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Founder, Catherine Garrod makes inclusion feel doable. She shares pragmatic advice and guidance to help organisations stay relevant in an ever changing world. Rather than top-down change initiatives involving huge teams, Catherine advocates for embedding conscious inclusion into decision making that impacts other people.

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“Unless you’re consciously including people, you’re almost certainly unconsciously excluding people”

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Popular content

  • Inclusion in 2026

  • Navigating fear and division

  • People craving hope and connection

  • Building diverse teams and communities

  • Equipping leaders with practical actions

  • Guidance on how to speak up

Catherine creates a safe space to learn and ask questions, and provides five simple habits for everyday inclusion.

Catherine on stage at the UEFA conference
Catherine at the John Lewis Partnership Conference
Catherine at the Wavelength Connect Programme

Empowering & practical

As well as providing the all-important how, Catherine brings inclusion to life, in a way that resonates with everyday work and decisions.

She believes when employees can be themselves and influence how things are done, their lives are better, they're more creative and they're better problem solvers.

And when consumers are authentically represented in advertising, broadcast, print and social we feel good about ourselves and each other. The benefits are endless.

Catherine is the author of Conscious Inclusion: How to ‘do’ EDI one decision at a time, and it makes a great gift to elevate your event.

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Keynote testimonials

  • Catherine brought amazing energy to HR and Finance leaders across the national associations at our annual conference. Her guidance was both inspiring and practical, giving specific actions they can easily implement. Thank you Catherine.

    UEFA

  • Leaders have been extremely positive and saying this is the best session they have been part of. Catherine addressed some challenging themes, in a safe and open way, and demystified terms and concepts. We’re excited to keep working with her. Highly recommend Catherine as a partner in this space.

    Bupa Dental Care

  • "Catherine's book ‘Conscious Inclusion' is highly recommended and, after listening to her speak at our company-wide event, I can understand why. As she put it herself: “Unless you’re consciously including people, you’re almost certainly unconsciously excluding people”, which is a powerful reminder."

    Virgin

  • "Catherine immediately created a safe and open environment, building a strong rapport with everyone in a matter of minutes. Her constructive approach, theory, practical action and sense of humour helped our leaders think differently about DEI."

    esure

  • "The magic in what you present and how you answer questions makes something leaders find complex and daunting, clearer and more doable. You are an extraordinarily clear and centred communicator who never patronises and brings deep credibility due to your experience of doing."

    Wavelength Connect

  • "Awesome session with the Exec. A judgement free space to expand on our uncertainties and really practical tips. Catherine is one of life's radiators that brings energy to the room!"

    Principality Building Society

  • "Catherine got to grips with our journey and values, and used stories to bring inclusion to life in a way that generated conversation, confidence and action. Catherine’s authentic and practical approach worked brilliantly – and it was a lot of fun too!"

    Spriax-Sarco Engineering

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