Perspective Changes Everything
Few people have experienced education, public services and leadership from as many perspectives as Jaz Ampaw-Farr.
Through lived experience, professional expertise and research, she helps audiences make sense of complex human issues.
They laugh, they cry and, most importantly, they leave thinking differently, feeling differently and ready to act.
Unique Perspective
Seeing what others miss.
Turning lived experience, expertise and research into practical insight.
Extraordinary Delivery
Moving hearts. Changing minds
Award-winning storytelling and humour that earn standing ovations and changes conversations.
Lasting Impact
Turning insight into action.
Leaving audiences thinking differently, feeling braver and ready to make meaningful change.
See Jaz's Impact
Record-breaking TEDx Talk.
Keynote style in two minutes.
What event organisers consistently say.
Trusted by those shaping the future
From FTSE companies and government organisations to education trusts and national conferences, these organisations have trusted Jaz to challenge thinking and inspire lasting change.
Keynote Themes
Choose the conversation your audience needs most.
Every audience is different, so every keynote is shaped around your people, your challenges and the change you want to create.
Human First Leadership
Strengthen trust, culture and performance through human-first leadership.
•. Understand your leadership impact through the eyes of the people you are leading.
• Transform difficult conversations into courageous conversations that build trust.
• Equip every leader with the clarity of language that creates positive culture shifts.
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Belonging & Mattering
Create cultures where belonging consistently leads to flourishing.
• Move beyond belonging to create cultures where every person knows they matter.
• Change the language that shapes everyday decisions and relationships.
• Build communities where every generation has the opportunity to flourish.
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Reimagining What's Possible
Transform outcomes by changing the core of the stories we tell.
• Challenge the beliefs that quietly shape our decisions and our behaviour.
•. Rewrite inherited stories from the past into hopeful, future-focused possibilities.
•. Create new possibilities by changing the stories we choose to believe.
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10% Braver
Build the confidence to embrace change and take action.
• Turn uncertainty and self-doubt into manageable and purposeful action.
• Build the clarity and momentum needed to break the cycle of hesitation.
• Reframe temporary setbacks as information, learning and possibility.
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Conversations That Matter
Four conversations. Unlimited possibilities.
Inspiring people to be 10% Braver
Jaz is more than one of the most sought-after and top UK female motivational speakers. Her journey from broken to ‘British Oprah’ includes life as a TV presenter, author, Funny Women semi-finalist and the TEDx stage.
Statistically, growing up in foster care and on the streets battling homelessness could have been where Jaz’s story stopped. However, her determination and the impact of five everyday heroes shaped her into the resilience ninja she is today.
On stage, and in her leadership development consultancy, co-founded with her husband Ed, Jaz codifies how to re-story your life. As she says, your past is not a script for your future.
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All That Jaz
Whether your goal is to develop leadership, create invincible teams or galvanise your everyday heroes with a purpose-driven keynote, we’ve got you covered.
In Person Keynote
Book an unforgettable in-person keynote that your audience are still talking about years later.
In Person Keynotes
Live Virtual Keynote
From Jaz’s professional broadcasting studio with optional live Q&A.
Live Virtual Keynotes
Pre-recorded Keynote
Perfect for remote teams or everyday heroes in the education and public sector.
Video Keynotes
From broken to British Oprah...
Read more about Jaz
Multi-Award-Winning Speaker
Alongside being a three-time winner of the prestigious title of Speaker of The Year, she also holds Best Live Gig 2022 & 2023, Best Storyteller 2023 and Most Positive Impact 2023.
Broadcaster (and occasional TV Star!)
In addition to Jaz’s ‘hobby’ of appearing on a reality TV show every 20 years, this Z-list reality TV star (in her own words!) is also an accomplished TV presenter, an experienced radio broadcaster and podcast host.
Funny Women of the Year Semi-Finalist
Jaz’s sense of humour developed out of necessity to avoid danger on the streets. Her uncanny ability to quickly develop an authentic connection with audiences takes them from laughter to tears and back again in the space of a couple of sentences.
Entrepreneur & Positive Disruptor
Jaz is a catalyst for change. Her work expands to championing education by campaigning and advising the UK and international governments.
Communication and Behaviour Author
Author of “Because of You, This is Me” and contributor to “The Working Class: Poverty, Education and Alternative Stories” Jaz writes hard-hitting content with humility and humour.
Resilience Ninja
Jaz’s re-storied her own life with a spectacular Shero’s Journey from Fear Fighter to Resilience Ninja and Positive Disruptor. Today her keynotes, writing and programmes inspire hundreds of thousands of people to be 10% braver.
MARTIN ROBERTS – TV PRESENTER & AUTHOR
“Jaz will turn your world on its head and change your perspective on many things. It’s heartfelt, heartbreaking, uplifting, and inspirational!”
Three Time Winner Of Speaker Of The Year
30 Years Experience, 3000+ Keynotes Delivered Worldwide
Record Breaking TEDx Talk With Over 160K Views
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A tapestry of raw honesty and side splitting humour
Jaz doesn’t just speak to the audience but walks alongside them, sharing profound life lessons that bridge the gap between being inspired to change and actually making a change.
Each keynote is bespoke to your audience with a made to measure message that is guaranteed to reasonate.
Book a chat with Jaz today
Jaz gets booked up fast. If the time for change is now, meet her over Zoom and get the ball rolling.
Download Jaz's Keynote Brochure
Here you’ll find details of each keynote theme and what to expect when you book Jaz as your keynote speaker!
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‘BECAUSE OF YOU, THIS IS ME’
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A gut-punching, heart-opening and hope-filled love letter to everyday hero teachers — and a roadmap for anyone overcoming adversity.
