Female Inspirational Speakers

It is no secret that senior leadership positions are dominated by men, and though the number of female leaders is growing, it is not growing fast enough. Despite this, companies with female executives are reportedly 30% more likely to outperform their competitors. This statistic proves the profitability of gender diversity in leadership positions.

Female speakers use their stories to empower female audiences, inspiring more women to strive for leadership positions. For businesses, these speakers discuss the gender inequalities they experienced, to teach audiences the impact of discrimination and prejudice. Our agency features the very best female leaders to inspire your audience.

Alexandra Palt

Named in Forbes' Top 46 Global Sustainable Leaders & Executive Vice-President Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer of L'Oreal

Anj Handa

Founder of Inspiring Women Change Makers & Winner of The National ASFA Positive Action Award

Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller

Former Director-General of MI5, First Female Chancellor Of The Order Of The Garter & Names as One Of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women By Forbes

Charlie Webster

The First Woman to Host a Heavyweight Title Fight, Podcast Host, Sports Journalist & Women's Aid Ambassador

Claire Harper

Founder of Indiacoco & Former Mamas & Papa's Marketing Director

Dame Ellen MacArthur

World Record Holder for The Fastest Single-Handed Circumnavigation of The Globe who sailed single-handedly around the world non-stop

Debra Searle

Completed a 3000+m Row Across The Atlantic, Founder of Shoal Projects & MIX Diversity

Dr. Lynda Gratton

Founder & CEO of HSM Advisory, Professor of Management at London Business School & Bestselling Author of "The Shift" & "Redesigning Work: How to Transform Your Organisation and Make Hybrid Work for Everyone"

Dr. Sian Proctor

Founder of Space2Inspire, Pilot of SpaceX’s Groundbreaking Inspiration4 Mission, and the First Black Woman to Command a Spacecraft

Emma-Jane Taylor

Founder of The Works Company & Child Sexual Abuse Campaigner

Inga Beale

First Female CEO of Lloyd’s of London, President of The British Swiss Chamber of Commerce, & Member of the NN Group Supervisory Board

A key awareness event in the corporate calendar is International Women’s Day, which takes place on the 8th of March annually. International Women’s Day, often shortened to IWD, recognises the many achievements of female leaders across the world, as well as the discrimination that women often face in the workplace. Female inspirational leaders are regularly booked for IWD events to relate to and empower female audiences.