Sonya Barlow is the award-winning founder of LMF Network, a diverse talent consultancy and careers platform, which helps candidates to build confidence, capabilities, and careers through cutting-edge mentoring, networking, and master classes. Since launching the LMF Network in 2018, Sonya has helped over 20,000 people up-skill in over 24 countries and boasts 50,000 followers across her social channels with an average of 100,000 impressions per month. Moreover, Sonya is regularly booked for speaking engagements, where she eloquently discusses diversity, equity, inclusion, and neurodiversity.
As a leading expert on diversity and inclusion, Sonya is highly sought after for her strategic action plans and ground-breaking training sessions, which have seen her work with leading brands, including Google, BBC, Business Insider, Financial Times, Taboola and Go Compare, to name a few. Having accumulated substantial experience as the Host of BBC Asian Network’s The Everyday Hustle, Sonya landed the role of official presenter of London Tech Week. She has also interviewed several influential people, most recently the Prince of Holland at Amsterdam Fintech Week.
In 2023, Sonya joined Bayes Business School as a Professional Mentor for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship, showcasing her extraordinary knowledge of brands and content creation. Furthermore, she is the distinguished author of Unprepared to Entrepreneur, where she candidly speaks about her journey starting her business and shares anecdotes from people who have tested, failed, and won at business. In recognition of her talent, Sonya has received several awards, including Top 50 BAME Entrepreneurs Under 50 and Top 50 Women in Tech and became a Forbes 30 Under 30 runner-up.
Having established herself as a thought leader on diversity, equity and inclusion, Sonya regularly collaborates with leading companies and clients to elevate brands and raise awareness of diversity and inclusion. She is also a popular speaker who has delivered two TEDx Talks and was recently invited to speak at the Women in Tech Go Network in Berlin, where she raised the issue of gender diversity in tech. Now available to hire for speaking engagements, Sonya delivers captivating talks on neurodiversity, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Books
Unprepared to Entrepreneur: A Method to the Madness of Starting Your Own Business
How to hire Sonya Barlow
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Sonya Barlow's official speaking topics include:
An Introduction to Diversity and Inclusion
- Discover and learn the basics of diversity, inclusion, and equity; from their definitions to actions you can take.
How to Attract, Hire, and Retain Diverse Talent
- Learn new inclusive approaches to ensure diverse talent pipelines and share best practices gathered from community establishments.
Neurodiversity and its Superpower
- Discover neurodiversity as a superpower and define methods to build equitable processes.
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
"We are so excited to be working with Sonya on a series of workshops covering diversity and inclusion, mental health, how to manage difficult conversations, and build resilience." - LAUREN , COMMUNITY MANAGER OF THE COVEN GIRL GAN
"Sonya’s talk was incredibly well-received across the group, with one of the best attendance rates we’ve seen in our virtual events throughout 2020."- MILLY, TALENT PROGRAMME MANAGER AT GOCOMPARE
"I appreciated her commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion by touching very important topics and the way those were delivered through engaging exercises. " - FILIPPO, UI ARTIST AT KING
"She really understood our business needs and used her insight from other corporate clients to tailor the workshop."- MEL , EMERGING TALENT MANAGER AT BRITISH AIRWAYS
"She was enthusiastic and engaging whilst her talk was relevant, informative, and provocative." - NIKITA , STRATEGY AND ANALYTICS AT LINKEDIN
- 2023 - Professional Mentor for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Bayes Business School
- 2021 - Radio Talk Show Host, BBC
- 2018 - Founder, LMF Network
