Sean Tolram is a mindfulness and neuroscience coach who works with organisations to create workplace environments that foster personal development & growth. As Founder of My Trained Mind, Sean is skilled in combining the tenets of mindfulness with neuroscience to develop better organisational cultures. Accustomed to delivering numerous workshops and sessions to audiences of hundreds, Sean is now available to hire as a keynote speaker for events related to organisational culture, mindfulness, and change management.
With a degree in Biotechnology from UCL, Sean began his career as a Web Designer for IBM. He then worked as a Website Manager for BHS, managing a team of 12 in the digital department while producing digital roadmaps for the organisation. Later, he joined HSBC as a Digital Experience Manager and held prominent positions such as Content Producer and Head of Content. Sean’s time in the corporate world made him acutely aware of the growing concerns around stress and burnout in the workplace. Believing that work should not cause harm to one's health, Sean recognised that change was necessary.
Since 2021, Sean has been the Mindfulness Programme Manager at HSBC, leading efforts to create significant cultural change within the organisation. His work embedding mindfulness across HSBC’s global workforce of over 200,000 employees has resulted in HSBC’s Mindfulness Champions winning the 2023 Champions Network Award and the 2024 This Can Happen Award. Sean has successfully scaled mindfulness solutions globally, delivering over 200 sessions per month and training thousands of employees annually, while adapting these practices to diverse cultures and languages. These initiatives have led to measurable improvements in stress resilience and wellbeing within the organisation.
An exceptional motivational speaker, Sean has been invited to speak at the 2024 Wellbeing at Work Summit, and on platforms like The Unworking Conference, The Watercooler, and The Office events. He regularly delivers engaging, interactive talks on critical topics such as stress management, productivity, multitasking, imposter syndrome, and overcoming negativity bias—offering practical tools that audiences can immediately apply to their daily lives. His expertise in organisational behaviour, workplace culture, and change management is highly sought after. Hire Sean Tolram today!
How to hire Sean Tolram
Contact the Champions Speakers Agency to provisionally enquire about hiring Sean Tolram for your next event, today. To get in touch, simply call an official booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at [email protected] for more information.
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Sean Tolram's official speaker topics are listed below:
- Mindfulness at Work
- Workplace Wellbeing
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
Feedback from In-Person Events:
"Sean has totally changed my perspective of mindfulness. He showed how it’s not about sitting with your eyes closed and doing nothing. But it has a practical application and can drive us towards our goals and ambitions." - HSBC
"Great session from Sean, talking about how the brain isn’t designed for today’s modern world, and what we can do about it." - HSBC
"A practical account of mindfulness and how it can be used in the workplace. I love that Sean didn’t tell us to do less work or be less stressed. This was anchored in the real world and gave tangible strategies that we could try straight away." - HSBC
"Sean demonstrated profound expertise in mindfulness, underpinned by an evidence-based approach. He introduced effective tools, instilling a more mindful, intentional approach to our actions." - Esynergy
- 2024 – HSBC’s Mindfulness Champion Network won the Best Employee Network / Resource Group Award at the This Can Happen Global Awards
- 2023 – Under his stewardship HSBC’s Mindfulness Champion Network won the Champions Network Award
- 2023 – Founder, My Trained Mind
- 2021 – Mindfulness Programme Manager, HSBC
- 2018 – Head of Content, HSBC
- 2017 – Content Producer, HSBC
- 2015 – Digital Experience Manager, HSBC
- 2007 – Website Manager, BHS
- 2000 – Website Designer, IBM
