In their words
No actors. No scripts. Real women in business, on camera, saying it in their own words.
One of the best ones I've been to, and I've been to a lot.Women at our networking events
It's like a little family.Female Success Hub networking
It made me feel like me again.Jenny Hardacre, Content Day
Emily's been amazing with her coaching.Helen Hill, Content Day
“Was it worth the money? Every. Single. Penny. I walked away with far more than a collection of lovely photographs. I walked away having had one of the best days I've had in ages.”
“The whole day was so much fun from start to finish. Emily also provided a great workbook and I now have a step-by-step plan to use when I am ready to go! I cannot recommend booking on enough!”
“Anyone who knows me knows I'd rather do pretty much anything than have my photo taken! But somehow, the lovely Emily Mallender and her fabulous team managed to coax me out of hiding and in front of the camera!”
“She's just not like other coaches at all. She's just so much better, in my opinion.”
“My marketing is so much better.”
“If anyone is even slightly considering working with Emily, just spend 5 minutes with her and you'll never go back.”
“My views are reaching over 60,000 now, and this month I've been booked out every weekend.”
“I can't believe in 3 months how far I have come.”
“Having a group of people that get it, because business can be incredibly lonely. It's one of the best that I've done, because it's that accountability.”
“It's absolutely amazing. When you're having a wobble, there's someone there to support you.”
“The way that you work and the way that you share and over-deliver, even in your content that's free.”
“She's directed us, she's guided us and she's held our hand throughout it.”
“If you feel like you don't belong in a room, then this is a space for you. You'll leave this room feeling like the person you are inside.”
“It's just a fabulous opportunity. There were some great women.”
“I love being in spaces where all women are empowered and doing things with their life, not just sitting on the sidelines.”
“Do it. Do it.”
“Was it worth the money? Every. Single. Penny. I walked away with far more than a collection of lovely photographs. I walked away having had one of the best days I've had in ages.”
“The whole day was so much fun from start to finish. Emily also provided a great workbook and I now have a step-by-step plan to use when I am ready to go! I cannot recommend booking on enough!”
“Anyone who knows me knows I'd rather do pretty much anything than have my photo taken! But somehow, the lovely Emily Mallender and her fabulous team managed to coax me out of hiding and in front of the camera!”
“She's just not like other coaches at all. She's just so much better, in my opinion.”
“My marketing is so much better.”
“If anyone is even slightly considering working with Emily, just spend 5 minutes with her and you'll never go back.”
“My views are reaching over 60,000 now, and this month I've been booked out every weekend.”
“I can't believe in 3 months how far I have come.”
“Having a group of people that get it, because business can be incredibly lonely. It's one of the best that I've done, because it's that accountability.”
“It's absolutely amazing. When you're having a wobble, there's someone there to support you.”
“The way that you work and the way that you share and over-deliver, even in your content that's free.”
“She's directed us, she's guided us and she's held our hand throughout it.”
“If you feel like you don't belong in a room, then this is a space for you. You'll leave this room feeling like the person you are inside.”
“It's just a fabulous opportunity. There were some great women.”
“I love being in spaces where all women are empowered and doing things with their life, not just sitting on the sidelines.”
“Do it. Do it.”
Want to be the next one? Start with an EMpower Hour: an hour of strategy with Emily for £297 + VAT, credited in full towards 1:1 coaching if you book within 7 days.
Keynote speaker · Panellist · Host
Hey lovely. If you've ever watched a room full of people quietly scroll their phones through a keynote, you'll know exactly why organisers book me. Nobody scrolls. Pinky promise.
Emily Mallender is a keynote speaker and business coach from Sheffield, Yorkshire, who has spoken to audiences of 25,000+ across the UK, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands. Funny, raw and straight-talking, and every talk ends with the audience doing something differently.
Watch: the Ringwood Day trailer
Real story. Sharp strategy.
Teenage mum. Uni dropout. 13 years behind the scenes of a leading business coaching organisation. Then building my own business and brand from scratch.
So when I talk about imposter syndrome, I'm not quoting a textbook. I'm talking about walking out onto the stage at the Palau Sant Jordi arena in Barcelona, and every room since.
I speak from lived experience, not theory. Your audience gets the laughs, the honesty and the bit most speakers forget: something they can actually use on Monday morning.
Ways to book me
Story-led, motivational keynotes for conferences, summits and live events. Mindset, confidence, imposter syndrome and self sabotage, right through to strategy and commercial success. Tailored to your audience and theme, so it never feels like a talk wheeled out from a cupboard.
Best for: conferences, awards, women in business events, International Women's Day.
Practical, results-focused sessions on marketing, visibility, personal brand and business growth. Half-day, full-day or bespoke. Your team leaves with a plan, not just a nice feeling and a branded pen.
Best for: in-house teams, leadership groups, networks and business schools.
High-value sessions for memberships, masterminds and online summits. I turn up prepared, get people involved and deliver real strategy they can implement that week.
Best for: memberships, masterminds, online summits and accelerators.
Comfortable on both sides of the mic as host of The EMpire Diaries podcast. Great conversation, real stories and genuine takeaways. No one-word answers, no rambling for 40 minutes.
Best for: business, mindset, marketing and women's podcasts.
On stage
Why organisers book Emily
Practising what I preach
I'm not going to stand on your stage and tell your audience to be brave if I haven't been. Here's my brave list so far:
Fear doesn't disappear. You just get better at walking through it. That's the energy I bring into your room.
Straight from 180 Shift, London
Told me I need to be on more stages.
Said I was the best speaker they'd seen: funny, and refreshingly straight-talking.
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Questions
Emily Mallender is an award-winning business and marketing coach and keynote speaker based in Sheffield, Yorkshire. She has spoken to audiences of 25,000+ across 4 countries and supported 30,000+ business owners in nearly 14 years in business.
Emily speaks on mindset, confidence, imposter syndrome and self sabotage, through to marketing, visibility, personal brand and commercial success. Her talks draw on her own story, from teenage mum and uni dropout to award-winning entrepreneur.
Yes. Emily is a UK female motivational speaker based in Sheffield who delivers keynotes, corporate workshops, guest expert sessions and podcast interviews for conferences, businesses, memberships and women in business events.
Yes. Emily is based in Sheffield and speaks at events across Yorkshire, the UK and internationally. She takes on a limited number of bookings each year, so enquire early with your date, audience and format.
Funny, raw and refreshingly straight-talking. Every talk is interactive, so audiences take part rather than just listen and leave with a next step they will actually take.
Emily has spoken in the UK, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, including on stage at the Palau Sant Jordi arena in Barcelona, at 180 Shift in London (2026) and at EBA Live (2022). She has also appeared on BBC Radio Sheffield and Fix Radio.
Yes. Emily runs half-day, full-day and bespoke workshops on marketing, visibility, personal brand and business growth for teams, networks and organisations.
Yes. On request, Emily's EMpowered Media team can provide videography, photography and drone footage of your event.
I take on a limited number of events each year. Tell me about your audience, your date and your format, and I'll come back to you personally. Not an assistant, not a template. Me.
Enquire about booking EmilyWant to see me live first? Grab a ticket to EMpowered Live 2027.
