An inspirational female speaker can motivate your team, drive innovation, and highlight the benefits of a diverse workforce. Female business leaders, particularly those in less-female-oriented roles (such as STEM fields), serve as invaluable role models, showcasing the impact of diversity and the importance of representation within the workplace and society.
Furthermore, female speakers are not just for female audiences; they offer valuable insights that can inspire all genders. By sharing their experiences and perspectives, female speakers discuss a myriad of topics, including challenges women face in the workplace and society. They can guide organisations to support gender equality, respect women’s voices, better understand women’s health and promote diversity in leadership roles.
Through their stories and expertise, female speakers encourage personal and professional growth, fostering an environment of mutual respect and collaboration. Their presence challenges outdated norms, opening minds to the importance of inclusivity and empowering everyone to thrive together.
Female speakers also play a significant role in events like International Women’s Day (8th March), which celebrates women’s achievements and advocates for gender equality in the workplace and women’s health.
At Great Business Speakers, we specialise in connecting you with the perfect female speaker for your event, whether virtual or in-person. Our selection of experienced and influential speakers will inspire, engage, and drive meaningful conversations, helping your business embrace diversity and empower women in leadership.
Discover our leading Female Business Speakers below, or contact the team at Great Business Speakers to enquire or book. +44 1753 439 289
Mounia Berrada-Gouzi is an experienced multilingual presenter, event host & personal coach, being expert at engaging people in an authentic, creative and powerful way.
Mounia speaks Native English and German, fluent French and Spanish and basic Arabic.
She is in demand throughout Europe for expos, conferences meetings and events, conducted in multiple languages.
Miriam Staley is a charismatic and highly engaging host, emcee and moderator for both live, virtual and hybrid events.
As a seasoned TV presenter, business leader and event host, Miriam’s sparkling energy, dynamic stage presence and professional speaking talents take her far beyond traditional event moderation and presentations.
She first rose to fame as one of five finalists on series one of The Apprentice, capturing the nation’s hearts through her strong work ethic and exceptional interpersonal skills.
Focussing on a close working relationship with her clients, Miriam Staley ensures to add significant value to any event or conference she works on.
Miriam’s expert experience guarantees an enjoyable and seamless event for the organisers, presenters and delegates – while adding in some of her personal sparkle, flair and fun.
Founder of Little Venice Cake Company Mich Turner is a qualified Food Scientist and has over 25 years experience in the industry.
She is described as ‘Queen of Couture Cakes’ thanks to her multi-award-winning designs and A-list clientele. Among her many accolades, Mich has been named as Harper’s Bazaar & CHANEL Entrepreneur, and her company recognised as a Walpole Luxury Brands of Tomorrow. A successful writer and author of six internationally bestselling books.
As well as live demonstrations Mich hosts awards and is an accomplished speaker on business and entrepreneurship, creativity and what drives her own inspiration as well as a light-hearted insight into the world of celebrities through their cakes.
Liz Johnson is one of the UK’s most well-known Paralympic swimmers, winning an impressive 13 medals at various events over her career.
Since retiring in 2016, Liz has become a popular contributor to sporting broadcasting on Channel 4 and the BBC and a familiar face on entertainment shows, including Celebrity Masterchef (2016) and The Last Leg (2021).
She is the Managing Director and Client Ambassador of The Ability People, a specialist employment company which aims to encourage employment for those with disabilities.
She is also a popular motivational and sports speaker, offering an insight into her competitive past, her broadcasting experience and her disability, aiming to inspire the next generation of sporting stars.
Liz Earle MBE is a global brand pioneer; co-founder of the multi-award winning eponymous beauty brand, she is also the editor of her own magazine, a podcaster, charity philanthropist and best-selling author of over 35 books.
An expert in her field and an inspirational female entrepreneur, Liz can speak on a range of topics and will captivate audiences of all ages and industries.
Liz Barclay is a TV presenter, radio broadcaster, producer and writer with an expertise on money and finance, particularly alongside small businesses.
Liz was appointed the Small Business Commissioner in 2021. Her role is to spearhead the national effort to crackdown on poor payment practices affecting small businesses – sometimes these businesses do not receive the money they are owed, and they are forced to shut. The position was first created in 2016 to help these small and medium sized companies secure the payments they need and deserve.
