After an impactful career leading the global wellbeing strategy at Burberry and holding senior leadership roles in consultancies across Europe and Asia, Clare has become a leading voice in leadership, culture, and wellbeing. She has helped organisations ranging from FTSE 100s to dynamic startups – including Warner Bros Discovery, KPMG, the Ministry of Justice, Specsavers, Channel 4, and The Harry Potter Studios – foster healthier, more sustainable workplace cultures where people can truly thrive.

Clare is driven by a passion to create lasting, transformative change in the world of work, combining strategic expertise with lived experience to empower individuals and organisations to thrive in today’s ever-evolving landscape.

She recently launched her podcast, Dog Walk Thoughts, where she reflects on leadership, workplace culture, mental health, and her ADHD diagnosis – all whilst walking her four dogs.

Recognised for her expertise in mental health and sustainable leadership, Clare blends cutting-edge research with lived experience and powerful, vulnerable storytelling. She draws on her own journey with ADHD, addiction, anxiety, and grief to challenge conventional thinking and inspire meaningful change. Through science[1]backed insights and real-life stories, Clare reshapes how we approach mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.

Clare has delivered hundreds of thought-provoking keynotes, workshops, and masterclasses across diverse industries, captivating audiences with her engaging style and actionable insights.

Based in the UK, Clare speaks internationally, helping leaders build cultures where people feel supported, understood, and able to perform at their best.

Clare Kenny | Keynote Talks

Neurodiversity At Work: Creating Cultures Where Everyone Can Thrive: Neurodiversity is natural, and is a valuable part of human difference. When workplaces embrace this diversity, they unlock new strengths in creativity, empathy, and problem solving. This talk explores how to build inclusive cultures where neurodivergent individuals (and everyone else) can truly thrive.

Key Outcomes

– Understand the key experiences and challenges faced by neurodivergent employees

– Discovery ways to embrace and leverage the power of diversity of thought

– Explore behaviours that support psychological safety, inclusion, and diverse ways of thinking

– Recognise the additional needs of carers of neurodivergent children and how to support them at work

Rethinking ADHD: How Leaders Can Create Neuroinclusive Workplaces: Many women with ADHD go undiagnosed for decades – often until they burn out. This session shares personal experience and practical advice for building inclusive, supportive workplaces.

Key Outcomes

– Understand how ADHD presents differently in women

– Challenge myths around productivity and neurodivergence

– Learn to spot hidden signs and support neurodivergent talent

– Build a culture where all minds can thrive

Anchored Leadership: Stability Through the Storm: In uncertain times, people don’t need leaders with all the answers, they need leaders who are calm, grounded, and steady. This talk explores what it means to be an anchor in the chaos.

Key Outcomes

– Stay calm and decisive under pressure

– Build resilience and lead through uncertainty

– Communicate with clarity in challenging times

– Foster trust and psychological safety in your team

Why We Numb, and What It’s Doing To Us: Many of us cope with stress through distraction, overwork, or avoidance. This session explores the psychology of numbing, and how it impacts wellbeing, culture, and leadership.

Key Outcomes

– Understand why we numb and how it develops

– Recognise the cost of avoidance on resilience and performance

– Identify common patterns in yourself and your teams

– Learn healthier ways to manage stress and support others

Beyond the Label: Rethinking Addiction In the Workplace: Addiction exists on a spectrum and affects far more people than we think – including high performers. This talk challenges stigma and offers tools for compassion and change.

Key Outcomes

– Reframe how addiction is understood at work

– Explore how stress and trauma fuel addictive behaviours

– Learn to support others without judgement

– Identify and shift your own coping habits

Clare Kenny | Other Speaking Topics

– Workplace Wellbeing
– Psychological Safety
– Disrupting the World of Work
– Mentally Healthy Leadership
– Burnout
– Navigating Grief
– Living With Anxiety
– Stress and Performance
– My Experience of Addiction
– Mental Health
– Neurodiversity
– Efficiency to Boost Wellbeing
– Bereavement

Clare has given two prominent keynotes this year on neurodiversity and inclusion for a leading global bank, exploring everything from everyday overwhelm to how ADHD can differ in women, drawing upon her own experiences and research.

“We’ve organised many speakers and events and yours was superb – great content and brilliantly presented.”

She has also created a number of free resources on her website, including a guide for HR and wellbeing leads on making real, lasting culture change; a podcast episode with Liz Mulhall about her late ADHD diagnosis; and an article providing practical ideas for making your workplace more supportive of neurodivergent talent.

Corporate Work

Clare offers a range of workshops and consultancy packages for companies, including:

Wellbeing and Culture Workshops

Whether you’re addressing mental health at work, improving psychological safety, or embedding neuro-inclusive leadership, her workshops put wellbeing at the heart of how your business operates. These workshops include: wellbeing and strategy, and culture transformation, as well as workshops and webinars on topics such as addiction, anxiety, ADHD, grief, and mental health, but can be tailored to fit each individual client.

Leadership

Equipping leaders to create human-centric workplaces where people thrive in today’s fast-changing world of work isn’t a nice-to-have – it’s an essential! Clare partners with executive teams, senior leaders, and first-time managers to help them lead with authenticity, empathy and resilience to build inclusive, high-performing teams and sustainable  workplace cultures that prioritise wellbeing.

Coaching and Mentoring

Clare offers mentoring and coaching sessions for HR and people leaders, giving them access to expert insight and tailored advice when they need it most. She can help train and upskill leaders to support employee wellbeing, identify and address leadership gaps and behaviours, and coach and mentor HR, people, and wellbeing professionals.

Why Book Clare Kenny?

– She uses storytelling to challenge stigma and spark change. By sharing openly, she creates space for others to do the same, and shift the culture from the inside out.

– She understands workplace culture from lived and professional experience. As a former senior leader and wellbeing strategist, she knows how to navigate real-world complexity and drive meaningful change.

– She speaks honestly and without shame. From neurodivergence and addiction to leadership pressure and grief, she shares what others often don’t.

– She offers more than inspiration, she delivers action. Audiences leave with practical takeaways they can implement straight away, making every talk both emotional and actionable.

Call +44 1753 439 289 or email Great British Speakers now to book workplace wellbeing strategist and keynote speaker Clare Kenny for your corporate event.

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