Keynote SpeakerJude Guaitamacchi

Founder & CEO Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, TEDx Speaker, Trans Awareness Trainer, Award winning Speaker & Campaigner

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Beyond social conditioning to rediscovering yourself | Jude Guaitamacchi | TEDxUniversityofEssex
Mental Health in the LGBTQ community with Jude Guaitamacchi | European Mental Health Week 2023
Queer Perspectives: Bodily Autonomy

Popular Talks by Jude Guaitamacchi

Finding the Beauty in Being Myself

From homeless to Harrods. Jude’s journey of triumph, from tackling addiction and homelessness in childhood to finding recovery, discovering their trans-non-binary identity, healing, and thriving. In childhood, Jude struggled with their mental health. Unsupported they were the trans child who slipped through the net and tried to change themselves for…

From homeless to Harrods. Jude’s journey of triumph, from tackling addiction and homelessness in childhood to finding recovery, discovering their trans-non-binary identity, healing, and thriving.

In childhood, Jude struggled with their mental health. Unsupported they were the trans child who slipped through the net and tried to change themselves for acceptance of others. Jude lived a childhood of misery, they were homeless and almost lost their life, resulting in lifelong nerve damage at just 18 years old. Jude fought to survive through extreme hardship to tell a story of recovery that eventually became a journey of self-discovery. Over the years they found the power in their voice and began to inspire audiences around Europe as highly sought-after public speaker.

Jude started transitioning at 30 and showed the world that it is never too late to start living authentically. During the first summer after their top surgery, they were cast in a Harrods Beauty Campaign with the tagline ‘My Beauty is Being Myself’ which described their journey in overcoming adversity to finding acceptance and beauty within.

Jude has rewritten the narrative to a story that was written for them by reclaiming their autonomy and finding strength in their vulnerability. Jude tells a story that is relatable to everyone. They are passionate about humanising trans people to help bridge the gap between people’s understanding of the trans experience and to see themselves in their story. Jude’s story isn’t a trans story, it’s a human story.
LGBTQIA+ & Trans+ Awareness Educational workshops/ Intensive Training

– What it’s like to be trans and non-binary in the UK today. – Broadening an understanding of LGBTQIA+ terminology. – Making distinctions between sex, sexuality, and gender identity. – Understanding gender diversity, trans & non-binary identities. – Fostering a more inclusive workplace by learning practical skills to use the…

– What it’s like to be trans and non-binary in the UK today.
– Broadening an understanding of LGBTQIA+ terminology.
– Making distinctions between sex, sexuality, and gender identity.
– Understanding gender diversity, trans & non-binary identities.
– Fostering a more inclusive workplace by learning practical skills to use the correct pronouns and not assume gender.
– Understanding gender-affirming care and the process of social/medical transition pathways in the UK.
– Tackling discrimination and creating a culture that understands and supports LGBTQIA+ & trans colleagues.
– The Gender Recognition Act & protections for trans people within the Equality Act 2010.
– Case studies and workshop-style exercises for groups.
– Support pathways for professionals & families.

Jude can support you on your journey to becoming an organisation where LGBTQIA+ colleagues thrive and LGBTQIA customers and communities feel seen.
Mental health & wellbeing in the workplace

A workshop designed to support people on their journey towards wellbeing in the workplace and beyond. The session explores intersectionality and the various experiences that influence mental health as well as some of the barriers accessing support within different communities. This interactive session offers audiences the opportunity to self-reflect, identify…

A workshop designed to support people on their journey towards wellbeing in the workplace and beyond. The session explores intersectionality and the various experiences that influence mental health as well as some of the barriers accessing support within different communities. This interactive session offers audiences the opportunity to self-reflect, identify their own challenges, look at ways to empower themselves and invest in their own wellbeing in a contained and confidential space.

Diversity drives innovation and wellbeing is the key for workplace productivity. For an organisation to truly thrive it must centre wellbeing, viewed through an intersectional lens.

Jude draws on their own lived experience of overcoming adversity, trauma and mental health issues to embark on a journey of recovery and self-discovery. Jude offers enormous insight into deconstructing an acquired belief system and learning what it means to stay true to yourself in the face of adversity and oppression.

Jude has a powerful ability to engage audiences of all ages, backgrounds, cultures, and professions by speaking the universal language of the heart.

Themes include:

-Intersectionality and understanding of mental health within communities.

-Self-reflection exercise: understanding our difficulties in the work place.

-Social conditioning and the way society has shaped our thoughts, beliefs and attitudes.

-Identifying shame/self-limiting beliefs.

-The mask we live in – in the pursuit of acceptance and belonging.

