I am a totally blind trans woman who loves breaking down barriers for disabled and LGBTQ+ people through open, honest and authentic conversation and training. I am a totally blind trans woman who loves breaking down barriers for disabled and LGBTQ+ people through open, honest and authentic conversation and training. < Back Sarah Stephenson-Hunter Specialisms: LGBTQ+, being trans, disability, blindness, intersectionality, leadership, adoption and faith I am a totally blind trans woman who loves breaking down barriers for disabled and LGBTQ+ people through open, honest and authentic conversation and training. I have over 20 years experience of working within the public sector, particularly in higher education. I have previously provided training and keynote talks for organisations such as Guide Dogs, Breast Cancer Now, Stephenson-Harwood, RPC, the Law Society and Oxford University. I pride myself on being able to deal with often sensitive and difficult topics in a way that truly engages the audience and blends my rich personal and professional experience with warmth, empathy and humour. I love getting in front of people and sharing some of the humanity behind the headlines of what it means to be disabled and LGBTQ+ and I'd love to be able to have the opportunity to speak at your organisation or event. info@speakerscollective.org BOOK A SPEAKER OR GET IN TOUCH FOR MORE INFORMATION Submit Thanks for your speaker request and we will be in touch soon.

Nett’s interests and passion for improving health and care support include end of life care, alcohol addiction, ensuring the patient and public voice in health and care. Nett’s interests and passion for improving health and care support include end of life care, alcohol addiction, ensuring the patient and public voice in health and care. < Back Nett Furley Specialisms: End of life support , Patient and Public involvement Nett’s interests and passion for improving health and care support include end of life care, alcohol addiction, ensuring the patient and public voice in health and care. Nett Furley has over 45 years’ experience in health and care in the not for profit, third sector and NHS and has been supporting people at end of life for the last 15 years as an end of life doula. She sits on a number of committees as a patient and public member. This includes NICE (national institute for health and care excellence), NACEL (National Audit for care at end of life) NIHR (national Institute for health and care research) and NHS England. This has provided her with the opportunity to bring the patient and public perspective to clinical guidelines, service development, health and care research and funding of NHS clinical priorities. She is an end of life doula, a funeral celebrant, an assessor of diplomas, a mentor, a trainer and a coach info@speakerscollective.org BOOK A SPEAKER OR GET IN TOUCH FOR MORE INFORMATION Submit Thanks for your speaker request and we will be in touch soon.

I was born in Switzerland to a Spanish mother and a German father, the second of four sisters, an upbringing that forged a profound family bond within me. I was born in Switzerland to a Spanish mother and a German father, the second of four sisters, an upbringing that forged a profound family bond within me. < Back Julia Engelhorn Specialisms: Parent Bereavement I was born in Switzerland to a Spanish mother and a German father, the second of four sisters, an upbringing that forged a profound family bond within me. Following my studies in Hotel Management and Tourism in Scotland, I delved into the dynamic world of startups while working for the Family Investment company. This period exposed me to a diverse array of projects and allowed me to connect with individuals from various walks of life. In 2007, I married my first husband and lived in Spain for a while. The arrival of our first son in 2009 marked a new chapter in our lives. Seeking fresh opportunities, we made the decision to relocate to Cape Town, South Africa, in 2012. As a dedicated mother, my focus intensified, particularly after the birth of our twins in 2013. The challenges of raising three young children alone, as my husband frequently travelled to Spain, fostered my independence and self-reliance. Unfortunately, our marriage, already fragile, ultimately led to a difficult separation, and our divorce was finalized in 2015. Tragically, in retaliation for the divorce, my ex-husband took the lives of our twins on April 6th, 2017. The ensuing years became a journey through the obscure and draining depths of grief. Thankfully, the unwavering support of my family and friends, coupled with the therapeutic power of art and nature, provided solace. Faced with a lack of resources for parents navigating similar heartbreak, I embarked on the writing of my book, "Precious Scars," detailing my journey and the coping mechanisms that guided me. The process of writing proved cathartic, solidifying my resolve to assist other parents grappling with the loss of their children to violent crime. In 2020, I relocated to England with my second husband and our children. Here, I continue to engage in creative projects and actively promote "Precious Scars." Additionally, I have immersed myself in charitable endeavours focused on supporting bereaved individuals, channelling my experiences into avenues that can bring comfort and understanding to those enduring similar pain. info@speakerscollective.org BOOK A SPEAKER OR GET IN TOUCH FOR MORE INFORMATION Submit Thanks for your speaker request and we will be in touch soon.

