Serious business thinking.
A story you won’t forget.
Surprisingly funny.
Conference Keynotes | Leadership Workshops | Team Away Days
Bryony Thomas: multi-award-winning speaker and author of Watertight Marketing, used by 3,500+ businesses. Given twelve weeks to live in 2019, she walked the London Marathon five years later. She talks about resilience, why customers behave like cats, and giving marketing real commercial clarity.
What event are you planning?
Bryony can tailor captivating sessions for three audience types…
For mixed rooms…
Is your event a large mixed room, with people from many different roles and levels? Would a message of stamina, resilience and compassion fit in your agenda?
Keynote: Small Steps Add Up; The Story I Never Thought I’d Tell.
For leadership events…
Is your event for people in a senior leadership role across commercial, operations, finance, people, marketing and sales? Would having a framework for understanding how and where they crossover with marketing help?
Keynote: Marketing That Means Business; Four Foundations of Commercial Clarity.
For customer-facing roles…
Is your event for people in customer facing roles, like marketing, sales and service? Would having a refreshing and funny session to break down any silos and pinpoint projects that support the whole customer journey help?
Keynote: How Would You Steal Your Neighbour’s Cat?
Am I right for your event?
What I bring is deep and proven business expertise, an incredible life story, and a humour you wouldn’t expect.
My talks create lasting impact because they combine deep expertise with authentic human truth. Whether you’re planning a conference with an audience of hundreds looking for new ways to face business challenges, or an intimate away day for your board to get clear on priorities, I can bring something special.
“No Speaker has made as much impact as quickly as Bryony Thomas.”
Professional Background
- Creator of the Watertight Marketing methodology used by 3,500+ businesses
- Former FTSE 100 Marketing Director at age 28
- Built six-figure consultancy from scratch
- Part of team that secured £85m business sale
Personal Journey
- Cancer survivor (given 7% chance of 5-year survival)
- London Marathon finisher post-recovery
- Single father upbringing after losing her mother at age 5
- Raised in alternative community in Wales
- Stories that will wake up your audience
Speaking Experience
- 15+ years professional speaking on stages of all sizes
- Academy of Chief Executives Rising Star Speaker Award
- Delivered board-level workshops for major corporations
- Mentored 200+ entrepreneurs through signature programmes
Media & Recognition
- Best-selling author: “Watertight Marketing”
- Featured in The Telegraph, ITV, BBC News
- Marketing Book of the Year winner
- Fellow of Chartered Institute of Marketing
- Triumph Over Adversity Award winner
Three Layered Impact
Every concept comes with a framework, a metaphor, and a real-world story. I’ve developed this approach to engage different learning styles and ensure your audience leaves with actionable insights – not just inspiration.
Framework
The process minded people in your audience will love the simple diagrams I’ve developed to get concepts across.
Metaphor
Your more kinaesthetic learners will get their lightbulb moments when I bring in a crazy metaphor and prop to bring an idea to life.
Real Life Story
Those that need a bit of evidence from the real world will love the stories I bring from the 3500+ businesses I’ve worked with.
“Wow…. What an amazing session, as I said yesterday it was by far the most engaging and relevant CEO session I have ever been to!”
Typical engagements
- Large mixed rooms: Public events or conferences, where the people in the room come from many disciplines and all levels of experience and seniority.
- Leadership teams: Those in the board room, or reporting directly to them, who need to understand the commercial levers of growth and how they plug in to that.
- Customer-facing professionals: Events looks specifically on finding, winning and keeping customers. For example, sales kick-offs, marketing get togethers, and customer success days.