Blue Lake Ideas helps leaders, boards, and teams tame Chaos.
Founded by Matt Elliott, Blue Lake Ideas brings clarity and calm to high-stakes decisions, equipping leaders to cut through the chaos by going deeper. Using a simple five step framework, leaders learn to slow down just enough to think expansively, align their teams and unlock breakthrough solutions that drive sustainable growth. All by harnessing the Power of &.
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Advisory
Strategic Growth
Meets Sustainable Impact -
Speaking
Create Mindset Shifts That
Last Beyond the Event -
Driving Change
From Thought to Action—
Real Results, Real Impact
TAMING CHAOS WITH
Today’s high-velocity business environment demands rapid decision-making.
Either/or choices are often the simplest and easiest path forward—but they come at a cost.
Innovation stalls. Collaboration fades. Opportunity is lost.
MEET MATT
Speaker. Advisor. Thought Leader.
Matt is a nationally recognized leader in banking, finance, and sustainability. Over the span of a 35 year leadership career, his teams have engaged 25,000+ businesses on the business case for sustainability and delivered billions of sustainable capital. More importantly, Matt has helped his clients, teammates and organizations grow and thrive in an increasingly chaotic world.
At Blue Lake Ideas, Matt helps organizations tackle complex challenges and spark transformation. His Power of & framework equips leaders to think expansively, build trust, and drive meaningful, sustainable results.
He's been honored as a top sustainability executive, chaired major civic boards, and partnered with companies of all sizes, including Fortune 500 companies, startups, and public institutions.
But more than anything, Matt helps people find stillness in the storm—and the courage to lead forward.
Follow Matt and The Power of &.
KeyNotes that cut through the noise
Your audience doesn’t need hype.
They need a way
forward.
Matt’s keynotes help leaders tame chaos and build “&” cultures. At the same time, employees pivot from change-weary to change-ready; teams shift from chasing short-term wins to sustainable growth; and organizations thrive by moving from division to connection.
All by harnessing the Power of &.
Audiences leave with
A fresh lens for leading through uncertainty
A 5-step framework for sustainable change
Permission to trade “being right” for
“getting it right”
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Taming Chaos with the Power of &
From Either/Or to Yes/And
Leading with Growth and Purpose
Ideal for
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In times of change, people need frameworks they can trust—and leaders they believe in.
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Support for executives and boards navigating complexity.
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Hands-on sessions built around the Power of & framework.
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facilitation to solve complex problems through experimentation and collaboration.
All grounded in lived leadership experience—not theory.
