Past events

It's been a real privilege to have spoken at a wide variety of events, from Enterprise Seminars for Banks and Development Agencies to MBA Masterclasses. From hosting Award Ceremonies(yes the stand-up comedy training comes in useful here!), to delivering high energy internal motivational sessions.

...And the reviews?, well I'm not one to blow my own trumpet, but they are all exceptional. I'm always happy if you're happy, but I'm ecstatic if I've shared something useful to take away and use in your work and life.

Keynote: 'Expand your Brand', Triumphant Events, London

Keynote:  'YOU is young' - inspiration for teens', STEP UP Yorkshire

Keynote: 'Don't ask me how I did it, I haven't got a clue'  SHE means Business

 Masterclass Say 'NO' to Bland Brand: Marketing in the financial industry, Willis Insurance

 Masterclass: 'FUNKY BUSINESS' - Business growth for not so average SME's, LEAD North West

 Keynote: ‘Defining Entrepreneurship’ Masterclass, Leeds University Business School

Keynote: ‘Recession, Risks and Responsibility’  Royal Bank of Scotland, Enterprise Series

Keynote: ‘Innocently Enterprising’ – Young Enterprise, Yorkshire Forward

Panellist: ‘Dragons Den’ Leeds Metropolitan University

Keynote: Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling – Leicester Women in Business Convention

Keynote: Enterprise in Organizations: Institute of Management

Keynote: Recession Proofing Your Business: St. Helens Chamber of Commerce

After Dinner: My Entrepreneurial Journey: Exxon Mobil

Keynote: Finding Your Niche: Hoseasons Travel

Keynote: ‘Against all Odds’ : NHS Trust Birmingham

Keynote After-dinner: ‘My Entrepreneurial Trip’: The Leeds Biz Awards

Keynote: ‘ Ethics, Metrics and Profit: The Careers Association, Lancashire

Keynote & Panelist: Can Labour Really Make Poverty History’, The Labour Party Conference

Keynote and Panelist: ‘The Pros & Cons of a Trade Sale’: Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Masterclass

Keynote and Panellist: ‘Hitting the Glass Ceiling’: Leeds Business Week

Keynote: ‘The Entrepreneurial Mindset’: Yorkshire Forward

Keynote: ‘ The Challenges of Overseas Aid and Development’: World Vision Fundraiser

Keynote: ‘ My Entrepreneurial Trip’, Donnegal Enterprise Week

Judge: Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Keynote: ‘Women in Enterprise’: Strabane Business Week

Keynote After-dinner: ‘The Accidental Millionnaire’ : Trinity Mirror Group, Yorkshire Business Awards

Keynote and Panelist: ‘ The Entrepeneurial Mindset’, Connect Yorkshire

Keynote After-dinner: ‘My Entrepreneurial Trip’, Venturefest Yorkshire

Keynote and Panelist: ‘Leadership’, The Northern Leadership Academy Launch Event

Keynote: ‘The Accidental Millionaire’, Conference Organisers Ireland

Keynote: ‘My Entrepreneurial Trip’, Coutts Bank

Awards Host: Annual conference and awards, National Federation of Enterprise Agencies

 Rave Review

"Deirdre’s talk to our MBA students provided an inspirational insight into the mind of an entrepreneur.  Her ideas and presentation of them were first rate.  Our students gain great benefit from listening to  creative thinkers like Deirdre.  Such experiences are crucial to the education of the next generation of business leaders."
Professor Peter Moizer,Dean, Leeds University Business School