Anis Qizilbash has forged a successful career as the Creator of Mindful Selling, an expert on helping leaders and teams to unlock growth and achieve consistent yet powerful results in all aspects of business, and personal life. A renowned mindfulness practitioner, Anis coaches her audiences on the correlation between mental state and reactions to scenarios in life. Understanding that leaders face constant uncertainty, Anis is now hired as a keynote speaker to educate audiences on how they can have an agile mind, be consistent in a dynamic world, create enchanting customer experiences and have resilience in turbulent times.
Having graduated from London Metropolitan University and Brunel University with degrees in Design with Communications, Design Strategy and Innovation, Anis’ career began as a Senior Sales Executive for Future Plc. Later appointed as an Account Manager for VNU Business Publications and Media Manager Asia for VNU Global Media, Anis began to forge expertise in the art of selling, customer service, management and marketing. She later went on to become a Product Manager for Banker Middle East, a Sales Manager for Forbes Arabia, an Associate Publisher for Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc and an Associate Director of Devex, before becoming the Founder of Global Development Innovation and Development Post. She later returned to education to secure degrees in Public Financial Management, Public Policy and Management at SOAS University of London.
In 2014, Anis became the Founder of Mindful Sales Training, and began to forge her empire of mindful selling – dedicated to helping people value themselves so that they can, in turn, create value for others. Since establishing her company, Anis has also created AGILE Mindset Principles, having helped hundreds of clients to cultivate deeper emotional intelligence, unlock potential, increased resilience and overcome mindset blockers. To further spread her messages of personal leadership, confidence, resilience, creativity, determination, emotional intelligence and growth mindset, Anis has also become the bestselling author of Mindful Selling: Seven Principles to Banish Stress and Boldly Grow Your Impact and Grow Your Sales, Do What You Love: Mindful Selling for Entrepreneurs and Freelancers. Anis has also been featured in the likes of The Guardian, Forbes, Entrepreneur, The Huffington Post and Metro, along with having delivered the TEDx Talk Power of Inclusion: We Become What We See.
Emboldening audiences to break through barriers, Anis is now a highly popular keynote speaker for corporate events, specialising on mindful selling and her principles of an agile mindset. Examining the components of peak performance, Anis helps her clients to achieve extraordinary success, empowering leaders to unlock growth, no matter what is going on around them. With former clients of Anis’ including University of the Arts London, Pearson, the Mayor of London, The University of Edinburgh and Ordnance Survey, Anis’ expertise is relatable for a variety of industries and professionals. When looking for an expert speaker, who can share her expertise on everything from increasing optimism and self-confidence, to transforming interpersonal relationships, winning mindsets, boosting motivation, strengthening resilience and living more fulfilling lives, hire Anis Qizilbash today!
Books
Mindful Selling: Seven Principles to Banish Stress and Boldly Grow Your Impact
Grow Your Sales, Do What You Love: Mindful Selling for Entrepreneurs and Freelancers
Anis Qizilbash's official speaking topics are listed below:
- Agile Mind, Amplified Results: Achieve Consistent Success in a Dynamic World - In today’s rapidly changing world with unlimited distractions, having an AGILE Mindset is more important than ever. Without this skill, it’s easy to get overwhelmed, anxious, and distracted, making it difficult to adapt to changes and achieve your goals. Anis won't bore audiences with a long list of theoretical jargon or scientific terms. Instead, she will make the experience entertaining, memorable and engaging by weaving in real-life stories and anecdotes that will leave a lasting impression. So not only will the audience learn practical tips and benefits of embracing an AGILE Mindset, they will leave inspired and excited to implement them, no matter what’s going on around them.
- Agile Mindset in the Age of AI: Stay Relevant, Resilient, and Human in a Machine-Driven World - AI and automation are rapidly transforming the workplace, sparking both excitement and unease - but your most valuable asset in this new era isn’t your ability to outpace machines, it’s your ability to stay deeply human. In this refreshing, down-to-earth keynote, Anis strips away the jargon and delivers an inspiring, story-led session that helps your people shift their mindset from fear to curiosity, boost focus amidst digital chaos, and lead with empathy, resilience and clarity - even when surrounded by tech. With a signature blend of wit, warmth and practical insights, she’ll show your team how to stay agile, relevant and confident in the face of relentless change. Whether you’re in HR, IT, L&D or innovation, this talk will leave your people energised, empowered and ready to thrive - without needing to download a single upgrade.
- Mindful Selling: Serve Instead of Sell - In an age of uncertainty, one thing is certain – AI and automation will unleash unfathomable disruption. How do you keep people consistently focused and performing instead of fearful about the future? And how do get your team to detach emotionally after that big deal they nurtured for the past four months comes crashing down so they don’t waste the rest of that day drowning in dejection? And what about when you lose market share to competitors and your team doesn’t believe in your products anymore? With 25 years of sales experience, Anis has been in the trenches of cold calling, raked in millions, and coached leaders, teams, and entrepreneurs. But let’s be real, the most impressive thing about Anis is her ability to make even the driest topic, like sales and overcoming limiting beliefs, hilarious and engaging. And, no, she won’t bore you with sales jargon or make you cold call anyone. Instead, she will weave relatable and hilarious stories of sales blunders and successes to keep the audience entertained and engaged throughout the talk.
