Jenny Garrett OBE
Leadership Speaker
Transform Your Leaders for Tomorrow’s Challenges
About Jenny Garrett OBE
At the intersection of 20+ years’ leadership development expertise, cutting-edge AI strategy, and lived experience as an award-winning entrepreneur, Jenny Garrett OBE brings a unique perspective to leadership transformation. As a sought-after keynote speaker, her work sits at a critical junction: helping organisations develop leaders who can navigate inclusion, entrepreneurship, and AI disruption simultaneously.
As CEO of Jenny Garrett Global and co-host of the “AI for Equity” podcast, Jenny has reached over 30,000 individuals across six continents, from Australia to Botswana, the US to Romania, equipping leaders with the mindset, skills, and strategies to thrive in an increasingly complex world.
Jenny Garrett OBE is a leadership development expert, executive coach, and Amazon bestselling author of “Rocking Your Role” and “Equality Vs Equity: Tackling Issues of Race in the Workplace.” She has completed MIT’s AI Strategy and Leadership Programme and is co-authoring “AI for Equity: Creating a More Equitable Society for All” (Emerald Publishing, October 2026) with her daughter Leah.
Recognised with an OBE for services to Entrepreneurship and Women in Business, Jenny has delivered two TEDx talks, spoken at UK Parliament on AI and workplace transformation, and recently hosted the Inclusive Sourcing Summit. She is represented by leading speaking agencies including Champion Speakers and is a featured speaker on the International Women’s Day website.
Heena Solanki
MSDUK
“Thank you for hosting our flagship event this year. You were totally amazing and adapted to the last-minute changes very quickly. The audience thoroughly enjoyed listening to you.”
Speaking Topics
Three Strategic Pillars
Pillar One: Inclusive Leadership
Move beyond compliance and tick-box diversity to unlock the real business value of inclusion. As a diversity and inclusion speaker with proven track record across healthcare, technology, and public sector organisations, Jenny’s talks reveal how diverse teams drive innovation, creativity, and competitive advantage when leaders know how to harness difference as strategic fuel.
Authenticity at Work: Unlocking Performance Through Psychological Safety When people feel safe to bring their whole selves to work, performance soars. This session introduces the framework for building psychological safety that unlocks authentic contribution, illustrated through case studies from organisations like the NHS and National Gas. You’ll explore the leadership behaviours that create environments where difference drives excellence, not discomfort, and identify one specific action to begin fostering psychological safety in your own team.
The Diversity Dividend: How Inclusion Drives Innovation and Competitive Edge Research is clear: diverse teams outperform homogenous ones on creativity and problem-solving. But only when leaders know how to activate that diversity. This session reveals how organisations are turning inclusion from a moral imperative into a growth strategy, with real examples of companies gaining market share through inclusive innovation. You’ll be introduced to a decision-making framework that harnesses diverse perspectives and leave with one insight to shift how your team approaches problem-solving.
Monic Price
Executive Recruitment | Inclusion | Talent Management
“We were honored to host Jenny at our Black Employee Network (BEN) ERG event at Gartner, “Standing in Your Vision”, in recognition of the U.K. Black History Month in October. Jenny’s presentation was centered around empowerment for the BEN community and encouraged support from its allies.
Jenny, thank you for gracing us with your presence, professionalism and the educational tools and resources. It truly was a pleasure working with you and your team throughout the planning process leading up to the event. I look forward to future partnership opportunities with you.”
Pillar Two: Entrepreneurial Leadership
The future belongs to organisations that think like start-ups, agile, resilient, and ownership-driven. As an innovation and entrepreneurship speaker who has built a successful global consultancy, Jenny’s talks equip corporate leaders with the entrepreneurial mindset that turns employees into intrapreneurs and creates cultures where innovation flourishes.
