Hayley Barnard

Hayley Barnard is one of the most prolific and sought-after DEI speakers in Europe. She is a thought leader and practitioner specialising in topics including gender balanced workplaces, inclusive leadership, and unconscious bias. Hayley has delivered keynotes to over 320 companies across the globe, inspiring audiences to DEI transformation at Mercedes-Benz, Capital One, Deloitte, Essity, HSBC, Altrad, and many more.

ABOUT HAYLEY

Hayley Barnard is the Managing Director and Diversity Strategist at MIX Diversity Developers, helping organisations become more innovative and profitable through developing both a more diverse workforce and diverse customer base.

When Hayley was in her 20s she was in a rush… After quickly rising to become General Manager of Sir Chay Blyth’s ‘Challenge Business’ at 23, she went on to secure her first board level post by 26. Hayley studied marketing at postgraduate level and later founded her own communications and sponsorship business with Debra Searle MVO, MBE of which she is still a board director today.

Now in her 40s, Hayley wants to ensure that her time and effort is spent in effecting positive change for her clients. Her vision is that, by empowering business people, we can foster a culture of inclusivity both inside and outside the workplace – it’s this that brought about the birth of MIX Diversity Developers.

Hayley has a very personal interest in Diversity and Inclusion as many of the ‘protected characteristics’ have impacted on her life in some way. Having always been fascinated by religions and the impact they have on people’s behaviour, she chose to study Religious Studies for her first degree, specialising in Islam.

Hayley has a number of close family members who are gay and also has two children who have a disability. Needless to say, as a woman she holds more than a passing interest in gender balance and her early senior posts in her 20s left her questioning how those of differing generations can work more affectively.

Hayley is committed to seeing all achieve their potential regardless of their gender, sexuality, age, religion, race, sexuality or personality type.

HAYLEY BARNARD SPEAKING TOPICS

Her Diversity & Inclusion speeches include –

• Biased, who me? – Unconscious Bias (implicit bias) – we all have it! This talk will explain how to spot it and what you can do to reduce its impact at work.
• Inclusion leadership –Inspiring leaders to champion diversity, equity and inclusion. Practical steps to overcome bias and build diverse and inclusive team.
• How to be an ally – Three ways to be a better ally in the workplace and how your privilege may be getting in the way.
• Why D&I is good for business –Unpacking the business case for diversity and why equity and inclusion is worth fighting for. Also, what’s in it for you.

Her Motivational Speeches include –

• Move into the FAST LANE –Fearless ambition, pushing yourself to upskill and try new things.
• Balanced LEADERSHIP –What’s it like on the other side of you as a leader? Self-awareness and influence.
• If you don’t ask, YOU DON’T GET –Overcoming self-doubt, stopping self-sabotage, aiming high, having a plan to get there.
• Overcoming IMPOSTER SYNDROME – What it is, how it holds people back, what practical steps you can take to overcome it.