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Alison Edgar
Motivational Speaker, Business Woman and Author
Alison Edgar MBE also known as “The Entrepreneur’s Godmother” to a plethora of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, brings a matchless amalgamation of outside of the box thinking, insight, and knowledge to large organisations.
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What Alison Edgar's clients say
"Alison worked with the Senior Leadership Team on her intrapreneurship methodology. I loved Alison’s drive. It made the session really engaging and helped keep everyone’s energy levels up!"
"I first met Alison Edgar at The Reach, Women in Leadership Summit where she was the closing speaker. Her talk was motivational and educational, which made her a perfect fit to work with the leadership team at Sky Betting and Gaming. She didn’t disappoint, the room was fully engaged with her session. Her delivery style is packed with humour and energy, which rubs off on everyone in the audience. She provokes thought and we are still using her techniques and talking about things Alison covered in the session. She is a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend engaging with her to invigorate your team"
"After much research, we found Alison Edgar via LinkedIn. In February 2015, she was the Keynote speaker for the first event in the Middle-East of its kind, teaching intrapreneurship to business owners and professionals in Kuwait. We were extremely happy and have rebooked her to deliver another event."
"Alison Edgar MBE’s keynote speech on ‘SMASH IT! with intrapreneurship’ at our event for the Polish government was powerful. She was incredibly easy to work with, kept to time well, met the brief, and went above and beyond to keep the circa 10,000 viewers engaged and motivated. I know just who to call for my next entrepreneurship event"
"Alison is a speaker who doesn’t just spout her life story like many others do. She has a great balance of personal anecdotes combined with knowledge and practical skills the team can implement straight away."
"The last 20 months have been testing for every business but working in the care home sector has pushed the team members to maximum capacity. It was imperative our management conference not only educated but motivated our senior leadership team. After much research, we came across Alison Edgar MBE to be our keynote speaker at the event. She nailed the brief and, on the day, not only energized the room and made us all laugh but exceeded our expectations. Our team still refer and use ‘Alison Edgar’s Big Balls’. If you’re looking for an engaging and motivational speaker, look no further than Alison Edgar MBE."
"After the session, I felt that everyone in the group started to become more confident in their plans, or started to see what they had to work on to get what they want both in their work life and personal life. Thank you Alison for opening my teams' eyes to an 'intrapreneurial' way of thinking."
"Alison hosted a workshop at our Women in Sales Summit and was a fantastic asset to the event. Alison’s session was oversubscribed with standing room only. She was a breeze to work with and I look forward to working with her at the next Summit"
"As a director Great British Expo's I have worked with Alison for many years and I consider her to be one of the best female entrepreneurial speaker in the UK. Alison's keynotes are always incredibly engaging, inspirational and entertaining. We attract over 6,000 business leaders to our events annually and have year on year invited Alison to keynote speak at several of our flagship events throughout the country due to her popularity. Most recently we engaged Alison to inspired the audience at our Windsor event with her talk on 'Tenacity using Growth Mindset'. The feedback we had was amazing. Not only was the audience moved by Alison's delivery style and hugely inspirational personal story, it also equipped and motivated them to help achieve their goals. I would highly recommend Alison to speak at any event, especially one focusing on sales which is her specialist field (she really sparkles)."
"Alison spoke at our Grow Kent Conference November 2016 and was absolutely brilliant. She was first on and set the scene for the whole day. She has such a lovely style of presenting which really warms the audience to her. And of course her content was first class. 100% recommend Alison as she is such a lovely person and great to work with."
"After much research, we found Alison Edgar via LinkedIn. She contacted us proactively after I viewed her profile. In February 2015, she was the Keynote speaker for the first event in the Middle-East of its kind, teaching entrepreneurism and sales to business owners and sales professionals in Kuwait. The overall average feedback from all attendees was 3.7 out of 4. We were extremely happy and have rebooked her to deliver another event in October 2017."
"Alison is the real deal. Ultra-connected. Super-inspirational. The fount of all knowledge and also knows how to pack out an event and lead from the stage. Whether you're seeking a low-key 'fireside chat' or an all in, tell it as it is Keynote, I could not recommend her enough. My team would agree."
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Languages:
- English
Alison Edgar's 2023 biography
Alison Edgar’s Background
In a world full of conference speakers, Alison Edgar MBE is a relatable figure for audiences around the globe, providing them with lasting impact and inspiration that resonates, not only from a workplace situation, but their whole lives. Working in the corporate world until she was age 46, Alison understands first hand the challenges that delegates face on a daily basis. Alison champions actionable takeaways for every audience, and her upbeat, passionate delivery style rubs off on even the most skeptical audience members.
Twice voted one of the UK’s top 10 business advisors, Alison is an expert in improving performance inside organisations. Throughout her years advising small businesses, she has analysed the important factors that make them successful. Alison takes these lessons and applies them to big business, enhancing motivation, communication, and agility. She is known both for her practical tools – such as Alison Edgar’s Big Balls ® – that teams can implement immediately and for the groundbreaking and lasting impact she has on audiences. Alison combines anecdotal evidence with actionable takeaways to ensure that the information she delivers is not just theoretical, but practical too.
Alison was awarded an MBE on the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2020 for her services to entrepreneurship and business. As a latediagnosed dyslexic author of two international best-selling books, Alison champions that no barrier should hold you back from achieving your goals, be it age, race, gender or disability. Her teachings have pioneered culture change, enhanced performance and transformed mindsets within her 5* global clientele; including Adobe, Amazon, Metlife, easyJet, WHSmith, Currys and Barratt Homes.
Alison is a sought-after media contributor, and recently became a boardroom advisor for a new business TV show launching on Amazon Prime UK & US, which is airing 2023.
Alison Edgar's 2023 talks & topics
SMASH IT! The Art of Getting What YOU Want:
Based on her international bestselling book of the same name, this talk inspires individuals to take control of their own lives. Alison highlights the importance of external factors and explains there is no better way to motivate and focus staff than by aligning their personal and professional goals. Not only does this talk inspire the workforce, it also improves wellbeing and employee retention.
Intrapreneurship - Adopting an Agile Approach:
At the heart of every successful business owner is passion. Passion for what they do, what they sell, and what they provide. Entrepreneurs maximise every second of every day, ensure no resources are wasted and see change as an opportunity to grow. This talk teaches employees to adopt this way of thinking.
Overcoming Adversity - Alison's Personal Story:
Follow Alison’s empowering yet relatable story as she breaks free from childhood adversity, poverty, and
imposter syndrome to become a twice best-selling author, and one of the few females to be awarded an MBE for her services to entrepreneurship and business.
Alison Edgar's 2023 speaking fees
- United Kingdom
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