Jaz Ampaw-Farr
- Human-First Leadership Strategist
- World-Class Reframer
- Ambitious Resilience Advocate
Travels From
United Kingdom
Jaz Ampaw-Farr Speaker Biography
Multi-award-winning inspirational speaker and one of the top female motivational speakers in the UK, Jaz Ampaw-Farr is a force of nature who galvanises people to take action.
This world class re-framer has a unique ability to help people reframe their stories and situations, bringing transformation in their work, life and communities. This is Jaz’s alchemy.
Jaz combines lessons learned from a challenging and often brutal childhood with those from her rise to TV presenter, TEDx Speaker, stand-up comedian and Z-list reality TV star.
Her authentic honesty and humour consistently empower people to think differently about leading themselves and others.
Jaz is highly recognised for her impact on the education and health sectors, inspiring and galvanising positive change. She has led national and international projects unlocking potential in leaders and teams and is now a sought after headline keynote speaker by business leaders, corporations and governments wanting the same results.
Along with her husband Ed, Jaz is co-founder of the leadership development consultancy Be Human First Limited. Together, they help leaders who want to influence, inspire and motivate their teams with greater engagement in order to grow their businesses and leave a lifelong legacy.
Working with Jaz leaves a mark. She empowers you to get out of your own way and challenge that which you previously considered impossible so that the next time you face adversity and challenge, you’ll be ready. In her TEDx Talk she re-storied her life as a broken child, highlighting the transformative power we have to make a difference. Jaz’s determination drove her from appalling abuse at the hands of her own parents to running away from foster care and life as a teen on the streets, to advising countries on education policy and living as the resilience influencer she is today.
As a speaker, Jaz has a disarming ability to captivate her audience and share her story with humour and humility and without anger or bitterness. She invites people into a more authentic narrative around choice and agency, leaving individuals and organisations reporting an increase in determination and productivity.
Jaz’s ability to reframe means she sees the world in a unique way, which challenges and ignites those around her, lifting them out of what she calls ‘mindset poverty’ into previously unachievable outcomes.
Jaz speaks internationally and works with industry leaders such as Skillsoft, The Marketing Society, Gucci, RED, The Festival Of Media and the BBC.
The Power of Everyday Heros: The Lasting Impact of Educators
Every educator starts with a burning desire to change lives, yet daily demands can leave you wondering how much impact you are actually having on the lives of your students.
A former educator herself, Jaz Ampaw-Farr shares her powerful and sometimes harrowing journey through the education system with humor, humility and a lack of hate in this powerful and positive keynote as a reminder to every member of your school family just how much their work changes lives.
Often compared to Rita Pierson’s TEDx Talk ‘Every Child Deserves A Champion,’ Jaz combines compelling stories and practical strategies in a keynote described as ‘the antidote to teachers leaving the profession’.
This keynote can include the following themes:
- Reconnect with Purpose: Rediscover your power to transform lives regardless of your role.
- Empower and Galvanize: Gain tools and inspiration to take actionable steps to drive positive change in your school community.
- Combat Burnout: Learn strategies to sustain your motivation and resilience, helping you to serve your students without sacrificing your soul.
Being 10% Braver
Change comes as a result of inspiration or desperation. Why wait for the latter?
Courageous conversations, whether at work or in life, require you to show up as your full-fat self. It’s never easy to go against the tide, address conflict or challenge the status quo, which is where being 10% Braver comes into play.
We all want things to be better but many of us are afraid of change.
This keynote allows you to have your cake and eat it by swapping fear for curiosity.
Jaz focuses on the power of WITH-ness, human connection, and the importance of taking ownership of the story we tell ourselves about what’s possible.
Leadership – By The Led!
Discover how to avoid undermining your own influence by being a Human-First Leader.
Human-First Leadership values authenticity, connections, professional vulnerability and intentional work-life balance.
What’s it like to be on the other side of you as a leader?
In this keynote, Jaz boosts your human hacking skills while delivering proven strategies to galvanise your people beyond inspiration into taking action.
Embrace the unique strengths of a multi-generational and neurodiverse workforce by calibrating the right amount of support and challenge for your everyday heroes.
Ambitious Resilience & Wellbeing
You haven’t worked this hard to live a mediocre life!
This keynote is an invitation to stop living as if you have spare lives hanging up in the wardrobe.
Upgrade vanilla-flavoured resilience for a more ambitious minty choccy chip variety!
Ready to stop living as if you have spare lives hanging in the wardrobe?
This keynote will help you recognise the stepping stones from surviving to thriving to driving real change.
Jaz shares her journey from foster care to becoming Speaker of the Year to help you turn the dial up on your resilience:
– Stop trying to be ‘the best’ and be ‘your best – Show up as your full fat self in work and life.
– Swap ‘work life balance’ for ‘work-life blend’ – Create ownership by focusing on ‘with-ness’ rather than working ‘to’ or ‘for’ others.
– Rebrand Failure – You win or you learn. Stop letting fear drive your bus and celebrate your brilliant Failure CV!
