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Business, motherhood, identity and the unfiltered truth.

Keynotes and panels on building and selling a business, branding, PR, matrescence and the policy gaps nobody has fixed yet. Backed by proprietary research.

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Emma Critchley-Lloyd speaking on a panel
Search Forward: Protecting brand visibility in the age of AI. London, April 2026.

Why put me on your stage.

15

consecutive loss-making months, colliding with motherhood, grief and no household safety net.

31 days

back in profit one month after an emergency restructure.

2025

agency exit. Acquired by Factotum Group on my daughter's second birthday.

1st

global study into the identity collision between founders and motherhood.

ON STAGE & ON AIR

UN//SCENE FestivalThe Dangerous Women PodcastInfluencer Marketing ShowData & Marketing AssociationHello Partner

WRITTEN ABOUT IN

CampaignMarketing WeekCreativebriefThe DrumDaily ExpressThe London StandardRetail WeekBusiness QuarterIPMStartups

Topics

What I speak about.

Every session comes with a downloadable takeaway. A room that leaves with a template they can action on Monday.

  • Building, nearly losing and selling a business: what a buyer actually looks for, and what to stop wasting your time on
  • Why matrescence is the missing piece in return-to-work processes
  • The commercial white space in matrescence, and the creative industry's mandate to elevate the nation
  • Founder-motherhood, and what the research shows about the women fighting to keep both baby and business alive at the same time
  • Maternity provision for female business owners, and why statutory rights are financial impossibilities
  • Paid leave after pregnancy loss before 24 weeks — the campaign and the postcode lottery behind it
  • Personal brand as the largest underused media asset in a founder-led business
  • The returning mother relaunch: ‘baby brain’ does not exist.
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Latest talk

UN//SCENE Festival

Conway Hall, London · 17 September 2026. A main stage keynote on matrescence and its collision with the return-to-work process. The room leaves with a guide to use on Monday morning.

Emma Critchley-Lloyd delivering her talk, The Maternity Return to Work Advantage, at UN//SCENE Festival
Photo credit: Bronac McNeill

Audience reviews

One of the best speakers of the day.
Jessica Street, Executive Director, Omnicom Media Group
You owned the stage. Wrapped up in charm and knowledge you taught us all something.
James Latham, Committee, UN//SCENE Festival
BRILLIANT
Lucy Verby, Founder and CEO, We are Masterplan and UN//SCENE Festival
Changing the way people think is really f*cking hard and it takes bravery. Thank you for being the one to get up on stage and lead the charge.
Steph Ross, Director, Ragged Edge
I left wanting to understand much more about this.
Emilia Kireli-Reed, Founder, Kireli Studio
An excellent, heartfelt and important talk.
Keren Blackmore, Director, Leap of Thought
You were amazing.
Angie Sadler, HR Leader, Factotum
Audience members listening intently at a live talk

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