Lisa Ventura MBE is a multi-award-winning cyber security consultant and expert with over 23 years experience.
She entered the industry in 2009 when she became Titania Ltd’s Chief Operations Officer and PR & Marketing Director. Since then, she has worked as a security or marketing consultant for the likes of BlueVoyant, Boost Technology Group, BT, Corinium Global Intelligence, CyBourn, Logistics UK, Pinsent Masons, Proficio Inc, Royal Life Saving Society UK, and the UK Cyber Security Council.
A TechWoman100 Award Winner, Lisa is one of the most well-known and respected experts in her field; Lisa Ventura is now an in-demand keynote speaker, consultant, and writer.
Lisa was awarded the MBE in the first Kings honours list for services to cyber security and inclusion and diversity by King Charles III in 2023.
Lisa Baskott is the award-winning founder and CEO of 2nd Line of Defence, a private security recruitment agency that focuses on filling roles with a new, diverse and inclusive workforce. The business was an Enterprise Vision Awards winner in 2023 in the New Business category.
As part of her commitment to serving the community, Lisa Baskott has been a Magistrate for 11 years, sitting as a Presiding Justice in both the Adult and Youth Courts in Sussex. In 2021, Lisa was one of seven newly-appointed regional Inclusion and Diversity Magistrates (IDM).
Lisa became a qualified Security Industry Authority (SIA) licensed door supervisor in 2021. She is celebrated for her commitment to advancing diversity and inclusivity within the private security industry and is especially focused on getting more women into the frontline security sector.
She has written numerous articles on the subject, has appeared on national television and radio, as well as being interviewed on many podcasts.
Linia Patel is a leading Dietitian and Sports Nutritionist, currently based in Italy.
She has extensive experience in a number of different nutrition settings. She is passionate about empowering people to better manage their health and optimise their performance by learning the essence of healthy eating.
She is a regular contributor and media expert on BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5 and is engaged with major corporate organisations to improve the health and wellness of their employees.
With over 24 years of dedicated broadcasting service, Lilian Daoud brings a wealth of experience to the realm of multimedia content creation, and training.
Fluent in both English and Arabic, Lilian’s career has been defined by a commitment to delivering news with integrity, impartiality, and engagement. She is also passionate about educating others in media training, presenting skills, and journalism ethics.
She has extensive experience in news presentation, and event hosting, corporate training, leadership, team management, editorial judgement, and has a strong commitment to media ethics and social impact.
Libby Brodie is the founder of Bacchus & Brodie Wine Consultancy, a wine consultant and City AM’s wine columnist.
She has featured in the Top 100 Most Influential People in Drinks 2023, by Drinks Retailing. Libby Brodie is a qualified wine consultant and has been shortlisted twice as Emerging Wine Communicator of the Year. She is passionate about accessible wine communication is evident in her work.
Libbie Brodie writes a weekly wine column at City AM, writing about all aspects of wine, including how to tell what you like, wine travel and how to navigate the wine list system to get value for money.
She is also regularly published in The Buyer, Cosmopolitan, Club Oenologique, the Daily Mail, Thrillist and the Metro, Libby has also presented online, on radio, on podcasts and TV including teaching England Rugby Legend Joe Marler how to taste wine and recommending wines on morning TV.
Lena Thompson has over 15 years of experience in the corporate industry, consulting, training and designing systems for clients including Anglo-Irish Bank, Microsoft, and Morgan Stanley.
In 2019 she left that world in order to find her passion and purpose in life.
Now, Lena is an award-winning entrepreneur and an international speaker on a mission to bridge the gap between the corporate and spiritual worlds. She believes that the real key to success and happiness is self-knowledge.
Jennifer Bryan can help your leaders through her pragmatic approach to leading change, particularly during these unpredictable times.
Jennifer has a real passion for ensuring people are at the heart of decision-making in change, especially with leadership. Thoroughly motivated by helping people, in whatever capacity possible, by making sure people are thought of first, last and throughout change projects and programmes.
