Caroline’s high-energy presentations on grit, goal achievement, and flourishing leave audiences hopeful and proactive. By blending evidence-based science with moving storytelling, she provides leaders with tangible, research-backed takeaways that drive immediate cultural change and long-term organizational excellence.
Hire to SpeakAs a pioneer in Applied Positive Psychology, Caroline uses the science of goal setting to maximize leadership potential at the highest levels. Her unique, evidence-based approach to building resilience and “Good Grit” helps C-Suite executives and global teams navigate challenge with clarity, ensuring peak performance and a measurable ROI.
Explore CoachingAuthor of nine bestselling books, including her latest groundbreaking work, Big Goals, as well as the classics Getting Grit and Creating Your Best Life. Since 1988, Caroline has been a world-renowned leader in the Positive Psychology and grit movements, with her research-backed insights translated into multiple languages for a global audience.
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In her latest work, Caroline Adams Miller, MAPP, introduces the BRIDGE methodology —a research-backed framework designed to turn ambitious dreams into reality. Combining the science of Positive Psychology with practical grit, BIG GOALS is the definitive guide for leaders and organizations ready to achieve unprecedented results.
Caroline, a Harvard graduate with a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, is a leading expert on the science of successful goal setting and its connection to happiness and the use of ‘good grit’ to achieve challenging goals. She has authored eight best-selling books, including Creating Your Best Life, My Name is Caroline, and Getting Grit, all translated into multiple languages. A sought-after speaker on goals, grit, flourishing, and women’s leadership, Caroline has taught in Wharton Business School’s Executive Education program and has been featured in global media outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, BBC, NPR, and CNN.
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All of Caroline’s keynote presentations and workshops offer insightful scientific research, applicable examples and powerful stories and leaves her audiences with tangible takeaways and actions they can use to create their own happiness and success.
I help leaders get more grit, achieve their goals and find happiness!
Caroline Adams Miller delivered a complete Grand Slam at our healthcare company’s corporate conference. If you are looking for a keynote speaker who adds value, integrates academic research into practical applications, and moves people to action and change, you can’t do any better than enlisting Caroline and her topic on Goal Setting and Authentic Grit.
I don’t know anybody who has thought more than [Caroline] about how to apply the scientific research on grit and achievement to our own lives!
In my opinion, Caroline is one of the most practical positive psychologists in the world – an all-time favorite of mine!
Caroline’s cutting-edge insights on Grit and Goal Setting are awesome, and so needed in the business world now!
Caroline was an exceptional addition to our conference and I’m so truly thankful to have been able to share her charismatic and inspirational keynote with our audience. She seamlessly engaged with everyone and left us all feeling inspired and more empowered to be better leaders in both our professional and personal lives.
Caroline was a powerhouse at our leadership conference. She challenged us to put the ‘awe’ back into awesome and how to use grit to accomplish our hard goals. Her message of ‘you can’t keep what you don’t give away’ inspired bold sharing and deep conversation from the audience and has continued to resonate throughout the organization beyond conference.
Caroline’s engaging and thought-provoking presentation on Creating Your Best Life left our team primed to set hard short and long-term goals, push themselves to learn more and get the absolute most out of our whole person wellness and self-leadership programs. Our team felt empowered, invigorated, inspired to embrace grit and Caroline’s talk provided numerous light bulb moments I will remember forever. We are so grateful to have been able to share her knowledge and passion with our team.
