Jaz Ampaw-Farr

Jaz Ampaw-Farr is an expert in leadership, resilience, well-being, diversity, and inclusion. Co-founder of Human First, she has delivered over 3000 keynotes to more than one million people, and has gone viral with her TEDx Talk, The Power of Everyday Heroes, which delved into her challenging upbringing in foster care and her homelessness as a teen, a life trajectory that would have limited her potential, had it not been for a handful of teachers who supported her, allowing her to become the highly successful person she is today. When booked for speaking engagements, Jaz candidly speaks about her struggles growing up and eloquently covers topics, such as leadership, resilience, change and belonging.

Described as a catalyst for change, Jaz is highly sought after by both private and public sectors due to her ability to inspire, influence and motivate teams to achieve high performance. She has delivered highly impactful presentations for leading organisations, including Gucci, Skillsoft, The Marketing Society, RED and the BBC, to name a few. Adopting a human-first leadership approach, Jaz prepares people to overcome adversity, empowering them to embrace vulnerability and become authentic versions of themselves.

Jaz can be recognised for her appearance on season nine of the Apprentice and for presenting Hard Spell Abbey on CBBC, which she also co-wrote. Known as the British Oprah, Jaz shares her remarkable story, from her humble origins to becoming a teacher, writer and celebrated speaker in her book, Because of You, This is Me. In recognition of her ground-breaking speaking presentations, she was named Speaker of the Year in 2022.

Captivating her audiences with her eloquent presentations, Jaz leaves people with the feeling that they can accomplish the impossible and overcome major adversities in their lives. Demonstrating the transformative power of mindset in making a difference, Jaz’s determination, mental resilience, and ability to overcome severe adversity are truly inspirational. In her speaking engagements, she challenges and ignites those around her, articulately discussing resilience, leadership, change and belonging to lift her audience out of mindset poverty.