Testimonials

Keynote Speaker Reviews

“One of the best webinars we have ever put on.”

— Mick Broekhof, Co-Founder, LEAD Network

“One of the best sessions I have ever attended.”

— HAVI

“A very good session, one of the best overall, the choice of the main speaker was excellent - very real and very insightful… engaging and had a good story to tell… We received glowing feedback from our audience as Gill’s speech (and Q&A) was interesting, engaging and filled with practical advice for our members. We look forward to Gill speaking at future FT events.”

— FT Live

“Utterly captivating & down to earth… our top speaker (out of 60)

— Future of Work & Learning

“Gill was a brilliant speaker… She is passionate about her subject but also rational and pragmatic about the route to change. I found her to be an energising force and someone who is liked by, and motivational to, a diverse community. Her book is great, too.”

— Roger Mosey, Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge

“As inspiring in real life as in the written word.”

— Jane Wray, FD, Reed Exhibitions

“Gill did a keynote speech and was truly inspirational. The feedback was the best we had received in a long time. What really resonated with our business was her unbiased perspective and the fact it was relatable not just to women but to everyone in our organization. Her experience within the industry and forthright vision is credible and truly inspiring.”

_ Leah Wyn-Jones, General Mills

“Magnificent, highly engaging and energizing… Gill has engaged the almost 300 participants from the start with her pragmatic, energizing mindset and her openness to share her experience and learnings… If you are organizing an event or activity around Diversity and Inclusion, I highly recommend inviting Gill!”

_ Valérie Kakebeeke - de Bruin, Unilever

“Gill is a confident, engaging speaker who is clearly well-informed on the topic. She made my job very easy and we had excellent feedback.”

- Felicia Willow - CEO, The Fawcett Society

“Gill is an incredible speaker, lending her powerful voice to the critical issue of gender inequality… Her message prompted both men & women in our organization to self-reflect on the work to be done by all to make gender inequality history.”

- Julie Hamm, Microsoft

“Smart, strategic, impactful… challenging, thought-provoking & inspiring… We were honoured to have her be with us.”

- Austin Lally, CEO Verisure

“It was fantastic! Gill is such a thoughtful, engaging and passionate speaker. Her event was enjoyed by all levels of our organization, from new associates up to our leadership team. If you are looking to engage on gender equality and diversity in general, Gill is your person. Highly recommend!”

- Carolina Lahmann, PhD - Clarion

“A fantastic talk for the Virtual Campus… Excellent… Great speaker… she spoke engagingly & clearly. Fascinating.”

- The Marketing Academy

“As a speaker and facilitator, Gill exhibits exactly the qualities that made her a superb business leader. She is inspiring, passionate, thoughtful, challenging, courageous, experienced, insightful, connected and empathetic. I can not recommend her highly enough as a true change maker; any organisation or team will benefit immediately.”

— Will Hogg, Managing Director at Kinetic Consulting

“Thank you Gill Whitty-Collins for bringing enlightenment to a critical topic. A very well researched and written book. Frankly, a must for anyone who wants to create a stronger organization and business results. The conversation you had with our Women’s Leadership Group, GROW, at Bayer brought clarity to gender inequality and helped us celebrate Women’s Equality Day in a way that made us all think differently and better of each other. Thank you for challenging us to be ‘allies who take action’ to end gender inequality.”

— Patrick Lockwood-Taylor, President of Bayer US

“A truly inspirational talk at KC… straight talking and passionate… you made a huge impact.”

— Nuala Donnelly, KC

“She is simply AMAZING! Inspiring, grounded, insighful, relatable, professional and energizing… Gill gave an OUTSTANDING talk… The engagement and feedback from the organization was extremely positive. It was a highlight for many and she has many fans. The talk was fact/data based, with clear concepts that people could relate to and act on… and injected positive energy to us all… regardless of the seniority or gender or role of the employees… THANK YOU Gill from all of us for this amazing session.”

— Ozge Odman, R&D Senior Director, Wella

“Gill was simply brilliant as our guest speaker for International Women’s Day. We wanted to talk about real issues and her insights, examples & research made us all think differently… And, the conversation was very inclusive bringing men and women together to solve this. I highly encourage you to invite Gill to speak and embark on making inequality history!”

