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Jude Guaitamacchi
Transform workplace inclusion with Jude Guaitamacchi, trans and non-binary award-winning campaigner and founder of the human rights organisation, Trans+ Solidarity Alliance. Jude equips organisations with practical gender inclusion strategies and psychological safety frameworks, consulting for global brands like TikTok and Deloitte across 74 countries and recognised on the Guardian's Pride Power List 2025.


Jude Guaitamacchi is a trans and non-binary campaigner who empowers organisations to build workplace cultures that understand and support the LGBTQIA+ and transgender community. They deliver powerful insights for organisations seeking to foster inclusion, drive diversity, and enhance organisational success. Jude has delivered talks across 74 countries and consulted for global brands including TikTok, Sony, Deloitte, and Michael Kors.
As founder of the Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, which works alongside cisgender allies to foster positive change in the UK, Jude made history by hosting the UK Parliament's first-ever all-trans panel. Their groundbreaking #TransYouthAreLoved campaign became the largest celebrity-endorsed trans solidarity movement, while their advocacy work earned recognition on the Guardian's Pride Power List 2025. Jude helps organisations navigate the evolving landscape of workplace inclusion by translating their lived experience into practical strategies.
Their presentations blend personal narrative with evidence-based approaches, enabling companies to develop authentic inclusion policies that improve employee wellbeing, reduce turnover, and enhance brand reputation. Clients consistently praise Jude's ability to address sensitive topics with clarity and compassion. Audiences leave Jude's talks with concrete tools for creating psychologically safe spaces, practical language for respectful communication, and renewed confidence in championing inclusion as a business advantage. Their personal journey from adversity to advocacy provides a compelling framework for resilience.
Book Jude when you need a speaker who combines powerful storytelling with practical solutions that transform how organisations approach inclusion.
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Jude Guaitamacchi's journey is a testament to resilience and self-acceptance. Despite facing a lack of support, bullying, and mental health struggles, Jude reclaimed their autonomy and embraced their trans-non-binary identity. At 30, they began transitioning and gained recognition in the Harrods Beauty Campaign with the tagline “My Beauty is Being Myself.” As an advocate and storyteller, Jude inspires others to live authentically. Attendees will learn about courage, resilience, and the power of self-discovery.
Jude Guaitamacchi offers a 1 to 3-hour interactive training session on LGBTQIA+ and Gender Diversity Awareness, tailored to either foundational or intensive levels. This training aims to cultivate a workplace culture that celebrates and supports LGBTQIA+ colleagues and clients. Attendees will learn about trans and non-binary experiences, inclusive language, and gender-neutral pronouns, while gaining strategies to address unconscious bias, recognise discrimination, and understand legal protections for trans individuals.
In this session, Jude Guaitamacchi will enhance attendees' understanding of LGBTQIA+ and trans+ communities, emphasising resilience, mental health, and gender diversity. As an award-winning campaigner and educator, Jude focuses on empowering allies and fostering inclusive environments. Participants will learn essential terminology, practical strategies for inclusion, and ways to support mental health and resilience. By the end of the session, attendees will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to advocate for LGBTQIA+ and trans+ communities effectively.
Jude Guaitamacchi addresses the evolving digital platforms and the importance of mindful engagement. Jude explores navigating online spaces to avoid misinformation, hate speech, and harmful ideologies while safeguarding mental health. Drawing from their experience as an influencer, Jude offers insights on reclaiming online presence, amplifying voices, and driving change. Attendees will learn strategies for critical digital engagement and maintaining wellbeing online.
Jude Guaitamacchi explores the power of LGBTQIA+ representation in an era of increasing censorship. As the first non-binary model for Harrods' H-Beauty Campaign, Jude demonstrates how authentic storytelling in media and the arts can challenge stereotypes and inspire empathy. Recognised by Vogue Italia for advancing trans and non-binary inclusion, Jude collaborates with brands and celebrities to promote diversity and inclusivity. Attendees will learn how visibility and storytelling can drive social change and create more inclusive spaces.
Jude Guaitamacchi provides practical strategies for inclusion that boost employee wellbeing and brand reputation, having shared their expertise across 74 countries with global brands like TikTok, Sony, and Deloitte. Book this TEDx speaker and founder of the Trans+ Solidarity Alliance to equip your team with concrete tools for creating psychologically safe spaces that drive business success.
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Jude Guaitamacchi structures presentations by layering personal narrative — drawn from their own transition and advocacy work — with evidence-based inclusion strategies, giving audiences both a lived-experience framework and practical tools such as inclusive language guidance and approaches to addressing unconscious bias.
Jude Guaitamacchi speaks on trans and non-binary identity, LGBTQIA+ and gender diversity awareness, allyship and workplace inclusion, and resilience and mental health. They founded the Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, hosted the UK Parliament's first all-trans panel, appeared in the Harrods Beauty Campaign, and were named on the Guardian's Pride Power List 2025.
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