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Clare Kenny is a highly experienced workplace wellbeing strategist, keynote speaker, facilitator and the Head of Wellbeing Strategy at mental health consultancy PVL. She is also the Co-Founder of The Wellbeing Academy.
After working in many toxic workplaces for over two decades, Clare experienced burnout and developed an anxiety disorder and alcohol addiction.
It was following the sudden loss of her Mum in 2015 that she was given the jolt she needed to stop putting her career before her mental health. Clare then quit her high-pressure job, closed the chapter on 16-hour work days and instead set up her own business focussing on helping organisations build cultures and ways of working that are designed to help people thrive, not just survive.
Clare brings a wealth of business and personal experience. From building bespoke wellbeing strategies for organisations ranging from FTSE 100 to dynamic start-ups, to advising global leaders and embedding and measuring impact.
Her passion is to create real and lasting change in the world of work. She works with clients such Channel 4, Warner Media, KPMG, Knight Frank Promise and Medtronic. Clare has delivered TedX talks and has been interviewed on a range of podcasts.
With a background in learning and development and leadership consultancy, Clare Kenny has worked in senior management roles in Europe and Asia including Head of Global Account Management at digital training agency TKE and Head of Client Operations at Leadership consultancy YSC (Part of Accenture). Most recently she led the global wellbeing strategy at Burberry.
Clare has identified that employees who are happy and healthy perform at their best. Yet according to Deloitte, poor employee mental health is a major issue, costing UK employers up to £45 billion every year.
Clare Kenny is passionate about doing what she can to change this. As an experienced Employee Wellbeing Consultant, she supports organisations of all shapes and sizes to develop initiatives that boost employee mental health and wellbeing, as well as improve morale, engagement and retention.
Even small changes can lead to a healthier, happier workplace culture and studies show that for every £1 spent, companies enjoy a £5 return on investment thanks to reduced absenteeism and staff turnover.
See Clare’s TEDx Talk Below:
Clare has delivered bespoke speeches to a range of organisations, tailoring them to the needs of the audience. Common themes include:
Always on culture, tech at our fingertips, endless noise and notifications have helped to create a world of work (and beyond) that is fully at odds with the conditions human beings need to thrive. In this talk, she explores some of the evolutionary science behind creating an environment to help humans be at their best and discuss the ways in which the world of work is getting it so wrong. Additionally, she shares the small changes we can make to start driving better employee well-being and sustain performance in our organisations.
Children express their feelings loudly and unapologetically. They stamp their feet, and they scream. Then they feel better. But as they grow society teaches them more and more that loud messy emotions are unacceptable, disruptive and should be kept to yourself. By the time we are adults we tend to dismiss our own feelings, repress them and shut them away and try not to cause a fuss. Then we feel worse. In this talk Clare discusses the ways in which ‘emotional repression’ has impacted my mental health, leading to anxiety and addiction, and how we can re-embrace the childhood tantrum to fully feel and process our emotions to have a long-term positive impact on our overall wellbeing.
Whether it’s alcohol, drugs, social media, porn, shopping or food. Most of us use something to numb and distract ourselves from difficult feelings. This can feel good in the moment but can risk causing long-term physical and mental health issues. In this talk, Clare shares her own experiences of addiction, sobriety and her ongoing journey of breaking the numbing cycle and learning how to actually feel her feelings.
Clare is a credible and engaging speaker, who delivers for audiences of all sizes and seniority, both in person and virtually. She is popular for her open and honest approach and leaves audiences with food for thought and ideas on improving the world of work. She is passionate about creating real and lasting change in the world of work.
“Clare Kenny delivered an excellent talk. She was so authentic, honest and open – sharing her own challenges and how to approach them with a resilient mindset.”
Caroline Von Koenig, Wellbeing Lead, FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL
“Clare delivered an excellent executive micro training for our top 300 senior leaders on how to disrupt the stress cycle. Clare smashed it! The session was brilliant, perfectly pitched, just what we were after.”
Emily Warren, Global Wellbeing Lead, AVANADE
“Clare Kenny delivered a fantastic talk; I came away with lot of food for thought and it was great to share ideas with people in this context. She was amazing, really great delivery”.
Dee Khaira, Talent Acquisition Manager, BURBERRY
“Clare Kenny delivered a great talk. I left feeling lighter and more centred on how I approach mental health and managing people the best way that suits them”
Attendee, WARNER BROS DISCOVERY
“Clare Kenny was great, and the delivery of the session was amazing. I was engaged throughout!”
Attendee, CHANNEL 4
“33 years with KPMG and the best session I have ever joined! This has been amazing, emotional but uplifting – I have learnt so much.”
Attendee, KPMG