AI and Tech Entrepreneur Beckie Taylor

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Beckie Taylor

Beckie Taylor is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and creator of The Sound Barrier documentary. After building and exiting the award-winning technology business Tech Returners, she now helps organisations unlock the human advantage in the age of AI.

Through powerful storytelling, business experience, and practical insight, Beckie speaks on AI and the future of work, leadership, confidence, workplace culture, and finding your voice. She challenges organisations to look beyond technology, showing why trust, human connection, and confident leadership will define the most successful businesses of the future.

Recognised as one of the UK’s Most Influential People in Technology, Beckie delivers inspiring, thought-provoking keynotes that leave audiences ready to lead with confidence in a rapidly changing world.

For more details on how Beckie can add value to your event, contact us on 0044 (0)1753 439289

As a female founder who has built, scaled, and sold a business in a male-dominated field, Beckie Taylor understands the importance of diverse voices in technology and knows first-hand the challenges that so many people face. That’s why, through her coaching, she shares her story honestly, never shying away from the difficult lessons she has learnt. From returning to work after having her two children and the impact this had on her confidence, to her journey of building and selling a tech business, she understands the importance of giving everyone a platform to inspire others.

With over 20 years of experience in people and talent, she has helped scale high-growth tech companies in the UK and globally, especially in the SaaS sector. Through founding initiatives like the Confidence Community, where she has enabled over 140 women to develop into leadership roles, launching ReframeWIT, the largest non-profit Women in Tech conference in the North, and co-founding WIT North, her impact resonates across the industry.

Beckie Taylor | Awards and Accolades

– Northern Power Women Transformation Leader Award 2021
– Inspiring Women Awards 2022
– Digital and Tech Innovators Award
– Women in Software #WIS Changemakers Award 2021, 2022, 2023
– Talk Talk Women in Tech 2022 Outstanding Achievement Award and Team Award
– 13th in Computer Weekly Most Influential Women in Tech 2024
– The Ultimate Northern Gamechanger 2024
– Top 50 Most Influential Person in Tech 2025 in Computer Weekly
– Finalist Women of the Year 2025

Beckie Taylor | Podcasts

Beckie has appeared on the Talent and Growth Talent Acquisition Podcast, looking at how to attract more women into technology teams. Beckie’s company TechReturns aimed to remove the barriers that returners of all ages, genders, and life circumstances face after a career break and to help tackle the skill shortage in tech.

She is also the host of the Reframed IT podcast; it is on a mission to make personal development accessible to all. Beckie chats to the women in the tech community to reframe the narrative around women in technology, shattering stereotypes, challenging biases, and amplifying the voices of amazing women in the industry.

Beckie Taylor | Speaking Topics

– From Experience to Success
– Scaling and Selling a Tech Business
– Empowerment
– DEI
– Diversity in AI
– Women in Tech
– Leveraging Returning Expertise for Business Growth
– Leading With Purpose
– Valuing People
– Growing Confidence
– The Importance of Human Connection

Beckie Taylor | Keynotes

The Human Advantage: Why AI Won’t Save Your Business (But Your People Will): As organisations race to adopt AI, many are focussed on automation, efficiency, and productivity, but technology alone doesn’t create high-performing organisations. The businesses that will thrive in the AI era are those who build trust, develop adaptable people, and create cultures where humans and AI work together.

Audiences will learn:

– Why AI amplifies culture rather than replaces it
– The hidden risk of pursuing efficiency without trust
– How psychological safety drives innovation
– Why human judgement matters more than ever
– How leaders can build organisations that people want to stay in

The Future of Leadership in the AI Era: AI is transforming how we work but it is also redefining what it means to lead. As AI takes on more tasks, leaders must focus less on having all the answers and more on creating environments where people think critically, collaborate effectively, and adapt with confidence.

Topics include:

– Leading through uncertainty
– Building trust during AI transformation
– Human judgement vs artificial intelligence
– Curiosity as a leadership skill
– Preparing teams for continuous change

The Sound Barrier: Finding Your Voice in a World That Wasn’t Designed For It: Despite talent, experience, and expertise, many people still struggle to speak up, contribute confidently, and be heard. Drawing on Beckie’s own journey and years of supporting professionals across the technology sector, this keynote explores the invisible barriers that shape confidence, visibility, and voice.

Leading Beyond Self-Doubt: How Successful People Build Confidence, Manage Imposter Syndrome, and Lead With Impact: Many of the most capable people spend their careers questioning whether they are good enough. Despite impressive achievements, they hesitate to speak up, hold back from opportunities, and wait until they feel ‘ready’. Drawing on her own entrepreneurial journey and years of coaching leaders, Beckie explores why confidence isn’t something you find, but something you build through action.

