Jaz Ampaw-Farr is passionate about the difference that you can make. Through celebration and provocation, she uses the transformative power of her own story overcoming immense adversity to motivate and inspire today’s ordinary heroes – YOU!
Jaz delivers keynotes internationally across education, health, and business sectors. Hugely motivating, with an infectious passion and a commitment to facilitating measurable impact guarantee, Jaz’s keynotes to be engaging, motivating, and resourceful. Her background as a stand-up comedian and presenter explains how she commands the stage.
Reading, writing, and spelling were Jaz’s tickets out of physical and mindset poverty. This experience led her into teaching, setting up her own literacy consultancy then becoming an international speaker, consultancy, coach, and a catalyst for change.
Jaz’s book, The power of ordinary heroes, looks at reverse engineering her own mindset shift and pinpointing the pivotal part that others played. It provides a toolkit for anyone looking to embed ambitious resilience in their career and personal life.
Jaz delivers keynotes at various large conferences including at TEDx. In addition to live appearances, notable TV moments include Hard Spell Abbey for the BBC — featuring Jaz as an educational advisor, writer, and presenter — and getting fired in the first week of The Apprentice!