About Jamie McAnsh
I’m Jamie McAnsh. A keynote speaker, inclusion consultant, and Head of Inclusion at Champions UK PLC who helps organisations build stronger people, healthier cultures, and more resilient leadership.
My work sits at the intersection of lived experience and organisational change. I don’t speak from theory alone. Everything I do is shaped by what it takes to adapt, rebuild, and lead when life does not go to plan.
I work with businesses, leaders, and teams who want more than inspiration. They want conversations that land, behaviours that shift, and cultures that actually work for the people inside them.
My story
In 2014, I woke up paralysed from the waist down.
There was no warning. No preparation. One day I was living a full, active life. The next, everything had changed. I was later diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, a a life-changing disability and a condition that reshaped not just my body, but how I experienced the world.
Recovery was not a straight line. It required resilience, patience, honesty, and a willingness to adapt again and again. Progress came in small, often invisible steps. Learning how to get back up became a mindset, not a moment.
That experience fundamentally changed how I see people.
I understand what it feels like when control is taken away. When confidence is tested. When systems don’t quite work for you. And when the support around you makes all the difference.
Those lessons now underpin everything I do professionally.
Turning lived experience into impact
Over the past decade, I have worked with organisations across the corporate, education, and public sectors. I’ve translated my experience into work that helps organisations become more human and more effective at the same time.
As a keynote speaker, I talk openly about resilience, teamwork, culture, self-development, and leadership under pressure. Not as abstract ideas, but as real-world skills people can use immediately.
As a consultant, I work with organisations to audit, develop, and strengthen engagement, inclusion, and people strategies. I help leaders move beyond good intentions and into practical action that improves how people experience work.
Alongside this, I partner with businesses on CRM and relationship strategy, because at the heart of every organisation are people: staff, teams, leaders, suppliers, and customers. Strong cultures are built on strong relationships, supported by the right systems.
Inclusion, culture, and leadership
Inclusion is not a policy.
Resilience is not motivation.
Culture is not a poster on the wall.
They are lived, daily experiences shaped by leadership behaviour, systems, and trust.
As Head of Inclusion and through my consultancy work, I support organisations to embed inclusion in a way that is practical, measurable, and human. That means helping leaders understand people better, communicate more effectively, and create environments where individuals can perform, contribute, and belong.
My approach is honest, grounded, and outcomes-focused. I don’t offer quick fixes. I help build foundations that last.
Why I do this work
I believe organisations are strongest when they recognise the humanity of the people within them.
After more than a decade of navigating change, rebuilding confidence, and adapting my own goals, I now use that lived experience to support others: individuals, teams, and organisations facing their own moments of challenge and transition.
Whether on stage or in the boardroom, my aim is the same.
To work with organisations and help people get back up, move forward with clarity, and build cultures that support both performance and wellbeing.
Let’s talk
If you’re serious about developing people, strengthening culture, and leading with intention, I’d love to explore how we can work together.
Speaking.
Consultancy.
Long-term partnership.
Let’s start the conversation.
Recent Blogs
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Inclusive Leadership: Inclusion That Drives Culture, Wellbeing, and Commercial Growth
A Blog Series by Jamie McAnsh Inclusive leadership is about you! I’ve had the privilege of working with organisations that share my vision for meaningful, lasting change in the workplace through inclusive leadership. Each partnership in this series has been carefully chosen because they don’t just talk about inclusion, wellbeing, or leadership, they live it.…
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What Makes a Good Motivational Speaker (and What Doesn’t)
What makes a good motivational speaker is not being able to talk; it means you are good at it. Booking a motivational speaker can be a game-changer or a let-down. Whether it’s a school assembly, leadership retreat, corporate event or international conference, the right speaker can energise the room, drive transformation and leave a lasting…
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Top Motivational Speaker in the UK | Jamie McAnsh
Being Named One of the Top Motivational Speakers in the UK Was Never About the Title In 2025, I was listed as one of the top motivational speakers in the UK. That sentence still lands with a quiet pause when I say it out loud.Not because of ego.Because of the road it took to get…