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Keynote SpeakerEm Stroud

The Comic Coach transforming workplace culture through laughter, kindness & serious fun, teaching leaders to Play again

Em Stroud is the Comic Coach. Em has spent 20 years in business and in comedy. She has worked with business leaders and their teams helping them create more impact in their businesses and life. Working with clients such as Bloomburg, Airbus and Barclays. She is the founder of The... Read more

Biography

Em Stroud is the Comic Coach. Em has spent 20 years in business and in comedy. She has worked with business leaders and their teams helping them create more impact in their businesses and life. Working with clients such as Bloomburg, Airbus and Barclays. She is the founder of The Leadership Impact School.

Em has performed theatre and comedy shows across the UK and her new one woman show “The Em Show Tales from a Little Laughing Lesbian” will be tour across the UK in 2025 and OZ in 2026.

A two time TEDx speaker (one as a banana!), Em’s first book: Lessons from A Clown is a number one best seller and her podcast The Comic Coach Podcast is streamed worldwide. Her second book Pizza Life will be out in 2026.

Popular Talks by Em Stroud

  • A New, Brave Way of Leading - Laugh, Think and Play

    To lead ourselves and our organisations we need to understand and develop our own growth mindset, and we need to think about how we improve the culture within our business. In this engaging, energy filled talk you will learn how to change the way you lead yourself, your team and...

  • Mindset Matters – Shift your mindset and performance to engage more effectively

    In a competitive market place it is vital that everyone understands how to improve their performance, their attitude and how they connect. In Mindset Matters your people will learn how to shift their mindset, grow personally and focus on delivering brilliant customer experiences. This will energise your team and your...

  • Time for You – Why it matters for business success

    Wellbeing is vital for the success of your business. Time for you is a Wellbeing masterclass full of practical ideas to help your people feel better, and therefore perform better. This talk will motivate and energise people into action and will make a difference for everyone.

  • Conversations Count – Talk and be heard

    How can your people engage more effectively with your clients, your prospects and each other? In this engaging, energetic session they will learn tools to improve all their interactions including customer engagement, sales interactions and leadership conversations – thus helping build resilience in the changing business landscape.