ABOUT MERIDITH ALEXANDER
Meridith Alexander is proof that your greatest challenges can become your most triumphant times.
The Day Everything Changed—And Everything Began
In 2016, at 55 years old, Meridith’s life transformed in an instant when her 22-year-old daughter Schuyler was unexpectedly crushed by a falling boulder while on a fellowship from Yale. As Meridith became Schuyler’s 24/7 caregiver, navigating hospitals, surgeries, and an uncertain future, she made a choice that would ripple across thousands of lives: knowing that she couldn’t control the “outer game”, she decided to test the limits of her own inner game.
Within days of the accident, Meridith created the “Schuy is the Limit” Facebook page, sharing raw, honest, and hope-filled posts about resilience, determination, and the power of mindset. What started as a way to keep their “global family” updated quickly grew into a movement. Thousands of people around the world began following their story, hungry for the lessons Meridith was learning in real-time about transforming tragedy into triumph.
Those posts became the foundation for Meridith’s first book, “The Sky is the Limit”, which hit #1 on Amazon’s “Hot New Releases” in 2017 and was called “a mandatory read if you want to become the best version of yourself.”
But more importantly, those posts sparked something else: a demand. People didn’t just want to read Meridith’s story—they wanted her to teach them how to unlock their own “epic self” and create lives they once thought impossible.
By 2018, at 58 years old, Meridith officially launched her coaching and speaking business, GRIT Mindset Academy, during the height of COVID-19. Her message was revolutionary: your greatest challenges can unlock your most life changing successes.
Coaching Hundreds to Their Most EPIC Lives
Today, Meridith has coached hundreds of clients across healthcare, energy, finance, government, and technology sectors. Her clients have secured C-suite positions (including one woman who fulfilled her lifelong dream of becoming CEO of a top advertising agency), pivoted to entirely new careers, launched thriving businesses, and discovered how to live lives aligned with both purpose and passion.
Her proprietary Sovereign Impact Method™ strengthens internal governance, strategic execution, and leadership under pressure—helping executives and professionals navigate high-stakes transitions and make powerful decisions even in times of complexity and uncertainty.
Meridith’s approach helps clients become what she calls EPIC: Empowered, Purpose-driven, Innovative, and Collaborative—even in the midst of their own falling boulders.
A Forbes Coaches Council Expert and Nationally Recognized Authority
Meridith is a Forbes Coaches Council contributor with 45+ published articles on leadership, resilience, performance under pressure, and navigating complexity. Her insights have been featured in global media including NBC, ABC, Fox, and Prevention Magazine.
She has been recognized as:
- One of Creative Click’s Top Women in Business (2019)
- Top 15 Coaches in Tampa by Influence Digest Media (2022)
Their impact has been recognized with honors including the ImPossible Award from Inclusion Matters by Shane’s Inspiration in Los Angeles, celebrating leaders advancing inclusion and belonging.
Host of “How to Choose to Live” Podcast
Meridith hosts the “How to Choose to Live” podcast, where she explores resilience, leadership, purpose, and the art of choosing joy even when life throws boulders. Through candid conversations with guests and solo episodes sharing hard-won wisdom, the podcast has become a go-to resource for leaders, professionals, and anyone navigating life’s inevitable challenges.
Each episode asks the question: How will you choose to live today?
Author, Speaker, and Storyteller
Meridith is the author of multiple books, including:
The Sky is the Limit (2017) — Hit #1 on Amazon’s “Hot New Releases” and was called “a mandatory read if you want to become the best version of yourself.” Born from the viral “Schuy is the Limit” Facebook posts that captured hearts worldwide.
100 Days of EPIC (2023) — Sold over 500 copies in its first seven days, offering a transformational roadmap for living an Empowered, Purpose-driven, Innovative, and Collaborative life.
My Friend the Boulder: A 13-Book Children’s Series (and still growing) — Born from Schuyler’s recovery journey, this award-winning series teaches children about resilience, empowerment, courage, and possibility. The books are reaching schools and families nationwide, inspiring young readers to see challenges as opportunities for growth.
Meridith and Schuyler’s story was also featured in the Orlando Voices talk “A Whole New World: How a Falling Boulder Rewrote Our Happily Ever After,” and a movie about their incredible journey is currently in development.
The Joy-rrior Philosophy
At the heart of Meridith’s work is a philosophy she and Schuyler live by every day: the Joy-rrior way.
Our mission is simple: replace fear with wonder, and despair with delight.
As Joy-rriors, we don’t fight the darkness—we outshine it. With every story, smile, and shared act of kindness, we remind the world that joy, not anger, is our greatest form of strength.
This isn’t toxic positivity or pretending hard things don’t exist. It’s a radical commitment to choosing resilience, gratitude, and possibility even when—especially when—life gets hard.
It’s the philosophy that transformed Meridith and Schuyler’s tragedy into a global movement, and it’s the foundation of every coaching engagement, keynote, and conversation Meridith leads.
