COURAGE TO CONTINUE

BRITT WHYATT Britt runs a popular and award-winning baking blog and works closely with individuals and companies helping them to create engaging online content. She specialises in mentoring for blogs relating to business. She gives talks on blogging and mental health and is a mental health advocate, having been an ambassador for Mind, Rethink and … Read more

THE COURAGE TO SAVE A LIFE

SILAS HOUGHTON BUDD Silas is a paramedic with special interests in critical care and the management of cardiac arrest. His vocational interests include communication and the facilitation of learning. He is a keen advocate for the development of the paramedic profession, and of inter-professional relations. For Silas, every patient has a story and every medical … Read more

LIVING A BIGGER LIFE

JULIE CREFFIELD Julie’s background is in project management in sport, culture and volunteering including 8 years on London 2012 inspiring people locally to get onboard. She now works to inspire women to achieve more than they ever thought possible and is founder of a global fitness brand, inspiring millions of overweight women to improve their … Read more

COULD MONTESSORI BE THE ANSWER TO A BETTER WORKPLACE?

SOPHIE BRYAN Sophie believes that work can bring freedom, expression, creativity and innovation, with huge benefits to the business. An experienced HR professional, she has been a finalist of the Personnel Today Award 2014 for Excellence in Learning and Development, and winner in 2015 for Excellence in Employee Engagement. She has created and delivered some … Read more

HOW TO BE A PATRIOT IN AN AGE OF GLOBALISATION

RUPERT GATHER Rupert is an entrepreneur who travels the world promoting international investment and advising investors looking at the British economy. He works closely with UK Government to drive inward investment, and his wider interests include education where he is an active trustee for multi-academy trusts. Rupert is an active speaker at conferences and events … Read more

THE QUESTIONS WE NEED TO ASK ABOUT MALE SUICIDE

STEPH SLACK Steph believes talking saves lives. Having lost her uncle to suicide and supported close friends through suicidal ideation, her aim is to raise awareness of suicide prevention and help people to feel confident and comfortable in conversations about suicide. She runs workshops, speaks and blogs about suicide prevention, mental health and emotional resilience … Read more

BECOMING YOUR MANY SELVES

ROGER EVERNDEN Roger is concurrently a business consultant, an IT professional and an accomplished musician and composer. He started playing the piano when he was 8 and has been playing, composing and publishing music ever since. His interest in organisational change and leadership has led him to become an international keynote speaker and writer, with … Read more

INFIDELITY: TO STAY OR GO…?

LUCY BERESFORD Lucy is a writer, broadcaster, psychotherapist and documentary maker – in other words, a global storyteller. She hosts LBC Radio’s Sex & Relationships phone-in show, reviews the newspapers on Sky News, and is an Agony Aunt on ITV’s This Morning. She even blogs for Huffington Post UK Lifestyle. She was shortlisted for ‘Dating … Read more

HORSES – LET GO OF THE REINS

CATHY SUGDEN (THE HORSEBACK HEROINE) The Horseback Heroine specialises in the unique emotional bond we form with our horses and how this leads to a whole new world of horsemanship. After a life-changing event where Cathy Sugden chased robbers on horseback thanks to her trust and understanding of her horse, Mr Smiffy, Cathy has become … Read more