International best-selling writer and speaker Sharon is a vocal changemaker.International best-selling writer and speaker Sharon is a vocal changemaker. < Back Sharon Critchlow Specialisms: Emotional Intelligence, Workplace wellness, Leadership, personal motivation As an international best-selling writer and speaker Sharon is a vocal changemaker. She brings passion to the subjects of the future of work, diversity and inclusion, leadership, emotional intelligence and personal motivation. Writer of numerous articles published across the globe on wellbeing topics, she is the co-author of Amazon best-selling book: Love Your Life! 100 Tips For More Peace And Happiness. Sharon is a qualified Accountant and has won several International awards for her contribution to the accountancy profession. She is a non-executive director at Clarion Housing Association with over 25 years of experience in senior leadership roles and growing successful businesses. Sharon is also a Director at Discover Your Bounce, which is a leadership development and workplace wellness provider and is passionate about people becoming the best that they can be and allowing their true talents to shine. info@speakerscollective.org BOOK A SPEAKER OR GET IN TOUCH FOR MORE INFORMATION Submit Thanks for your speaker request and we will be in touch soon.

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Henry Johnstone is a trauma-informed hypnotherapist whose clinical work centres on narcissistic abuse recovery, CPTSD, shadow work, and helping clients navigate the complex world of their subconscious mind and trauma with clarity and ease.Henry Johnstone is a trauma-informed hypnotherapist whose clinical work centres on narcissistic abuse recovery, CPTSD, shadow work, and helping clients navigate the complex world of their subconscious mind and trauma with clarity and ease. < Back Henry Johnstone Specialisms: Self harm, masculinity, creativity, OCD, depression, addiction, vulnerability Henry Johnstone is a trauma-informed hypnotherapist whose clinical work centres on narcissistic abuse recovery, CPTSD, shadow work, and helping clients navigate the complex world of their subconscious mind and trauma with clarity and ease. His practice is grounded in deep psychological understanding and the transformative power of reframing internal narratives a foundation that shapes everything he brings to the stage as a mental health keynote speaker, podcaster, and author. Known for his powerful lived experience and his ability to make complex inner worlds feel relatable, Henry’s talks explore how the subconscious mind holds the stories we haven’t yet been able to tell and how those stories can be rewritten into strength, agency, and self-respect. He blends therapeutic insight with a rare honesty, inviting audiences into a deeper understanding of trauma, identity, neurodiversity, and emotional resilience. Lived Experience as Expertise Henry’s credibility comes not only from his training but from surviving the realities he now helps others understand. His lived experience includes ADHD, bipolar, OCD, anxiety, addiction, narcissistic abuse, suicidal thoughts, self-harm. He knows what it means to be sectioned, homeless, addicted, overwhelmed, and at war with himself and he uses this history as a source of compassion and truth. This blend of clinical knowledge and lived insight allows him to speak with clarity, depth, and relatability to corporate teams, leaders, clinicians, educators, and frontline staff. Henry has a rare ability to turn his own extreme experiences into shared commonality, helping audiences feel seen within their own stories — not just his. Clinical Depth Meets Human Honesty Henry’s most requested topics include: Narcissistic abuse recovery CPTSD and complex trauma ADHD & neurodiversity in the workplace Shadow work and the subconscious mind Trauma-informed communication & leadership Emotional regulation and embodied resilience Through metaphor, science, humour, and grounded storytelling, Henry makes complex psychological concepts easy to understand and deeply human. Why Organisations Book Henry Event organisers choose Henry for his: Emotional power and grounded presence Clinical expertise matched with lived experience Ability to reach any audience with clarity and compassion Transformational, relatable storytelling Audiences leave with practical tools, deeper self-understanding, and a renewed sense of possibility. On Stage Energetic, grounded, disarming, and deeply transformational, Henry speaks with the precision of a clinician and the vulnerability of someone who has walked the hardest paths and returned with a map. He helps people recognise their own patterns, strengths, and potential creating lasting impact far beyond the event. info@speakerscollective.org BOOK A SPEAKER OR GET IN TOUCH FOR MORE INFORMATION Submit Thanks for your speaker request and we will be in touch soon.

