01 Biography
Overview / Bio
Mary Lemmer is an author, TED speaker, entrepreneur, and former venture capitalist who helps organizations navigate uncertainty, rapid change, and unscripted growth moments. A teenage founder with over 20 years of operating experience and an early investor and operator at SoFi, she has advised leadership teams that have raised billions of dollars.
Trained in comedic improvisation at The Second City and The Groundlings, Mary bridges high-stakes business strategy with behavioral science. She is the creator of The Improve Method™—a research-backed, highly interactive framework designed to build team adaptability, sharper communication, and real-time problem solving—and the author of How to Handle Anything: Four Improv Principles for Navigating Life’s Curveballs (Bloomsbury).
Trusted by global organizations including Google, Verizon, Pfizer, SoFi, Lyft, KPMG, Riot Games, TED, and LA28, Mary equips leaders and teams with practical tools to thrive when the script goes out the window.
02 Speaking
Speaking Topics
You Can Handle Anything (Flagship Keynote)
Designed for organizations navigating AI integration, rapid tech adoption, market shifts, or major corporate transformations. Drawing on her background in venture capital and improvisational training, Mary shares four actionable principles to help teams stay agile, reduce friction, and turn unexpected curveballs into competitive advantages.
Interactive Leadership Workshops & Offsites
Customized half-day and full-day experiential sessions tailored to a team’s live business challenges. Participants actively practice The Improve Method™ to strengthen cross-functional trust, executive presence, and collaborative decision-making under pressure.
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