Expert Profile

Penguin Author-Speaker | Science-based Resilience Training & Coaching | Speaker Training | Content Strategy & Development | Thought Leadership & Ghostwriting

Megan Feldman Bettencourt

Megan Feldman Bettencourt is a corporate trainer, executive coach, content director and Penguin author-speaker on resilience. Through her company ClearLine Consulting™, she offers content strategy, public speaking and presentation training, employee wellness programs focused on building resilience and reducing burnout, and one-on-one coaching on sustainable, purpose-driven accomplishment. She brings 25+ years of experience in journalism, marketing, communications and corporate training.
Megan Feldman Bettencourt

Areas of Expertise

Keynote Speeches
Inspiring 30-minute talks grounded in hard science and global stories from Triumph of the Heart, equipping audiences with practical tools for building resilience through authenticity, boundaries, and purpose.

Public Speaking Training & Presentation Support
Team trainings and one-on-one coaching designed to help leaders communicate clearly and confidently in meetings, board presentations, pitches, media interviews, speeches, court settings, and more.

Employee Wellness & Resilience Programs
Team-building workshops and individualized coaching that ignite purpose, align goals, and enhance performance while reducing burnout and strengthening resilience across all areas of life.

Messaging Workshops
Crafting overarching brand messages and training teams to deliver them with confidence, clarity, and consistency.

1:1 Coaching
Individually tailored coaching sessions that help leaders and employees achieve their goals while effectively managing energy, focus, and wellbeing.

Content Consulting & Ghostwriting
Drawing on longtime journalism and marketing-communications experience to craft compelling and well-researched thought leadership articles, books and content assets for marketing and media relations campaigns.

$350 /HR

Note: Packages available for training, coaching & content development/ghostwriting services.

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More About the Expert:

Megan is an author, keynote speaker, corporate trainer, content director and executive coach. She helps brands tell stories, ignite purpose, build resilience and elevate wellbeing and performance. Her book, Triumph of the Heart: Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World (Penguin), explores resilience through stories and science.

As founder of ClearLine Consulting, Megan delivers high-impact employee training programs that combine expert storytelling, organizational psychology and evidence-based practices to drive meaningful change. She has partnered with clients such as Visa, Oracle, Boeing, the State of Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado to uplevel brand stories, improve wellness and unleash sustainable achievement.

Megan holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University in New York City and a coaching certificate from Insight Coaching Community. After 15 years as a journalist, she spent a decade leading content and training initiatives with marketing and communications agencies. Her mission is to help individuals and organizations build resilience and truly flourish, even in the face of adversity. Megan’s writing on that topic has appeared in publications including Psychology Today, Business Insider, Salon, The Huffington Post, Harper’s BAZAAR, and The San Francisco Chronicle.

“Resilience in leadership is more than just enduring pressure and stress. It requires being vulnerable, confronting uncomfortable truths, making courageous choices, protecting boundaries and inspiring teams to grow stronger together through change.”
Megan Feldman Bettencourt
Penguin Author-Speaker | Science-based Resilience Training & Coaching | Speaker Training | Content Strategy & Development | Thought Leadership & Ghostwriting