Hailed as one of the best brains in Britain, Shaun Wallace has taken the intelligence-based game show circuit by storm. Shaun is also a proud voice for Black History Month in the UK using his own lived experience to speak on issues of racial diversity to inspire a more inclusive society. His interviews on ITV's Good Morning Britain in which he described his own experience of repeated racial profiling by the police despite his glittering legal and television career have been watched by millions. Shaun is recognised as one of the iconic ‘Chasers’ on ‘The Chase’ where he uses his academic excellence to outwit contestants of the game show. Also, a practising barrister and lecturer, the recognisable television personality has had a vast and accomplished career. With a professional background, and esteemed status in the media, Shaun is perfectly placed as a conference facilitator able to take the reins on your day. Similarly, his expansive career makes for an engaging and entertaining after dinner talk, with his charming on-screen personality transiting into his speaking engagements.
Nicknamed ‘The Dark Destroyer’ and the ‘Legal Eagle’, Shaun has dominated ITV’s game show ‘The Chase’ since 2009. A key feature of the show from its inaugural series, for over a decade, Shaun has been impressing audiences with his wealth of knowledge across a spectrum of subjects. Regularly seen dashing contestants' dreams of cash with his speedy answers and depth of expertise, Shaun even starred in a 2018 special of The Chase Australia. A fan favourite from the show, his cool demeanour and personable nature ensures a good rapport with audiences, both live and on-screen.
Admitted to the bar in 1984, Shaun’s early career was dedicated as a legal professional. Holding a BA in Law from Inns of Court School of Law, Shaun continues to maintain his professional career, aside from his media commitments, and has contributed to hearings as legal counsel, across the country. Currently, a member of Great James Street Chambers, Shaun also acts as a lecturer, teaching in subjects like environmental law and health and safety law. Utilising his presentation skills developed in his educational and legal career, Shaun’s appearances at events are always highly professional.
Making his mark on the quiz show scene in 2004, Shaun won the elite programme ‘Mastermind’ before going on to reach the finals of the equally challenging ‘Are You an Egg Head?’. Maintaining his dominance in the field, Shaun has also appeared on the likes of: The Weakest Link, Celebrity Catchphrase and Countdown, proving he really is brilliantly brainy. Placing in the top 300 people worldwide at the World Quizzing Championships 2012, Shaun’s talents are recognised globally. In 2020, Shaun starred in ITV's Don't Rock the Boat, and "Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow" entertaining the public alongside many of the nations favourite celebrities. His talent in front of camera stands out and he continues to appear regularly across millions of tv screens.
Shaun Wallace is an intelligent and passionate voice for Black History Month, diversity and inclusion. He uses his platform as a celebrity to support Black History Month, making a string of appearances and interviews particularly on ITV's Good Morning Britain to further the narrative of diversity and togetherness. He advocates for the inclusion of Black History to the curriculum on the basis of supporting greater respect of all people in the country.
In 2020, Shaun appeared in Racism: My Story, a Channel 5 programme responding to the rising racial tensions across the globe, as well as Good Morning Britain. On the shows, Shaun candidly shared the experiences that define Britain's rampant racism, through emotive interviews. After being told that he would never make it as a lawyer, with determined resolve Shaun proved his critics wrong, dismantling the stereotypes projected onto him in his youth. Diversity continues to be an imperative topic of conversation in business, with few communicating the importance of inclusion quite as powerfully as Shaun. Benefit from the intellectual and entertaining contributions of Shaun Wallace, when you book him for your next occasion.
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Shaun Wallace's Speaking Topics are below
THE BLACK BRITISH EXPERIENCE
Shaun is able to relay his lived experience as a black man growing up and living in Britain. He has experienced various forms of discrimination and exclusion and has overcome the negativity to achieve prominence in his professional field and also to become a much loved television star. His response to defeating prejudice is to defeat it with intelligence.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Shaun is a prolific crusader for Black History Month. He actively campaigns for the inclusion of black history in education in order to foster inclusive environment with greater respect for all British citizens. He delivers talks to young people in school to promote awareness of black history and empower them to further progress in the future.
BLACK HISTORY
Shaun is able to recount many truths on black history particularly the positioning and current status of black people in the UK. In doing so he dispels many misconceptions and mistruths about black people and their place in British History.