-Empowering ourselves through self-awareness.

-Courageous conversations and finding strength in vulnerability.

-Discovering more of ourselves and embracing authenticity.

-Fostering meaningful connections in the workplace.

-Reducing stress through mindfulness techniques.

-Self-reflection exercise: How confident do you feel in supporting yourself?

-Resources and support pathways.

More talks

Evolving Attitudes and Using Affirming Language
A Guide to Social and Medical Transition
Tackling Direct and Indirect Discrimination
Moving Beyond the Fear of Getting It Wrong

Biography

Award winning motivational speaker and campaigner Jude Guaitamacchi has worked with global audiences for over a decade, delivering talks on mental health, resilience, wellbeing, LGBTQ+, gender diversity. They have an impressive range of clients including international schools, leading global brands and businesses including the Soho House Group, TikTok, Universal, Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo, Versace, Deloitte, Ogilvy, Aiglon School Switzerland, Marlborough College, St Pauls. Jude has overcome adversity battling trauma and mental health issues throughout their childhood. Turning their pain into power as a young adult Jude became a storyteller, inspiring audiences all over the world, with the aim of helping people find strength in vulnerability, embrace their authenticity, empower themselves and truly embody who they are.

Highly acclaimed for their work in an interview with The Daily Mirror, Dame Kelly Holmes named Jude as one of her personal heroes. Dannii Minogue commented on Jude’s work telling them “I am inspired so much by what you’ve achieved and never slowing down”. A testimonial from Deloitte mentioned “that their talks were among the best they’d heard”. Global DEI manager at Allianz Commercial said “They offer so much knowledge and wisdom helping others to discover and embrace their authentic selves, find strength in vulnerability, connect to others despite differences and truly empower themselves” A director at GWI said “Jude was honestly SPECTACULAR!!!!”.

Jude started their career as a public speaker in 2013 with the Amy Winehouse Foundation Resilience Programme, delivering talks on peer pressure, self esteem and resilience to young people in schools around Europe. They spoke along side Mitch Winehouse, telling their story and blossoming journey recovery. They developed their career as an independent speaker and worked with organisations such as the Self Esteem Team, delivering talks on mental health, stress and self-esteem before becoming an educator and advocate on LGBTQIA+ gender diversity awareness and inclusion.

For 11 years Jude has been inspiring people of all ages, cultures, backgrounds and professionals. By speaking openly and sharing their vulnerability, they have a profound ability to engage and connect with audiences by speaking the universal language of the heart. Their transgender experience was a brief but eye opening stage of their experience giving them huge insight in the way society has shaped us all.

Jude was named one of the Top 21 Activists Globally by Pink News in 2023 and won Campaigner of the Year 2024 in the Bank of London Rainbow Honours. Jude made history with their ground breaking global initiatives and campaigns championing trans positive narratives and empowering allies. Their latest campaign #TransYouthAreLoved was the biggest celebrity endorsed trans solidarity campaign of all time and saw over 60 celebrities across TV, film and music sending video messages of support for trans youth. Emma Bunton, Dannii Minogue, David Tennant, Elliot Page, Jessie Ware, Will Young, Mae Martin were a few public figures who were involved. The campaign made mainstream press including ITV news and went viral on social media with video messages viewed by millions of people worldwide. Jude has organised the lead of three major Pride parades with their campaigns including Pride in London and Brighton Pride.

Jude is the founder of Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, a national advocacy network advancing the rights and conditions of trans people in the UK. They made history chairing the first all-trans panel in UK Parliament. The event was hosted by Kate Osborne MP and Caroline Nokes MP and attended by MPs and lords in the Houses of Parliament. TSA is an umbrella organisation convening LGBT+ organisations and trans activists working in partnership with cis allies to create positive change for trans people in the UK. Their projects include a series of expert briefings in Parliament and media engagement strategies. TSA has given official statements to national media including ITV News. TSA’s historic briefing was officially recognised by LGBT History Month.

As an internationally signed model, Jude has represented global brands. Trailblazing non-binary representation, in 2020 Vogue Italia quoted them as “paving the way for non-binary representation in the world of fashion is one of Jude’s many noble goals” after their biggest achievement saw them as the first non-binary face of Harrods for their H Beauty campaign where Jude’s tagline was ‘My Beauty is Being Myself’.

Jude writes for UK national media including Metro, Attitude, Cosmopolitan, Pink News and has been featured in Vogue Italia, Forbes, TMZ, The Independent, VICE, BBC News, Dazed, BBCThree. Jude was highly commended at the European Diversity Awards 2023 and Rainbow Honours 2023. They were featured in the Guardian’s Pride Power List 2024. Through their work as a speaker, trainer and consultant they work alongside organisations and teams coaching and nurturing them as they grow. Their talks and training programmes are tailored to individual needs, and range from 1-3 hours.

