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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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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Keynotes

Keynote by Anne Mahlum: Back on My Feet: Changing Perceptions, Changing Lives

AUDIENCE: UNIVERSAL

Anne's compelling personal story and work with Back on My Feet is a powerful and inspirational example of how change happens. In this engaging and inspiring program, Anne shows us that we all need the same things in life to grow and succeed... to be noticed, to be appreciated, to be valued and to be cared for. She teaches that changing the way we see ourselves and our circumstances is at the core of change and that only then can we begin to move out of our comfort zones and create real and lasting change in our lives. With raw vulnerability, grace and lots of humor, Anne takes audiences on an emotional journey that will leave them feeling motivated, purposeful, and empowered to create real change in their lives.

KEY OUTCOMES:

learn how to begin to change they way they see themselves (and others)

learn tips and tools for moving out of their comfort zones

leave feeling inspired, purposeful, and empowered to create real change in their lives

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Keynote by Anne Mahlum: The Conscious Entrepreneur: How to Create and Build an Organization with Purpose

AUDIENCE: ENTREPRENEURS, NONPROFIT LEADERS, COLLEGE STUDENTS

Many of us dream about starting a business at one point in our lives. Few of us ever follow through on that dream. Anne Mahlum is not one of those few. In 2007, Anne founded Back on My Feet (BoMF), a non-profit organization that uses the power of running to change the way those experiencing homelessness see themselves so they can make real change in their lives. Her vision for BoMF was simple, yet bold - to help as many people as possible and perhaps even change the perception of homelessness on a global scale. Today, BoMF is in 12 cities across the country and has helped thousands of people redefine and reclaim their lives. But being the entrepreneur she is, Anne had plans for another purposeful organization. She founded [solidcore], a boutique fitness studio, in D.C. in 2013. In a little under six years, [solidcore] has expanded to more than 70 studios across the country and counts the former First Lady, Michelle Obama as one of its regular clients.

KEY OUTCOMES:

The most important traits every entrepreneur needs in order to survive the startup process

How to raise funding for your business idea

How to convince investors to buy in to your vision

The tactical parts of starting any business venture

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Keynote by Anne Mahlum: Fast Company: How to Lead a High-Growth Business

AUDIENCE: BUSINESS OWNERS / LEADERS, SALES LEADERS, NONPROFIT LEADERS

As the founder of two successful organizations, Anne knows what it takes to not only start both a non-profit and a for-profit, but she also knows how to run them...and faster than most. Anne led Back on My Feet (BoMF) to become a $6.5M organization operating in 12 markets in just 6 years with 48 full-time staff members. BoMF has served more than 6,000 people in need helping them create self-sufficiency in their lives through employment and housing. Anne is also the founder and current CEO of [solidcore], one of the fast-growing boutique fitness companies in the country. Her record of growth for [solidcore] is even more impressive: -In just over 6 years, [solidcore] has expanded to more than 70 locations across the country with more than 100,000 clients, including the former First Lady, Michelle Obama.

KEY OUTCOMES:

Key strategies for achieving rapid growth and/or scaling your business

How to create a high-performing, agile business

How to engage employees to be innovative, strategic thinkers

How to build a loyal community of customers

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Keynote by Anne Mahlum: Outsmart the Odds

In her most requested keynote, “O
utsmart 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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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.