January 2026 Speaker News

This is our January 2026 Speaker News round up, this month featuring, feedback on Jamie McAnsh, Josh Littlejohn, Richard Gerver, Katy Ashworth, Mark Foster and Kevin Keegan; we have updates from Cris Beswick, Leanne Spencer and Penny Mallory; we welcome Nicola S Morgan to the website and we have an updated showreel from Stef Sword Williams.

EVENT FEEDBACK

“We are so pleased that Jamie was able to speak at our conference, and his contribution enhanced the whole day! Jamie was absolutely fantastic in every way! He was very friendly and easy going………We have received nothing but amazingly positive feedback.” On Jamie McAnsh – November 2025 (pictured)

“I wanted to say what a brilliant job Josh did… there were many in the room in tears and what an inspirational story with some key learnings.”  On Josh Littlejohn – November 2025

“Yes, it was fantastic – what a nice guy. He was so inspiring, related his life etc to wellbeing and EDI, an amazing speaker, very funny, engaged the audience and met staff and posed for photos. Honestly can’t  praise him enough.” On Mark Foster – November 2025

“Katy was exceptional, with excellent strategies and the students really engaged with her story and asked lots of questions.” On Katy Ashworth – November 2025 (pictured)

“I would say that it could not have gone better. We received many positive comments and participants rated the webinar very highly afterwards. So Richard really delivered.” On Richard Gerver – November 2025

“All went great, thank you. We had positive feedback all round and he just seems like a very genuine guy.” On Kevin Keegan – December 2025

SPEAKER UPDATES

Penny Mallory is a leading Authority on Mental Toughness. As a leading authority on Mental Toughness, Penny helps people to manage the stress, pressure, heavy workloads and relentless deadlines they face. Drawing from her extraordinary experiences, Penny now shares her Mental Toughness formula to help organisations and individuals to cultivate confidence, resilience, commitment, determination, and focus. Penny has recently sent us an updated biog and speaking topics.

Leanne Spencer is an award-winning speaker and a leading voice on integrating wellbeing into high performance cultures. With over 13 years experience and more than 1,000 presentations delivered, she brings deep expertise to every stage. Leanne has also recently updated us on her speech topics – including her speech call Sustain –

Sustain tackles the gap between knowing and doing. We know how to be well, but we do not always act on it. Leanne shows audiences how to embed long term habits through four powerful levers: values, identity, community and resources. This is the foundation for personal sustainability and for showing up fully when it counts. Outcomes include:

• Overcome barriers to change by connecting to values and identity
• Overcome the sense of guilt many people have about prioritising wellbeing
• Learn to deal with the fast pace of change that has become the new normal
• Develop the tools and mindset required to thrive in a high-performance culture

Cris Beswick is a global thought leader and strategic advisor on innovation and the bestselling author of ‘Building a Culture of Innovation’. Cris Beswick is a globally recognised authority on innovation strategy, leadership and culture. He has more than 25 years’ experience as a CEO, entrepreneur, board advisor, and investor. Cris has sent us an updated profile and details on his talks.

NEW SPEAKER

We are delighted to welcome Nicola S Morgan to the website

Nicola S Morgan is a multi-award-winning TEDx and keynote speaker, international education consultant, author and teacher, and has spent over 28 years helping educators, leaders and teams perform under pressure, communicate under stress and bring out the best in others even when emotions run high.

Nicola doesn’t just motivate she equips people with practical tools that work in the heat of the moment. Whether it’s a teacher handling defiant behaviour, a leader managing a high-stakes meeting, or a team navigating tension and burnout, her sessions deliver strategies that stick, sustain and strengthen.

Nicola’s unique insight into behaviour and resilience stems not only from decades of professional experience but also from her own story of grit and perseverance having failed and then successfully completed a solo English Channel swim. It’s this lived experience that underpins her belief that calm, focus, and determination can be taught, practised and sustained.

NEW SHOWREEL 

Stef Sword-Williams is a TEDx speaker, founder, and author of F*ck Being Humble—an empowering movement and consultancy dedicated to inspiring individuals to embrace their achievements unapologetically and conquer the fear of self-promotion. She has recently sent us a new showreel. Stefs new book will be featured as our Book of the Month this January.

That is, it for this month. As always if you have any questions or enquiries, please contact us on enquiries@scampspeakers.co.uk