Ellen E. Grant
Author, Speaker, Servant Leader, Mental Health Therapist & Consultant
Focus: Women in Leadership
Ellen E. Grant
Author | Speaker | Servant Leader | Mental Health Therapist & Consultant
Grow Your Leadership Skills. Increase Your Value.
Timeless Topics for Women
"Moses needed only 10 Commandments, but he wasn't a woman navigating the business world."
~ Ellen E. Grant
Experience Dr. Grant’s dynamic blend of leadership expertise, mental health insight, and practical strategies when you hire her for yourself or to help the women in your organization reach their highest potential.
As a mental health therapist, consultant, and accomplished business leader, Ellen shares compelling stories of obstacles she’s overcome—being discounted, downsized, and passed over—and how she made the decision to harness the power within. She reveals how confidence-building, advanced credentials, and actionable strategies—outlined in her book, The Female Worker’s 14 Commandments for Powering Up Your Career—fueled her success.
Drawing on her background as a mental health therapist, Ellen helps people recognize how chronic stress, burnout, and emotional strain—often magnified by workplace inequities—can take a toll on both mental and physical health, contributing to conditions such as hypertension, heart disease, and weakened immunity.
By teaching strategies to strengthen emotional resilience, manage stress effectively, and cultivate self-worth, she not only equips participants to thrive professionally but also supports long-term health and well-being.
If your organization faces retention or satisfaction challenges among women—especially women of color—Ellen will design a workshop or presentation tailored to your needs.
Available for Counseling, Consulting, Keynotes, and Presentations
Praise for Dr. Grant's Speaking
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Engaging, inspirational and informative.
I have had the privilege of having Ellen Grant speak for my nonprofit organization, SheCAN!, several times. Ellen is engaging, inspirational and informative. Her mastery of storytelling is entertaining and fun. She is truly a speaker you don't want to miss.
Peggy Sullivan
Author & Keynote Speaker
Principal CEO at SheCAN!
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Confidence Booster.
Clearly, post workshop and Ellen’s sharing of her experiences, these ladies will be navigating their career paths with a much more confident approach.
Paula Halligan
Praise for Dr. Grant's newest book,
The Female Worker's 14 Commandments
for Powering Up Your Career
Ellen, as seen on the Conversations Worth Your While Podcast
Linda Bucher hosts Ellen Grant as she discusses Servant Leadership as a Lifelong Learner. They share how to continue to self-develop, explore your inner capabilities, and share yourself with the world - because we’re not here just to take up space.
About Ellen E. Grant
Ellen is a Servant Leader with an optimistic view of the world, its people, and possibilities.
She was born and raised in Buffalo, NY by parents, Herman and Verba, who moved from Georgetown, SC to provide a better life for their six children.
Ellen is a master of leadership, with over thirty-five years of experience in the health, academia, behavioral health, and not-for-profit sectors. In her roles as an executive coach, therapist, and lecturer, she has continued to coach, provide therapy, and mentor women in reaching their highest potential.
Her first book, “Managing in Black and White” (Partners Press, 1991) provided basic guidance for women of color who were assuming their first supervisory position. It has been used in a demonstration training project for ITT-Hartford, CT and as a text for the course, Empowerment Issues for Women of Color taught at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Ellen’s second book, Management for You: Leadership Can Be Color-Blind (iUniverse, 2016), is a guide to reinforcing confidence as a leader, at any level. This book was the basis of Executive Leadership Skills, a course Ellen taught at the Equal Opportunity Center at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Using short examples of employees acting inappropriately in the office, Ellen demonstrates how cultivating confidence is paramount to long-lasting success.
The Female Worker’s Fourteen Commandments for Powering Up Your Career (Lulu Press, 2020) is Ellen’s third book focused on assisting women in their leadership climb. Written for women who want to excel in the office and in life, it provides practical and proven advice for personal development and navigating the work world.
Ellen has written for Essence magazine and authored book chapters for BOOK TITLE HERE and for Go Tell Michelle (Barbara Nevergold and Peggy Bertram, PUBLISHER, DATE), a book of letters to Michelle Obama.
As a licensed mental health therapist, Ellen E. Grant, PhD, LCSW-R, understands how emotional well-being impacts performance, satisfaction, and physical health. She equips people with practical tools to reduce stress, build resilience, and thrive both personally and professionally.
Ellen is an experienced lecturer, haven given speeches on topics in mental health and women and leadership to a wide variety of audiences. She has held several executive management positions, often the first woman or woman of color to do so. She also volunteers her expertise at local, state and national levels. Ellen has a PhD from SUNY Buffalo and an Honorary Doctorate from Medaille College. Ellen is the recipient of more than 18 awards for public service in the community and beyond.
Ellen has one adult son and is always on the hunt for exciting adventures and opportunities.
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