STOP & SEARCH
Shaun gives an insight into the experience of being stopped and searched by the police and how young black people in particular can better handle the experience of stop and search and respond in way to minimise friction in what is a particularly stressful and frustration interaction. He also speaks on the implementation of the stop and search laws which sees black people being disproportionality on the receiving end of prejudice.
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
Feedback from In-Person Events:
"It was a wonderful opportunity to have Shaun speak at Chaucer's first-ever Black History Month celebration. In fact, he was our very first guest of the celebration. He was inspiring, knowledgeable and spoke many truths about the history and current position of people of colour in the UK... Overall, we were very happy to have had Shaun as a speaker at our event" - Shirley, Chaucer
"Shaun was brilliant... A fantastic night and thank you all for the effort you all put into this" - David, Horwich Farrelly
"We thoroughly enjoyed having Shaun at Chateau Impney. He is great fun, incredibly approachable and was fantastic with our guests. We have received nothing but compliments about him and I would have no hesitation in having him back." - Chateau Impney
"I just wanted to say thank you, the evening was a great success and Shaun was wonderful" - Andrea, The Susan & Alex de Mont Legacy Fund
"Thank you again for arranging for Shaun to attend, it really added to the evening and he was such a sweet and friendly man." - Sheffield & District Law Society
"Thanks for your support on this project and please also pass on my thanks to Shaun also, he really pulled it out of the bag for us." - Charley, Head of Marketing, The Hut Group
"Thanks a million for organising this, it was brilliant." - Rhona, Salesforce
"At Harrop Fold, we have a very diverse community, and in keeping with Black History month, we were lucky enough to have Shaun Wallace deliver a live broadcast to our entire school. Shaun was everything we as educators look for in speakers, inspirational and resilient. All of our staff and students thoroughly enjoyed what Shaun had to say and would love to welcome him to the school in the future. Thank you, Shaun." - Harrop Fold
I just wanted to say how fantastic Shaun was today - we've received a lot of great feedback! - Sophie, Communications Manager, Greatwell Homes
"We had a brilliant event; Shaun was a good sport, and his speech was very moving. Overall impressed with what he delivered." - Sukoluhle, CFC Underwriting
"Thank you so much for your help. It was a great event and Shaun was a wonderful speaker." - Deb, Senior Manager, Ryan
"The event was fantastic and both Shaun and Chris went down a storm. Very, very popular with lots of positive feedback about them both. " - Natalie, Group Head of Professional Development, Bedford College
"Shaun was fantastic and his presentation was empowering to many, lots of good feedback. Personally, Shaun brought valuable, thought provoking, inspirational words of wisdom to our event." - Errol, BBSA
"Shaun was great last night - such a professional too." - Shirley, Event Director, SW Events
Feedback from Virtual Events & Webinars:
"The session went well, thank you for checking in. Good turnout and good feedback. He was very engaging and informative." - Victoria, Chief Communications Officer, Motorway Online Ltd
"(The podcasts went) Really well! Thanks for all your support..." - We Are Rationale
"Shaun is very charismatic and very good at presenting! His story was really engaging and inspiring and he was really good with the attendees, encouraging them to come on camera and ask questions. We had great feedback... it was a pleasure working with you to make this happen" - Natasha, HM Revenue & Customs
"Shaun and Aston dialled in with no issues and they were both great panellists to have on and gave very great insights to the students" - Paul, Campus Attraction & Engagement Manager, EMEA Student Programs, Amazon
"We really enjoyed having Shaun share his journey and experiences with us on Wednesday. He is an amazing speaker/storyteller and was a great addition to Valtech's Black History Month" - Hannah, Valtech
"Just wanted to say a huge thank you to yourself and Shaun. I've been inundated with so many kind messages about Shaun's talk (even some marriage proposals for Shaun!). He was absolutely brilliant and I can't sing his praises enough for the impact he made on the staff that were on the call. He asked me to update him in a year's time, and I would really like to keep in touch to let him know about the progress we are making. I'm still new in this role and he's given me so much to consider." - Natasha, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Specialist, Kindred
"Our students had the best time with Shaun at our All Halls Quiz. He certainly has lots of fans in Leeds and we can't wait to invite him for an in-person session" - Jemma, University of Leeds
"The event went well in the end." - Rachel, Charles Russells Speechlys
