Topics that move audiences to action.
From women's leadership summits to nonprofit conferences, Marcia inspires audiences to find their purpose, build the right partnerships, and persist until doors open.
Signature keynotes
Marcia never considered herself exceptional, just decided. From talking her way into a full MBA scholarship to building HomeFree-USA into a national force for equitable homeownership, she shows how ordinary people create extraordinary impact. Your audience will leave with the clarity and courage to make their own defining decisions.
- How to recognize your purpose in the work that comes most naturally to you
- A mindset for persisting until closed doors open
- How to lead with conviction when the path ahead is uncertain
Behind every lasting success is a circle of the right people. Marcia built a marriage, a family business, and a national network of partners, and she's learned that who you build with matters as much as what you build. This keynote helps women leaders cultivate relationships at home and at work that multiply their impact.
- How to choose partners in life and business who strengthen your purpose
- Why the strongest partnerships give more than they request, and how to build them
- Practical strategies for growing a family business, and a family, that thrive together
Passion sparks a nonprofit; strategy sustains it. Drawing on nearly four decades of leading HomeFree-USA, Marcia shows founders and nonprofit leaders how to build an organization with lasting financial strength, trusted partnerships, and measurable results, like HomeFree-USA’s 0% foreclosure rate among families who follow its model.
- How to build a funding model that sustains your mission for the long term
- How to measure and share impact in ways that attract partners and funders
- How to earn the community trust that turns programs into lasting change
Purpose and profit aren't competing goals; they're partners. Marcia shares hard-won lessons from decades of building mission-driven organizations, helping entrepreneurs and small-business owners grow revenue, attract loyal partners, and adapt as markets change without losing sight of why they started.
- A framework for aligning your mission with a sustainable business model
- How to market your brand and find and keep the right partners
- How to navigate change and growth while staying true to your purpose
Every keynote is tailored to your audience, theme, and goals. Marcia is available for keynotes, fireside chats, panels, podcasts, and virtual events.
What your audience walks away with.
- A practical framework for aligning mission with margin
- Concrete strategies for reaching financially-ready but overlooked buyers
- Hard-won leadership lessons from building a national movement
- A blueprint for engaging Gen Z earlier in the wealth-building journey
What audiences are saying.
Marcia carries a presence that can energize anyone through her professionalism, knowledge, and excellence. The wisdom she offers freely is easy to connect with and is always delivered to ensure that you are a step closer to what you desire to accomplish in financial and business decisions.
Mary Jones
CEO & Executive Director, Agora Community Services Corp.
Her need to help others stands out like a bright light of hope. Once Marcia Griffin brings her electrifying energy into a room, you will leave knowing that you are dealing with the very best.
Beverly Spann
Former Business Consultant to U.S. Department of Defense; Secretary of State, Maryland
You always bring a dynamic message! Thank you for being the afternoon Keynote Speaker, you delivered an OUTSTANDING speech! I know it resonated with our attendees.
Robin Pope-Moss
Former SVP, CRA Services & Community Engagement Manager, Truist
Marcia is the best in the country. People want to classify it and say best among nonprofits, maybe best among minorities, or best woman. No. She's the best. Period.
Dwight Robinson
Former SVP of Human Resources, Freddie Mac