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Best-Selling Author | Global Keynote Speaker | Burnout & Resilience Expert
Wellbeing with Purpose. Measured by Results.
Shona Hirons doesn’t do tick-box wellbeing or one-size-fits-all solutions.
She’s lived the cost of burnout, and come back stronger, wiser, and more determined to make sure others never have to hit the same wall.
A former lawyer turned global keynote speaker, award-winning coach, and best-selling author of Broken to Bionic – How to Prevent and Recover from Burnout, Shona has turned her extraordinary story of survival into a mission: to create workplace wellbeing that actually works.
When Shona walks into a room, something shifts. She brings energy, warmth, and raw honesty. Within minutes, guards drop, conversations flow, and people see themselves differently.
Because Shona doesn’t just speak – she connects. She makes wellbeing human again.
“Shona makes a room full of strangers feel like they’ve known her for years – and leaves them inspired to act.”
WHAT MAKES SHONA DIFFERENT
She’s lived it. Shona doesn’t talk theory – she’s turned pain into purpose and burnout into a breakthrough.
She connects humans to humans, with real empathy, humour, and heart. There are no scripts, no filters, just truth.
She goes to the root. Shona tackles the cultural and emotional causes of burnout, not just the symptoms.
She delivers measurable change. Her keynotes and workshops create lasting transformation- engagement, energy, and impact.
KEYNOTE TALKS THAT IGNITE CHANGE
Broken to Bionic – From Burnout to Breakthrough
Shona’s signature talk – a raw, honest, and inspiring journey through the 10 stages of burnout. She shows how to spot the signs, rebuild resilience, and rediscover purpose before it’s too late.
Workplace Wellbeing That Works
Forget tick-box wellbeing. Shona helps leaders build thriving, sustainable cultures where people feel energised, valued, and proud to stay.
Leadership Without Burnout
A transformational talk that shows leaders how to manage energy, not just performance – creating teams that rise, not crumble.
POWER UP WORKSHOPS – SMALL STEPS, BIG IMPACT
For teams that want to move from awareness to action, Shona’s Power Up Workshops bring well-being off the slide deck and into daily life.
Through her signature Movement Snacks, she shows how small, regular bursts of movement throughout the workday can boost mood, productivity, and focus – without a gym in sight.
Each session is fun and interactive and designed to prove that you don’t need hours to make a difference—just a few powerful minutes.
“Shona’s Movement Snacks are a game-changer – realistic, energising, and impossible not to smile through.”
IMPACT YOU CAN EXPECT
✔ Measurable drops in burnout and absenteeism
✔ Leaders who lift others, not drain them
✔ Energised, connected, and resilient teams
✔ A culture where wellbeing fuels performance
✔ A workplace that hums with purpose, not pressure
Clients Include
NHS • Direct Line Group • Bentley Systems • Johnson & Johnson • Allianz • Elavon • Hope for Life Conference • Women in BIM and many more.

Shona Hirons’ journey reflects resilience in the face of repeated personal and professional challenges. Born six weeks early and initially not expected to survive, she overcame serious health struggles throughout her life, including a mini-stroke at 22, heart surgery at 32, a severe cycling accident, and early menopause at 44 due to uterine cancer. Alongside these challenges, she faced extreme workplace pressures that led to burnout, panic attacks, and a period of profound mental and physical exhaustion.
Through mindfulness, life coaching, and advanced training in NLP, CIPD, nutrition, and mental health, Shona transformed her experiences into expertise. In 2019, she founded Mindset in Motion, a fitness and mental well-being service that supports employees, leaders, and businesses in improving mental health, reducing stress and burnout, and enhancing productivity. She now works as a mental health speaker and consultant, helping individuals and organisations navigate the challenges of stress, exhaustion, and life transitions, including menopause.
Call +44 1753 439 289 or email Great British Speakers today to book Shona Hirons for your corporate event.
“Shona Hirons partnered with Velocity Global as Resilience Coach over the past year. Shona first delivered her signature speech to our employees which truly resonated with so many of our people and we then asked Shona back to support our employees navigating through remote work in an international context (we have employees across 55+ countries across six continents). Shona talks with passion and from her own experience, and she has an amazing ability to apply a practical tool box enabling everyone she worked with to take ownership of their own boundaries, managing their time and responses more effectively and becoming an all around Resilience Coach. Thank you Shona!”
Sarah Fern – Chief People Officer
“I have been fortunate to hear Shona’s ‘Broken to Bionic’ talk and found it not only inspiring but very relevant. Listening to ‘real life’ struggles turn to great success’s is very powerful and moving. Shona puts this over in such a way that is engaging, interesting and useful.
The beauty of how Shona lays out her story, she wraps it with easy to understand and useful take away tools. Not just a talk but useable tips on burnout, stress anxiety, self-management and more.
In today’s fast paced and high pressured environment, Shona’s message and content is not only useful, it is vital.
Fantastic speaker, author and coach. Very highly recommended.”
Stuart Hill – Commercial Director – Alpha Drive
“Unfortunately there’s no classification for “Shona gave a brilliant presentation at two of my events” but that’s precisely what she did and impressed me (and more importantly the delegates) so much that I’ve invited her to be part (a major part) of the Six O’Clock Club Small Business Summer School.
Shona has a great story to tell about how she overcame adversity but much more than this is the way she’s using that experience to help stressed out business owners (like me) achieve far better balance and purpose in their lives.
Whether you’re looking for a talented and inspirational speaker or seeking help to work smarter and bring the stress levels down in your business…
Speak to Shona!”
Mike Turner
“I heard Shona give a keynote speech at an event in Bristol. She was engaging, insightful and amusing and I was hanging off every word. If you haven’t heard her story, then get yourself to an event she is speaking at. I also had the pleasure at sitting at her table for dinner and enjoyed chatting to her very much.”
Martin Papworth – Director and Safety Supervisor
“Quite recently I attended a meeting at which Shona took the speaking slot. I was impressed by the way she engaged the audience immediately and was willing to show some vulnerability which achieved empathy from the audience. Shona talked about her career and the learnings that had brought her to this event.
She has a great message for the attendees in terms of how you can use your thoughts to bring about the best outcomes for yourself.
There were plenty of questions asked after Shona spoke which in my book is a great sign of an audience really thinking about the message.
I would not hesitate to recommend Shona’s speaking ability especially her engagement skills and besides all that she really is a very nice person.”
Adrian Chase – Fulfilment Coach
“In 2021, The Jordan Legacy CIC was blessed to have several inspiring speakers at our very first Hope for Life (UK) Conference and your story Shona was truly inspirational and powerful. I remember thinking at the time, how can one person experience so much trauma and still keep going and actually thrive, not just exist.
If you’re looking to book an inspirational story about triumph over adversity, I can’t recommend Shona highly enough!!”
Steve Phillip – Suicide Prevention and Workplace Wellbeing Advocate