Sophie Williams is an expert voice in
diversity, inclusion and equality; she shares her voice with high-end businesses, schools, universities and charities, as well as in written publications and through panel discussions, conferences and workshops. As well as her bestselling books, Sophie is a frequent contributor to national publications such as
Bustle, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Glamour, Grazia, the Guardian, Marie Claire and
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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTSÂ
Sophie is a popular guest speaker, consultant, panellist, workshop facilitator and conference moderator, focusing on anti-racism, diversity and allyship. Through all her work, she encourages people to build on existing foundations to ensure there is equality in their personal and professional lives. She has given keynote speeches, sat on panels and hosted a range of events, including at Afro Visibility, Cheltenham Literary Festival, Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit, Girls Talk London, Hay Literary Festival, Primadonna Festival, Stylist Live and Waterstones Live. In 2021, she gave a TED talk entitled The Glass Cliff: The Rigged Test of Leadership. Sophie discussed her experiences as a black woman in the workplace, and it has since gained over 1.4 million views.
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SPEAKING TOPICS
- Race and Racism
- Gender
- Allyship/Anti-Racism
- Building Anti-Racist Workplaces
- The Glass Cliff – what happens when you break through the glass ceiling?
- Building successful, diverse working environments
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CLIENTS
Amazon, Apple, Barclays, Bloom, BUPA, Cambridge University, City and Guilds, Coinbase, Crowd Cube, DAZN, Department for Housing, Department for International Trade, Department for Work and Pensions, the Dogs Trust, Essex Student Union, Estee Lauder, Feeld, Google, John Frieda, Meta, Netflix, the NHS, Primadonna, the Rio Ferdinand Foundation, Sky, Transport for London, UK Civil Service, Universal Music, University of Central Florida, University of the Arts London, Vevo, and York St Johns University.
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MARKETING PRODUCTION SUPPORT
Before her career as an author and diversity speaker, Sophie worked primarily in marketing and advertising for a number of large companies. She held the role of Global Manager of Production Planning at Netflix from March 2021 to April 2022, and has also worked as a Project Manager, Creative Producer, Operations Director, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. She left her job at Netflix after they fired an Trans employee – Sophie was part of the European employee walkout, against Netflix in 2021 in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community. As well as holding full-time employment, Sophie set up Blanket Fort in 2019, a micro agency providing businesses bespoke marketing and production support. It is through this agency that she has worked on campaigns for Netflix’s Sex Education (2019-), Orange is the New Black (2013-2019) and the series of documentaries entitled Beneath the Crown (2020). She also produced work for Rimmel, IKEA and Legal and General.
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To check fees and availability for anti-racism and diversity speaker Sophie Williams, , contact Great Business Speakers on 0044 (0)1753 439289
