Speaking & Keynotes

I froze in a room full of people I needed to lead. Someone asked a question I didn’t have a perfect answer for, and instead of saying “let me think about that,” I panicked. Mind went blank, face went red, said something I didn’t mean just to fill the silence.

Nobody in that room would have thought less of me for pausing. I thought less of myself for not doing it.

I bring the same three tools I use myself: catching your state before it catches you, staying steady in the room, and recovering properly after.

I speak at conferences, leadership events, and team sessions, drawing on emotional intelligence, meditation, and practical resilience tools to help people close that gap before it costs them what it nearly cost me.

Topics:

• Emotional intelligence in leadership
• Staying steady when the pressure’s actually on
• Practical meditation and resilience tools for high-pressure roles
• Building performance that lasts, instead of burning people out to get there

Formats:

• Conference keynotes
• Half-day workshops
• Team and away-day sessions
• Time with your board or exec team

I’ve since built practical tools I use with clients so they don’t make the same mistake I did.

“You get real outcomes that you can implement in your day to day life. It’s not just talking through issues, but ideas and thinking differently, that’s what makes Sally different.” — Nelson Onchiri

Or email me directly: sally@theleslielink.com

New Workshops Coming

You know the meeting I mean, the one I froze in. That’s where this comes from.

Reading your own state before it reads you. Staying steady in the conversation that matters. Recovering properly afterwards, instead of carrying it into the next fire.

Three workshops, built around the moments that actually get leaders, not the theory.

The Pause

Built on: Emotional Intelligence

The space between the question and your answer. What to do with it instead of filling it.

Reading the Room You’re In

Built on: Meditation

Catching your own state of mind before it drives the meeting for you.

Recovering After the Fire

Built on: Resilience

What comes after you’ve stayed calm, so the next one doesn’t stack on top of the last.

Online and in-person

Online, from October 2026. For teams who want this without the travel.

In-person at your company, from March 2027. The room, your leaders, on-site.

Same combination that got me through my own version of that moment: emotional intelligence, meditation, and tools you’ll actually use when it counts.

Want to be first to know when dates open?

Let’s Make It Happen

Flagship workshop, leadership away day, or keynote. Get in touch and we’ll figure out the shape that works best for you.

Based in Newcastle and Mallorca. Available to travel for in-person sessions across the UK.