Award-winning motivational speaker and campaigner Jude Guaitamacchi has worked with global audiences for over a decade, delivering talks on mental health, resilience, wellbeing, LGBTQ+, and gender diversity. They have an impressive range of clients, including international schools, leading global brands and businesses, including the Soho House Group, TikTok, Universal, Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo, Versace, Deloitte, Ogilvy, Aiglon School Switzerland, Marlborough College, St Pauls. Jude has overcome adversity, battling trauma and mental health issues throughout their childhood. Turning their pain into power as a young adult, Jude became a storyteller, inspiring audiences worldwide to help people find strength in vulnerability, embrace their authenticity, empower themselves and truly embody who they are.
Highly acclaimed for their work, in an interview with The Daily Mirror, Dame Kelly Holmes named Jude one of her personal heroes. Dannii Minogue commented on Jude's work, telling them, “I am inspired so much by what you’ve achieved and never slowing down”. A testimonial from Deloitte mentioned "that their talks were among the best they'd heard". Global DEI manager at Allianz Commercial said, "They offer so much knowledge and wisdom helping others to discover and embrace their authentic selves, find strength in vulnerability, connect to others despite differences and truly empower themselves". A director at GWI said, "Jude was honestly SPECTACULAR!”.
Jude started their career as a public speaker in 2013 with the Amy Winehouse Foundation Resilience Programme, delivering talks on peer pressure, self-esteem and resilience to young people in European schools. They spoke alongside Mitch Winehouse, telling the story of their blossoming recovery journey. They developed their career as an independent speaker and worked with organisations such as the Self Esteem Team, delivering talks on mental health, stress and self-esteem before becoming an educator and advocates for LGBTQIA+ gender diversity awareness and inclusion. For 11 years, Jude has been inspiring people of all ages, cultures, backgrounds, and professions. By speaking openly and sharing their vulnerability, they have a profound ability to engage and connect with audiences by speaking the universal language of the heart. Their transgender experience was a brief but eye-opening stage of their experience, giving them huge insight into the way society has shaped us all.
Jude was named one of the Top 21 Activists Globally by Pink News in 2023 and won Campaigner of the Year 2024 in the Bank of London Rainbow Honours. Jude made history with their groundbreaking global initiatives and campaigns championing trans-positive narratives and empowering allies. Their latest campaign, #TransYouthAreLoved, was the biggest celebrity-endorsed trans solidarity campaign ever. Over 60 TV, film, and music celebrities sent video messages supporting trans youth. Emma Bunton, Dannii Minogue, David Tennant, Elliot Page, Jessie Ware, Will Young, and Mae Martin were a few public figures involved. The campaign made mainstream press, including ITV News, and went viral on social media with video messages viewed by millions of people worldwide. Jude has led three major Pride parades with their campaigns, including Pride in London and Brighton Pride.
Jude is the founder of Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, a national advocacy network advancing the rights and conditions of trans people in the UK. They made history by chairing the first all-trans panel in the UK Parliament. The event was hosted by Kate Osborne MP and Caroline Nokes MP and attended by MPs and lords in the Houses of Parliament. TSA is an umbrella organisation convening LGBT+ organisations and trans activists working in partnership with cis-gender allies to create positive change for trans people in the UK. Their projects include a series of expert briefings in Parliament and media engagement strategies. TSA has made official statements to the national media, including the ITV News. TSA’s historic briefing was officially recognised by LGBT History Month.
As an internationally signed model, Jude has represented global brands. Trailblazing non-binary representation, in 2020, Vogue Italia quoted them as “paving the way for non-binary representation in the world of fashion is one of Jude’s many noble goals” after their biggest achievement saw them as the first non-binary face of Harrods for their H Beauty campaign where Jude’s tagline was 'My Beauty is Being Myself'. Today, Jude writes for UK national media, including Metro, Attitude, Cosmopolitan, and Pink News and has been featured in Vogue Italia, Forbes, TMZ, The Independent, VICE, BBC News, Dazed, and BBCThree. Jude was highly commended at the European Diversity Awards 2023 and Rainbow Honours 2023. They were featured in the Guardian’s Pride Power List 2024.
