Speaking and public platforms
I am Jamie McAnsh a globally renowned motivational speaker, consultant, and inclusion specialist who delivers powerful, real-world talks across some of the UK’s leading organisations, conferences, and public platforms.
My work sits at the intersection of lived experience, leadership, and culture. I speak openly about resilience, adaptability, inclusion, and performance, not as abstract concepts, but as behaviours shaped under real pressure. Pressure that tests identity, values, decision-making, and leadership when certainty disappears.
Drawing on lived experience, leadership insight, and extreme challenge, my talks translate adversity into practical, usable learning. Audiences do not just feel inspired in the room. They leave with language, perspective, and actions they can apply immediately in their work and lives.
I have worked extensively across corporate, education, and public sector environments, delivering keynote talks and facilitating meaningful conversations with leaders, teams, and organisations navigating change, complexity, and growth. My approach balances emotional impact with strategic substance. Inspiration matters, but only when it leads to sustained behaviour change.
This is not storytelling for impact alone. It is lived experience refined into insight, accountability, and cultural understanding. Every talk is grounded in reality, tailored to the audience, and focused on helping people show up better for themselves, their teams, and the systems they operate within.
My purpose is simple. To challenge thinking, strengthen resilience, and help organisations build inclusive cultures where people are supported to perform, adapt, and thrive, especially when things do not go to plan.
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When leadership feels uncomfortable, you are probably doing it right
When leadership feels uncomfortable, you are probably doing it right, even though every instinct you have may be telling you otherwise. We have been sold an image of leadership that portrays leaders as calm, confident, and in control at all times. The reality, however, is far messier and far more human. Discomfort is not a…
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What Getting Back Up Actually Looks Like in Practice
What getting back up actually looks like in practice is rarely the clean, cinematic moment we’re sold on stages, social media, or in soundbites. It is not a fist pump, a quote on a screen, or a sudden surge of motivation. In reality, getting back up is quieter, slower, and far more uncomfortable than most people expect. Resilience doesn’t announce itself. It shows up…
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The Profici Podcast with Special Guest Jamie McAnsh
💥 “That guy in the mirror led me to a suicide attempt.” 💥 Jamie McAnsh Profici Podcast on resilience and overcoming adversity. In this raw and powerful episode of The Profici Podcast, I sit down with Anthony O’Brien to share the truth behind my story — the highs, the lows, and everything in between. From…
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From Sport to Keynote Stages: My Journey in Speaking
My story from sport to keynote stages has been an epic journey. There was a time when I thought my story ended the moment I woke up paralysed. In truth, that was just the beginning of a very different kind of journey, one that would eventually lead me to the world stage, not just as…
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Jamie McAnsh Kilimanjaro climb with SpryStep Vector KAFOs
A Journey Born from Adversity Jamie McAnsh Kilimanjaro Climb with SpryStep® Vector KAFOs: A Life-Changing Journey began when Jamie McAnsh woke up one morning with incomplete paralysis caused by Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Everything changed in that moment. What began as a life-altering diagnosis soon became the foundation of an extraordinary story of determination,…
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Sopra Steria Accessibility and Inclusion: A Guest Speaker’s Perspective
When I was invited to speak at Sopra Steria in June 2025, I knew the conversation would be about more than technology. It was about people, accessibility, and the courage to design a world where everyone belongs. The briefing call set the stage perfectly. We spoke about the reality that 96% of websites remain inaccessible…
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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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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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Virtual Motivational Speaker for Global Teams: My Talk with Linesight
Working as a virtual motivational speaker for global teams allows me to meet extraordinary professionals and connect with organisations that are truly shaping the world, sometimes quite literally. One such experience was my time working with Linesight, a company whose reach spans continents, but whose values remain grounded in collaboration, innovation, and people-first thinking. Who…
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Disability empowerment through storytelling: Breaking Barriers at the Disability Positive Event
A Powerful Platform for Sharing Disability empowerment through storytelling is something that I absolutely love to do. I had the incredible honour of speaking at the Disability Positive event – and what an experience it was. To stand in front of a room full of individuals who, like me, live with disability, and to be…
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Business for entrepreneurs
See No Bounds – Business for entrepreneurs Business for entrepreneurs was a business podcast based on the stories of a wide range of business founders. Although See No Bounds is no longer trading, its legacy as a vibrant online community lives on. Built on a foundation of honesty, connection, and real-life stories, it brought people…