Managing Director of Bespoke Skills, Renowned Keynote Speaker & Consultant of 22 years

International Women's Day Speakers

Kate Faragher is a highly respected keynote speaker and an expert with over two decades worth of experience in the political sector. She is the Managing Director of Bespoke Skills, having joined the company in 2005, she aims to help organisations and individuals get the results they want by giving bespoke and tailored solutions to their problems. When hired as a speaker, Kate is able to help organisations align their values and behaviours to ensure political divide within is mitigated, and helps leaders be an ally, learn to reflect, and make sure every thought and action has a purpose.

In 1989 Kate graduated from the University of Edinburgh in BSc Ecological Sciences, Ecology & Psychology and then began a career working in the BBC on BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Today Show’ to explore politics and journalism until 2004. Kate also has a passion for acting and spent ten years working at the National Theatre, ending her acting career in 2006. She has also previously worked as a Sales and Distribution Producer for IWC Media, a Trainer for Apropos Productions & Off the Cuff and a member of EBA for Coaches.

In 2015 Kate presented her a talk on collaboration on the prestigious TEDx stage: ‘Intuitive Collaboration: What Ants can Teach us About Working Together’, cementing her name as one of the leading keynote speakers in her field. She is also the host of the podcast ‘Listen to the Whisper’ where she interviews everyone from inventors to dog walkers on how they listened to their whisper and gained the courage to follow their dreams, whilst celebrating the small things in life. Kate has worked with committees around the world and has even worked with UN Women and the Common Parliamentary Association to help women use their voice and speak up in challenging environments.

As an accredited coach, executive coach and MBTi, NLP, TFT and Emotional Intelligence Practitioner, Kate’s political expertise, coupled with her amazing coaching ability, make her the perfect speaker to ensure the women in your workplace are given a voice. As the published author of two books, when looking to hire a speaker to ensure a diverse working environment, Kate’s passion to ensure equality for all make her an amazing choice. She is able to educate her audience on knowing when to speak, how to deal with challenging relationships and how to be an ally to others, and ourselves. Look no further than Kate Faragher to hire at your next event today

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Success Secrets for Wellbeing

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Below are Kate Faragher's official speaking topics:

Inclusion starts with you: A challenging speech about how to be an ally for ourselves and others. It might not be what you think. This is for women who want to explore the challenges of inclusion in a polarised world and how to find the compassionate compromise.
Speaking your Timely Truth: A motivational speech about knowing when to speak, to negotiate and to influence and how to do it with clarity and integrity. We explore how truth requires good timing to maximise its impact.
Align Values into Behaviours: A practical speech that shifts the theory of values into dealing with challenging behaviours and relationships.