Keynote Speaker Leadership, Culture & Brain-Friendly Change
Thought-Provoking. Brain-Friendly. Built to Stick.
Practical insights that shift mindsets, spark action, and stay with people.
Louise Thomas is a UK-based keynote speaker on leadership, workplace culture and brain-friendly change. As the founder of Positive Work Ways®, she delivers talks that are practical, memorable and designed to shift mindset and spark action.
Meet Louise Thomas
Founder of Positive Work Ways® – Brain-based Leadership
Louise sparks meaningful leadership conversations. As founder of Positive Work Ways® and author of the book by the same name, she brings bold energy, real-world insight, and brain-based tools that cut through the noise and shift people into action.
Louise doesn’t just talk about change – she embodies it. With a background in psychology, neuroscience, coaching and counselling – and a lived journey that includes trauma, neurodiversity, menopause and reinvention – she knows what it takes to lead through challenge, and how to help others do the same.
She left school at 16 and rebuilt her future through curiosity, courage, and a fierce commitment to change – earning every qualification while working full time and climbing life’s real and metaphorical mountains (including El Capitan).
She runs. She climbs. She meditates. She uses every tool she teaches – and it shows. Described by others as a pragmatic disruptor with infectious energy, Louise brings a fresh kind of leadership that’s human, hopeful, and deeply actionable. Her sessions are packed with insight, momentum, and real-world tools that stick.
If you're looking for another predictable panel or polite talk, look elsewhere. If you want something thought-provoking, energising, and full of lasting impact — Louise is the speaker you bring into the room.
Signature Topics
What’s Your Pharmacist Doing?™
A fresh, science-backed metaphor for understanding the brain at work — and why it matters for leadership, inclusion, and performance.
Solutions-Focused Leadership in Action
How language shapes brain state — and how leaders can shift conversations and outcomes with small, strategic shifts.
Beyond Inclusion: Workplaces for All
Why real inclusion starts with understanding how the brain works — and how leaders can support change without box-ticking.
From Lived Experience to Lasting Change
A personal story of adversity, neurodiversity, and culture change — and what organisations can learn from it.
What Audiences Take Away
Practical tools leaders can use immediately
Science-backed insights delivered in plain English
Memorable metaphors and visuals that stick
A powerful lived story that connects head and heart
A chance to engage with the ideas behind the book Positive Work Ways®
What Makes These Talks Different?
These aren’t off-the-shelf keynotes. Louise draws on 25+ years in public and private sector leadership, combining psychology, lived insight and practical frameworks to shift the way people think, lead, and communicate.
She doesn’t just inspire — she equips people to take action. Expect fresh thinking, memorable models, and a deep understanding of how effective leadership really works.
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