With over 20 years of experience in working with over 40 different organisations across industries, sectors and the globe, she uses a pragmatic approach to the behavioural elements with coaching experience. She is highly skilled in connecting with clients from a position of real commercial insight and understanding, and achieves lasting change with clients by taking a holistic approach: working with the whole person and organisational system.
Jennifer has a philosophy that there can not be any change without learning and no learning without change, and works with the knowledge that human beings are multi-faceted by nature, so she achieves lasting change with clients by taking a holistic approach and working with the whole person and organisational system.
Jasmine Birtles is best known as a financial expert, TV presenter, author, journalist, business commentator, and humourist, often combining all her experience into one job.
Her mission is to demystify money and give practical advice to help people get out of debt and manage their finances by spending less, making more, and investing for a secure future.
She has money-saving and money-making ideas, as well as wise spending habits. With a background in stand-up comedy and comedy writing, she’s a financial expert with a twist. She is able to combine her knowledge of business and personal finance with her comedy skills, making a worrying subject palatable and easy to understand.
Inge Woudstra is an expert in equity, diversity and inclusion, with a specialism in gender inclusion.
She is also the author of Be Gender Smart – The Key to Career Success for Women, a book that received feedback such as “men and women bring a great deal of value to the table. The sweet spot is in appreciating the need for both” – Helena Morrissey, founder of the 30% club.
She is an inspiring speaker, with a message that resonates with women, men and senior managers: “stop changing women, start changing organisations”.
Inga has a unique take on gender diversity. She has reviewed bio-psychological and brain research to find those gender differences that are relevant in the workplace. She applies those to solve the enigma of the lack of women in senior positions and in the pipeline, and gives real examples on how to move forward and not just keep women in but also leverage what they bring.
She is a highly qualified speaker, facilitator and tutor, and experienced panel moderator, researcher and consultant.
Holly Tucker MBE is a vibrant and empowering entrepreneur, best known as the co‑founder and Executive Chairman of notonthehighstreet.com, the UK’s leading online marketplace for small, creative businesses.
In 2015 she launched Holly & Co, Holly & Co is a curated online marketplace and platform dedicated to supporting and celebrating small, independent businesses, particularly those founded by women. Over 95% of the businesses featured on the platform are female-founded, highlighting their work and creativity. It also provides advice and inspiration for small business owners.
As the founder of Holly & Co and ‘Not On The High Street’, she has become a leading figure in the world of creative entrepreneurial start-ups.
Holly also serves as the UK Ambassador to Creative Small Businesses, where she passionately advocates for the incredible talent of small business owners worldwide.
With 20 years’ experience, and as the only woman ever to have built two marketplaces to support small businesses, Holly is on a mission to use business to change the world. It is her passion to inspire and empower women, and to show that anyone can build a business doing what they love.
Helena Humphrey is a freelance correspondent and news presenter for clients including ITN. Previously she served as Global Correspondent for NBC News covering major stories including the COVID pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Previously she was a regular face at Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster, where she anchored around the clock coverage, was deployed to cover protest movements and terror attacks, and ultimately served as Washington Correspondent during the Trump administration. She also has a sound knowledge of economic issues, reporting every year from the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Helena is a superb moderator and host on a wide range of subjects including International Relations, Human Rights, Development, Europe, Climate Change and Culture.
In addition to English, she is fluent in French and German.
Helen Gibson MBE is an award-winning international business entrepreneur, speaker, author and leadership expert.
Helen is CEO of Agencia, which delivers meaningful, sustainable and beneficial change to organisations. Under her leadership, Agencia has delivered on the frontline with health, justice, policing and security services. With an impressive client list including the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, NHS, PwC, the EU and the United Nations, Agencia has successfully delivered in 27 countries.
Helen Gibson MBE has an understanding of the challenges facing countries in conflict and transition. From many modern-day issues such as terrorism, corruption, cybercrime, pandemics, addiction and migration, the work of Helen’s company has affected millions of people around the world.
In 2022 Helen was awarded an MBE by the Queen for services to international trade.
Helen Fospero is a trusted and familiar face on British TV. Best known for her sofa appearances on ITV’s GMTV and Lorraine programmes.
Helen currently appears on The One Show on BBC1 and Helen is a regular in Dictionary Corner on Channel 4’s Countdown along with Rachel Riley and Susie Dent.
