About Us.

The mental, emotional and physical welfare of people and our planet has never been as important as it is now.

We want to make a positive contribution to the world by working with speakers who talks inspire people and change lives … inspiration with impact.

Any organisation interested in developing the minds and emotions of its workforce, clients, delegates, members or students should get in touch. 

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
Jake Goodall​

Our Team.

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Debbie Byers, Director
E: debbie@speakerbuzz.co.uk
T: 07990 570 220

Debbie has spent more than two decades working in the communications industry sharing stories of achievement, as well as managing consumer brand and corporate communications campaigns.

Having been fortunate to have listened to hundreds of motivational speakers during her own career, she created Speaker Buzz with her sister Carol to showcase the passion and talent of the extraordinary people the agency represents, recognising that the mental and emotional wellbeing of individuals is of great importance in the modern world in which we operate.

She also runs a successful PR agency in Edinburgh called Beeline PR and is the former Scotland chair of the industry body, The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR).

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Carol Graham, Finance Director
E: carol@speakerbuzz.co.uk
T: 07421 146 147

Carol enjoyed an almost 20-year career with the global technology company, IBM, where the focus was on finding the right solutions for customers to build smarter businesses.
 
She was awarded the prestigious 'Best of IBM' award in 2017 for her achievements and contributions, a global recognition award for the top contributors to IBM’s business.

Having seen the benefits of a more positive lifestyle outside of the corporate world, Carol chose to leave the industry and is now back in Edinburgh full-time following a number of years as a weekly Edinburgh to London commuter.

Keen to use her skills to do something different, Carol joined her sister Debbie to form Speaker Buzz and is thrilled to be surrounded by such incredible, passionate individuals.

Carol is experienced in all business operations, from financial modelling and forecasting to negotiating and delivering.

Jim Byers, Content editor
E: jim@speakerbuzz.co.uk
T: 07798 876 707

Jim has been working with words and inspiring stories for more than 20 years.
 
His career started in magazine journalism, first as a feature writer, later ranging across a number of roles including sub editor and assistant editor. His media career also included a spell as content editor of a website and as successful freelance writer.
 
Moving into a communications and publishing agency, Jim spent several years as a senior editor managing content creation for a variety of clients and titles.
 
He also has several years’ experience in marketing as an account director and associate director of an agency. This role included creating and managing content and communications for a number of drinks brands.
 
In addition, Jim is a director of a PR agency, Beeline PR, and director of Edinburgh Music Lovers, which is a boutique music company dedicated to showing how music can have a powerful positive impact on mental health.

 


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Tessa Findlay, Consultant
E: tessa@speakerbuzz.co.uk
T: 07760 278 740

Tessa is an experienced events freelancer and administrator, having spent the last 5 years working in Edinburgh with corporate and hospitality event companies, and with the Edinburgh International Book Festival and Science Festival. 
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​Her work on more extreme activity challenge events in the wilds of the Scottish Highlands means she can mend anything with a cable tie and duct tape.

For almost a decade prior to that Tessa lived in Vietnam working for the British Consulate and Immigration New Zealand.  During her time there she was able to pursue her passion for dance, and set up the first foreign owned dance studio in HCMC.  She still occasionally adorns her tap shoes, but yoga is her exercise of choice these days.  In between event work Tessa makes, and occasionally sells, concrete homewares. 
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