SPEAKER AWARDS
TEAM & JUDGES
The Speaker Awards Ambassador
MARIA FRANZONI
Founder and Chief Mentor at Speaking Business Academy.
Maria Franzoni is one of the most experienced speaker bookers in Europe and recognised as a speaking industry expert. She supports speakers (established and new) to turn their speaking into profitable businesses.
The Judges
BOB STRANGE
Founder The Closer Speakers Consultancy Ltd, Entertainment/Speaker Consultant, Corporate Event Professional
KAYE FREEMAN
Founder of Andromeda Talent manage and book Speakers, Actors, Presenters and Experts
MICHELLE RAYMOND
Founder of The Diverse Business Summit, bridging the gap between corporate and small business owners.
CLAIRE YOUNG
Award Winning Entrepreneur, Founder of School Speakers, Journalist and Radio presenter
JAMIE McANASH
Professional TEDx Speaker, A passionate sport enthusiast and motivational speaker
CHARLOTT McANASH
A remarkable woman whose life story is a testament to the power of determination and self belief
DEENITA PATTNI
Multi-award winning, International speaker, Speaker Coach, Bestselling Author, TEDx Speaker
SARAH ARCHER
Speaking & Marketing Coach, Writer, Comedian, Performer, Director, Host at Speaking Club
ANTHONY STEARS
Published Author and International Speaker that often uses training to accelerate the learning process
MARY TILLSON WHARTON
Head of Speaker Coaching and Momentum, helping speakers develop their content & Maximise Impact
HELENA HOLRICK
Co-Founder at Speaker INsight Ltd where she help speakers and coaches to build a business ON YOUR TERMS
JAMIE STEWART
Business Growth Professional, Founder Circle Networks & Leader of Global Business Networking
Meet The Team
Meet our speakers and experts for the event. Learn from them how to grow and elevate your speaking business.
ELLIOT KAY
Founder Speaker Express
The Founder of Speaker Express, Elliot, will expose you to the art of influential communication, pitching, and winning business. Concentrating on structure, impact, and language, Elliot guarantees a transformative experience for every attendee, ensuring you leave ready to captivate potential clients and audiences.
LOVELDA VINCENZI
Professional Moderator & Diversity Keynote Speaker
Lovelda is dedicated to supporting female speakers and business owners in boosting their sales and honing their strategy. Learn all aspects of the 'business' of speaking from her comprehensive coaching approach.
LUCY McCARRAHER
Founder of Rethink Press and Founder of the Business Book Awards
Author of 13 books and founder of Rethink Press and the Business Book Awards, Lucy will guide you on writing your book and using it as a tool to expand your speaking business. Learn her proven book process that has empowered hundreds of experts like you to share their knowledge through published works.
SIMONE VINCENZI
Co-founder GTeX - Conversion Expert
Simone Vincenzi is a multi-award winning serial entrepreneur and author who has helped people to launch more than 500 profitable businesses before he reached the age of 30 with his company GTeX. Nominated as one of the most influential migrant entrepreneurs in the House of Parliament, he writes for Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine and regularly features on tv and radio talking about how experts can become authorities in their field.
NICOLA REYNOLDS
Co-founder GTeX Digital Media - Implementation Expert
As Business partner to Simone Vincenzi, Nicola is the key component for the Implementation and integration of Software and Technology into your business. Expert in her Field, with over 20 years of technical and training experience. She has worked with a magnitude of software combinations and set-ups and always ensures her clients know how to manage their setup once the job is complete.
WENG QUINDARA
GTeX - Admin Support
Weng has been a key part of the GTeX Team for many years now, her skills help maintain all of the internal systems within GTeX and the Awards.
Keeping everything working smoothly.
JOE GREGORY
Founder of Rethink Press
Joe is an author, publisher and entrepreneur with a background in marketing. In 2012 he founded Rethink Press and has worked directly with over 500 expert entrepreneurs to write and publish books that build business. Joe believes in the power of books to build businesses, and his latest book, Make Your Book Pay, shows authors how to use their books strategically to raise their status, attract more opportunities and increase sales.