One of the many amazing aspects of my business it that I get to meet some really interesting people. It’s such a wonderful opportunity to sit one to one with talented and brilliant humans to have a chit chat with them whilst I create their make-up looks ready for the day ahead. I’ve lost count of the admirable women I have been fortunate enough to work with, but working with Hilary to create new headshots was certainly up there as one of the most inspiring women in business!

I met Hilary Dunne many years ago and of course we clicked straight away, both of us being strong willed business women and always striving to push our businesses forward we had plenty to talk about. Hilary passionate about other women exudes out of her radiantly, her naturally supportive nature instantly makes you feel at ease as you know she is here to champion us and make our female voices heard. Before I met her of course I knew the scales between the genders were unbalanced, but she really shined a light on just how unequal it truly is for business speakers, it really is still a male dominated world we live in.

I asked her to give a  rough run down of what she is all about, because I am sure she can explain it far better than me! Here’s what she had to say…

“Here is a bit of background about my mission. So I run a speaker agency and I work with corporate organisations who are in need of specific expertise within their business and we find them the best-matched expert to consult with. I also a supply Expert’s direct to the events industry to speak on stages anywhere in the world.  These conferences and events cover many different subjects.

Shockingly 75% of Speakers are male. I am on a mission to champion more females to come forward, it is a great way to grow reputation and personal brand, by standing out from your peers it’s also perfect for growing a robust network and enhancing credibility. Experts who speak on stages quickly become known not just for what they do but who they are. Every speaking engagement will result in new connections and those speaking on events stages will also benefit from PR from the events marketing campaign plan.

I have a coaching arm in the Speaker agency here we work with people who want to use Speaking to grow their business. We offer Speaker training and a stage finding service. We also provide an event management service for both corporate & private clients. That’s it in a nutshell, H”

The Team

• Make-up by Myself using Shiseido, Suqqu, Stila, and Charlotte Tilbury
• Photographer Lee Scullion
• Stylist Jo Levy
• Hair Gareth Lambert