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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AI and Workplace Inclusion
The Transformative Power of AI: Shaping the Future of Inclusion Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more than just the latest tech trend; it’s a force driving AI and Workplace Inclusion, it’s a force that’s redefining industries, reshaping the way we work, and, most importantly, creating new opportunities for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), particularly in AI…
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Breaking the Chains of Stigma: Living with Hidden Disabilities
In a world that often focuses on what it can see, living with a hidden disability is both a challenge and an opportunity to educate others. Hidden disabilities come in many forms, from chronic illnesses and mental health conditions to physical impairments that aren’t immediately visible. My journey has been shaped by a hidden disability,…