— Mary Moulton Putman, Vice President, GE Appliances

“Gill is a phenomenal keynote speaker and she has truly inspired me and the VF community.”

— Alicia Pinckney, VF Corporation

“The session was powerful and thought-provoking… Her sharing of personal stories from her own career and examples from a variety of real-life business situations gave the session much authenticity and brought the subject to life for the audience. “

— Shalinee Basak, Vice President - Global Talent at Wella Company

“An amazing discussion… a mix of inspirational concepts (like the Umbrella theory) but also very actionable advice. We had a lot of comments from both men and women on the high quality of the event.”

— Lorène Schantz, BIC

“Any woman at P&G needs to see this!”

— Procter & Gamble

“Gill is passionate, authentic and inspirational… Gill presents her story and ideas in a fun and easy-going manner. Her candor, anecdotes and advice sparked many questions, nodding heads and left room to continue these discussions.”

— Candice Chetty, General Mills

“Gill is nothing less than brilliant! Gill joined Una Collective to share her expertise at our recent Webinar and gave her time, efforts, motivation and empowered an inspiring conversation on gender equality and inclusivity in the workplace. Her extensive experience informs her incredibly compelling voice.”

— Phoebe Denham, CEO of Una Collective

“Gill presented at the RSA’s International Women’s Day event on gender equality in the workplace. She did an excellent job presenting the powerful data, analysis and insights from her book… making an inspiring and accessible case for the problem of gender equality in the workplace and what we can do about it.”

— Kirby Fullerton, Fellowship Development Coordinator at The RSA

“On top of being a great author, Gill proved she was also an excellent speaker. Her speaking style was approachable and engaging, and her clear passion for gender equality oozed out of every word.”

— Kelsey Ireland, Zonta Club of London

“Why Men Win At Work is one of the best books I’ve read on the topic of gender equality in the workplace so I was thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Gill Whitty-Collins for the Advance - Gender Equality in Business role model event in November 2019. Going beyond research and data, Gill manages to paint an accurate picture of how unconscious bias looks in a business setting and what we can all do to make inequality history. During our conversation Gill shared why so many of us have ‘feminist phobia’, how the ‘umbrella theory’ works, why the fear of male anger prevents women from performing at 100% of their ability and what sets the ‘Super 7%’ of women who do win at work apart. She’s a well informed and engaging speaker able to break down complex topics in digestible bites and she has left us all with a lot of food for thought! If you want a thought-provoking speaker and lively discussion with the audience - ask Gill.”

— Anna Stando, Gender Equality Professional & Board Member

“The session was highly engaging, deeply insightful and provided practical advice on how to tackle the gender inequality and diversity issue… really reflected Gill’s fascination, passion and sense of urgency towards resolving the gender inequality issue… She is a woman on a mission.”

— Anneli Reiter, Perrigo

“We had the honour of having Gill as a guest on our webinar to discuss her book and the effect mentoring can have on ED&I in the workplace. For the first time, we had a waiting list for places such was her draw! Gill was highly engaging, open and intensely knowledgeable. It was a pleasure to have her as a guest speaker and hope to do more with her in the future as we tackle inequality for good. The feedback we received in abundance reflects this recommendation.”

— Kerrie Dorman, Sinclair Dorman

“Gill is a passionate & engaging speaker, who shares her experiences in a thought-provoking way. I’m delighted to recommend her.”

— Karen Dobres, Board Director, Lewes FC

“Gill brings wisdom, energy and passion to the conversation and speaks to both men and women about the barriers to equality and diversity in organisations today.”

— Hannah Lomax, Gallup

“Gill was extremely engaging and used a raft of highly relevant, insightful and often amusing insights to explore the topic of How Women Can Win in the Workplace. We received entirely positive feedback from members on the event and wish Gill the very best with her excellent book… An intelligent, entertaining and insightful evening. Thank you Gill!”