Through their work as speakers, trainers, and consultants, they work alongside organisations and teams, coaching and nurturing them as they grow. Their talks and training programmes are tailored to individual needs and range from 1 to 3 hours. Jude can support your journey to becoming an organisation where colleagues thrive, and customers and communities feel seen. In February 2023, we interviewed Jude Guaitamacchi to discuss how businesses can better respect employees' gender identity. Watch our Exclusive Interview with Jude Guaitamacchi here.
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Jude Guaitamacchi's official speaking topics and workshop themes are listed below:
- Mental health
- Self-esteem
- Resilience, wellbeing
- LGBTQIA+ and gender diversity
- LGBTQIA+ allies into action.
Talks and training programmes are tailored to the individual needs of the client.
Mental health & wellbeing in the workplace
A workshop designed to support people on their journey towards wellbeing in the workplace and beyond. The session explores intersectionality, the various experiences that influence mental health, and some barriers to accessing support within different communities. This interactive session allows audiences to self-reflect, identify their own challenges, look at ways to empower themselves and invest in their own wellbeing in a contained and confidential space.
Diversity drives innovation, and wellbeing is the key to workplace productivity. For an organisation to thrive, it must centre on wellbeing, viewed through an intersectional lens.
Jude draws on their own lived experience of overcoming adversity, trauma and mental health issues to embark on a journey of recovery and self-discovery. Jude offers enormous insight into deconstructing an acquired belief system and learning what it means to stay true to yourself in the face of adversity and oppression.
Jude engages audiences of all ages, backgrounds, cultures, and professions by speaking the powerful, universal language of the heart.
Themes include
- Intersectionality and understanding of mental health within communities.
- Self-reflection exercise: understanding our difficulties in the workplace.
- Social conditioning and how society has shaped our thoughts, beliefs and attitudes.
- Identifying shame/self-limiting beliefs.
- The mask we live in - in the pursuit of acceptance and belonging
- Empowering ourselves through self-awareness
- Courageous conversations and finding strength in vulnerability
- Discovering more of ourselves and embracing authenticity
- Fostering meaningful connections in the workplace
- Reducing stress through mindfulness techniques
- Self-reflection exercise: How confident do you feel in supporting yourself?
- Resources and support pathways
LGBTQIA+ & Gender Diversity Awareness:
Jude is an expert LGBTQIA+ and trans awareness speaker and trainer with a wealth of experience empowering audiences with the necessary knowledge and practical skills to foster a more inclusive workplace, creating a culture that understands and supports trans+ clients and colleagues.
Deepening understanding and empathy for trans and non-binary people's experiences in the workplace and the world, Jude is passionate about telling stories - using case studies and their own experience to bring inclusion to life, working through interactive scenarios to give you the confidence you will need in your own world.
Inclusive organisations are more successful and profitable and have stronger brands.
- What it’s like to be trans+ and non-binary today (recent findings and data)
- The journey of change from unconscious bias to conscious inclusion
- Distinctions between sex, sexuality, and gender identity.
- Broadening an understanding of LGBTQIA+ terminology.
- Understanding gender beyond the binary, defining trans & non-binary identities.
Inclusive language, applying gender-neutral pronouns and the importance of pronouns visibility. - Processes for social/medical transition and gender-affirming care.
- Tackling indirect and direct discrimination, looking at common microaggressions.
- Addressing the fear of getting it wrong and what to do when mistakes are made.
- Debunking myths and misinformation.
- The Gender Recognition Act & protections for trans people within the Equality Act 2010.
- Tailored case studies and workshop-style exercises for break-out groups.
- Support pathways for professionals and families.
- Additional resources, watch lists, read lists & online resources.
