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Claire Brumby is an award-winning entrepreneur, best-selling author, and ICF-accredited leadership coach, whose inspiring story has positioned her as one of the UK’s most engaging keynote speakers. Following a life-threatening illness, Claire turned adversity into opportunity by founding Scrubbys Crisps, a multi-award-winning healthy snack brand that grew from a kitchen-table concept into an internationally recognised name in the FMCG sector. Her journey through entrepreneurship, brand building, and strategic leadership has equipped her with invaluable insights that she now shares through dynamic presentations, coaching, and mentoring programmes.
Claire’s professional story is packed with standout moments. In 2014, she pitched her brand on BBC’s Dragons’ Den, showcasing her entrepreneurial spirit to millions. Her business achievements also led to an invitation to St James’s Palace, where she mingled with royalty and top-tier industry figures. With experience as a mentor for Virgin StartUp and performance coach since 2016, Claire brings authenticity, commercial acumen, and a warm, relatable voice to her work. Whether she’s speaking at events for Asda, Bupa, or Kellogg’s in 2025 or coaching early-stage entrepreneurs, Claire delivers with energy and purpose.
Beyond her business ventures, Claire is known for pushing boundaries — quite literally. She is a marathon open-water swimmer, part of an English Channel relay team, and an advocate for wellbeing through cold-water swimming. Her holistic approach to life and business is captured in her motivational themes such as “Mindset Mastery to Win” and “Health & Well-being; is King”. She empowers others to step outside their comfort zones and embrace the idea that “Anything Is Possible If You’ve Got Enough Nerve.”
In 2021, Claire published The Winning Mix: Launch and Grow Your Food Business Without Selling Your Soul, a best-seller shortlisted in the Business Book Awards. The book offers aspiring entrepreneurs a candid, practical guide rooted in real-life experience. Today, she continues to coach, mentor and inspire, helping people unlock their potential and build purpose-led businesses. With her unique blend of resilience, business savvy, and motivational fire, Claire Brumby is a powerful voice in the worlds of entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal growth.
Claire Brumby is regularly booked to engage audiences at events, read their latest feedback below:
“Claire attended our event and was exactly the breath of fresh air we needed; it was a brilliant way to celebrate our programme. She was engaging, emotive and inspirational, leaving all our guests feeling empowered by the end of the session. I am so pleased that we chose to go with Claire, everything she said resonated with someone, and she really brought the key topics to life. An hour with her is not enough, Claire has so much to offer, and we would definitely want to see her again. a huge thank you from all of us.”
“Thank you for attending the Charity Dinner as a keynote speaker. Your valued contribution made the event extremely enjoyable and you were a huge success with the delegates. I greatly appreciate your support and invaluable contribution to this worthy cause.”
“I found Claire’s session really useful. To hear from an external speaker was refreshing and Claire’s background and how she overcame the challenges she has faced, both professionally and personally, were really inspiring. Claire also shared some practical tips that help create the foundation for a positive mindset which I will be sure to implement myself.”
“Our team thoroughly enjoyed listening to Claire’s inspirational and motivational story. Many of the team could relate to the challenges and found ‘Claire’s Diamonds’ provided useful and practical advice to help in business and in life.”
“Claire delivered an inspiring speech for Amazon’s UK 3P internal event, Women’s Away Day. The speech consisted of Claire’s life story and survival through difficult times, and how she overcame those, resulting in interesting audience engagement Q&A. Out of the 6 sessions we had on the same day, 1 in 5 of our attendees said that Claire’s speech was their favourite session on our event. Thank you, Claire!”
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