Anne Mahlum

Anne Mahlum is the founder and CEO of Solidcore, a fitness company operating 72 gyms. Passionate about assisting the homeless, Anne also founded Back on My Feet; an organisation independently supporting displaced people to get stability back into their lives.

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I’ve never seen a more authentic, powerful and convincing speaker than Anne. She has a story like no other and she knows how to tell it.

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Why you should book Anne Mahlum for your next event

Speaking about change, entrepreneurship, and leadership: Anne Mahlum is a passionate keynote speaker who always engages audiences with her story.
Founder of Solidcore and Back on My Feet, Mahlum is experienced in the creation and day-to-day running of nationwide businesses and organisations giving her the in-depth knowledge she shares in her keynotes.
Anne puts her all into each keynote speech she's booked for, ensuring everything is tailored to the event in a way that will engage and entertain the audience while remaining relevant.

Anne Mahlum is dedicated to creating and building enterprises that carry a strong purpose, which led to her founding Back on My Feet (BoMF), a homeless organisation supporting unsheltered people with independent housing and even getting into gainful employment. The organisation has grown to have chapters right across America, including Baltimore, Austin, Chicago, and New York City. BoMF is privately funded to the amount of $6.5m and has grown to employ 48 staff members alongside thousands of dedicated volunteers across the United States. Anne's vision for the organisation is to assist as many homeless people as possible.

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Keynote by Anne Mahlum: Outsmart the Odds

In her most requested keynote, “Outsmart the Odds,” Anne inspires audiences to reshape their self-perception and take charge of their lives, regardless of their current circumstances.

From her humble beginnings in North Dakota, Anne shares her journey to becoming a two-time founder, CEO, and influential thought leader. With humor and charm, she imparts digestible lessons on belief systems, fear, choice, betting on yourself, letting go, and unapologetically pursuing more.

Anne’s authenticity and vulnerability guide the audience towards self-discovery, leaving them with a resounding “yes, I can” sentiment. A genuine and empowering speaker, Anne is an ideal choice for events aiming to inspire and uplift.

You will learn how to:

Change your life by changing the way you see yourself.
Highlight your uniqueness to elevate your opportunities.
Know how to put yourself in position to win.
Stop letting fear make your decisions.
Accept that letting go is necessary if you want to grow.
Realize there is more than one right answer.
Adopt the mantra “I’m going to have myself a Day One”.

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Keynote by Anne Mahlum: How to Start, Build & Scale Your Company

Anne Mahlum, a highly successful entrepreneur, and CEO, shares her journey in the keynote, “How to Start, Build, and Scale Your Company.” In 2007, she founded Back on My Feet, a running club for a homeless shelter in Philadelphia, witnessing transformative changes in individuals through sport, community, and hard work. Anne successfully raised funds, expanded programming, and scaled the organization to a $6.5M budget in 14 cities within 6.5 years.

Later, she founded [solidcore], growing it to 100 locations and two thousand employees in 9.5 years before a $90M exit in April 2023. With extensive experience as a founder, CEO, and leader, Anne is well-positioned to speak on startup life, leadership, scaling, organizational sustainability, branding, community engagement, hiring, fundraising, and the art of successfully selling a company.

You will learn how to:

Understand what is holding you back from starting your business.
Figure out what kind of business makes sense for you to start.
Level up so that you can start scaling the business.
Work backwards from your goals.
Hire and lead the right people
Fundraise effectively for your business.
Lead and form a succession plan for your exit

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I’ve never seen a more authentic, powerful and convincing speaker than Anne. She has a story like no other and she knows how to tell it.

EPAM

Anne will captivate your audience with her humor, passion and conviction about what she believes is possible. She is one of the best speakers I have ever seen.

AT&T

Wow, just wow. Anne’s energy and ability to inspire left our audience fired up about their own potential. I highly recommend her for any event.

John Hancock

Anne presentation was amazing. One of the highest rated speakers we have ever had and we have had every big name speaker out there.

The Dijulius Group

Your talk was the perfect way to kick things off! Your story was inspiring and your storytelling energizing. The founders were buzzing about it throughout the retreat. Really appreciate your time, energy and passion!

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Anne Mahlum

Founder and CEO of Solidcore Anne Mahlum is a top entrepreneur and speaker

Following the founding of Back on My Feet and growing the organisation across the nation, Anne has turned to creating Solidcore; a fitness company that now operates over 72 gyms in the US with plans to expand further. The gyms are high-end fitness studios utilising the Lagress Fitness Method to help gym-goers meet their goals in the best way possible. Originally from Bismarck in North Carolina, Mahlum now lives in Washington, D.C., and is open to giving keynote speeches across the country. Having completed a marathon on every continent, excluding Antarctica (which she plans to eventually complete), Anne is committed to personal growth and enjoys delivering keynotes on topics such as entrepreneurship, overcoming personal adversity, and leadership in business.

Anne Mahlum is a regular guest speaker at corporate events, conferences, and even top-ranking academic institutions. She's particularly passionate about speaking to audiences about the importance of being bold and taking large steps towards goals while also giving emotional insights into the world of homelessness with an aim of changing how the topic is viewed globally. In 2012, Anne was the host of an MTV documentary surrounding homelessness among young people and was named ABC World News Person of the Week.