Rachel Colenso

I love💗 my work!  This is a shout out to all the people who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make memorable events, and enjoyable opportunities for teams to connect.  As a conference and keynote speaker you are in a high pressure role - reading the room, and getting the right message across to people you have never met before. The aim; to leave a lasting positive impression that will motivate, inspire and encourage even better teamwork, leadership or confidence to face and overcome challenges.  A great deal of work goes on behind the scenes. From negotiations, bookings and client management, and travel arrangements to the super, hightec audio-visual support I definately couldn't do it all by myself.  So here is a big thank you to all who have helped to create great moments and leave lasting impressions with the audiences I have had the privaledge of speaking to in 2024... and all the preceding years too! A big thank @  One Tribe , NMP , A-Speakers , Inspir...

Am so excited -  BBC World Service are  interviewing me for their  Outlook series, on Extraordinary Personal Stories from Around the World. Needless to say also a bit nervous as the programme apparently attracts 127 million listeners worldwide! My wish is that our story may reassure and inspire hope to many people who  have endured a similarly harsh time during the very difficult and unnerving events we face, in the heart of the Global Covid-19 Pandemic 2020. If you want to listen to some of their amazing broadcasts click here! BBC World Service

As a motivational speaker I am often asked to build bridges between the diversity that exists in just one organisation. The experience of travelling to various countries and mingling with different cultures is invaluable in connecting with audiences, and ensuring successful outcomes. It is always refreshing to immerse yourself into environments that are very different from your own. Not that long ago I spoke in Geneva, a global financial city, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy. This is due to its presence of international organizations such as the Red Cross and many of the United Nations agency headquarters. It beautiful and orderly, forms the confluence of the Rhone and Arve Rivers, and is surrounded by majestic snow capped Alpine mountains. As someone heralding from a far more chaotic and noisy environment, such perfect and quiet efficiency is more than a little unnerving. In my mind it is comparable only to time spent speaking in Frankfurt, Germany. (I began my speaking career ...

Rachel Colenso Speaking at the IFB next generation event in London Rachel Colenso with James Amos of Boodles, London I was recently given the great honor of speaking at the IFB tri-annual international conference in London. The audience comprised of some of Britain's most successful next generation Family Business entrepreneurs, directors and executives, as well as successful family business owners from other countries. Placed as the last speaker of the day, following an impressive line -up, including a former adviser to the White House, was rather a hard act to follow! Rachel Colenso Inspirational Speaker However, this proved to be a fantastic and responsive audience and I thoroughly enjoyed the event. I hope my talk will help to inspire the next generation members as they lead their companies into the future. I think what helped to make this event such a success was the great consideration given to the selection and placement of the speakers as well as the gre...