From Employee to Intrapreneur: Cultivating Ownership Mindset at Scale The best employees think like owners. Drawing on 20+ years building a successful consultancy, Jenny shares the leadership practices that transform teams from “that’s not my job” to “I’ve got this.” Through the stories of leaders who’ve built entrepreneurial cultures in traditional organisations, you’ll explore a practical model for shifting mindset from task-completion to outcome ownership, and identify one change you can make to encourage more ownership in your team.
Antifragile: Building Teams That Thrive on Disruption Some teams break under pressure. Others bounce back. But the best teams actually get stronger from stress and setbacks. This session introduces the concept of antifragility, systems that gain from disorder, and shows you how to build teams that don’t just survive disruption but harness it for growth. Jenny shares real examples from clients navigating major transformation, explores the three pillars of resilience (adaptive capacity, psychological flexibility, and learning agility), and helps you identify one area where your team could become more antifragile.
Pillar Three: AI-Ready Leadership
AI is reshaping work faster than most leaders can keep up. But the organisations that will thrive aren’t those with the best technology, they’re the ones with leaders who understand how to humanise AI adoption and leverage it for equity, not just efficiency. As a future of work speaker and AI ethics expert, Jenny helps leaders navigate this transformation with humanity at the centre.
Human + Machine: The Leadership Skills That Matter More in an AI World As AI handles more technical tasks, the uniquely human skills, creativity, emotional intelligence, ethical judgment, become your competitive advantage. Drawing on her learning from the MIT AI Strategy Programme, Jenny reveals which leadership capabilities to double down on and which to let AI augment. Through stories from the frontlines of AI transformation, you’ll explore how to position yourself and your team for an AI-augmented future, and identify one human skill to prioritise in your own development.
AI for Good: Building Equitable Futures Through Technology AI can amplify inequality or advance it, the choice is in how leaders deploy it. Co-authoring a book on this very topic, Jenny explores how organisations are using AI to create fairer hiring, promotion, and development systems whilst others are embedding bias at scale. This session introduces a practical equity lens for your AI strategy, illustrated with real examples of where people are getting it right and wrong. You’ll leave with one critical question to ask about your own organisation’s AI initiatives.
Read about Jenny’s recent talk at UK Parliament on AI, Coaching and Workplace Transformation
Women in Leadership
Empowering Women
Two decades of empowering women leaders has taught Jenny that advancement isn’t about leaning in harder, it’s about mastering the unwritten rules of power, presence, and influence. As a women in leadership speaker trusted by organisations worldwide, these talks provide the strategic frameworks women need to break through barriers and lead with impact.
Power Without Position: Mastering Influence When You’re Not in Charge You don’t need a title to lead change. Drawing on stories of women who’ve driven transformation from the middle, Jenny shares the influence strategies that work when you lack formal authority. This session explores the four sources of informal power and introduces the IMPACT model for building cross-functional influence. Women leave with clarity on their strongest influence source and one tactic to expand their impact in their current role.
Presence & Impact: Commanding Attention in the Boardroom and Beyond Executive presence isn’t about changing who you are, it’s about strategically amplifying your impact. Through research on what actually makes leaders memorable and influential, Jenny debunks common myths (it’s not about being the loudest voice) and explores the three dimensions of presence: credibility, connection, and composure under pressure. You’ll discover communication techniques that ensure you’re heard even in male-dominated rooms, and identify one specific way to enhance your presence based on your authentic leadership style.
Linh Pham
Associate Director | Insurance Financing Solutions
“We invited Jenny to speak at one of our events for Barclays Gender Network Win Careers Week on Assertive Communication. The session was insightful with lots of useful tips for colleagues to takeaway and apply in their roles. Jenny was engaging and delivered the session brilliantly and we have received great feedback from colleagues attending the session. I would highly recommend Jenny!”
Jenny speaking at the JUMP Womens’ Leadership Conference in Brussels
Global Reach & Impact
Global Speaker
Jenny has delivered keynote speeches and workshops across six continents, with recent speaking engagements including leadership conferences in Bratislava and Romania, UK Parliament, and hosting the Inclusive Sourcing Summit. Her client list includes leading organisations such as NHS, National Gas, B&Q, Coventry City Council, and many more.
