Cally Beaton had a bit of a strange upbringing – as both of her parents taught at an all-boys boarding school, it made sense for her to study there, making her the only girl in an all-boys school. She went on to graduate from Goldsmiths in English and Drama, and also gained a Master Practitioner qualification in Neuro-linguistic Programming.

CALLY BEATON – BEFORE COMEDY

Before Cally became the successful stand-up comedian she is today, she held numerous positions in large media companies. Early on in her career, she found herself being the youngest, and only female, member on the board of a TV production company that ITV had bought. This gave her the experience and the knowledge to go it alone, and she set up the creative consultancy company Road Trip Media. She also spent a decade as a Senior Vice President at the US studio ViacomCBS, where she oversaw a budget of $500 million for channels including Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, and Paramount, and was instrumental in getting South Park and SpongeBob SquarePants onto our TV screens.

CALLY BEATON – COMEDY

It was whilst working for Comedy Central that she decided to give stand-up comedy a try. And she was an instant hit, cementing her position as one of the most exciting stand-up comedians in the UK.

She has since performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, gaining four and five-star reviews and winning the Piccadilly Comedy Club New Comedian Of The Year award for 2017/18.

CALLY BEATON – IN THE MEDIA

Her comedic talents have seen Cally appear on numerous popular entertainment shows, including QI (2018-2023), The Apprentice: You’re Fired (2022-2023), Pointless Celebrities (2022), Richard Osman’s House of Games (2022), Steph’s Packed Lunch (2020), The Blame Game (2019), and Live at the Apollo (2022). She has also appeared across radio networks, including BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 6, Times Radio, Radio 5 Live, and BBC Radio London.

She has also written for The Guardian, The Financial Times and The Scotsman.

In 2021, Cally launched her podcast – Namaste Motherf**kers, combining comedy, business, and self-help. Guests have included Daliso Chaponda, Deborah Meaden, Johnnie Walker, Philippa Perry, Reverend Richard Coles, Rosie Jones, Sally Phillips, Stephen K Amos, Stuart Heritage, Tom Read Wilson, and Zoe Lyons.

CALLY BEATON – CORPORATE

Cally is one of the most in-demand keynote speakers, and event hosts around the world. She is highly skilled, versatile, funny, and down-to-earth and makes for the most entertaining addition to any event.

CALLY BEATON –  SPEAKING TOPICS

– Lessons from the Television Industry for Success in a Virtual World

– Confessions of a Public Speaker

– Getting Your Work/Life to Work for you

– Networking, Allyship and Mentoring

– Change and Reinvention

– Negotiation and Influencing

– Imposter Syndrome

– How to Inspire Team

– The Millennial Generation

– How to Be Creative and Successful

CALLY BEATON – KEYNOTE TOPICS IN DETAIL

‘I Did It My Way’ – an inspirational & funny speech charting time spent busting through glass ceilings of corporate America & UK and transition into stand-up.

‘Following The Leader’ – charismatic and successful leadership & how to achieve & maintain it

‘How Not To Get Found Out At Work’ – what the most successful people do at work and how to combat imposter syndrome.

‘Stand Up, Stand Out’ – how to be appropriately assertive & get what you need, at work & outside it

‘Stress – Friend Or Foe?’ – the anatomy of stress & how to make it work for you

‘Getting Your Work Life Work For You‘ – managing work/life balance, career fulfilment, life decisions & creating compelling professional and personal outcomes

‘Gender At Work or Nurturing Female Talent’ – She does lots of talks that promote women and their positioning within different industries; she is currently running a mini MBA for women’s creative leadership cohort at Sony Pictures. She recently spoke at a big Pharmaceutical Women’s Conference in Cambridge, and was keynoter speaker at PA Club for several thousand PAs at O2 last year.

‘Dealing with Difficult People/Situations‘ – she has done this several times for PWC

She does a lot of training in Negotiation/Influencing/Persuasion/Communication – particularly for media companies, but also in law and banking.

Last but not least, she is a good speaker/contributor on the subject of parenting a child with special needs/autism, as well as working and/or single parenthood.

Clients include, All3, Bloomberg, Channel 4, Disneyland, Endemol, IMG, Kudos, L’Oréal, PWC, Sky Television, and Wella.

Why Book Cally beaton?

Cally has produced and hosted many prestigious events, with regular bookings in the UK, Europe and the United States. She is highly-skilled and versatile and as safe (and funny!) a pair of hands as you will find

Call +44 1753 439 289 or email Great British Speakers now to book comedian and event host Cally Beaton for your corporate event.

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