The Confidence Gap: Unlocking Potential in Individuals, Teams, and Organisations: Confidence is more than a personality trait – it is a workplace issue. When talented people doubt themselves, organisations lost ideas, innovation, and leadership. Using research, storytelling, and practical frameworks, Beckie explores why confidence matters for business performance and what leaders can do to create environments where people fulfil their potential.

From Startup to Exit: Building a Business, Leading Through Uncertainty, and Knowing When to Let Go: Becky shares the lessons from founding Tech Returners, scaling the business, overcoming setbacks, and successfully exiting after six years. Audiences gain practical insights into resilience, leadership, decision-making, and building purpose-led businesses.

Creating Cultures Where People Thrive: Why Great Cultures Outperform Great Strategies: The highest-performing organisations invest in technology but also in people. Drawing on years of working with organisations across technology and leadership, Beckie explores the ingredients that create belonging, high performance, and trust.

Beckie Taylor | Clients

Accenture, And Digital, BBC, BNY, Cavu, ComputerWeekly.com, GFT, House of Commons, Lytt, Nexperia, Prolific, Scope AT, Zuto

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Beckie Taylor, a visionary speaker, guides you through navigating disruption with adaptability and innovation for success.

We were delighted to welcome Beckie to one of our bi-annual company-wide strategy events. She delivered an insightful and engaging talk on building connections and enhancing communication within our teams. The session showcased practical tools to use with our teams and was followed by a comprehensive toolkit, to help us navigate our high-growth, fast-paced environment. The session was valuable, equipping us with actionable strategies for stronger, more effective relationships. Feedback from the team was great, in particular they valued Beckie’s ability to make the content related to both a workplace and personal setting, creating relevancy for all.
Rachael Minnis, Chief People Office, Cavu

Beckie was great to work with, not only delivering an amazing, engaging talk and sharing an inspirational story, but really going above and beyond to tailor it to Zuto, making sure that it truly aligned with our culture and values.
Lauren Whittaker, Zuto

Beckie’s talk at Computer Weekly’s Diversity in Tech conference made a huge contribution to the overall theme of the day – how the acceleration of AI needs to be matched by accelerating diversity. She’s a warm and knowledgeable speaker who really engages the audience, and her talk generated a lot of discussion and interest among the audience. She’s been at the heart of supporting women in tech for many years and is a valued part of that community.
Bryan Glick, Editor In Chief, Computer Weekly

Beckie delivered an outstanding talk for our Women in Tech community on the topic of Returning to Work. She shared invaluable insights on recognising the depth of your professional experience and reframing career gaps as opportunities. Her advice was not only practical but also deeply empowering, supported by relatable anecdotes that truly resonated with the audience. Beckie’s public speaking skills were exceptional, engaging everyone from start to finish.
Shenelle Kelleher & Emma Tighe, LYTT

The feedback from our members, particularly those on maternity leave, was overwhelmingly positive. Beckie went above and beyond, taking the time to answer every individual question and concern. Her personal attention and thoughtful responses really made a difference for our community. I highly recommend her as a speaker. She truly exceeded all expectations.
Louisa Hutchinson, Scope AT Recruitment

Beckie delivered a wonderful keynote talk at our staff event in London. She inspired the team through sharing her experience in growing SaaS businesses through the value of people. She was transparent, sharing what didn’t work, as well as what worked for Tech Returners growth strategy. Beckie’s passion for women in tech is infectious. We would recommend Beckie as a speaker and most definitely work with her again.
Dawn Blenkiron, Marketing Manager, GFT

Beckie delivered a really well-prepared workshop to support confidence and public speaking, she kept the whole group engaged throughout the session. We were keen to ensure that the group had some takeaways from the session that they could use in everyday life and Beckie met this brief perfectly. Beckie’s honest and relatable approach meant people felt at ease immediately allowing them to open up and get the most out of the session.
Kate Wood, AMS Accountants Group

I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop. The worksheet was easy to understand and a great tool to help plan a talk. Beckie really highlighted the importance of public speaking and why people should consider improving their skills to raise awareness on something important to them. Although public speaking is something most people find uncomfortable, Beckie made people feel at ease.
Stacey Jessup Bould

I really enjoyed the session, and It was insightful to hear Beckie’s story. I struggle with confidence and speaking in large groups, and it was helpful to me to understand it is a normal thing and many people feel the same. She provided tips and tricks on how to overcome this and be more confident as your voice does matter. Thanks Beckie.
Hollie Fitzgerald

Beckie delivered a great session and was so engaging. As someone who really struggles with confidence during public speaking it was insightful hearing all the ways to combat the nerves and the tips about how to breakdown what you are delivering are ones I can start implementing and they will make a difference so thank you.
Kelly Bodley