About deborah henley

Deborah Henley is a leadership communication expert who has worked with senior execs from Accenture, Santander and Cisco to the Royal Society, the MOD and the AWE. She was shortlisted in the 2019 Business Book Awards for ‘Your Leadership Story’, and combines her professional background in clinical and business psychology, neurolinguistics, and hypnotherapy with her many extraordinary life experiences: sailing the world’s oceans, being held at gunpoint, as a journalist in Peru, working behind the cameras at Pinewood and Shepperton Studios and leading training around the world to help leaders to become extraordinary. 

In the Houses of Parliament, Westminster
Stepping out of the Thames at 5am after the Henley Swim Race
Speaking about the fact the storytelling should be a core leadership competency
Coaching Senior Civil Servants at the Ministry of Defence next to a tank
Aye aye skipper! At the helm in the Southern Ionian
Joining training session on the Wey for these paddle boarders’ expedition up the Amazon
After a swim along the Seven Sisters Cliffs
Safety support for dinghy racing, Island Barn Reservoir
Swimming in Shepperton Lake with Lara Milward, Richard Branson’s Personal Trainer
Racing in the Solent on a J109 named Tigh Solius
Microsoft offsite: rafting in a Bavarian lake
Slideshow karaoke: 3 minutes of ad-libbing to an unseen PowerPoint. See it here https://youtu.be/hZoKe0s2gx4

With the right guidance and insight, you can become an extraordinary leader – who gets extraordinary results. By finding your spark of genius, developing your leadership story and evolving a communication style that is true to you – you will engage, energise and empower others and make your unique difference in the world, to leave a lasting legacy.

Keynoting at the Messenger Summit in San Diego USA on how to use your story and life experience to share your message
Speaking on the neuroscience of storytelling in Reading
My family: my wonderful husband, Adam, and cheeky little son, Jamie.
Sailing my Laser at Island Barn Reservoir
Speaking about REAL Leadership and the power of presence
Training a group of future leaders at an Abu Dhabi bank
Speaking to professional speakers at the PSA - Professional Speakers Association
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque: one of the world’s most beautiful buildings which I always visit when working in the UAE
Bodysurfing in Caswell Bay on the Gower Peninsula where my husband grew up
The Business Book Awards 2019: I was a finalist in the leadership category for ‘Your Leadership Story’
A conference of female lawyers at the Gherkin in the City of London
Climbing the forestay in our home from home

Deborah has the knack of getting to the nub of the matter, and as a facilitator in a group situation is quick to spot what is happening at both the individual and the group level – ensuring all participants gain significant insights.

John Joint
Founder JointCoaching & former HR Director PWC

Deborah is an inspirational force of nature. She will add value to whatever she does for your business. She’s a creative genius who thinks outside the box and always delivers both more than expected and the quite brilliantly unexpected!

Davina McKail
Co-founder of Sipapu Retreats and Pilgrimages, Hay House Author

Reconnected me with my own leadership philosophy and how to leverage my influence in a way that feels authentic and genuine.

Fraser Bowen
Head of Capital, EMEA Jones Lang Lasalle

Insightful processes that helped crystallise the content for my presentation and the confidence to execute it in style!

Rosalind Munro
Director of Communication, GE

Deborah’s talk on the Power of Story was absolutely brilliant! One of the best I’ve ever seen. A really, really wonderful story, very well presented showing real leadership.

David Horne
CFO Deep Impact & Founder of Funding Focus

Pure inspiration with memorable takeaways! Deborah communicates with a passion and purpose that delivers a powerful, motivational message. It’s so easy to become captivated by her story and the twists and turns she endures to find her spark is heart-wrenching

Angela Rigby
Corporate Well-being Coach

What a fantastic keynote! Absolutely masterful

Jan Bowen Nielsen
CEO, Quiver Management Ltd

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