HR and employment experts bring valuable insights on effective team-building, employee engagement, and conflict resolution, helping leaders understand the importance of fostering a positive work culture. Employment speakers can also guide businesses in navigating complex HR issues, improving team communication, and aligning leadership strategies with organisational goals. By addressing key topics like talent management, diversity and inclusion, and effective employee development, these speakers ensure that teams are better equipped to collaborate, innovate, and achieve higher levels of success.
Our Great Business Speakers have the power to inspire and transform organisations. They offer actionable strategies and frameworks that leaders can apply to improve team performance and cultivate a more cohesive work environment. Through dynamic presentations and engaging discussions, they help businesses understand team dynamics and leadership nuances, equipping individuals with the skills needed to foster collaboration and resilience in any setting. With the flexibility to offer in-person or virtual talks, our HR Employment Speakers can reach broader audiences and provide tailored content that addresses specific organisational needs, ensuring businesses thrive in in-person and remote work environments.
Discover our HR and Employment Speakers below, or contact the team at Great Business Speakers to enquire or book. +44 1753 439 289
Alexandra Forsyth is a Creative and Technology Founder, TEDx speaker, British Podcast Awards Judge, and host of the transatlantic podcast Take a Chance On You.
Blending lived experience with strategic insight, Alexandra developed the H.U.M.A.N. ROI Matrix, a human performance framework designed to help organisation’s identify hidden friction points. Her work sits at the intersection of human-centered leadership and the future of work, particularly as organisations navigate AI transformation, rapid growth, and evolving workplace cultures.
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.
Professor John Amaechi OBE is a renowned organisational psychologist, bestselling author, and Professor of Leadership at the University of Exeter Business School. He is the founder of APS Intelligence, a consultancy firm that merges behavioural science with psychological insight to help transform business cultures and develop high-performing leaders.
Beyond his academic and business career, John is a former professional basketball player. Growing up near Manchester, he made history as the first Brit to have a sustained career in the NBA. He played for seven years in the league for teams like Utah Jazz and Orlando Magic.
In 2007, four years after retiring from professional sport, he publicly came out as gay, making him the first former NBA player to do so.
“My journey as a ceramic artist and writer, and my work on television and stage converge here: to show how to leave what’s familiar and step into what’s possible.”
Jez Rose is a bestselling writer, ceramic artist, presenter, and top 10 keynote speaker leading a global movement for reinvention.
Most of us don’t need more change. But we do need the tools to meet it. That’s why Jez created RESET, a framework, philosophy, and global movement for when the old story stops serving us and when questions start to rise.
Rohit Bhargava is an expert in marketing, innovation, trends, and the future. He believes the world needs more non-obvious thinking and his mission is to help people see what others miss.
For more than a decade, Rohit has been inspiring audiences at Coca-Cola, Disney, Microsoft, NASA, Schwab, SXSW and hundreds of other clients with his signature keynote presentations. He is a master at weaving stories into his talks in a way that helps audiences better understand the world today, while also preparing for the future.
He is a three-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 10 books on marketing, innovation, and trends; has been invited to be a non-boring speaker to events across 32 countries; and is a frequent contributor to publications including Entrepreneur and GQ magazines.
Tim Harford is a data detective, writer, and ‘geek storyteller’.
A BBC presenter, behavioural economist, and award-winning Financial Times columnist, Tim offers a distinctive blend of humour, intelligence, and narrative He has published a range of bestselling books, including The Undercover Economist, which has sold nearly two million copies, and the Sunday Times number one business book How to Make the World Add Up. He has several BBC radio series, including More or Less, Things That Made the Modern Economy, and How to Vaccinate the World.
He is an honorary fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and in 2019 he was awarded an OBE “for services to improving economic understanding”.
He is a highly sought-after business speaker and has presented for companies including Google and PopTech, as well as three times for TED which have been viewed more than 10 million times.
John Vary is one of the world’s leading visionaries in futurology and innovation. With a career spanning over 20 years, John has redefined how organisations imagine and create the future. From working as an Innovation Architect at Burberry and a Futurologist for the John Lewis Partnership, John has consistently driven transformational change at the intersection of creativity, human potential, and technology. His expertise spans human and machine collaboration, neurodiversity in innovation, and unlocking potential at the intersection of technology and humanity.
He is now a highly sought-after keynote speaker, and was ranked among the top 10 most sought-after futurist speakers of 2025. He has delivered keynotes on TED, SXSW, and WIRED, captivating live and virtual audiences with his ability to spark curiosity, provoke thought, and inspire meaningful action.
Ellis Watson is a business leader, turnaround expert, and thought-provoking speaker who has worked for the likes of the Mirror Group and Syco. Throughout his career, he has overhauled, revitalised, rebranded, and expanded global businesses, spanning industries from entertainment to transport.
