frameworks and clarity that participants can apply immediately.

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Greg speaks on three interlinked areas that define today’s business landscape: transformation, leadership, and the future of commerce. Drawing on a decade at Nike and his experience as a three-time founder, he explores the human side of transformation, showing leaders how to overcome resistance, align stakeholders, and turn change into measurable outcomes. In authentic leadership, Greg introduces his concept of the Brand of One, helping leaders cultivate imagination, empathy, and emotional intelligence in an AI-driven world. And in the future of commerce, he examines disruption, decentralisation, and consumer behaviour, equipping brands and retailers to cut through chaos by mastering strategy, data, and community. Across all his talks, Greg blends candid storytelling with practical frameworks to help organisations adapt, inspire, and thrive.

Human Side of Transformation

Greg shows leaders how to turn resistance into partnership by balancing strategy with humanity, ensuring change delivers real and lasting outcomes.

The Brand of One

In a world of AI and disruption, Greg inspires leaders to embrace authenticity, imagination, and emotional mastery as their ultimate competitive edge.

The Future of Commerce

Greg reveals how to thrive amid disruption by focusing on the “Beautiful Basics”—strategy, data, community, and ambidexterity—while turning chaos into opportunity.

Example Videos

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Publications

Greg was one of ten experts asked to contribute to ‘The Future of Ecommerce: What to Expect in 2025 and Beyond’, a new report from Power Retail, in which ten leading ecommerce professionals share their predictions for the year ahead.

What do you get when you book Greg to speak?

Tom is most commonly asked to keynote but he is happy to chair panels or interview other speakers on stage, while he is at the event. Greg is an experienced speaker with an audience of his own who is happy to work with you to help you promote your event.

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