Jude Guaitamacchi

Keynote Speaker

Jude Guaitamacchi's Biography

Award winning motivational speaker and campaigner Jude Guaitamacchi has worked with global audiences for over a decade, delivering talks on mental health, resilience, wellbeing, LGBTQ+, gender diversity. They have an impressive range of clients including international schools, leading global brands and businesses including the Soho House Group, TikTok, Universal, Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo, Versace, Deloitte, Ogilvy, Aiglon School Switzerland, Marlborough College, St Pauls. Jude has overcome adversity battling trauma and mental health issues throughout their childhood. Turning their pain into power as a young adult Jude became a storyteller, inspiring audiences all over the world, with the aim of helping people find strength in vulnerability, embrace their authenticity, empower themselves and truly embody who they are.

Highly acclaimed for their work in an interview with The Daily Mirror, Dame Kelly Holmes named Jude as one of her personal heroes. Dannii Minogue commented on Jude's work telling them “I am inspired so much by what you’ve achieved and never slowing down”. A testimonial from Deloitte mentioned "that their talks were among the best they'd heard". Global DEI manager at Allianz Commercial said "They offer so much knowledge and wisdom helping others to discover and embrace their authentic selves, find strength in vulnerability, connect to others despite differences and truly empower themselves" A director at GWI said "Jude was honestly SPECTACULAR!!!!”.

Jude started their career as a public speaker in 2013 with the Amy Winehouse Foundation Resilience Programme, delivering talks on peer pressure, self esteem and resilience to young people in schools around Europe. They spoke along side Mitch Winehouse, telling their story and blossoming journey recovery. They developed their career as an independent speaker and worked with organisations such as the Self Esteem Team, delivering talks on mental health, stress and self-esteem before becoming an educator and advocate on LGBTQIA+ gender diversity awareness and inclusion. 

For 11 years Jude has been inspiring people of all ages, cultures, backgrounds and professionals. By speaking openly and sharing their vulnerability, they have a profound ability to engage and connect with audiences by speaking the universal language of the heart. Their transgender experience was a brief but eye opening stage of their experience giving them huge insight in the way society has shaped us all. 

Jude was named one of the Top 21 Activists Globally by Pink News in 2023 and won Campaigner of the Year 2024 in the Bank of London Rainbow Honours. Jude made history with their ground breaking global initiatives and campaigns championing trans positive narratives and empowering allies. Their latest campaign #TransYouthAreLoved was the biggest celebrity endorsed trans solidarity campaign of all time and saw over 60 celebrities across TV, film and music sending video messages of support for trans youth. Emma Bunton, Dannii Minogue, David Tennant, Elliot Page, Jessie Ware, Will Young, Mae Martin were a few public figures who were involved. The campaign made mainstream press including ITV news and went viral on social media with video messages viewed by millions of people worldwide.  Jude has organised the lead of three major Pride parades with their campaigns including Pride in London and Brighton Pride. 

Jude is the founder of  Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, a national advocacy network advancing the rights and conditions of trans people in the UK. They made history chairing the first all-trans panel in UK Parliament. The event was hosted by Kate Osborne MP and Caroline Nokes MP and attended by MPs and lords in the Houses of Parliament. TSA is an umbrella organisation convening LGBT+ organisations and trans activists working in partnership with cis allies to create positive change for trans people in the UK. Their projects include a series of expert briefings in Parliament and media engagement strategies. TSA has given official statements to national media including ITV News. TSA’s historic briefing was officially recognised by LGBT History Month.

As an internationally signed model, Jude has represented global brands. Trailblazing non-binary representation, in 2020 Vogue Italia quoted them as “paving the way for non-binary representation in the world of fashion is one of Jude’s many noble goals” after their biggest achievement saw them as the first non-binary face of Harrods for their H Beauty campaign where Jude’s tagline was 'My Beauty is Being Myself'.

Jude writes for UK national media including Metro, Attitude, Cosmopolitan, Pink News and has been featured in Vogue Italia, Forbes, TMZ, The Independent, VICE, BBC News, Dazed, BBCThree.

Jude was highly commended at the European Diversity Awards 2023 and Rainbow Honours 2023. They were featured in the Guardian’s Pride Power List 2024.

Through their work as a speaker, trainer and consultant they work alongside organisations and teams coaching and nurturing them as they grow. Their talks and training programmes are tailored to individual needs, and range from 1-3 hours.

Jude can support you on your journey to becoming an organisation where colleagues thrive and customers and communities feel seen.

TALKS:

Mental health & wellbeing in the workplace 

A workshop designed to support people on their journey towards wellbeing in the workplace and beyond. The session explores intersectionality and the various experiences that influence mental health as well as some of the barriers accessing support within different communities. This interactive session offers audiences the opportunity to self-reflect, identify their own challenges, look at ways to empower themselves and invest in their own wellbeing in a contained and confidential space. 

Diversity drives innovation and wellbeing is the key for workplace productivity. For an organisation to truly thrive it must centre wellbeing, viewed through an intersectional lens.

Jude draws on their own lived experience of overcoming adversity, trauma and mental health issues to embark on a journey of recovery and self-discovery. Jude offers enormous insight into deconstructing an acquired belief system and learning what it means to stay true to yourself in the face of adversity and oppression.

Jude has a powerful ability to engage audiences of all ages, backgrounds, cultures, and professions by speaking the universal language of the heart.

Themes include

• Intersectionality and understanding of mental health within communities. 
• Self-reflection exercise: understanding our difficulties in the work place. 
• Social conditioning and the way society has shaped our thoughts, beliefs and attitudes.
• Identifying shame/self-limiting beliefs.
• The mask we live in - in the pursuit of acceptance and belonging 
• Empowering ourselves through self-awareness 
• Courageous conversations and finding strength in vulnerability 
• Discovering more of ourselves and embracing authenticity 
• Fostering meaningful connections in the workplace
• Reducing stress through mindfulness techniques 
• Self-reflection exercise: How confident do you feel in supporting yourself?
• Resources and support pathways

LGBTQIA+ & Gender Diversity Awareness:

Jude is an expert LGBTQIA+ & trans awareness speaker and trainer with a wealth of experience empowering audiences with the necessary knowledge and practical skills to help foster a more inclusive workplace, creating a culture that    understands and supports trans+ clients and colleagues.

Deepening understanding and empathy for trans and non binary people's experiences in the workplace and in the world Jude is passionate about telling stories - using case studies and their own personal experience to bring inclusion to life, working through interactive scenarios to give you the confidence you will need in your own world.

Inclusive organisations are more successful, profitable and have stronger brands.

• What it’s like to be trans+ and non-binary today (recent findings and data)
• The journey of change from unconscious bias to conscious inclusion
• Distinctions between sex, sexuality, and gender identity. 
• Broadening an understanding of LGBTQIA+ terminology.
• Understanding gender beyond the binary, defining trans & non-binary identities.
• Inclusive language, applying gender-neutral pronouns and the importance of pronouns visibility.
• Processes for social/medical transition and gender-affirming care.
• Tackling indirect and direct discrimination, looking at common microaggressions.
• Addressing the fear of getting it wrong and what to do when mistakes are made.
• Debunking myths and misinformation.
• The Gender Recognition Act & protections for trans people within the Equality Act 2010.
• Tailored case studies and workshop-style exercises for break out groups.
• Support pathways for professionals and families.
• Additional resources, watch lists, read lists & online resources.