— Melinda de Boer, Director at Amcor

“Gill was an amazing guest… The research she did on inequality at work is deep, psychological and her advice very practical and down to earth… a very conscious woman seeking the help of men, next to women, to eradicate inequality. I highly encourage you to invite Gill as a speaker.”

— Zorina Dimitrova, The New Game of Leadership Summit

Podcast & Show Reviews

“OMG. Why Men Win At Work. It’s like someone has just stepped in my head and finally understands what it’s like. It’s so true.”

— What Next?

“Gill is a phenomenal podcast guest with eminently practical advice for listeners. She is passionate and persuasive about her subject whilst also offering clear strategies to make a meaningful change regarding gender equality in the workplace. Her wealth of experience, humour and warmth made her the perfect guest to be on the HER Ambition podcast. If you want someone who can speak inclusively to both men and women about the importance of gender equality in the workplace then you must get Gill on your show.”

— Josie Sequeira-Shuker, Host of HER Ambition

“Having Gill on my podcast was an incredibly enjoyable & informative experience. Gill articulates complex issues in an engaging & digestible way, and even brings humour to a tough topic, making my job as an interviewer quite easy! I would highly recommend her as a podcast guest, or speaker, and would happily have her back!”

— Anna Stoecklein, The Story of Woman

“I was blessed to have Gill as a guest on my podcast. Not only is she most knowledgeable, but she has an amazing presence and made talking with her feel like sitting around a table with a dear friend!”

— Kimberly Hambrick, Cannoli Coach Podcast

“Gill was a terrific guest on our Rocking the Journey podcast - sharing her super insights about Why Men Win At Work and, of course, why they don’t really. Smart, warm and a charming guest, she said what needs saying about gender in a way that is inclusive, engaging and accessible for both women and men. A great interviewee… a must hear interview. I wish I’d read her book when I was starting out in my career.”

— Deborah Binner, Rock my Age

“I typically explore the impact of gender norms and male privilege on the lives and careers of successful men. But I always knew I wanted to include occasional interviews with women, and I could think of no-one better to invite as my first female guest than Gill. She absolutely did not disappoint! Preparation for our discussion was a pleasure, and Gill entered fully into the spirit of the show with her customary wit and charm, peppering our conversation with moments of deep insight and clarity. I hope very much that we will be able to collaborate again in the future and unreservedly recommend her to anyone looking for someone to bring a fresh, passionate - and resolutely practical - view on what needs to be done to achieve gender equality in the workplace.”

— Tom Waterhouse, Podcast host of ‘If I Had Been Born A Girl’

“Gill offered an excellent summary of her work with powerful and clear messages to inspire leadership. She candidly explained her own journey which gave great insight into corporate culture and why she has chosen to help others understand the issues that need to addressed to achieve equality. I would highly recommend Gill as a guest on any show.”

— Jo Baldwin Trott, The Women Leading Show

“You are inspiring and engaging and I recommend to anyone wanting to better understand why gender equality is an issue for us all to invite you to speak with them, their teams, and their organizations and to read your brilliant book.”

— Anni Townend, Leaders in Conversation Podcast

“Gill is a woman on a mission to make inequality history; a cause which she champions with determination, candour and considerable expertise… Gill communicates clearly and with authority that comes not only from her experience as a business leader, but also from her extensive research and her outstanding ability to ‘join the dots’, reveal patterns and make them relatable.”

- Ruth Kearns Wollmann, Your Path to Success

“A way of saying things that makes others want to listen.”

— Femi Idowu

Consulting Reviews

“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Gill on the creation of the Inclusion & Diversity framework for IQOS… we have successfully achieved our objectives, and the process of getting there was not only productive, but eye-opening and inspiring thanks to Gill’s vast experience, inclusive approach to collaboration, genuine commitment to the values of diversity, and a set of very practical tools that enabled her to get us organized. The process culminated in a workshop for the key contributors & decision makers, which Gill orchestrated in a way that made everyone feel heard and consulted with - a key condition for the successful adoption of the strategy. The strategy itself was framed by Gill that was quite refreshing in its simplicity - definitely an inspiring approach for our entire team. Last but not least, numerous colleagues reached out to me to say that they saw a role model in Gill - not only in terms of her professionalism & I&D advocacy, but also her engaging communication style.”

