Hello. I'm
Erica
Acie
Executive · Author · Keynote Speaker
A 25+ year banking executive turned certified leadership coach, author, and sought-after keynote — equipping leaders to secure their greatest future.
Erica
2026 Woman of the Year · CODE MHousingWire Woman of InfluenceHOPE Global Forums SpeakerHousingWire Vanguard 2024Certified Executive CoachAuthor2026 MPower Nominee2026 Woman of the Year · CODE MHousingWire Woman of InfluenceHOPE Global Forums SpeakerHousingWire Vanguard 2024Certified Executive CoachAuthor2026 MPower Nominee2026 Woman of the Year · CODE MHousingWire Woman of InfluenceHOPE Global Forums SpeakerHousingWire Vanguard 2024Certified Executive CoachAuthor2026 MPower Nominee
— 01 / ABOUT
A career built on elevating others.
Erica Acie is one of the most respected voices in financial services leadership today. As a senior banking executive at Truist Financial Corporation, she leads teams responsible for billions in mortgage originations, with an unwavering commitment to building homeownership in underserved communities.
Inspired by her mother, a single parent who worked three jobs to buy their first home, Erica has spent 25+ years in banking turning the transformative power of financial access into measurable outcomes for families, teams, and entire communities.
Today, she channels that same conviction as a certified executive coach, talent developer, keynote speaker, and author, while also serving on Executive and Advisory Boards. empowering the next generation of leaders to step into their full potential. Beyond her professional work, she is a devoted wife and mother of three children.
Whether in the boardroom, behind a podium, or on the page, Erica brings the same essential gift: the ability to make people believe in what's possible, and then build a real plan to get there.
Erica Acie
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How we see our reality dictates our outcomes. Always be optimistic, focus on the positive, and know that both feedback and failure are gifts for greater success when you try again.
— 02 / WORK WITH ME
Three ways we can build together.
From the Executive Suite to the keynote stage to the page, every engagement is rooted in the same purpose: securing your greatest future.
i.
Executive Coaching
One-on-one partnership for senior leaders ready to break through plateaus. Erica brings 18+ years of corporate senior leadership experience and a certified coaching practice to help you lead with vision, resilience, and undeniable presence.
- 1:1 Engagements
- Executive Presence
- Career Transition
- Leadership Strategy
ii.
Keynote Speaking
Erica delivers high-impact keynotes for conferences, leadership summits, employee resource groups, and corporate offsites. Audiences leave with practical frameworks and the courage to use them on Monday morning.
- Industry Conferences
- Women's Leadership
- Corporate Summits
- ERG & DEI Events
iii.
Team Workshops
Half-day and multi-day immersive workshops that translate vision into team behavior. Built for organizations navigating transformation, growth, or the human work of building high-trust cultures.
- Leadership Development
- Talent Strategy
- Culture & Resilience
- Change Management
— 03 / THE BOOKORDER ON AMAZON
An empowering guide for living your best life.
"Erica provides clear, comprehensive instruction to help you transform your life — while keeping you in the driver seat of your own success and happiness."
We Got This! is the manifesto for anyone ready to live beyond old labels, obscure chains, and past traumas. Drawing on three decades in corporate America and a lifetime of intentional growth, Erica delivers the playbook she wishes every young professional, every emerging leader, and every woman rebuilding her life had on day one.
A book about wealth-building, life skills, mindset, and most of all, the audacity to claim what's yours.
FORMATPaperback
GENRESelf-Dev
REACHGlobal
— CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR
Mortgage Manager Mastery
Erica Acie is a contributing author to Mortgage Manager Mastery, a powerful collaborative work featuring insights from top-performing leaders across the mortgage industry. Her chapter distills decades of executive experience into actionable wisdom for the next generation of mortgage professionals.
Mortgage IndustryLeadershipWealth BuildingHomeownership
VIEW ON AMAZON — 05 / MEDIA
See Erica in action.
From keynote stages to television features, Erica's presence is as powerful on screen as it is in person.
Leadership Podcast: Blueprint - The Truth About Work-Life Balance Featuring Erica Acie
Unlocking Holistic Success: A Journey with Special Guest Erica Acie
Mortgage Manager Playbook featuring Erica Acie, sharing leadership insights for the next generation of mortgage professionals.
Erica Acie honored as the 2026 Woman of the Year by CODE M Magazine.
— 06 / SIGNATURE TALKS
Keynotes that move rooms.
01.
We Got This
The signature keynote built from the bestselling book. A practical, soul-fueling roadmap for living beyond old labels and stepping into your greatest future. Designed for women's leadership events, conferences, and ERGs.
02.
Leading in a Male-Dominated Field
Drawing on three decades of breaking barriers in banking, Erica unpacks the mindsets, relationships, and strategic moves that turn underestimated leaders into industry forces.
03.
The Discipline of Optimism
Why how we see our reality dictates outcomes, and the daily practices that turn feedback and failure into the raw material of greater success.
04.
Building Wealth, Building Communities
The financial-services keynote: homeownership as a wealth-building tool, the work of expanding access in underserved markets, and what every leader should know about the next decade of housing.
— 07 / RECOGNITION
A career built in public.
'26
Woman of the Year
CODEm Magazine. Erica Acie named the 2026 Woman of the Year.
'26
Woman of Influence
Recognized as a 2026 Woman of Influence
'26
MPower Nominee
Nominated for the 2026 MPower Award
'24
Woman of Influence
HousingWire. National recognition for industry leadership.
'24
HousingWire Vanguard
Honoring the most accomplished leaders in housing
'24
HOPE Global Forums Speaker
Operation HOPE. Featured speaker on financial empowerment.
'23
Mortgage Manager Playbook
Podcast spotlight on We Got This!
'24
Breaking Barriers — WEW
Featured profile on women navigating finance
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Erica's empathetic leadership doesn't just produce results — it produces leaders. She is the rare executive who can steer a team through inflation, market uncertainty, and transformation while still leaving every person more confident than she found them.
— HOUSINGWIRE, 2024 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE PROFILE
— 08 / GET IN TOUCH
Let's build the next chapter.
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