Faye Dicker

Why organisations work with Faye Dicker

• A professional broadcaster trained at BBC Radio Bristol who hosts awards, conferences, and panels with the production discipline of live radio rather than the improvised feel of a guest MC.
• Built Freelance Mum from a Bristol meet-up in 2014 into a national network with hubs across the UK, giving her a working understanding of how self-employed parents actually engage with business communities.
• Recognised on the Top 100 Most Influential Women in the West list in 2018 and 2019, named Freelance Ambassador of the Year, and listed in the f:Entrepreneur #iAlso100 in 2025.
• Voiceover and presentation craft built across Channel 4, BBC Radio 4’s Education Matters, and BBC Radio Bristol, which makes her credible on the practical realities of freelance media careers.

Biography highlights

• BBC-trained broadcaster; presented the early breakfast show on BBC Radio Bristol.
• Equity Card holder from a speaking role on BBC’s Casualty at 16.
• Theatre graduate of Dartington College of Arts.
• Television production credits on Channel 4’s Collectors’ Lot and The Chelsea Flower Show.
• Founder of Freelance Mum (2013), described as the UK’s child-friendly business network for self-employed parents.
• Top 100 Most Influential Women in the West (2018, 2019); f:Entrepreneur #iAlso100 (2025).

Biography

The shape of work for self-employed parents has changed faster than the institutions around them. Freelance careers, school-run logistics, and business-building rarely fit the format of a standard networking room. Faye Dicker built Freelance Mum in 2013 to address that gap, starting with a facilitated walk around Bristol’s Harbourside with fifteen women and their children, and growing it into a UK-wide network of hubs run by local organisers.

Her broadcasting work runs in parallel. Trained at BBC Radio Bristol, where she presented the early breakfast show, she has carried the discipline of live radio into corporate hosting, conference chairing, and awards MC work. Her television production background includes Channel 4’s Collectors’ Lot and The Chelsea Flower Show, and her early reporting work was on BBC Radio 4’s Education Matters.

That dual track, professional broadcaster and community-builder, is what organisations engage her for. She brings the timing and warmth of a trained presenter to the room, and a working understanding of self-employed life to the content. Recognition on the Top 100 Most Influential Women in the West list, the Freelance Ambassador of the Year award, and the f:Entrepreneur #iAlso100 reflects both halves of the work.

Key speaking topics

• Freelance careers and self-employment
• Community-building and networking
• Working parenthood and entrepreneurship
• Event hosting and live broadcasting craft
• Voiceover and broadcast media careers
• Personal brand for freelancers

Ideal for

• Conference and awards organisers seeking a professional broadcaster as host or MC
• Networks and communities serving self-employed and parent workers
• Internal events on flexible working, freelance talent, and returner programmes
• Marketing and communications teams hiring a presenter for branded content or live activation

Audience outcomes

• A clearer view of how self-employed parents actually engage with work and community
• Practical reference points from the growth of Freelance Mum from local meet-up to national network
• Insight into the craft of professional hosting and live broadcast as a business skill
• A sharper sense of how to build participation in events designed for non-traditional workers