Angela presented the BBC1 BAFTA nominated and winner of the Mind Media Award for Best Factual TV documentary, ‘Life After Suicide’.Angela presented the BBC1 BAFTA nominated and winner of the Mind Media Award for Best Factual TV documentary, ‘Life After Suicide’. < Back Angela Samata Specialisms: Suicide, Suicide Bereavement, Co-production, Art and Mental Health Angela presented the BBC1 BAFTA nominated and winner of the Mind Media Award for Best Factual TV documentary, ‘Life After Suicide’. The film encouraged discussion and exploration of mental health issues, challenging the stigma of suicide. Describing her own experience and that of her children after her partner took his own life 15 years ago, Angela travelled the length and breadth of the UK talking to others who had experienced the same loss. The documentary was aired as part of the BBC’s Mental Health Season InTheMind and was watched world-wide by over 5 million viewers Angela represents the views of those bereaved by suicide and was for 4 years, Chair, and is now Ambassador, of the Survivors of the Bereaved by Suicide. Angela was also invited attendee of the All Party Parliamentary Group looking at Suicide Prevention in England and Wales. Co-author of the NHS70 Parliamentary Award winning SeeSaySignpost training, which has to date been accessed by 250,000 people globally, her charity work, together with the making of the documentary was recognised as Angela was named as the Merseyside Woman of the Year 2016 and awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Liverpool John Moores University. As an Arts professional for over a decade, Angela lead the John Moores Painting Prize at the Walker Art Gallery and continues to work freelance with individual artists and arts organisations, while also speaking publicly about mental health issues. Often her work in Mental Health and the Arts come together and in 2018 she completed a Winston Churchill Fellowship to the USA and Japan looking at both disciplines, visiting in patient units and arts studios in both countries. Angela is a non-executive director of Speakers Collective. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9vvAFU9-Q8 info@speakerscollective.org BOOK A SPEAKER OR GET IN TOUCH FOR MORE INFORMATION Submit Thanks for your speaker request and we will be in touch soon.

George Taktak is an artist, inventor and social entrepreneur. He is the founder of How Mental, the world's leading mental health community with over 14 Million people taking care of their minds and a following of over 750,000 people on Instagram. George Taktak is an artist, inventor and social entrepreneur. He is the founder of How Mental, the world's leading mental health community with over 14 Million people taking care of their minds and a following of over 750,000 people on Instagram. < Back George Taktak Specialisms: Mental Health, Suicide, LGBTQIA+, Motivation, Social Media, Empathy, Creativity, Touch, Emotional Intelligence George Taktak is an artist, inventor and social entrepreneur. He is the founder of How Mental, the world's leading mental health community with over 14 Million people taking care of their minds and a following of over 750,000 people on Instagram. George uses his personal experience of depression and anxiety to humanise mental health services, with relatability and humour at the core of his approach. He has worked at the intersection of health and technology for over a decade and was awarded a patent for his innovations in 2019. He recently launched 'How Are We' , the first app to provide a realtime measure for how people are feeling around the world, with a focus on empowering community wellbeing such as schools and organisations. George is an economist by background, having studied at the London School of Economics and worked for Deloitte. info@speakerscollective.org BOOK A SPEAKER OR GET IN TOUCH FOR MORE INFORMATION Submit Thanks for your speaker request and we will be in touch soon.

After a very difficult time with his divorce in 2013 which significantly impacted his mental health and pushed him to the brink of suicide; he subsequently became a single parent with full-time responsibility for looking after his son. After a very difficult time with his divorce in 2013 which significantly impacted his mental health and pushed him to the brink of suicide; he subsequently became a single parent with full-time responsibility for looking after his son. < Back Naveed Mirza Specialisms: Mental Health, Suicidal Ideation; Family breakdown, Single parenting, Importance/value of fathers and fatherhood After a very difficult time with his divorce in 2013 which significantly impacted his mental health and pushed him to the brink of suicide; he subsequently became a single parent with full-time responsibility for looking after his son. He realised that a lot of dads found the system (and society) working against them; hence he founded Dads Unlimited to help fathers navigate the labyrinth of family breakdown, and all that it entails. He wanted to make life easier for dads in his situation, and provide the advice, support and community he never had. The charity was one of the winners of the GSK Impact Awards in 2022 for its contribution to suicide prevention and raising awareness for this group of men. He didn’t want anyone to have to go through what he had to and how it made him feel - just in order to have a relationship with their children. He realised that the value placed on dads and their parenting, is not appreciated as it should be; and that even worse, in the midst of family breakdown, their voices are invisible and very little is understood about the impact this has on the mental health of dads as a result. Naveed has a wealth of experience in keynote speaking to audiences at many national conferences and local events about his personal experience and the impact it had on his mental health within the field of family breakdown and loss of contact with children. info@speakerscollective.org BOOK A SPEAKER OR GET IN TOUCH FOR MORE INFORMATION Submit Thanks for your speaker request and we will be in touch soon.