Helen is an experienced and well-liked facilitator and host for corporate events. Recent clients include Rolls Royce, TransCity Rail and Hyundai. Helen is equally comfortable grilling politicians and those from the business world as she is with celebrities.
Heather Mills is a philanthropist, activist, entrepreneur and world-record holding athlete.
Heather has made a vast impact with her charitable work, helping people affected by war and disability. Her passion is for helping people overcome diversity, something she herself had to do in 1993 when a collision with a motorcycle resulted in the amputation of a leg.
She founded a charity responsible for clearing 21 million square metres of land mines across the world and helping hundreds of thousands of amputees receive artificial limbs. Her inspirational work has touched many globally.
Heather is also passionate about creating healthy, sustainable, plant-based nutrition, food and cosmetics products, with a range of products across these industries.
Harpreet Kaur is a British businesswoman and media figure who rose to national recognition as the winner of Series 16 of BBC’s The Apprentice in 2022. She is the founder of the dessert company Oh So Yum! and has since become a well-known voice in the entrepreneurial and business world, regularly appearing as a keynote speaker.
Following her victory on The Apprentice, Harpreet secured a £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar, partnering with him to accelerate the growth of her brand. Remarkably, within just a year, she had successfully regained full ownership of her business.
She is a sought-after speaker, sharing insights on entrepreneurship, female leadership, resilience, media, and navigating the food industry. Her engaging style and honest storytelling have resonated with audiences across the UK and beyond.
She has partnered with an impressive roster of international companies, including Adobe, American Express, BBC Earth, Dell, Fiverr, Indeed, Mercedes-Benz, Sage, Samsung, Tide Banking, and Xero, bringing her expertise and entrepreneurial experience to a wide range of campaigns and events.
Global transformation director Gina Buckney is a two-time TEDx global speaker, former head of UK customer services for BT, author, and keynote speaker.
Qualified in a range of subjects from neuroscience to emotional intelligence to business management, Gina is the founder of YOUR PEOPLE POWER, a company built to revolutionise industries and redefine work cultures through scientifically backed education.
With over two decades worth of experience, Gina is a passionate female leader on organisational change and cultural transformation. She is also a meditation and mindfulness champion, a published author, and in-demand corporate speaker.
Current most requested speaking topics are: The Power To TAP (Transform At Pace), Power Skills For A Players, Building Winning Teams With D&I, Emotionally Intelligent Leaders, Beating Burnout.
Gabby Jahanshahi-Edlin is a creative consultant, social entrepreneur, female business leader, and speaker on social and cultural change, specialising in bold branding and business growth. She helps inspire teams to be bolder and braver, to work with compassion, be daring and be fun. Gabby works with founders to nurture their brands for extraordinary and sustainable growth.
In 2016, she founded the first-of-its-kind charity, Bloody Good Period, and worked as CEO until 2022. Through her charity, she changed the way we talk about periods at home, in the workplace, and on a wider national level. Her entrepreneurial skills and charitable nature has seen her named one of London’s Most Influential People by The Evening Standard, a Top 50 Trailblazer in Gender Equality by We Are The City, and one of the 100 trailblazers redefining the creative art industry by recruitment website The Dots.
She has appeared on television shows, including The Last Leg, Sky News and BBC News. She has been featured in several written publications, including The Metro, The Sunday Times, Third Sector Magazine, Vogue, Stylist, The Evening Standard, and Glamour.
She is a much sought-after keynote speaker, having worked with brands such as Adidas, Apple, Disney, The Guardian, and the University of the Arts London.
“It’s not just about perfection, it’s about cultivating charisma, gravitas, and energy that transmits”.
With over 20+ years of coaching experience, Evelyne Brink’s background as a performer and producer of her own shows, record deals, author, coaching, corporate training expertise, and keynote speaker, make her a popular choice to help support senior leaders to develop their personality in the spotlight.
Evelyne Brink is the founder of Brink Coaching, was once Europe’s Number one Madonna impersonator, and is the mother to the first survivor of having no small intestine from birth.
In 2022, she presented a TEDx talk at TEDx Católica Lisbon SBE entitled ‘How to dare to be you when everyone is watching’.