The Philosophy Behind the Work
Meridith’s approach is grounded in a core belief:
Each and every one of us carries within us the seeds of Greatness.
Sometimes that greatness comes naturally. At other times, it’s thrust upon us when we find ourselves in the role of what Meridith calls the reluctant hero.
These seeds of greatness live waiting to be cultivated within our own minds. As we master our mindset and discover the real beauty within our own story, we become free to empower others. When we bring together all of our individual greatness into a massive “Wholeness,” we create momentum that transforms the world.
It’s more than finding joy in our lives, experiences, relationships, and businesses.
As more of us learn to master our mindsets, we begin to create a planet where even the sky is no limit.
Meridith’s passion for the “inner game” traces back to her days at Georgetown University, where she first discovered the philosophies of Plato and Socrates. That foundation continues to inform her coaching methodology today.
The 60+ “Granfluencer” Rewriting the Rules
Having launched her business in the shadow of unexpected tragedy while serving as a 24/7 caregiver and navigating COVID-19, Meridith embodies the new genre of 60+ “granfluencers” who remind us that it’s never too late to reinvent ourselves or make a positive impact on the world.
She built her entire coaching and speaking business starting at 58 years old, proving that age is not a barrier to impact—it’s an advantage.
Today, she is one of the happiest caregivers on the planet, and her positive mindset—along with Schuyler’s—continues to inspire everyone they meet.
Beyond the Business
Meridith is the proud mother of three amazing children: Linden, Saya, and Schuyler. She adores her three grandsons and granddaughter—Jackson, Paige, Caden, and Liam—and loves playing Superhero Charades and exploring new vegan hot spots with Schuyler.
At home, she shares her kingdom with three diva dachshunds—Tinkerbell, Faith, and S’mores—who patrol their Florida queendom to keep the squirrels at bay. She also has a soft spot in her heart for the neighborhood bunnies and ducklings.
Some of her friends from Exeter secretly believe she inspired the story of Legally Blonde, but most people who meet her agree that EPIC is in her DNA.
IT’S TIME TO GET UNSTUCK
You didn’t come this far to stay stuck.
Maybe you’re an entrepreneur ready to launch (or scale) that 6, 7, or 8-figure business. Maybe you’re a professional craving a career that actually lights you up. Or maybe you’re simply done living a life that feels smaller than the dreams inside you.
Here’s what we know: You can’t get to the next level by focusing on your limitations.
The secret that top professionals and high achievers know? It’s not hustle. It’s not grinding. It’s mastering your inner game—and that’s exactly what Meridith’s Sovereign Impact Method™ helps you do.
Because as Henry Ford said: “If you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.”
Your inner game IS the secret sauce. It either works for you or against you. You get to choose.
Most people don’t lack strategy. They lack the internal capacity to execute when it counts. Meridith is one of the few coaches who helps you unlock a version of yourself capable of implementing the game changing strategies BEFORE training you in the techniques and strategies.
This is why the testimonials are consistently rave reviews!
OUR MISSION: GIVE YOU THE EDGE
At GRIT Mindset Academy, we give you the powerful tools and top-tier mindset coaching that will unlock your next level—whether that’s a career change, a personal transformation, or building the legacy you’re meant to leave.
And here’s the best part: You get to pick how we work together.
💪 One on One Coaching Via Zoom — No cookie cutter “accountability” coaching / 1:1 Coaching Crafted specifically for YOU
🎯 Group Webinar Courses — High-energy, community-driven learning
📚 Online Courses — Learn at your own pace, on your own schedule
✨ Live Events — Full immersion experiences in gorgeous environments with tons of personal attention
💼 Executive Programs — Custom designed for C-suite leaders ready to inspire their teams
🚀 Entrepreneur Programs — Tailored for business builders who play big
Here’s what you don’t have to do:
— Undo or overcome your past experiences
— Smash through obstacles or defeat the naysayers
— Live your life hounded by fear and doubt
— Stay trapped as your own worst enemy
Let’s turn that page and start creating a new story. Right now.
A story worthy of that top 1% zone. Because here’s the truth: Absolutely everything you need to succeed and thrive is already inside you. You simply need to learn how to master it.Master your mindset, and results that can seem even “magical” will follow.
But it’s not magic. It’s based on real research and proven mindset principles that you have the ability to learn and master.
We see it in our clients over and over again. It’s possible for you too.
YOUR TIME IS NOW
If you’re an entrepreneur, a professional, or an individual who dreams big, now is your time to unleash your GRIT mindset.
What better time than now to create the life you love?
I challenge you to join this amazing, vibrant community of top 1%-ers who love their life more each day and who dare to dream big and achieve even bigger.
It’s time. Come out and play!
In Joy,
Meridith Alexander
Top Mindset Life Coach | Bestselling Author | Mindset Expert & Speaker | Powerhouse Entrepreneur