Conor Warren is an 18-year-old CEO, mental health advocate and public speaker. Conor Warren is an 18-year-old CEO, mental health advocate and public speaker. < Back Conor Warren Specialisms: Mental Health, LGBTQ, Youth Voice, Youth Entreprenuership Conor Warren is an 18-year-old CEO, mental health advocate and public speaker. At the age of 14, he founded Spark UK, one of the UK's only youth-led mental health organisations. Since then Conor has managed the organisation working with likes of Dame Emma Thompson, Dame Judi Dench, Stephen Fry and BAFTA. Conor works with a number of national charities including RNLI and Scouts and discusses themes of Youth Voice and Mental Wellbeing. He has appeared in publications including Men's Health, The Guardian & The One Show. info@speakerscollective.org BOOK A SPEAKER OR GET IN TOUCH FOR MORE INFORMATION Submit Thanks for your speaker request and we will be in touch soon.

I am Dr. Zulfia Abawe, a multidisciplinary thinker and practitioner who refuses to accept leadership and organizational cultures and practices as they are.I am Dr. Zulfia Abawe, a multidisciplinary thinker and practitioner who refuses to accept leadership and organizational cultures and practices as they are. < Back Zulfia Abawe Specialisms: Decolonial feminism Inclusion and diversity Leadership, people and culture in organizations Constitutionalism Politics, Law and Society Lived Experiences I am Dr. Zulfia Abawe, a multidisciplinary thinker and practitioner who refuses to accept leadership and organizational cultures and practices as they are. I provoke critical reflection, embed decolonial practices in everyday work, and push for epistemic justice that turns assumptions upside down. From delivering a highly praised guest lecture on political awareness to senior leaders in South and North Wales Fire and Rescue Services, to speaking at the Global Campus of Human Rights, COP28, the International Studies Association, the Cambridge Conference Series, and many more, my work spans classrooms, boardrooms, and global stages. I have been a discussant for SwissPeace and the Global South Network, and I thrive on challenging power, uncovering the unseen, and showing that resistance isn’t always loud – it can be as quiet as persistence, as bold as asking uncomfortable questions, and as transformative as reimagining what leadership and justice can actually look like. My talks and collaborations aim to make organizations and communities think differently, act differently, and live differently—while occasionally laughing at the absurdity of it all. info@speakerscollective.org BOOK A SPEAKER OR GET IN TOUCH FOR MORE INFORMATION Submit Thanks for your speaker request and we will be in touch soon.

I am a health and well- being life coach. I specialise in helping people with a chronic illness, or an addiction, develop positive strategies to improve the quality of their lives. I am a health and well- being life coach. I specialise in helping people with a chronic illness, or an addiction, develop positive strategies to improve the quality of their lives. < Back Andy Williams Specialisms: Developing positive strategies to cope with a chronic illness, specifically Rheumatoid Arthritis. Promoting a healthy lifestyle to improve well being. Dealing with addiction, specifically alcohol related. I am a health and well- being life coach. I specialise in helping people with a chronic illness, or an addiction, develop positive strategies to improve the quality of their lives. Having been diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis in 2008, and coming through addiction, I understand what you may be going through. I believe in the power of exercise and a healthy lifestyle and completely changed my way of life when diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. In 2017 I cycled over a 2500 metre mountain pass in South Africa to challenge myself and raise money for charity. I preach positivity and believe in a growth mindset. info@speakerscollective.org BOOK A SPEAKER OR GET IN TOUCH FOR MORE INFORMATION Submit Thanks for your speaker request and we will be in touch soon.