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About Randy Powell

A body of work built from a real disruption.

You are not starting over. You are building from experience.

The short version

Randy Powell is a corporate keynote speaker, leadership strategist, author, and the founder of The Encore Authority™. He helps organizations and accomplished professionals recognize the value of experience, build confidence through action, and turn hard-earned knowledge into greater visibility, leadership contribution, influence and impact. After a major career disruption at 59, Randy transformed his own questions about identity and relevance into a practical body of work grounded in one central belief: You are not starting over. You are building from experience. He is the author of Breakthrough: The Science of Getting Unstuck and the creator of the Encore Authority Blueprint™.

Randy Powell seated outdoors in a garden setting, wearing a dark blazer and blue polo.

What Randy believes

Five beliefs that shape every program

  • Confidence is built through action.
  • Authority is claimed—not granted.
  • Experience is an asset.
  • Visibility is a form of service.
  • The next chapter still matters.

Published work

Books and frameworks

  • Breakthrough: The Science of Getting Unstuck

    Randy's book on moving past hesitation and getting unstuck, written out of his own experience of career disruption and rebuilding.

    Learn more about Breakthrough

Trusted by

Organizations Randy has spoken for

A selection of the companies, agencies and associations that have brought Randy in to speak.

  • UC San Diego logoSan Diego, CA
  • Riverside Public Utilities logoRiverside, CA
  • San Bernardino County Public Health logoSan Bernardino, CA
  • Sherwin-Williams logoChicago, IL
  • Leadercast logoHemet, CA
  • Jack and Jill of America — North County logoSan Diego, CA

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