Insights and reflections
This is what I call the Jamie McAnsh insights space. I want to bring together the thinking behind my work as a speaker and advocate for inclusion.
Here, I share reflections shaped by lived experience, adventure, resilience, mental health, and workplace culture, alongside practical insight drawn from real work with organisations across the UK and beyond.
Some pieces are deeply personal. Others are focused on leadership, inclusion, and systems. All are written with one aim in mind: to help people and organisations think differently, act with intention, and build environments where individuals can genuinely thrive.
From insight to impact
Alongside reflection and lived experience, I also share how these ideas are applied in the real world.
The content below is shaped by work on keynote stages, public platforms, and within organisations, as well as through partnerships and practical tools designed to support real change.
This is where insight moves beyond reflection, connecting values, action, and impact in ways that are grounded, relevant, and human.
Some of the professional organisations Jamie has worked with
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Five Years with The Motivational Speakers Agency
Building Impact with the UK’s Biggest Organisations For the past five years I’ve had the privilege of being represented by The Motivational Speakers Agency, one of the UK’s leading platforms for keynote speakers. It’s been a partnership that has opened the door to some of the largest organisations in the UK, and it has shaped…
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Resilient Leadership Through Change: Speaking with Shell About Purpose and Performance
It started with a friendly call and a shared curiosity about what resilient leadership through change really looks like. Shell’s global travel and commercial operations team had invited me to speak at their internal event, and straight away, I felt something familiar in their theme “Purpose and Performance: Resilient Through Change.” It wasn’t just a catchy…
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Beyond Box-Ticking: Making Inclusive Leadership a Strategic Advantage in Inclusive Workplace Culture
Why is an inclusive workplace culture an advantage? Inclusion isn’t a one-off policy or a quick training session. It’s a mindset, a strategy, and, above all, a responsibility. Over the years, I’ve seen many organisations fall into the trap of treating Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) as a tick-box exercise. But the truth is, when…
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My Life Through Inclusive Technology
Inclusive technology isn’t just something I advocate for, it’s something I live and breathe every single day. As someone who is neurodivergent, accessibility and flexibility are essential to how I function in both personal and professional spaces. I’ve spent years navigating the barriers that many of us face in the workplace, especially those that aren’t…
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How a Disability Helped Me Do What Most People Won’t Try
I want to share with you how a disability helped me do what most people won’t try. You see, when I woke up one morning paralysed from the waist down, my life didn’t just change, it was dismantled. The old goals, the assumptions, the path I was on? Gone. What came next wasn’t easy. It…
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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…
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Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Neurodiversity in the workplace remains a significant topic to address, yet it still has a long way to go before reaching its full potential. Let me tell you a truth: I didn’t know I was neurodivergent for much of my life. Growing up with undiagnosed ADHD and dyslexia, I internalised one clear message: that I…