Sonya Barlow

"I have supported many employers to deliver presentation evenings and panel events and without a doubt the way in which Sonya Barlow hosted the conversation is by far the best I have seen. She was engaging, understood her audience and involved the students throughout the discussion."

"Sonya is a great keynote speaker. We've had a lot of positive feedback and want to extend a big thank you to Sonya. She set the scene for the event really well. It was a perfect balance of delivering a quite challenging topic to make people think and at the same time allow people to be vulnerable enough to express themselves, be thoughtful and engage in discussions."

"Labelled "Warmest, most welcome workshop ever!" by one of our members, we were thrilled with the Diversity and Inclusion workshop Sonya delivered us. A breath of fresh air in the mission of helping everybody to become more inclusive and understanding of different cultures, races, and disabilities, which we at The Coven are working hard to achieve. We are so excited to be working with Sonya on a series of workshops covering diversity and inclusion, mental health, how to manage difficult conversations, and build resilience. We know this learning will increase our knowledge of how to become the most diverse and inclusive we can possibly be."

"At GoCo Group we were on the hunt for diversity, inclusion, and equality speaker for our national inclusion week activities and we were lucky enough to be referred to Sonya. Sonya worked closely with us in the lead up to the event to make sure the content of her session represented the area’s we wanted to discuss and educate our staff on, even issuing a questionnaire to staff to make sure the session answered all of our questions around D&I. Sonya’s talk was incredibly well-received across the Group, with one of the best attendance rates we’ve seen in our virtual events throughout 2020. I couldn’t recommend working with Sonya enough, I hope to work closely with her and her vast knowledge of all things diversity and inclusion in the future."

"Sonya Barlow gave an amazing talk on our offsite at King in Stockholm. I appreciated her commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion by touching very important topics and the way those were delivered through engaging exercises. Happy to have attended this workshop!"

"We've had a great first event with Sonya and Like Minded Females for a recent British Airways International Women's Day event. We ran a workshop for female-identifying students, where Sonya was fab from start to finish. She really understood our business needs and used her insight from other corporate clients to tailor the workshop. She was very inspirational on the night of the workshop, speaking articulately but also being relatable to the young audience!"

"Sonya gave a fantastic presentation to students at the University of Oxford on behalf of Like Minded Females. She was enthusiastic and engaging whilst her talk was relevant, informative, and provocative. I would wholeheartedly recommend Sonya to any institution or corporate looking to diversify their organisation!"

"Sonya worked with Royal Mail’s London women’s network for inclusion week in Jan 2019 to deliver a lunchtime webinar on diversity and inclusion. She delivered a highly practical, inspiring session that had great audience feedback. She is a fantastic presenter who clearly knows her stuff and goes out of her way to deliver a session of very high quality. Would very much like to work with her again in the future and have no hesitation in recommending her."

"Sonya ran an interactive workshop with our business to help challenge the way we think about Diversity and Inclusion. Her session was engaging, thought-provoking, and inclusive, allowing the audience to contribute their thoughts to help shape the actions that we take as a company. Thanks, Sonya!"

"Sonya led our International Women’s Day event at British Airways with the utmost professionalism. The workshop focused on skills awareness and confidence building for female students, and we received wonderful feedback from the attendees on how valuable and motivating they found the session. Sonya clearly has such passion for this topic and this shines through when she’s addressing her audience. Thank you, Sonya, for arranging this event and I hope to cross paths with you again in the future!"

"It was indeed a great pleasure working with Sonya, her presentation at the Tech Connect Live Expo was brilliant and she did an amazing job as stage moderator too. Judging from the comments of those who attended."

"Sonya was a dream to work with – completely professional throughout and full of insight and ideas. Looking forward to working with her again!"

"The key skills of being a coach are building trust and being able to reflect on a person’s aspirations. Sonya has been my career coach over a span of 2 months and has made a huge impact in building my confidence levels and guiding me with the next steps in my career. She made me realize my capacity to do so much more, broke my barriers, and tailored activities to suit my personality and my schedule. She is the person to go to if you have an aspiration to stand out in the crowd or feel low in your confidence level, or do not have a clear vision about your career. I appreciate her efforts and her genuine interest to bring the best out of an individual."

"Sonya did a workshop for the team at Tangent about imposter syndrome and this not only brought everyone together and opened up new channels of communication but also provided a safe space to do so. Sonya is a bright and ambitious individual with great speaking skills. Sonya is personable and these sessions are informative, empowering, and great for company morale."

"Sonya came to Vilnius for her keynote speech at the Women Go Tech conference in June 2019. I found her a passionate and inspiring public speaker, open about her challenges, and desire to share her insights with the audience. Sonya is a young professional in her field as well as a growing influencer with a clear message to the digital society."

"Sonya is a tremendously positive person with a great insight into the subject of the side hustle and making yourself seen and heard. I absolutely loved her talk on the subject of the Elevator Pitch – and took away with me a few good homework points to go through! I'm looking forward to the future talks she'll be hosting and would definitely recommend her participation in talks, panel discussions, and workshops."

"Sonya was a really articulate and perceptive presenter who had everyone in the room listening to her every word. During her workshop with SheSays London and Like Minded Females she offered a lot of practical, inspiring, and useful information which I think everyone can benefit from hearing."