Speaker Entrepreneurship

“I was invited to do a TEDx talk at short notice. I had a powerful message I wanted to share, but I knew I needed help to shape it into something truly impactful. So I booked a Finishing Touch session with Barbara. Barbara was fantastic. In just one session, she helped me bring clarity and structure to my story. We worked through what to keep, what to cut, and how to make it land with the audience. Her insights were sharp, her energy was reassuring, and the session gave me the confidence I needed to step on that stage fully prepared. I can’t recommend Barbara highly enough. She’s the real deal.”

"Barbara helped me prepare for an important Board presentation with only a couple weeks notice. She helped me transform my dry, fact-based presentation into a compelling celebration of how my team was responding to consumer opportunities with connected experiences. Barbara's framework & coaching gave me huge confidence and really set me up for success on the day. And, I'm still using the lessons she shared to this day."

"Sheila surprised and helped our middle management with a highly inspiring lesson in sustainable leadership based on analogies with the 'highest pressure & highest standards' world of top chefs, followed by a sublime cooking workshop. What an unforgettable afternoon and evening it was!"

"Sheila bridges the gap between cooking and the often unruly challenges of organisations. She does this in a language that everyone understands, with a direct style and an enormous dose of creativity. While she cooks, she creates space for reflection and conversation – her menu and the way she introduces it enhance the participants' experience. Especially when dealing with complex themes, her approach provides breathing space, colour and surprising insights. The result: engaged participants, new perspectives and a collaboration that always runs smoothly and is inspiring."

"For a series of inspiration with authentic speakers who have achieved something special, made a bold choice or had an unusual impact on their field and expertise, Sheila gave a presentation to our global teams, from San Francisco to Singapore, from Riyadh to Sydney. Sheila combines her modest and down-to-earth attitude with highly professional preparation and execution of her session. Her intrinsic drive, accessibility to viewers and inspiring story greatly appealed to our employees and transcended national borders."

"Sheila is extremely energetic and inspiring and knows how to engage and captivate her audience. Her personal, multi-layered story approaches leadership from a unique and surprising perspective – that of the world's top chefs. In a vivid, interactive way and with colourful personal experiences, she draws parallels between the ability to mobilise teams, innovate and deal with pressure in business, and that of setting high standards in Michelin-starred kitchens, constantly reinventing yourself and the need for sustainability in your profession. This dynamic fits seamlessly with the daily reality of the female top professionals participating in the Deloitte Women on Boards leadership programme. Sheila makes complexity manageable with recognisable images and concrete tools — look closely, and you'll see if it's right — making her contributions directly applicable and sustainable."

You were the perfect late afternoon speaker, you really kept everyone’s attention with your great stories and analogies. Your passion for what you do is refreshing. Thank you for making the conference a truly inspiring event.

Bill is so incredibly insightful! His ability to command the stage and deliver actionable tips to really help people become better leaders who are emotionally intelligent is second to none in my experience. I attribute much of my personal success to what Bill taught me early in my career and leadership journey. From a meeting planner's perspective, Bill is a dream presenter - easy to work with, humble, and wants to be part of the team to deliver excellence. He took the responsibility to 'exceed expectations' as seriously as I did as the meeting host. Bill lives what he researches and teaches making personal/professional relationships so very enriching. 

Bill, I want to thank you for a very powerful session. I had so many people saying this was so helpful!!! The science you taught on questions vs statements was incredible. I never knew the brain science component to this and realized I could be better asking questions when giving feedback. Better said, I need to coach more through questions! The coaching exercise drove this home! The session was a 10 out of 10! You are incredibly talented, can hold the room with your presence and you are very skilled at getting people to engage and interact.

In her usual compelling and accessible style, Tiffani Bova bestowed valuable insights to our partners on how to provide a great Customer Experience to their target market, at our flagship annual event – Global Partner Summit.