Speaking
Alongside her TEDx talk, Celia delivers a range of inspiring keynotes and workshops on Conscious Leadership, Sustainable Celebrations, B Corp and Purpose-Led Business, Women in Business, and Workplace Wellbeing. Blending real-world experience with storytelling, humour, and heart, each talk invites audiences to pause, reflect, and lead with greater intention in business and in life.
TEDx Talk: “The Conscious Revolution of Celebration”
Sept 2025
Celia Gaze took to the TEDx stage in September 2025 to challenge how we mark life’s milestones: from weddings to funerals, graduations to retirement.
Her talk explores how societal expectations have shaped celebrations into pressure-filled, wasteful spectacles and asks:
What if we paused, reflected, and made them more meaningful, sustainable, and deeply human?
Through global traditions, stories from her own journey, and a powerful call to action, Celia introduces the idea of Conscious Celebration – reimagining not just events, but the way we live, lead, and leave a legacy.
- “What happens when we pause?”
- Features traditions from Peru, Bali, and beyond
- Sparks a shift from autopilot to intentional living
Watch the full TEDx talk below… Celia would like to extend her personal thanks to TEDx Scarisbrick, and especially to Raymond Pelekamoyo and Tambo Silavwe, for their invaluable support in the delivery of the event.
Signature Keynote: “What If You Put a Bow Tie on Your Business?”
What do burnout, bow ties, and a llama have to do with business success?
More than you might think.
In this inspiring and thought-provoking keynote, Celia shares her journey from exhausted NHS leader to reinventing a rundown farm into a multi-award-winning, B Corp-certified venue – all sparked by one playful question:
“What if I put a bow tie on a llama?”
But this talk isn’t really about llamas. It’s about what happens when you give your business a personality, a purpose, and a reason to exist beyond profit. It’s about daring to lead with heart, values, and a touch of quirkiness and in doing so, creating something unforgettable.
Through stories, humour, and powerful insights, Celia invites audiences to rethink:
- How business can be a force for good
- Why culture, values and wellbeing are your strongest competitive advantages
- How to stand out in a crowded world (without selling your soul)
- And how putting a “bow tie” a spark, a signature, a soul on your business could be the turning point you never expected
Perfect for: leadership events, women in business, conscious entrepreneurs, changemakers, B Corps, wellbeing conferences, and anyone tired of doing business the old way.