Shae Eccleston is the award-winning founder and Creative Director of CYG Gold Academy & Consultancy - corporate trainers & thought leaders committed to helping clients to create a culture that inspires inclusion and innovation. 

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A motivational speaker, consultant and thought leader, Shae promotes the value of identity and belonging through education, inspiration, empowerment and excellence. She brings unique perspectives, gained from her professional and lived experiences, into her interactions with clients and individuals. 

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Shae inspires you to engage with your employees in an authentic, empathetic way, empowering them to bring their whole selves into the workplace, should they choose to. A storyteller and author, she shares incredible key insights that leave people thinking in new and creative ways.  She uses her understanding of human system dynamics and conscious choice to encourage audiences to choose how to get the most out of every engagement.  

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In 2019, Shae became the first patient advocate to ever speak on the main stage at the EphMRA Conference in Poland. She was a keynote speaker at the NHS Engage Conference in 2020 and has most recently given talks at the Francis Crick Institute in St Pancras, as well honouring a vast range of additional speaking appointments. 

 

Shae has worked with a wide variety of organisations, from having been part of award-winning teams (Market Research Society, 2021) for her presentation and research work encompassing themes of equity, diversity and inclusion to sitting on a range of boards within the NHS. She is well connected to senior level professionals at various organisations from Hogarth Worldwide to Mind.

 

An MBA graduate, she joined the University of Hertfordshire Alumni during the pandemic. In 2021, Shae designed and organised a research project focused on understanding how people feel about their ability to create and be creative - including an additional element surrounding the understanding of how innovation impacts everyday life. Shae has built and produced many projects from the ground up, using her experience to mentor others and also helping to leapfrog their visions to success.

 

Shae’s presentations are always engaging with reflective elements that draw on her connections and conversations with visionaries and innovators. She has first-hand experience of all themes she specialises in and encourages audiences to consider fresh perspectives that can enlighten future practice.

 

Being of Black British heritage, and being a woman with complex health issues, she understands just how difficult it can feel to belong.  Shae speaks about how best to support progress daily. Her skill for communicating with people at all levels makes her a valuable speaker for any project.

 

Shae, through CYG Gold (Academy & Consultancy), is dedicated to evolving the process of conscious competence (2023 Training Courses).