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Keynote SpeakerEm Stroud

The Corporate Clown Speaker, Best Selling Author and the Co-founder of the New Global Movement, Laugh, Think and Play

Em Stroud is uniquely positioned between the creative and the business worlds. An Entrepreneur, Performer, Clown, MC, best selling author and a two times TedX speaker, she works with a roster of CEOs of SMEs and global businesses using personal and business improvement techniques, including those mastered from the art... Read More

Biography

Em Stroud is uniquely positioned between the creative and the business worlds. An Entrepreneur, Performer, Clown, MC, best selling author and a two times TedX speaker, she works with a roster of CEOs of SMEs and global businesses using personal and business improvement techniques, including those mastered from the art of Clowning and Improvisation. Em helps business leaders and their teams to put the fun back into work so they can be more confident, creative, collaborative and ultimately, more successful. She is the author of ‘Lessons from a Clown’ and ‘Lessons from a Clown Playbook’ and hosts the UK top 30 podcast ‘Clowning Around’.

Em explores the relationship between culture within organisations and the human element, how we can collaborate more successfully and shift our own personal choices when it comes to engagement, communication, impact and storytelling. Em comes from having worked with a compelling list of previous teams and leadership groups in companies including Bloomberg, Bayer, Barclaycard and other firms that do not begin with a B such as Airbus, King and Fisher German!

The following can be delivered as keynotes, workshops, team away day sessions or at business retreats. They are all delivered in a highly energising, engaging and interactive style.

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.

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