His business career really took off when he was Managing Director of The Sun at the peak of its popularity. He would later become the first Head of Digital for media mogul Rupert Murdoch. He then became the CEO of TV producer Celador International, successfully taking the quiz show Who Wants To Be a Millionaire to over 100 countries.
He is now a highly sought-after business speaker, bringing his original insight, honesty, enthusiasm, and humour, challenging and motivating audiences with a candour that is rare among senior leaders.
Geoff Burch is one of the most sought-after business speakers and thought leaders in the world, renowned for his electrifying presentations that inspire real change in organisations. He is also a bestselling author and TV personality.
Once dubbed by the press as ‘The Hell’s Angel of Management Consultancy’, Geoff combines his sense of humour with practical strategies, sharp wit, business insights, and charisma to drive real results.
With experience working with a range of national and international brands, his entertaining style guarantees to engage, inspire, and entertain teams.
Described as a visionary leadership expert, Silvia Garcia is the founder of Feel Logic and Happiest Places to Work, and the former Global Director for Marketing and Happiness for the Coca-Cola Company.
After a 15 year career in senior communication roles, she made history as the first Global Director of Happiness for Coca-Cola, and under her leadership collaboration thrived, innovation grew, and engagement soared.
She is now a highly sought-after speaker on leadership, inspirational, and happiness; she takes her audiences beyond strategy and tactics, creating a shift of perspective and building a better future for your business. She combines science-based insights and strategies with audiences, transforming the way we understand people and empowers the audience to deal with them on a higher level, maximising their skills and creativity to become superior strategists at work and life.
“Who we become on the way to our boldest ambition creates new knowledge of who we are” – Michelle Moore
With over 20 years of senior leadership experience, Michelle Moore is a leadership coach, author, speaker, and thought leader on transformational leadership and resilience.
Named one of the UK’s 50 Most Influential Women in Sport, Michelle is renowned for her compelling storytelling, radical self-awareness, and resilience. She inspires courageous conversations and has spoken in over 20 countries at international summits, conference, and boardrooms.
A powerful advocate for change, she unlocks leadership potential and drives organisational transformation. Her experience spans business, sport, education, and government, with her talks, coaching sessions, and masterclasses transforming the lives of professionals, teams, and cultures.
Sacha Romanovitch OBE made history as the first female CEO of a major accounting firm in the UK when she took the helm at Grant Thornton UK, running a £500m business with over 5,000 employees.
Known for her leadership and radical thinking, her tenure was marked by efforts to transform the firm into a modern business characterises by personal development, responsibility, collaboration, and diversity.
She is a highly sought-after business speaker; drawing on her extensive career, she examines how companies can be robust, sustainable, and future ready while exploring leadership development, strategy implementation, and how businesses can positively impact wider society.
Binod Shankar is not your average keynote speaker. Binod’s keynotes are sharp, practical, and packed with hard truth your audience needs to hear.
He mixes his real-world experience with his non-nonsense advice and a dash of humour and adventure. Whether he’s tackling career pivots, leadership, or personal growth, Binod delivers insights that sick and push people to act.
He has held leadership roles at EU, KPMG, and Nakheel, where he helped raise the world’s largest convertible Islamic bond. Later, he founded Genesis, a financial training firm that he sold on to Kaplan, a $2 billion global powerhouse.
He is also a chartered accountant, a CFA charter holder, and holds a level 7 coaching and mentoring qualification from ILM; he is the author of bestselling book Let’s Get Real, and is a regular guest on CNBC and Bloomberg.
Binod doesn’t just give talks – he provokes, he challenges, he moves people to action. A former CEO and finance expert, he distils hard-won leadership and business insights into unforgettable messages that audiences will carry with them long after the applause has died down.
With over 30 years of hands-on experience, Vinay Parmar helps businesses to transform their everyday interactions into unforgettable moments – moments that turn one-time buyers into lifelong fans.
He has worked with some of the world’s biggest brands, including Aldi UK and National Express, and he knows that no matter the size, every business can unlock the commercial power of customer experience.
Andrew McMillan started Engaging Service over ten years ago. Prior to that he spent 28 years working for the John Lewis Partnership, starting as a management trainee to becoming responsible for customer experience across the department store division.
He wants to make individuals and organisations happier and more fulfilled through a sense of collective purpose, so they engender trust, loyalty and advocacy from their customers while becoming more productive and, as a consequence, more profitable.
With over a decade of experience at the intersection of entrepreneurship, fashion, and sustainability, Zoe Bayliss Wong is a strategic force behind some of the most recognisable names in purpose-led consumer business.
Now working as a freelance CFO and COO, Zoe partners with leaders to bring high-growth expertise to businesses creating positive change for people and the planet.
As a SME advisor, board director, and strategist, Zoe speaks around two key themes: sustainable fashion and the future of retail, and women in business and driving diversity in senior leadership.
