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.

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 Shola Mos-Shogbamimu

Founder & Editor of Women in Leadership & Social Justice Campaigner

Dr. Laura Penn

Leadership Communication & Speaking Arts Expert & Founder of the Leadership Speaking School who is transforming leaders & teams into authentic communicators of the digital age

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

Dr. Vumile Msweli

Founder & CEO of Hesed Consulting, Media Contributor for Safm & The Guardian Nigeria, Named one of Africa's 40 Under 40 Business Icons & TEDx Speaker

Emma-Jane Taylor

Founder of The Works Company & Child Sexual Abuse Campaigner

Felicity Ashley

Accomplished Atlantic Rower, Leadership Transformation Expert, Team Potential Visionary & Inspirational Mindset Keynote Speaker

Gaby Natale

Triple Emmy-Winning Journalist, Host & Executive Producer of SuperLatina & the First Latina Author to be Published by the Leadership Division of Harpercollins

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.