Rachel Botsman is an expert on the modern era of technology and trust, a highly acclaimed author, and a keynote speaker. Rachel encourages new ways of thinking, with clear insight she speaks on topics such as business, innovation, and trust. She has also written two seminal works, which explore the new major socio-economic phenomenon of new economic models and trusting a platform-driven planet. Contriving an optimistic outlook on technology and business, Rachel is an effective speaker, with a love of making complex topics clear.
After her studies at Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School, Rachel began challenging the way people think and started to inspire change in the business industry. She explored trust in politics, pop culture, psychology and business and has shared her innovative ideas in publications like Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review and The Guardian, just to name a few. Rachel has also supplied audiences with insight through her newsletter with over 50 thousand readers and her podcast, titled Rethink Moments with Rachel Botsman. In her weekly publications and episodes, Rachel tells stories and expands on the importance of revising moments of cultural significance with featured leaders, creators, and innovators, such as Amy Cuddy.
In addition to her online success, Rachel has written two revolutionary books. In 2010 she published What’s Mine is Yours, which defines the theory of ‘collaborative consumption’, then published Who Can You Trust? In 2017, which was named as one of the 10 Ideas That Will Change the World by TIME. Rachel’s critically acclaimed books unpack pressing issues of our age and are known across the globe having been published in 14 languages. Progressing in her career as a monumental figure, Rachel has been honoured as one of the World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers by Thinkers50, named a LinkedIn Top Voice by LinkedIn and was issued HR Most Influential by HR Magazine.
As a leading expert on trust in the modern world, Rachel gives pivotal talks regularly for many non-profits and organisations, such as TED, who she has given three ground-breaking engagements for and has been viewed over five million times online. Rachel has also previously spoken at the Adobe Summit in 2021, D Congress in 2021, and the Oslo Business Forum. Along with these conferences, she has also spoken for Mastercard, Microsoft and CIPD. Her comforting voice and contemporary approach is championed by many as she continues to enlighten others. Book Rachel today to inspire and upskill people at your event, her ingenious methods guarantee success.
