"Samantha clearly outlines the ways that companies can create alignment with their employees for more sustainable change. I hope companies take note!" - Hillary Clinton
Samantha Clarke is a renowned Neuroaesthetician and global changemaker dedicated to transforming perspectives on wellbeing. Trusted by world-class organisations such as Accenture, Samsung, Pinterest and Unilever, Samantha is currently a Faculty Member of The School of Life and a Positive Psychologist for Beam – spreading her esteemed expertise on building positive workplace cultures, supporting and retaining happy employees. Having personally navigated a life of chronic pain, Samantha’s keynote speeches are personal and emotive, exploring various aspects of mental health, empowering audiences to create sustainable happiness and prioritising personal wellbeing.
Throughout the course of her career, Samantha has delivered cutting-edge innovation to clients such as Nike, L’Oreal and Harrods. In 2006, Samantha became the Founder and Managing Director of Zukuri Consulting, a consultancy focused on fashion and lifestyle industries and their consumer trends. Finding a passion for predicting and studying trends, Samantha then became the Retail Trend and Innovation Consultant for State of Play, before becoming the Style and Personal Brand Consultant for Zukuri UnLtd. In 2014, Samantha started her own consultancy firm, Samantha &, providing world-class advice on navigating change and achieving happiness.
Since beginning her consultancy in 2014, Samantha has shared her time with being a Speaker and Faculty Member of The School of Life, a Lecturer and Facilitator for Simon Sinek Inc. and an In-House Positive Psychologist for Beam. She has also shared her acclaimed expertise in publications such as Forbes, Elle, The Times, Fast Company and the BBC Global Review. She has also appeared on broadcasts for BBC Woman’s Hour and the Deliciously Ella podcast, along with publishing her bestselling book Love It Or Leave It. In addition to her book, Samantha is also the Host of the Love It Or Leave It Podcast, and was invited to deliver the TEDx Talk Are You Ready to Break Up With Work?
A speaker instilled with great resilience and strength, Samantha Clarke is a fantastic speaker when looking to empower people to take control of their wellbeing – both in their personal and professional lives. Having graced stages across the Middle East, Japan, Europe and the US with her acclaimed keynote speeches, Samantha fuses a unique blend of science and soul, empowering audiences to have the courage to do important work in the world. Having spoken alongside dignitaries such as Hilary Rodham Clinton, Esther Perel and Angela Duckworth, Samantha leaves audiences invigorated with her tangible insights. If you are looking for a speaker who is an expert on orchestrating successful leadership, creativity, innovation and building effective teams, don’t hesitate to hire Samantha Clarke today.
Books
Love It Or Leave It
How to hire Samantha Clarke
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Samantha Clarke’s official speaking topics are listed below:
- Purpose & Performance
- Skyrocket Confidence, Strengths & Support Systems
- Reboot Your Conversations
- Connecting Interdisciplinary Teams
- Arts Based & Aesthetic Interventions for Wellbeing
- Innovation & Change
- Navigating Transitions
- How to be a Changemaker
- The Great Resignation
- Be Happy First
- Love It Or Leave It
- Richer Psychosocial Health
- Neuroaesthetics & Innovation
- Navigating Transitions
- The Art of (Self) Leadership
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events:
Feedback from In-Person Events:
"A huge thank you Samantha! The delivery and content was incredible! The content was spot on for our requirements and we couldn't have picked a better speaker for our employees. Look forward to working with you again" - Josh, CEO, MediaCom UK
"The happiness function at DADI+ is something we are particularly proud about and Sam has been a key factor in making it a success. We are hugely appreciative of everything Sam has done to promote the culture at DADI+ since she has been with us." - Chris, Founder, DADI
"It was very obvious that Samantha loves what she does and cares about helping people. She genuinely cared about the problem we were having on our team and thought very critically about what could be done to help solve it. We appreciate Samantha’s hard work and dedication. She is a very talented woman and I, and my team, enjoyed working with her" - Alexandra, Shopify Studio Team
Feedback from Virtual Events:
"Sam was incredible – our most well attended of our little series yet, and so much good feedback!" - J.P. Morgan
- 2021 - In-House Positive Psychologist & Coach-Counsellor for Beam
- 2020 - Author of ‘Love It Or Leave It’
- 2020 - Lecturer & Facilitator for Simon Sinek Inc.
- 2014 - Changemaker, Author & Speaker for Samantha &
- 2013 - Speaker & Faculty Member of The School of Life
- 2011 - Style & Personal Brand Consultant for Zukuri UnLtd
- 2009 - Retail Trend & Innovation Consultant for State of Play
- 2006 - Founder & Managing Director of Zukuri Consulting Host of the Love It Or Leave It Podcast