At a time of political and technological disruption, increasing polarisation and conflicting demands, Tina can help you keep pace and drive change without driving a wedge between different staff or customer groups. Moreover, she can help you bridge divides and build trust to achieve results. She offers:
Straight-talking insights to understand the source of people’s distrust, and how to earn it back.
Expertise in uniting unlikely people to make change happen and achieve shared goals.
Real stories and strategic lessons drawn from decades fixing tough problems and getting things done at the heart of government, media and public life.
Tina Stowell is an accomplished keynote speaker who draws on four decades at the heart of government, media and public life to help leaders understand people, build trust and bridge divides.
Tina was a working-class girl who left school at sixteen determined to make it as a secretary. She went on to become a Cabinet Minister and Leader of the House of Lords.
The real story isn’t about where she started, but about why she succeeded – and how far she has come with her approach.
And that story has never been more relevant for leaders in a world of political and technological turbulence and at a time when public trust in institutions is low – because it’s about bridging divides and building coalitions to foster trust and get results.
With decades of experience across politics, media, and public life, she brings a rare combination:
first-hand experience of the pressures leaders and senior executives face when making decisions and driving change; and
genuine understanding and insights into the people most distrustful of leaders and institutions—those whose support organisations rely on, yet whom leaders often find hardest to reach.
Throughout Tina’s working life, she has used the sensibilities she grew up with and applied them to fixing tough problems.
Chief amongst the qualities she brings with her is one guiding principle: results only come when you truly understand the people you’re relying on or those affected by what you’re aiming to do.
It’s the approach she’s taken everywhere she’s worked, from Downing Street to the BBC, from passing Equal Marriage into law, to leading major institutions.
In recent years she has systemised it into “The Human Bridge Approach”, and now shares it in keynote speeches, workshops and in her advisory work.
It’s the approach she’s taken everywhere she’s worked, from Downing Street to the BBC, from passing Equal Marriage into law to leading major institutions.
And it’s why she’s achieved so much.
Explainer:
She helps executives make sense of the public, political and tech forces causing disruption and demanding change – where these forces are coming from, what and who is influencing whom, and why.
Storyteller:
She draws on the highs and lows from every stage of her career to illustrate how people of very different backgrounds can work together to achieve great things – and why what she calls the ‘credentials of character’ are essential to bridging divides.
Strategist:
Informed by extensive research from Yonder alongside her well-honed skills, she shows how to understand where other people are coming from, to develop a persuasive case for change, and to bring people with you to deliver it.
Tina works with clients to ensure that she meets their needs in any speech. The following provide guidance to inform client discussions. Please get in touch to find out more.
Straight-talking insights, real stories, and practical lessons leaders can use to —
understand the source of people’s distrust,
apply that understanding to make a persuasive case for change,
and unite people to deliver results.
Audiences gain a better understanding of what’s driving the disruption they are grappling and how to apply that understanding to gain people’s confidence in the solutions they propose to complex problems.
Making Change Happen in a Polarised World
How to Bring People With You—Even When the Odds Are Against You
Drawing on the highs and lows of a career spent driving change against the odds, Tina shows how people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and levels of experience can come together to get things done.
Informed by polling research from Yonder Consulting and her own experience she shows how to:
understand where others are coming from
build a persuasive case for change
bring people with you to deliver it
Audiences will learn the Human Bridge Approach to strategy – essential to gaining people’s support for change.
Between the Ballot and the Bot
Trust, Technology, and Customers in an Age of Forced Digital Change
Many people resist AI and other technological change because they experience it as something done to them or at their expense, rather than for them or their benefit. In this keynote, Tina explains:
how resistance to new tech connects to public distrust in leadership
why small things matter when it comes to leading digital change
why successful digitisation must mean better quality human contact
Audiences will learn the connection between public distrust in politics and distrust in technology – and use that understanding to introduce AI and digital change in ways that earn trust and strengthen customer relationships.
Testimonials
“Baroness Stowell delivered a thoughtful and engaging session at our PR Summit. She was easy to work with and was committed to understanding our audience and their interests during her preparation of the session. Her career insights, clarity on the challenges facing the media and digital landscape, and her wider reflections on trust were invaluable for our team. She brought both expertise and warmth, and we would wholeheartedly recommend her as a speaker.”
Sara Ghaffari
Board Director and PR and Corporate Comms team lead
PLMR
“Tina took the time to learn about our needs ahead of the talk and tailored her approach to the context of our locality and our learners, ensuring they saw a bit of their lives in the parts of hers she discussed throughout the talk. Students were engaged throughout and felt compelled to ask questions which were brilliantly and honestly fielded by Tina.”
Head of College
East Midlands Sixth Form College
“Baroness Stowell has supported Deloitte and Enders Analysis at the Media and Telecoms Conference and related events with excellent regulatory and market insight, sharing her deep industry understanding and engagement with CEO level audiences from across the TMT sectors. A big thank you.”
Jolyon Barker
Deloitte Global Managing Principal
Global Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Industry group
Book Tina to speak at your next event and give your audience clear, practical insights on understanding people, earning trust, and coalition-building.
