Speaker fees:
Topics:
Em Stroud is the Comic Coach.
Whether you need a keynote that sparks innovation, a workshop that builds resilience, or an MC who keeps energy soaring, Em brings the perfect mix of humour, heart, and practical tools. Her clients don’t just laugh – they leave transformed, with actionable strategies for happier, more impactful leadership.
Em has spent 20 years in business and in comedy. She has worked with business leaders and their teams helping them create more impact in their businesses and life. Working with clients such as Bloomburg, Airbus and Barclays. She is the founder of The Leadership Impact School.
Em has performed theatre and comedy shows across the UK and her new one woman show “The Em Show Tales from a Little Laughing Lesbian” is touring across the UK in 2025 and OZ in 2026.
A two time TEDx speaker (one as a banana!), Em’s first book: Lessons from A Clown is a number one best seller and her podcast The Comic Coach Podcast is streamed worldwide. Her second book Pizza Life will be out in 2026.
Em speaks on team engagement, innovation, workplace burnout, psychological safety, communication breakdowns and workplace culture.
Perfect For: Senior executives, team managers, HR directors, and leadership development programs in finance, tech, and healthcare sectors. Ideal for organisations wanting to boost employee engagement and retention.
What You’ll Get: Learn how to use playfulness to build trust, spark innovation, and create engaged teams. Blend lightness with authority to lead authentically without losing impact.
The Problem: Communication breakdowns, boring presentations that don’t land, leaders whose messages get lost, and teams struggling to connect authentically with clients or colleagues.
Perfect For: Sales teams, client-facing professionals, internal communications teams, and anyone who needs to present or influence others. Excellent for communication skills workshops and sales conferences.
What You’ll Get: Master confident, authentic communication using humour and adaptability. Make your ideas stick and create genuine connections in any professional setting.
The Problem: Toxic workplace cultures, low psychological safety, poor team dynamics, and organisations struggling with collaboration and trust issues.
Perfect For: Leadership teams, culture change initiatives, team building events, and organizations going through mergers, restructures, or rapid growth phases.
What You’ll Get: Create psychological safety through play, improve team dynamics, and foster a workplace culture where people genuinely thrive and want to collaborate.
Em Stroud is without doubt one of the most engaging, informative, fun-loving speakers I have ever seen, She was knowledgeable, entertaining and engaging and knows human psychology and the power of humour so well, I personally learnt so much from it.
We had the pleasure of having Em during our Off Site end of year Team event in December 2022. Em managed to keep us energizes, on our toes and engaged through the full day. Starting with a key note she passed powerful messages to my teams with wit and spice – having a long lasting effect on how we start our meets (smiling) how we pause and reflect in the heat of the moment (breath).and how we now interact with each other – richer by one fantastic memory of all of us laughing in the snow. Thank you Em, you are wonderful!