Jim Steele is the founder of Holistic Performance Lab. A disruptor, thought leader, and catalyst for transformational behavioural change, Jim’s expertise is highly sought after by global organisations.
Jim’s focus and expertise lies in the interaction between productivity and sustainability, for business leaders, executives, and next-generation teams. Through highly engaging talks and events, he helps individuals and organisations to cultivate thriving, resilient workforces.
His approach is based on achieving three things: make you and your teams better, smarter, and stronger together.
Debra Searle MVO, MBE, is a unique and inspiring individual. A businesswoman, professional adventurer, and motivational speaker, Debra is convinced that learning to choose the right attitude, can transform our personal and professional lives.
Debra has launched five companies, presented over 40 programmes for the BBC, won Gold World Championship medals for Team GB, was the youngest ever trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh Award, and successfully rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Once voted World #1 Female Motivational Speaker in the Global Gurus ranking, Debra has been honoured twice by the late Queen, an MBE in 2002 and an MVO in 2014.
She is a successful author, and has spoken at over 1,300 events across 40 countries about her incredible achievements. In fact, the movie of her solo Atlantic row is currently in development in Hollywood!
Bruce Daisley is a keynote speaker and bestselling writer about workplace culture, working with leadership teams and organisations to help create and sustain a positive, high-performance work culture.
His previous business career saw him spend over a decade as one of the best known technology experts in the world, first working for YouTube and then Twitter across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
He is regarded as one of the most respected thought leaders on the subject, and was once named by LinkedIn as one of the world’s top 10 voices on the topic. He was also named in a survey of industry leaders as the ‘fantasy hire that most of them would like to make’. Even more impressively is that he beat Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to the award.
Pete Cohen is a performance coach, TV presenter and expert, author, and popular motivational keynote speaker.
He has over 30 years of experience in helping individuals and organisations to reach their full potential.
His methodology offers a practical toolkit for sustainable and intentional return-on-investment, equipping his audiences with strategies, motivation, and opportunities to grow needed to achieve their ideal future selves, and to enhance their overall wellbeing.
Over the years, he has published 20 books that have been translated into a number of languages worldwide.
His team includes Professor Ray Sylvester from the Kelley School of Business at Indianapolis University; together they have created some pioneering work on the power of intention.
Contact Great British Speakers today to book motivational business speaker Pete Cohen for your next event.
Beatrice Kabutakapua is an inspiring Business Storytelling Coach who works with businesses and organisations, helping them utilize storytelling to enhance employee engagement and enable leaders to be more authentic, ultimately creating a happier, more inclusive workplace culture.
She has worked with companies such as Aviva, Booking.com, Netflix, and Save the Children to drive communications and leadership transformation across their teams.
Nicole Bearne has been at the forefront of Formula 1 for over 25 years, contributing to the success of the Brawn Grand Prix and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 teams.
Her extensive motorsport experience includes executive and technical operations, internal communications, employee experience and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Nicole’s career achievements include nine Constructors’ World Championships and eight Drivers’ titles, which underscore her instrumental role in driving success both on and off the racetrack.
As a pivotal member of renowned teams such as Brawn GP and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One, her journey is a testament to excellence, leadership, and innovation in one of the most demanding industries.
In 2023, Nicole founded The Comms Exchange, a consultancy dedicated to enhancing internal communications, employee engagement, and leadership strategies for organisations across various industries. Armed with a master’s degree in Organisational Behaviour, as well as professional certifications from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and the Institute of Internal Communications, Nicole brings unparalleled expertise to her current role.
Nicole’s unique blend of real-world F1 business acumen and academic expertise makes her a compelling speaker for various audiences. She is frequently invited to speak at conferences in the UK, USA and Europe.
Matt Swain is the founder and CEO of Triangle, working with an exclusive group of UK and US leading founders, CEOs and entrepreneurs, helping to build their digital reputation to drive commercial outcomes.
He is also the founder of SOCIAL CLUB, an exclusive social media communications company where influencers and brands manage a following of over 328 million.
Matt is also a published author, and a popular inspirational speaker.
Jackie Handy is a renowned workforce culture specialist with over two decades of experience in executive recruitment, leadership development, and inclusion best practices. Her mission is clear and impactful: to create workplaces where everyone feels safe, valued, and understood.
Since delivering her thought-provoking TEDx talk in 2018, titled The Exclusive Nature of Inclusion, Jackie has become a sought-after expert in workplace inclusivity. She draws from her personal experiences of exclusion to help organisations across various sectors build more inclusive and supportive environments.
As an award-winning keynote speaker and panellist, Jackie has addressed global audiences and collaborated with organisations across a wide range of industries, delivering both in-person and virtual presentations. Her talks ignite imagination and inspire actionable change, equipping business leaders with the tools needed for sustainable cultural transformation in today’s workplace.
