About Speaker Buzz
We believe that in today’s challenging world, organisations and their people need more support than ever to develop and maintain morale, clarity of purpose, resilience and productivity.
Our handpicked speakers talk passionately and inspirationally about today’s most relevant topics – from workplace wellbeing and leadership for remote teams and mental health in our always-on digital culture, to urgent challenges around diversity, inclusion, social impact and the environment.
We also believe that bringing about change takes time.
While a one-off motivational talk is hugely effective, we work closely with our clients to create bespoke support programmes that address long-term challenges and objectives to deliver lasting change.
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We’ve worked with
We’ve worked with companies both small and large providing inspiring speakers for a variety of different events.
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To learn more about how we can help your organisation in making a real difference to workplace mental health, please get in touch.
Get in touchTestimonials
"John Hatfield was a valuable contribution to our conference. Communication is everything and the core message he gave was spot on. We can only work effectively if we communicate effectively, especially in a geographically distributed business. The human element in any business is core to making people feel like they belong and diversity of style needs to be welcomed."
“Really enjoyed your session - great to hear more of your stories and thoughts on the current opportunity to fundamentally restructure society.”
“Rona is a consummate professional who adds gravitas and warmth to the hosting of events. Her expertise is highly valuable from the earliest stages of planning an event through to her slick delivery of the event. She has hosted our main conference for several years and delegates and speakers rate her very highly.”
“We invited Laura to speak as part of Stress Awareness Month with the very relevant topic of minimising tech stress and managing mental wellbeing in this digital age was very fitting due to most of our workplace working from home due to the pandemic. An engaging session which at times left some colleagues feeling uncomfortable as she identified bad habits many have fallen into. This is a valuable session to engage senior colleagues to help them recognise that they need to make changes to help lead by positive example. Laura delivered the session with humour but the key messages were not lost.”
"Alice Thompson is completely inspiring, emotive and somehow had us laughing at the same time.”
Meet the team
Debbie Byers, Director
Debbie has spent more than two decades working in the communications industry and has a passion for sharing stories of people’s inspiring achievements.
It was a love of story telling and representing inspiring people that allowed the creation of Speaker Buzz.
A firm believer in contributing to people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing, she also runs a successful PR agency in Edinburgh called To Be Continued, which provides support to raise the profile of our mission for change.
Carol Graham, Finance and Operations
Carol enjoyed an almost 20-year career with the global technology company, IBM, and is experienced in all business operations, from financial modelling and forecasting to negotiating and delivering.
Having seen the benefits of a more positive lifestyle outside of the corporate world, Carol chose to leave the industry and is now back in Edinburgh following a number of years as a weekly Edinburgh-to-London commuter.
Jim Byers, Content editor
A former journalist-turned marketer, Jim has been working with words and inspiring stories for more than 20 years.
Jim is also a director of Speaker Buzz’s sister business To Be Continued. He is also the founder of Edinburgh Music Lovers, is a boutique music company dedicated to showing how music can have a powerful positive impact on mental health.
Tino Nombro, Non executive director
Tino is an experienced business advisor and entrepreneur who helps develop Speaker Buzz’s growth. Tino founded and sold digital marketing company Ambergreen and advises a number of other companies. He is also a board member of the Homeless World Cup Foundation and shares Speaker Buzz’s ethos of inspiring positive change.
