Be Bold for Change

Hello Lovely folk

Hope that September treated you well. (How are we already in October!!)

In order to live our true lives it is so important that we take time to be honest, clear and brave. That is what I have been doing for the last few months. I have as you know been lucky this year to experience some of the most amazing places, working with some truly brilliant souls and I have spoken in front of 1000s of people in Dubai, Canada and the US to name a few.

It has been on those trips that I have had time to reflect and really work out what I want to be doing for the next few years of my life. For years I have been happy to float around the world - and create my world in response to what others have asked from me. Now it is time for me to create my world from the place of what will serve me and then others. (This is a new concept for me!)

I have this year got married, really embraced that I am a single mum (as I now have my son with me pretty much full time) and really for the first time ever (thanks to therapy and a whole lot of coaching) realised that I am wanting to ground. Build my legacy and really impact the world in my own unique way.

This has meant deep reflection and some bold steps for me and my business world.

I thought long and hard about what I have done in the business world and what Impact do I really have and where and how can I best deliver this... while creating and performing more and owning that I will do TV and radio work and I do want to write my second book.

I have put all my 20 years experience and expertise into The Leadership Impact School - our mission is simple..

Our mission is to help leaders be the most truthful, joyful, and impactful version of themselves so they can inspire, engage and lead their organisations brilliantly.

We will work with one million leaders to change business culture into a more human way of being.

We will do all of this with kindness, playfulness, bravery, honesty and curiosity

Individuals can come to our Open Day Sessions and Leadership Teams can come as a group to experience one or all of our 12 days of Impact. These I will be delivering at my awesome partner venue in Warren Street that is a theatre space where magic can happen.

I also am Launching the Leadership Impact School online (as I know loads of people are not in London!!) - this is a monthly membership where you can come and spend up to 8 hours a month with me online helping you have more Impact in your leadership and life - plus you get to just be part of an awesome community.

Please look and let me know what you think - we are now officially here!

I am also running one retreat for women leaders each year - first one in Jan which will be awesome, life changing and brilliant. (there is one space left!!) - message me if you want to find out more (someone sadly could no longer attend - so maybe this space is meant for you!)

I will be focussing on this for the next six months and my tour of my show The Em Show - Tales from a Little Laughing Lesbian including the first few nights in London in December. Tickets here - and this would be a great event to come to as a Christmas party! (tickets can be bought on my website!) www.emstroud.com

Laugh Think Play will become a charity over the next 12 months - as that just feels right and there will be more to come about that over 2025 and we expect to launch it in 2026. Watch this space.

So yes, feels brave, right and grounded and I am so looking forward to this new chapter of mine.

It is also super scary to assess, walk away from other opportunities (I turned down speaking at Harvard as it was not the right time..) and create something that I hope lands with you all. So, I hope I get to see you at either one of the days in London town or online .

Keep being brave people, keep finding the joy, we only have one life so we have got to enjoy it.

Let me know what you think of this all.

Hugs and gratitude to you all.

Em