Jude can support you on your journey to becoming an organisation where colleagues thrive and customers and communities feel seen.

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What clients say about Jude Guaitamacchi

"Globe (Deloitte's LGBTQ+ Network) has had the pleasure of having Jude present to webinars on Transgender Inclusion. Jude is a fantastic and extremely engaging speaker and our people gave very positive feedback, following both sessions, with many commenting that their talks were among the best they'd heard. LGBTQ+ inclusion is a priority for us and having Jude join us as a speaker, educator and activist helps all our people feel included.” Laurie Rutter, Deloitte

"At Allianz we have worked with Jude a few times, and each time they are incredible! Their level of insight not just with regards to LGBTQ+ and trans awareness topics but their resilience in having overcome extremely adverse life experiences is truly inspiring. They offer so much knowledge and wisdom helping others to discover and embrace their authentic selves, find strength in vulnerability, connect to others despite differences and truly empower themselves. I'd highly recommend them” Marie-Helene Tyack, Global Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging Business Partner, Chair of the Global Allianz Pride Board

"Paving the way for non-binary representation in the world of fashion is one of the many noble goals that Jude has..." Sofia, Vogue

“We couldn’t recommend working with Jude more! We trailblazed adapting Jude’s Gender Diversity training to all our hospitality teams and had resounding success. We continue to hear it’s our team’s favourite training and they especially loved hearing Jude’s powerful lived experiences alongside practical tips for how to navigate gender diversity in the workplace." DEI Manager UK & Europe Soho House Group

How to book Jude Guaitamacchi as a keynote speaker

How do I book Jude Guaitamacchi for a keynote speech?

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What topics does Jude Guaitamacchi speak about?

Jude Guaitamacchi speaks on Diversity, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Society & Education, Wellbeing. Talks can be shaped around your audience, industry and strategic objectives - share your event brief with London Speaker Bureau and we will work with Jude to align the content with your delegates and goals.

Is Jude Guaitamacchi available for international events?

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Does Jude Guaitamacchi deliver virtual or online keynotes?

Virtual and hybrid keynotes are now a standard part of the speaking industry. Please contact London Speaker Bureau to confirm whether Jude Guaitamacchi is available to deliver a virtual session for your event and on which platform (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, a bespoke studio or your own).

How long is a typical keynote by Jude Guaitamacchi?

Most keynote speeches run between 45 and 60 minutes, often followed by a 15-30 minute Q&A. Other formats - shorter conference slots, panel appearances or longer workshop sessions - may also be possible. Share your agenda with London Speaker Bureau and we will confirm what Jude can accommodate.

Can Jude Guaitamacchi tailor the keynote to our industry and audience?

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What languages does Jude Guaitamacchi present in?

Jude Guaitamacchi delivers keynotes in English. This profile may not list every language available; ask London Speaker Bureau to confirm. If you require simultaneous interpretation or a multilingual format, please mention this in your enquiry and London Speaker Bureau will arrange it for you.

What makes Jude Guaitamacchi a strong fit as a keynote speaker?

Jude Guaitamacchi's areas of expertise include Diversity, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Society & Education, Wellbeing. To get a clear sense of Jude's style, credentials and how they engage an audience, please review the biography, popular talks and any videos or testimonials shown on this page, or request a detailed speaker brief from London Speaker Bureau.

What kind of events can Jude Guaitamacchi speak at?

Jude Guaitamacchi can be booked through London Speaker Bureau for corporate conferences, leadership events, internal team meetings, association gatherings and private client engagements where expertise in Diversity, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Society & Education, Wellbeing is relevant. Details of Jude's background and previous engagements are included in the biography above; contact us if you would like a more detailed list of past clients or case studies.

Does Jude Guaitamacchi offer workshops, panels or fireside chats in addition to keynotes?

Beyond keynote speeches, many of the speakers on our roster also take part in workshops, executive masterclasses, panel discussions and fireside chats. Contact London Speaker Bureau with your preferred format and we will confirm what Jude Guaitamacchi is able to offer alongside or instead of a keynote.

How far in advance should we book Jude Guaitamacchi?

We generally recommend enquiring at least three to twelve months in advance to secure your preferred date with Jude Guaitamacchi, particularly during peak conference seasons. Where possible we also accommodate shorter lead times - please contact London Speaker Bureau to check Jude's current availability for your dates.