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Aquayemi-Claude Akinsanya
Aquayemi-Claude Akinsanya is a multidisciplinary creative entrepreneur, disability rights campaigner, author and advocate for diversity, inclusion and social impact. Founder of The Claudes SEN Law Campaign and Garnetts Clothing Brand & Range, he combines advocacy, entrepreneurship and creative expression to champion equality, representation and positive change. Through digital media, music, fashion and his podcast, Shinespot Light, he amplifies meaningful conversations and inspires communities.
Aquayemi-Claude Akinsanya is a disability rights campaigner, social entrepreneur and founder of The Claudes SEN Law Campaign. He speaks on disability inclusion, diversity, entrepreneurship and personal branding, helping organisations move from good intentions to meaningful action.
Aquayemi-Claude is also founder and CEO of Garnetts Clothing Brand & Range and the author of books including Unmasked: Systemic Injustice in 2025. He is a commentator who has contributed to TV, radio and newspapers and has spoken at conferences, panels, corporate events and third-sector engagements.
Drawing on lived experience of disability alongside his work as a founder and campaigner, Aquayemi-Claude explains complex social, policy and inclusion issues in human terms. His campaigning on behalf of marginalised communities gives organisations a grounded view of how barriers form and what it takes to remove them. He also brings a commercial lens, showing how creativity, purpose and growth work together.
Audiences leave with practical ways to strengthen accessibility and allyship in their own organisations, a clearer understanding of how representation shapes belonging and tools for building an authentic personal brand. His sessions suit corporate teams, educators, charities and creative industries alike, with content tailored to each organisation's goals.
Book Aquayemi-Claude for a conversation on inclusion, disability and social impact that combines personal experience with a founder's practical, commercially aware perspective.
Topics, sessions and talks
Commitments to disability inclusion often stall at awareness and never reach everyday practice in teams, policies and workplaces. Aquayemi-Claude Akinsanya draws on his lived experience and his campaigning and advocacy to show where barriers form, which assumptions keep them in place and how representation changes what people believe is possible. Candid and conversational, the session leaves audiences ready to move from awareness to allyship and practical changes that make their organisations more accessible.
Good ideas only create value when someone acts on them. Aquayemi-Claude Akinsanya shares how he built Garnetts Clothing Brand & Range and The Claudes SEN Law Campaign from lived experience and a clear sense of purpose. He covers turning an idea into an initiative, staying resilient when progress is slow and designing projects that deliver commercial and social value together. The session gives founders, leaders and teams a practical approach to turning purpose into results.
A personal story becomes an asset when it is told with intent. Aquayemi-Claude Akinsanya draws on his work across fashion, media, content creation and campaigning to show how storytelling, confidence and consistent digital content build a credible public profile. He explores how to identify personal strengths, communicate values clearly and grow influence authentically. Practical and encouraging, the session helps audiences shape a personal brand that opens doors to new opportunities and partnerships.
Lasting inclusion is built through everyday behaviours and decisions. Aquayemi-Claude Akinsanya examines representation, accessibility, allyship and unconscious bias, drawing on his experience as a campaigner and advocate to show how each shapes whether people feel seen, respected and able to contribute. He offers clear, workable steps for leaders and teams who want to strengthen their culture. The session leaves organisations with practical perspectives and shared language for creating workplaces where everyone belongs.
Profit and purpose can grow together when a business is designed with both in mind. Drawing on his experience as a founder and CEO, Aquayemi-Claude Akinsanya shows social entrepreneurs and business leaders how to build purpose-driven models, scale without compromising ethics and form partnerships that multiply impact. He also shares how resilience and self-belief carried him through adversity. The session delivers clear steps for growing an enterprise that is both commercially sound and socially responsible.
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Aquayemi-Claude uses an authentic, conversational style, pairing his lived experience of disability with examples from his campaigning and founder work, and adapts each session to the audience and the organisation's objectives.
Aquayemi-Claude specialises in disability inclusion and representation, building inclusive workplace cultures, entrepreneurship for social impact, and authentic personal branding. He is the founder of The Claudes SEN Law Campaign and CEO of Garnetts Clothing Brand & Range, and the author of Unmasked: Systemic Injustice in 2025.
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