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Amanda Nell Edgar
About Amanda
Amanda Nell Edgar, PhD, is a nationally award-winning speaker and the founder of Page & Podium Press, a boutique ghostwriting and hybrid publishing company that...
Amanda's Demo
Amanda speaks about creativity as a source of clarity, power, and sustainable leadership. Her work is rooted in a simple but countercultural idea: you...
Amanda's Testimonials
Amanda is an excellent speaker, and her message such an important reminder of the value of self-expression. We really need this kind...
Amanda speaks about creativity as a source of clarity, power, and sustainable leadership.
Her work is rooted in a simple but countercultural idea: you don’t think your way into clarity—you create your way there. Drawing on research in rhetoric, media, and the nervous system—as well as her real-world experience coaching authors and building a mission-driven publishing company—Amanda helps audiences understand why they feel stuck, scattered, or burned out, and how creative practice can bring focus, confidence, and momentum.
Her talks blend practical frameworks, story, and gentle humor to show leaders and entrepreneurs how creativity is not a luxury, but a leadership skill that helps them make better decisions, articulate their ideas, and show up more fully in their work and their lives.
Amanda speaks because she believes that when women are clear, creative, and regulated, they lead differently—and that changes everything.
Amanda is an excellent speaker, and her message such an important reminder of the value of self-expression. We really need this kind of encouragement! I believe that when we follow the call to express ourselves, things unfold beautifully. And while that may lead to recognition or financial gain, beginning work that’s as essential as creative self-expression shouldn’t be done with those things as the goal. Creativity is its own reward—and its value is truly priceless.
Abby Raymond-Dow, Realtor and Community Builder
About Amanda
Amanda Nell Edgar, PhD, is a nationally award-winning speaker and the founder of Page & Podium Press, a boutique ghostwriting and hybrid publishing company that partners with women leaders to shape ideas into books, talks, and platforms that carry real authority.
A former tenured professor, Amanda brings academic rigor, rhetorical precision, and creative imagination to every stage she steps onto. Her work sits at the intersection of storytelling, communication, and the psychology of creativity—helping organizations and individuals understand how ideas take shape, why voices get silenced, and what it actually takes to move from insight to impact.
Known for her clarity, warmth, and casual humor, Amanda translates complex concepts about creativity, burnout, and communication into practical frameworks audiences can use immediately. Her talks are grounded in research, rich with example, and anchored in real-world application, whether she’s addressing women entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, or nonprofit donors.
Amanda has presented for audiences ranging from the U.S. Department of State to FedEx and the National Communication Association, and she is frequently invited to speak to professional associations, universities, and women’s leadership groups nationwide—where ideas get serious, but the conversation stays human.
Amanda's Talks
Fun, practical keynotes and workshops that help women leaders replace burnout with creative energy and focus.
The Hidden Cost of Productivity
(Or How to Take Back Your Energy)
Running a small business shouldn't feel like running on fumes. Yet too often, women entrepreneurs get stuck in a cycle of chasing hacks, grinding harder, and burning out-without seeing real progress. The result isn't just exhaustion, but a creeping doubt that maybe the dream business you started is slipping into an expensive hobby.
In this engaging, research-backed talk, Dr. Amanda Nell Edgar reveals why productivity culture is failing entrepreneurs and how to break free. She unpacks the hidden costs of constantly "pushing through" and shows how the very habits we're taught to rely on actually sabotage long-term growth. With humor, stories, and cutting-edge insights, she shares a simple framework for balancing business demands with energy management.
Write Your Book, Clarify Your Philosophy
A Practical Workshop for Women With a Book In Them
Many women leaders know they “have a book in them,” but feel overwhelmed by too many ideas, too little time, and no clear process for getting it all onto the page. In this interactive, half-day workshop, Amanda Nell Edgar guides participants through a structured, humane approach to turning scattered thinking into a clear, workable manuscript plan.
Drawing on her work with first-time authors through The Memoir Method and Page & Podium Press, Amanda helps attendees move from idea overload to creative clarity by treating writing as a sustainable habit rather than a heroic sprint. Participants will practice simple, low-stakes writing techniques that reduce perfectionism, build momentum, and reveal what their book is truly about.
By the end of the session, attendees will have a clearer sense of their book’s core idea, a practical way to make steady progress, and a creative routine they can realistically maintain alongside leadership roles, families, and demanding careers.
The Excellent Strategy Of Good Enough
(Why Perfectionism is Ruining Your Leadership and What To Do Instead)
Available as a 45–60 minute talk, with an optional expanded 2–3 hour interactive workshop format.
In this engaging talk (or expanded interactive workshop), Amanda Nell Edgar helps participants see perfectionism clearly: what it masquerades as, why it feels so convincing, and how it quietly undermines creativity, leadership, and momentum. Many high-achieving women experience perfectionism as “high standards,” but in practice it often shows up as black-and-white thinking that keeps them stuck, anxious, and creatively frozen.
Drawing on psychology, communication research, and her work coaching authors and entrepreneurs, Amanda introduces a counterintuitive but evidence-based approach: treating “good enough” as a smart strategy rather than a compromise. By intentionally lowering the stakes and doing things a little imperfectly, leaders can calm their nervous systems, make steady progress, and actually produce more meaningful work over time.
Participants learn how to recognize perfectionistic thought patterns in real time, respond to the inner voices that warn “you’re going to ruin everything,” and replace all-or-nothing habits with more flexible, humane ways of working. Attendees leave with a clearer understanding of perfectionism as a thinking pattern — and practical tools to create, lead, and make decisions with greater clarity, confidence, and creative freedom.
What Attendees Say
Fun, practical keynotes and workshops that help women leaders replace burnout with creative energy and focus.
Amanda is an excellent speaker, and her message such an important reminder of the value of self-expression. We really need this kind of encouragement! I believe that when we follow the call to express ourselves, things unfold beautifully. And while that may lead to recognition or financial gain, beginning work that’s as essential as creative self-expression shouldn’t be done with those things as the goal. Creativity is its own reward—and its value is truly priceless.
Abby Raymond-Dow, Realtor and Community Builder
Connect with Amanda
Fun, practical keynotes and workshops that help women leaders replace burnout with creative energy and focus.
901-609-4146
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