She has delivered two TEDx talks and co-hosts the “AI for Equity” podcast, exploring how artificial intelligence can drive equity rather than deepen inequalities.
Speaking Engagements
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of events does Jenny Garrett speak at?
Jenny is a versatile keynote speaker who delivers at leadership conferences, corporate events, women’s leadership summits, Black History Month celebrations, International Women’s Day events, innovation forums, and diversity and inclusion conferences. She has spoken at prestigious venues including UK Parliament and has delivered presentations across six continents. Whether you’re hosting an in-person, virtual, or hybrid event, Jenny creates engaging experiences tailored to your audience.
What industries and sectors does Jenny work with?
Jenny has extensive experience working across multiple sectors including healthcare (NHS trusts), technology, financial services, retail (B&Q), energy (National Gas), public sector organisations (Coventry City Council), and not-for-profit organisations (Crisis UK). Her cross-sector expertise allows her to translate insights between industries and provide relevant, actionable strategies regardless of your organisation’s focus.
What is Jenny’s speaking style?
Jenny combines compelling storytelling with research-backed frameworks and practical tools participants can use immediately. Her sessions are highly interactive, blending case studies from real organisations with audience participation and breakout exercises. As one client noted, she adapts brilliantly to last-minute changes whilst maintaining audience engagement. Expect a perfect balance of inspiration and actionable takeaways that create lasting impact beyond the event.
Can Jenny customize her keynotes for specific conference themes?
Absolutely. Whether your event focuses on digital transformation, the future of work, organisational resilience, innovation, equity and inclusion, or leadership development, Jenny tailors her content to align with your conference theme and strategic objectives. She works closely with event organisers to understand your audience, desired outcomes, and key messages, ensuring her keynote reinforces your event’s goals whilst bringing fresh perspectives.
Is Jenny available for international speaking engagements?
Yes. Jenny regularly speaks at international conferences and has delivered keynotes across Europe, North America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Recent international engagements include leadership conferences in Bratislava and Romania. She is available for both international travel and virtual presentations to reach global audiences.
What makes Jenny different from other leadership and diversity speakers?
Jenny’s unique positioning sits at the intersection of three critical areas: inclusive leadership, entrepreneurial mindset, and AI-ready leadership. With her OBE for services to Entrepreneurship and Women in Business, MIT AI Strategy credentials, and 20+ years building a successful consultancy, she brings lived experience alongside expertise. She’s also co-authoring “AI for Equity” and co-hosts a podcast on the same topic, positioning her at the forefront of how AI can drive fairness rather than deepen inequality, a perspective few speakers can offer.
Is Jenny available as a Black History Month speaker or for cultural awareness events?
Yes. As a Black British entrepreneur and leadership expert who has spoken extensively on race equity in the workplace, Jenny is a compelling choice for Black History Month events, cultural awareness programmes, and diversity celebrations. Her talks on authenticity, the business case for diversity, and creating truly inclusive workplaces resonate powerfully during heritage months whilst offering practical strategies for year-round implementation.
Is Jenny available as an International Women’s Day speaker?
Absolutely. Jenny is a featured speaker on the official International Women’s Day website, reflecting her standing as a leading voice on women’s leadership and workplace equity. Her talks on influence, executive presence, and breaking through barriers are perfect for IWD events, women’s networks, and gender equality celebrations. Whether you’re hosting a breakfast briefing, conference keynote, or virtual panel, Jenny delivers inspiring and practical content that energises audiences and sparks action.
Book Jenny Garrett OBE for Your Next Event
Whether you’re looking to develop inclusive leaders, build entrepreneurial mindsets in your organisation, or prepare your teams for an AI-augmented future, Jenny brings strategic insight, practical tools, and engaging delivery that creates lasting impact.