- Mindful Service: Create Enchanting Customer Experiences - With the proliferation of technology, customers have become more impatient and demanding than ever before. It’s like they expect customer service reps to be magical unicorns that can grant their every wish with the flick of a wand. Also, your customers are craving for more than just a product or service, they want a memorable and extraordinary experience. This entertaining and insightful talk will equip your customer service reps with the necessary tools to manage their mindset. Think of it like Jedi training, but instead of lightsabers, they’ll be armed with patience, composure, and compassion. With these skills, they’ll be able to enchant customers and provide a memorable experience, even when things get wild. But, with a little suite of tools your customer service reps will be able to handle anything that comes their way.
- Grit & Grace: Mastering Resilience in Turbulent Times - In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing world, resilience is not a luxury, it’s a necessity. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a leader, or just someone trying to navigate the ups and downs of life, the ability to unlock your resilience can make all the difference in achieving your goals and reaching your full potential. In this keynote, Anis will share practical steps you can take today to start developing resilience and achieving success both personally and professionally. But let’s face it, resilience can be a dry topic. That’s why Anis will be weaving relatable stories and anecdotes throughout the talk to keep your team engaged and entertained. From hilarious mishaps to tales of triumph over adversity, Anis will have your team laughing and learning. Best of all, these steps are easy to implement and will positively impact your team’s performance and well-being. Get ready to become a more resilient version of yourself!
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
Feedback from In-Person Events:
"The audience found Anis' talk insightful & uplifting" - Santander
"I am very happy to recommend Anis as your next keynote speaker! I booked Anis for our annual Pearson sales conference as I loved her highlights and showreel videos... Thank you Anis for your contribution to our annual event." - Vicki, Sales Director, Pearson
"Anis' talk was enlightening and was the focus of much discussion today. To now have our leaders talking in this way is a real step in the right direction" - Meadow Foods
"Loved our session with Anis, thought-provoking and motivational. We have already planned how to incorporate the complementary circle idea into our peer group meetings and I look forward to embedding the other techniques shared, especially as designed in such a way that they are simple to implement and do not require oodles of time in the diary to reap the reward." - Caroline, Partnership Manager, Pearson
"Refreshing. Made a genuine difference to the team - given them the tools to understand their own blockers and how to overcome them." - Landmark Information Group
"In addition to her natural comedic abilities, Anis' keynote speech was very insightful. She had us engaged from start to finish and we as a team took a lot from it. Especially the three wins of the day and the complementary circle! Thank you so much Anis and I hope to hear you speak again soon." - Mala, Senior Development Manager, Pearson
"Since your keynote, I am hearing a lot of people talking about mindfulness and how they are trialling it." - Axis Communications
"Thank you for an amazing keynote on Wednesday [annual sales kick-off]. It can be so difficult to make an hours-long virtual event engaging. Not only did you help our team accomplish this, but you also made it a ton of fun! We’ve received high remarks and compliments from our colleagues this week. People thought the presentation was refreshing, funny, and exciting." - DLL Group
"We’re implementing compliment circles and so many other amazing take aways from your session to the team." - Head of Global Strategic Marketing, DLL, USA
"On behalf of London Economic Action Partnership and the Mayor of London, we cannot thank Anis enough for joining us as a speaker at London’s Diverse Entrepreneurs at CityHall! Anis was a knockout keynote speaker. She found the perfect balance between inspiring, spurring the audience to take action and offering practical steps to get it done. She really took the time to understand our audience of diverse business owners, their challenges and the impact we wanted to make. Anis you crafted a talk that well and truly delivered–Fabulous!We received so much incredible feedback–they said they found inspiration and received practical advice to help them break through barriers and achieve the potential. It was also great to see the buzz on social media (the mayor did some posts as well)." - Hannah, Event Manager, Newable
"We loved the passion and delivery and it was on point. Really liked how you closed the session with the key takeaways and the Helix, very clever." - Silvia, Head of Marketing Europe, Eppendorf UK Ltd
- 2016 - Contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine & The Huffington Post
- 2016 - Delivery Partner for The British Library
- 2015 - Business Mentor for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
- 2015 - Creator of Mindful Selling & AGILE Mindset Principles
- 2014 - Business Mentor for Startup Direct
- 2014 - Founder of Mindful Sales Training
- 2014 - Commerical Director of Rezonence
- 2013 - VP Mentoring for Toastmasters International
- 2012 - Founder & Publisher for Development Post
- 2011 - Founder & Director of Global Development Innovation
- 2010 - Associate Director of Devex
- 2005 - Associate Publisher for Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc
- 2004 - Sales Manager for Forbes Arabia
- 2002 - Product Manager for Banker Middle East
- 2001 - Media Manager Asia for VNU Global Media
- 1999 - Account Manager for VNU Business Publications
- 1997 - Senior Sales Executive for Future Plc
How to hire Anis Qizilbash
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