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Stef Sword-Williams
Transform workplace confidence with Stef Sword-Williams, speaker, self-promotion expert, and personal branding strategist. Stef empowers professionals to embrace their achievements and build impactful personal brands, reaching audiences in 50+ countries for Apple, Google, and Microsoft as a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree.
Stef Sword-Williams is a TEDx speaker, founder, and two-time author, best known for founding F\*ck Being Humble, a global movement and consultancy empowering people to own their achievements and overcome the fear of self-promotion. Recognised as a Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree for Europe, Stef has been named among the Top 50 Workplace Leaders in the UK, Start Up Magazine’s 22 Most Influential Women, and twice in The Dot’s 100 Women Changing the Creative Industry. Stef has also been recognised as one of the Top 100 women changing the creative industry, won the LinkedIn Future Is Female Award, and is a LinkedIn Top Voice.
Stef’s talks have reached audiences in over 50 countries and have been booked by global brands including Apple, Unilever, Google, Nike, Adidas, Microsoft, and the BBC. Her TEDx Talk on redefining humility and self-promotion has cemented her reputation as a leading voice in confidence, personal branding, and social impact. Stef's debut book, F\*ck Being Humble: Why self-promotion isn’t a dirty word, has sold over 10,000 copies, with her second book continuing to expand the conversation around visibility, confidence, and career empowerment.
With a community of over 170,000 people online, Stef’s work has been featured in Forbes, Grazia, Vogue, BBC World News, and the Financial Times. In recognition of her contribution to social impact, she was invited to become a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Stef continues to reinvest profits and time into community initiatives, inspiring people worldwide to embrace their worth and celebrate their successes boldly and unapologetically.
Topics, sessions and talks
For many people, imposter syndrome and self-doubt can be the biggest barrier to achieving career goals. Through her talk, Stef Sword-Williams aims to challenge limiting beliefs, enable talent to recognise their potential and empower them to reach current goals and future ambitions.
With more teams working remotely, the opportunity to connect and build relationships with the people we work with has reduced. That means it’s even more important to actively invest in growing mutually beneficial relationships, raising our profile virtually and exploring the best ways to provide value to co-workers.
Public speaking can be intimidating for many which is why Stef makes it her mission to help people feel more confident with presenting. Whether it’s for a pitch, internal meeting or to a large audience, Stef will share all the techniques you need to captivate your viewers and make them remember you.
Got an idea but not sure how to present it or make it heard by the right people? Stef will share tools and preparation techniques that will help empower individuals to use their voice, share their ideas without fear and understand how build a business case for implementing it.
Giving and receiving feedback doesn’t need to be a challenging experience if you handle it with care. In this talk, Stef will guide you on the best ways to gather, deliver, and implement feedback that could significantly impact your career/client relationships.
Book Stef Sword-Williams as a speaker to empower your team to embrace their achievements unapologetically and conquer the fear of self-promotion. With a proven track record of inspiring global audiences and top brands, her insights on personal branding and self-empowerment are transformative. Recognised by Forbes and featured in top publications, Stef's impactful message will elevate your team's confidence and drive.
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To book Stef Sword-Williams, email stef.sword.williams@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Stef's availability and speaking fee. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and about your audience.
Stef Sword-Williams structures her sessions around reframing limiting beliefs, drawing on the framework she developed through her F*ck Being Humble movement. She uses this consultancy-backed methodology to walk audiences through practical techniques for self-promotion, visibility, and confident presenting.
Stef Sword-Williams speaks on imposter syndrome and self-doubt, internal networking and virtual relationship-building, and pitching and presentation skills. She is the founder of F*ck Being Humble and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree for Europe, with talks delivered to audiences in over 50 countries for organisations including Apple, Google, Nike and the BBC.
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