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events:
Feedback from In-Person Events:
"Please pass on our huge thanks to Jude! We have just had the most brilliant session with over 200 colleagues absolutely enraptured by their talk." - Alcumus
"Jude was brilliant, what they spoke about and what they shared was so informative and inspiring. Jude's talk went down so well with our employees and we received very positive comments and feedback." - Sophie, People Business Partner, Mention Me LTD
"Jude was honestly SPECTACULAR!!!! We loved it and had very positive feedback about the session!" - Maud, Workspace Director, GWI
"Jude was absolutely amazing thank you. Truly inspirational, and gave ample time and care for Q&A, going that extra mile. Many thanks once again!" - Jane-Ann & Karyn, Cumbria Pride
"Paving the way for non-binary representation in the world of fashion is one of the many noble goals that Jude has..." Sofia, Vogue
At Allianz we have worked with Jude a few times, and each time they are incredible! Their level of insight not just with regards to LGBTQ+ and trans awareness topics but their resilience in having overcome extremely adverse life experiences is truly inspiring. They offer so much knowledge and wisdom helping others to discover and embrace their authentic selves, find strength in vulnerability, connect to others despite differences and truly empower themselves. I'd highly recommend them” - Marie-Helene Tyack, Global Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging Business Partner, Chair of the Global Allianz Pride Board
"Jude was incredibly engaging, took initiative and did an amazing, well-planned presentation. It was so inspiring and our staff including myself gained so much knowledge and insight. Below is some feedback from our staff, everyone was very engaged and it was lovely to see." - Megan. Pride Network
"We wanted to say a huge thank you to yourselves and to Jude for an incredible talk for our LGBT+ History Month launch event at Kingston Town House. It was inspiring and informative in equal measure, which was exactly what we were looking for. We've already had a lot of positive feedback from both staff and students who were in attendance." - Simon, LGBTQ+ Staff Network, Kingston University London
“We couldn’t recommend working with Jude more! We trailblazed adapting Jude’s Gender Diversity training to all our hospitality teams and had resounding success. We continue to hear it’s our team’s favourite training and they especially loved hearing Jude’s powerful lived experiences alongside practical tips for how to navigate gender diversity in the workplace” - Christina, DEI Manager UK & Europe Soho House Group
"Jude was a brilliant speaker for our event." - Trulioo
Feedback from Virtual Events:
"The session went really well thank you! Jude was such an engaging and interesting speaker, I believe everyone on the call thoroughly enjoyed it. We ran quite close to time, meaning there wasn’t much time for questions, but as Jude’s content was so interesting I don’t think people minded much. We ran a feedback form after the sessions and received a couple of comments from the session: “Really engaging and informative presentation - I learned a lot! The presentation was fantastic and kept my attention for the full 55 minutes!”, “The speaker Jude was so interesting and they had really good examples of how to incorporate gender-neutral terms into everyday working language.”, “Great external speaker, a really informative session on a challenging topic but it was handled really well.” and “The speaker was easy to listen to and explained the topic well. I feel better informed. There wasn't much time for questions at the end - though not necessarily a bad thing as all of the content was useful”." - Samuel, APD L&D Coordinator, Mott MacDonald
"Globe (Deloitte's LGBTQ+ Network) has had the pleasure of having Jude present to webinars on Transgender Inclusion. Jude is a fantastic and extremely engaging speaker and our people gave very positive feedback, following both sessions, with many commenting that their talks were among the best they'd heard. LGBTQ+ inclusion is a priority for us and having Jude join us as a speaker, educator and activist helps all our people feel included." - Laurie, Deloitte
"Jude, the speaker, was informative, open and approachable for any who had questions. The feedback on Jude from all attendees was positive and everyone stated they felt they had expanded on their knowledge on the discussed topics." - Ami, Risk & Assurance Advisor, Cadent Gas
- 2024 - Named Campaigner of the Year in the 2024 Bank of London Rainbow Honours
- 2023 - Founder of a global trans solidarity campaign #TransPeopleAreLoved
- 2023 - Named Highly Commended Campaigner/Influencer of the Year by the Bank of London Rainbow Honours 2023
- 2023 - No.48 on The Guardian’s Pride Power List 2023
- 2023 - Listed as TikTok's LGBTQIA+ Trailblazer
- 2023 - Listed in the Diva Powerlist
- 2022 - TEDx talk: Beyond Social Conditioning to Rediscovering Yourself
- 2022 - TMZ Summer Hot Shot
- 2021 - Appeared in BBC 3's GlowUp Competition
- First non-binary person to represent Harrods
- First Trans person to represent Thomas Cook
- Featured in/on Vogue Italia, Refinery29, BBC News Beat, VICE, The Independent, Pinks News, Cosmopolitan and BBC Three
