Lauren Rowles

“Lauren was so inspiring. Her story was heartfelt, and really moved me. We need more Laurens in the world. I liked that this was primarily an LGBT+ event but also touched on disability and other issues – sometimes presentations can feel a bit 1-dimensional when they are linked to a specific event. The Q&A opportunity was also really positive”

“I just wanted to pass on to Lauren how much we all enjoyed and appreciated her talk today. I was totally blown away by her energy (in a good way) and her story and was on the verge of tears more than once during her talk. Such an amazing woman and she was able to highlight the struggle of dealing with the stigma of being disabled and then the stigma of being gay, and she’s overcome it all. She was a perfect speaker for our audience, and we’ve gotten a lot of positive comments and feedback.”

“The event was fantastic! Lauren was an amazing speaker, the feedback from our team members has been great. We had a few technical hiccups to begin with on our end and Lauren remained completely calm. Just some of the feedback we received: ‘That was inspirational! What an amazing life story to listen to at 10 am on a Tuesday. Puts a whole lot in perspective & reminds you what is achievable’, ‘She’s so inspirational!’, ‘Amazing story, just incredible!’, ‘Incredible!’, ‘Wow, simply speechless’, ‘Just wanted to send some feedback I thought the talk was phenomenal and so inspiring. I really appreciated Lauren’s honesty with her struggles and it really does make you think that anything is possible when you put your mind to it and have people behind you to support. Just want to thank you for spending time talking through your journey!’ and ‘That was incredible, thank you!’. As this was such a success, I will be in touch soon about hiring some other speakers for internal talks”

“Pass on a message to Lauren from all of us at ING UK and thank her for her time this afternoon. I’m getting inundated with messages from colleagues to say what an inspirational and amazing speaker she is and she truly was incredible- a huge thank you to Lauren, honestly we are so grateful that she shared her story with us and all her tips for building a more diverse and inclusive workplace!”

“I just wanted to let you know that we very much enjoyed the session with Lauren. I have just spoken to some people of the team and all were very impressed. Please thank Lauren once again (she did very well and the talking was at the right speed) For sure, the Aspel team will follow her on her journey to the Olympics. Thank you also for taking care and making this happen.”

“We booked Lauren to be the keynote speaker at a high profile Council event to celebrate our top achieving GCSE students. Lauren not only spoke passionately about her experiences of the ability to overcome the most profound challenges to achieve your dreams, but pitched her speech perfectly to appeal to and inspire both young people and parents. She serves as incredible role model for young people in particular, being both relatable and yet extraordinary in her achievements at the same time. I would have no hesitation at all in recommending Lauren as a speaker for any event.”

“As an NHS Trust we feel it is really important to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our staff and having Lauren there to present the awards to our staff made the evening that extra bit special. She made time to speak to everybody and we know how inspiring our staff found her story. Thanks so much for helping to make the evening a success.”