- Founder of For Working Parents, creating inclusive workplaces for parents to thrive
- Former Deputy Headteacher with over a decade of experience in education
- Creator of viral Periodic Table of Emojis, helping parents decode online language
Amit Singh Kalley is the founder of For Working Parents, an organisation helping workplaces support parents and carers more effectively. A former Deputy Headteacher and ICF-accredited coach, he combines over a decade of experience in education with personal insight to help reshape workplace cultures.
Throughout his career, Amit has worked with global organisations, schools, and government communities across the UK. His Periodic Table of Emojis reached millions worldwide, helping parents understand digital communication and online safety. Amit has appeared across media platforms and advises organisations on building inclusive cultures that recognise the realities facing modern families. His approach centres on practical strategies for managing digital parenting challenges, helping them to build stronger relationships with their children through communication rather than control.
Growing up as a turban-wearing Sikh man in East London, Amit understands how identity and belonging shape workplace dynamics. He helps leaders create environments where vulnerability strengthens rather than undermines trust. Amit also addresses how organisations can better support employees navigating caregiving responsibilities, health challenges, and neurodiversity, drawing from his own journey.
Audiences gain actionable tools for navigating digital parenting dilemmas, frameworks for improving workplace inclusion, and insight into building workplace cultures rooted in empathy rather than assumption. Amit's presentations combine cultural awareness with lived experience, offering clarity on topics many organisations struggle to address effectively.
Book Amit to bring humanity and practical guidance to conversations about modern family life, workplace culture, identity, and digital wellbeing to your organisation.
Amit's Showreel and Videos
Topics, Sessions and Talks
Digital Parenting: Raising Children In An Online World
Amit's Story Of Identity, Loss, Belonging, And Hope
Amit shares his personal journey as a turban-wearing Sikh man growing up in East London while navigating moments of grief, cultural expectation, and feeling foreign in his own country. He candidly discusses losing his mother to ovarian cancer, becoming a father to a daughter with three holes in her heart, and receiving an ADHD diagnosis as an adult. Through his storytelling, Amit highlights how vulnerability can foster strength and the importance of compassion and inclusion in transforming cultures. Attendees will learn to think differently about identity, difference, and the power of truly seeing one another.
Living Loudly: My Cultural ADHD Journey
In this deeply relatable session, Amit Singh Kalley reflects on his journey from Deputy Headteacher working with young people with ADHD to recognising similar traits in himself. He discusses the stigma surrounding neurodiversity in the South Asian community and his late diagnosis in 2024. Amit emphasises the importance of breaking cultural silence on mental health and embracing differences. Attendees will gain insights into the lived experiences of neurodiversity, fostering openness, acceptance, and the courage to seek help.
Modern Masculinity: Redefining Strength
Amit Singh Kalley challenges traditional masculinity through his experiences as a Sikh man influenced by grief, fatherhood, cultural identity, and a late ADHD diagnosis. His talk examines the societal pressures on boys and men to conform to ideals of strength and silence, highlighting the impact on mental health and relationships. Through powerful storytelling, Amit advocates for vulnerability, empathy, and emotional honesty as strengths. Attendees will learn to redefine healthy masculinity and support men and boys in expressing themselves authentically.
Storytelling For Human-Centred Workplace Cultures
Amit Singh Kalley uses the power of storytelling to explore how personal experiences shape identity, leadership, and workplace culture. Drawing on his own journey, including the loss of his mother to ovarian cancer, becoming a parent to a daughter born with three holes in her heart, receiving an ADHD diagnosis in adulthood, and growing up feeling visibly different, Amit illustrates how stories influence understanding and connection. He demonstrates why storytelling is a critical leadership skill, enabling organisations to foster empathy, compassion, and inclusion. This keynote challenges leaders to recognise that everyone brings a story to work, and that when those stories are acknowledged, cultures become more human, resilient, and inclusive.
Why We Recommend Booking Amit
Amit Singh Kalley delivers powerful insights on workplace inclusion and digital parenting that transform how organisations support their people, drawing from his unique background as an educator, coach, and founder who understands the real challenges facing modern families. His proven ability to help leaders build empathetic cultures makes him an essential speaker for any organisation ready to create meaningful change. Book Amit today to equip your team with the tools they need to thrive in today's complex workplace landscape.
The session was really brilliant, thank you. Amit presented a very powerful story and brought it back to empathy, to great effect. We want outside speakers who do something that we often can't, and he certainly did that.
Independent School
Independent School
Amit’s speaking was so powerful and his story was one that resonated with a lot of people. The way he weaves his knowledge of the digital world in with his story is powerful.
The session was incredibly informative, and Amit’s depth of knowledge really came through. His practical examples on how to support parents in conversations with their children were especially powerful. Such an important and timely eye-opener.
