Beckie Taylor
Campaigning CEO
Beckie Taylor breaks the ‘rules’ of business. And in doing so, she proves how wrong they are. Success doesn’t need to come from aggressive practices and punishing schedules, at the expense of everyone and everything else in your life. As a successful CEO, Beckie is the role model for a more progressive approach to work, one that she is helping many other people, and companies to adopt.
Biography
Beckie Taylor is the co-founder and CEO of Tech Returners, bringing experienced tech professionals back to the workforce. She has grown the business to the point where it was acquired by listed Northcoders, one of the UK’s largest providers of software training.
Beckie leads the Confidence Community – a programme focused on empowering individuals to transform their confidence and careers as well as 'Reframe: Women in Tech', the largest conference of its kind in the North West (and due to scale across the UK and beyond), and she is co-founder of Women In Tech North.
Beckie is an executive coach with over 20 years of HR and people development experience. She has acted as a global HR leader, spearheading business growth for international tech companies.
Beckie Taylor is a frequent presence in the media as a successful CEO, campaigner for diversity and better working practices, and a voice on the realities of work and motherhood. She has won countless awards for her efforts to create accessible opportunities in tech, including the Women in Software #WIS Changemakers award in 2022 and the Talk Talk Women in Tech 2022 Outstanding Achievement Award.
Speaking
Beckie brings honesty, vulnerability & good advice to the stage.
Workshops
Beckie’s sessions drive diversity & equality, performance & effectiveness.
Broadcast
Beckie speaks with clarity and purpose and has a great story to tell.
Topics
Beckie is most often asked to talk to audiences in business at all scales, from start-up to corporate enterprise. She talks about founding, scaling and selling a business without working 60 hours per week, balancing parenting, life challenges and the desire to succeed.
As an experienced HR leader and coach, Beckie offers workshops as well as keynote talks, helping teams, organisations and professional collectives to address issues of confidence, collaboration and diversity.
Beckie advocates for women in tech by being a highly visible leader, rather than speaking specifically to that topic.
Example Videos
What do you get when you book Beckie to speak?
Beckie is most commonly asked to keynote but she is happy to chair panels or interview other speakers on stage, while she is at the event.
Beckie is an experienced speaker with an audience of her own who is happy to work with you to help you promote your event.
This can include:
Pre-event video
Co-operation in pre-event PR and media interviews
Contributed articles for event blogs or programmes
Promotion on social media
Feedback
“Having met Beckie through Women in Tech North, and subsequently, Tech Returners, I find her to be an inspirational speaker and motivator.”
Charlotte Batters, Head of People and Internal Technology, CTS
“Beckie is an outstanding person whose passion for women in tech is unrivalled. I had the pleasure of being on a panel with Beckie and her knowledge and enthusiasm for gender equality in the workplace really shone through.”
Michelle Gyimah, Pay Gaps Expert
“Beckie is a master of radical candour - which means she cares personally and challenges directly. She's the expert in the room when it comes to understanding what's going on "under-the-skin" of the people in the team, and the techniques that help people overcome barriers and fulfil their potential.”
Stephen Russell, Principal Delivery Manager, Intechnica