— Alla Vassilcheva, PMI

Workshop Reviews

“Wow - what a session'!”

— Marie-Jolein Kim, Dyson (The Power of Unconscious Bias - And How to Control It)

“Gill not only provided a powerful message but also gave some great action steps for our male leaders to put into place in order to drive a more equitable work culture. If you’re looking to make a difference & move the needle on gender equality this is the place to go.”

- HAVI (How to be a First Class FeMANist)

“Gill & Alex are amazing women who really have a gift for listening, reflecting & empowering.”

“Energizing & inspiring… I loved the combination of theory, personal stories & time in break-out groups to self-reflect & discuss in small groups.”

- PMI (Find Your Confident Core)

“Gill leads an A+ workshop on the Power of Written Communication. Her 10 key insights on document writing paired with her recipe for written communication power are a great 1-2 punch! Gill’s coaching has helped take my leadership skills to the next level, and has done the same for my team. I highly recommend working with her.”

— Scott Sweeney, Global Business Leader, Unilever

Coaching Reviews

“Gill is a Certified Gallup Strengths coach, and a wonderful one at that… I can only recommend booking some time with her.”

— Srebrenka Hanak, Verisure

“I reached out to Gill at a pivotal time for me… She offered a personalised approach & helped me re-evaluate my strengths. We worked through every question or doubt I had and she guided me in re-defining my thinking about my future. We then developed specific strategies…It was a great experience and I know I will be back again when I need her coachong strength.”

— Anna Malone, Amazon

“Gill has mentored me for a number of years and is a truly fantastic coach. Her insight has provided me with a different perspective that has helped me to navigate corporate life and achieve my career goals. One of the key methods she uses is Strengths Finder and our sessions on this have been game changing. Being able to draw on a toolkit of strengths and apply them effectively to real life situations has helped me to bring my best self to work. I highly recommend working with Gill - the experience has been really inspiring.”

— Sheila Mandal, EY

“Gill is a powerful and action-oriented StrengthsFinder coach. She steps you through her proven process to connect with your ‘confident core’, define the right goals for you, and drive into the next steps to get there. Her expertise brings the StrengthsFinder tool to life, and makes it easily applicable - long after the discussion and out there in the real world.”

— Jenny Ashmore, NED & Consultant

“Gill has helped me find what my natural strengths are, how to build on them and given me the confidence to show other people my unique selling points as a person. I now feel more confident selling myself to my managers and future employers. Gill is very easy to get on with and makes you feel comfortable discussing your strengths and gaps. In a very short space of time, she has helped me more than I could say or have ever imagined. I now look forward to conquering the world because of her.”

— Lucy Irwin

“Having worked with Gill on a number of occasions I have always found her advice and guidance to be invaluable. Her business experience combined with a desire to help people leverage their strengths allows her to provide real and practical insight. Most recently during our strength finder session Gill helped me to identify ways in which my strengths will help me in both life and my coaching career. Her key skill is being able to help strip back and identify the core issues that people are dealing with and address the real needs of a situation. She has been great to work with.”

— Jason Weaver

“Gill has been a key driver in helping me to re-engage with my career following a break to have children. Gill has tremendous business acumen - her track record in the corporate world speaks for itself - but she also empathy and insight that many there will never have. She has a talent for getting people. Together we invested time in me, by exploring and actually celebrating my strengths and working through how best to use them, communicate them and exploit them in the future. Now, I feel like a green light has appeared in my career cross-roads and I have a much clearer idea of how to move forward. I would recommend Gill for career coaching a heartbeat.”

— Sophie Holdcroft

Before meeting Gill, I was like a tangled ball of yarn and she pulled the strings out and organized them, so I was able to see myself and the potential I have. Having created what she calls my ‘EGG’, within 1 week and for the first time in months interviews started to come and I am in the final round for an exciting position. Our coaching sessions helped me to regain confidence and remind me who I am and exactly what I am looking for. In Gill, you will not only find someone with strong business experience but also an amazing soul with a genuine desire to help who will make you believe in yourself again.”

— Megan Inman