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Dr. Karim Ellis

International Motivational Speaker, Author, Leadership Expert, Breakthrough Strategist

Unlocking greatness one breakthrough at a time, Dr. Karim Ellis is a keynote speaker, leadership facilitator, author, and coach who guarantees extraordinary leadership, high achievement, and significant success.

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"Nothing but positive feedback from the entire day after his performance & we’ve already committed that we’re going to have him back!!!"

Oracle Application Users Group

"He did a GREAT Job. Very Inspiring and really pulled it together!!!!"

Morris Home Furniture

"We had a Great Speaker today. Appreciated EVERYTHING he said!! Wow!!!"

U.S. Army (Ft. Knox)

"He presents in such a way that makes you think. Loved it!!!!"

General Electric (GE)

"He spoke to our staff of 150 people. We loved the principles he shared and enjoyed his presentation."

Brightpoint Head Start

"Karim’s presentation on Leadership was EXCELLENT. He focused on what we NEEDED!!!"

Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS)

"The message was right on time. It was a great Start to the conference. VERY EMPOWERING. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!"

MIBOR Realtor Association

"He Really Motivated me and gave a really great message!!!"

UC Health

"He kept the Energy up in the room!!! Looking forward to having him speak for us again."

MyCUMortgage

"He was AMAZING!!! Highly Recommended!!! Definitely Book Karim!!!!"

AMP Residential

"Amazing Presentation!!!!"

DeVry University

"He was EXTREMELY ENGAGING!!! We Highly recommend Karim to others."

American Society for Quality (ASQ)

"We received A LOT of Wisdom and Knowledge from Him!!!!"

Central Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA)

"Totally Recommend Him!!! We tremendously enjoyed him!!!"

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Dr. Karim Ellis's 2025 biography

About Dr. Karim Ellis

Dr. Karim R. Ellis is the #1 Breakthrough Strategist and has been featured in NBC, CBS, ABC, Yahoo! Finance, Wall Street Select, and FOX network affiliates as well as other major news outlets.

A Dynamic Powerhouse Speaker with 20 years of experience in the field of speaking, training, and breakthrough success, Dr. Karim has also authored the Best-Selling book titled “G.P.S My Success”. He is an individual that takes pride in developing both leaders and champions. His messages and concepts help leaders to grow to the next level as he inspires greatness in the lives he connects with daily.

Dr. Karim is the recipient of the 2022 Speakercon Motivational Speaker of the Year Award, recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, Two Time TEDx Speaker, Board Director with the International Institute of Influencers, member of the National Speakers Association, Past President with Toastmasters International, Co-Host of The Keynote TV Show, Les Brown Certified Platinum Speaker and the owner of several successful businesses for over 2 decades.

As a founding partner of the John Maxwell Team, Dr. Karim speaks, inspires, and teaches Leadership & Professional Development principles to 50-60 organizations yearly. Some of these companies include…

Ford Motor Company, Schwan’s, Honda, General Electric, Toyota, Johnson & Johnson, Anthem, Kroger, Procter & Gamble, The United States Postal Service, Procter & Gamble, ODOT, The Dept. of Defense DFAS, The United States Military, The National Urban League, SHRM, TEDx and a host of many more. His YouTube channel has well over 200 video testimonials from both event planners and attendees that have heard him speak and HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM!

All successful organizations understand that effective leadership is at the heart of every business. As a trainer/coach, Dr. Karim has several engaging group programs specifically designed to help take Leaders to the Next Level.

When Dr. Karim delivers a message, he makes sure that the room absolutely “gets it”. If you are ready for a fun, engaging, entertaining, and inspiring motivational speaker / trainer that will leave you amazed and on the edge of your seat then Dr. Karim R. Ellis is it!

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Dr. Karim Ellis's 2025 talks & topics

Game Time!

How to Create Massive Success Before You Roll the Dice!!!
Game Time is Karim’s most highly requested Leadership Training presentation. Capitalizing on the board game theme, this training teaches the audience seven unforgettable core principles that unlock greatness in ever faucet of life.

G.P.S. Your Success

How to Create a Vision That Gets Results
Vision sets the tone of every successful venture. Without a clearly defined obtainable vision, both people and organizations eventually grow stagnant and die. In G.P.S. Your Success

The Seed Principle

How to Strategically Plant Yourself to Harvest Success
In this award winning presentation, Karim teaches five core principles on planting yourself designed for the purpose of helping you REAP the greatness locked inside of you.

Empowered 2 Drive

What Gear Are You In?
In this exciting presentation, Karim covers the different gears we find ourselves stuck in as we pursue success and how everyone can easily shift into high gear.