About Leanne Spencer

The leading voice on the pace of work and the paradox of wellbeing and high-performance.

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Leanne Spencer Keynote Speaker

Leanne Spencer is an award-winning keynote speaker and three-times bestselling author specialising in the pace of work and the paradox of wellbeing and high performance. With 13+ years in the wellbeing/high-performance space, 13 qualifications in exercise and nutrition, a TEDx talk with 133,000+ views, she has been invited to speak all over the globe. With over 1,000 presentations delivered, she helps forward-thinking organisations solve one of today’s biggest challenges: how to sustain high performance in a culture where the pace of work is constantly accelerating.

Her keynotes are designed for leaders and teams in fast-paced, high-pressure environments. She brings fresh, insightful and innovative thinking to the topics of energy management, connection, resilience and sustainable performance, helping organisations protect their most valuable asset: their people.

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Recognised Thought Leader

Leanne is the author of the annual State of Workplace Wellbeing Report, which offers an in-depth look at key trends and challenges shaping the future of work, and practical strategies to build high-performing, thriving teams. Based on data-driven insights from over 1,750 organisations across Leanne’s proprietary scorecards and supported by leading research, this insightful report shows the undeniable connection between employee wellbeing and organisational success.

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What you can expect from Leanne:

  • Fresh insight on the future of work and wellbeing
  • Practical strategies to sustain high-performance and prevent burnout
  • Engaged, energised audiences who leave with clear, actionable ideas
  • Lasting impact; people talk about Leanne’s ideas years after she leaves their stage

How Leanne Works

Leanne prides herself on being one of the easiest speakers you’ll ever work with. She’s driven by the same objective as you, to deliver an amazing, impactful and memorable experience for your delegates. Before the event, she spends time with your team to understand who’ll be in the room and to align with your theme, goals, expectations and key messages.

On the day, Leanne arrives early to listen to other speakers and get a feel for the energy in the room. Rather than rushing off, she will stay after her keynote to answer questions, sign books and speak with delegates, often this is the most valuable time for deepening the impact of the keynote.

Every keynote Leanne delivers is tailored to your brief, industry and event theme. To elongate the effect and maximise long-term impact, she also offers interactive masterclasses, tech-based leadership coaching, a bespoke playbook and a video challenge as next steps, to further imbed what you and your teams learn.

Consider Leanne part of your team for the day. With her deep experience and dynamic, energetic style, you’ll be in very safe hands!

Before working together Leanne will:

  • Attend as many briefing calls as required
  • Create personalised resources to promote the event
  • Share details of your event on her social media channels

On the day Leanne will:

  • Arrive early to be available for tech rehearsals/AV checks
  • Deliver an impactful keynote that fulfils your brief
  • Inspire lasting change through storytelling and humour

After your event Leanne will:

  • Engage with your delegates (photos and book signings)
  • Share the successes of the day on her social media channels
  • Provide recommendations on how to extend the impact of the keynote

Award-Winning Speaker & Author

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Shortlisted Best Live Speaker

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Shortlisted Best Storyteller

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Highly Commended Short Business Book

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Highly Commended Best showreel 

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Highly Commended Best Virtual Gig

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Speaker of the Year

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What clients say

“From our first conversation we knew Leanne would be perfect for our annual conference 2022. Our members came away from the session not only with a signed copy of Leanne's latest book but feeling completely energised. The feedback has been amazing!”
Lynsey Oakes
Lynsey OakesOperations Director Shared Services Forum
"Leanne is the real deal. There are a lot of imitators out there who are jumping on the holistic wellbeing bandwagon, but Leanne has been leading the vanguard in a fully authentic and relatable way for some time now. I couldn't recommend Leanne highly enough to any organisation looking to maximise their energy, strength and joy"
Kathryn Partridge
Kathryn PartridgeGroup Corporate Relations Director, Britvic
“From start to finish Leanne has blessed us with her slick and high-quality process, passion and knowledge. Leanne was flexible, open and tailored the content to IHG’s need. We received an abundance of positive feedback from global colleagues.”
Shivam Sharma
Shivam SharmaUK DE&I Manager IHG
"Leanne’s keynote had a big impact on our team at our Away Day. We achieved very high survey scores, with most colleagues rating her talk and content as very valuable. The team really enjoyed the blend of stories with Leanne’s personal experience. Much of the buzz afterwards was about building in ‘slivers of recovery’ into the day.”
Lee LeFeuvre
Lee LeFeuvreChief Commercial Officer, SMG
“Leanne is an incredibly powerful and accomplished speaker. She delivers with knowledge and engagement and all in a virtual world! Leanne has started something fantastic in CTS, a common language. We will be comparing movement snacks and slivers of recovery for years to come. Getting people to change their mindset around wellbeing is a truly amazing skill and Leanne has this in abundance.”
Carolyn Cole
Carolyn ColeHR Director, Construction Testing Services
“Leanne was keynote speaker at the Resonant Group summer meeting in July 2022. She hit the mark brilliantly and both her keynote and the workshop enabled the team to stop and think about themselves and what they are doing every day to beat burnout and have more fun.”
David Youds
David YoudsManaging Director, Resonant Group
“Our team had a very enjoyable and valuable session with Leanne. It was great to take time out to consider how to manage our own personal performance and wellbeing at work. Leanne does a great job of sharing her own experiences and offering simple steps to help maintain a healthy approach to our demanding work schedules!”
Jeremy Hill
Jeremy HillGroup Managing Director, BUNZL Healthcare
“Flywire invited Leanne to attend our offsite to present to the UK and European Sales and Relationship Management team. The feedback was nothing short of incredible. Many appreciated the delivery, the core messaging as well as the humour as a perfect mix for what was needed both from a professional and personal perspective.”
Charles Igbon-Woods
Charles Igbon-WoodsHead of Relationship Management, Flywire
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