Belinda Parmar, the Founder and CEO of The Empathy Business, was awarded an OBE back in 2015 for her irreverent contribution to the promotion of inclusivity in the world of technology. A woman of many interests and talents, Belinda received formal education in the French and Spanish languages from the University of Manchester. Passionate about having more women involved in the technology field, Belinda is now available to speak at a range of events where she discusses topics like diversity and inclusion and how to induce happiness and a healthy work environment.
Belinda’s unique selling proposition lies in the almost scientific method she swears by when it comes to curating happy and healthy employees. At The Empathy Business, Belinda believes that empathy is the key player in helping businesses all over the world achieve success in their communication, diversity and inclusion and customer satisfaction goals. Her other role, as Founder of Little Miss Geek, is her way of achieving her other dream of having more women involved in the technology field. Through this venture, Belinda has been able to drastically increase the statistic of girls studying a GCSE level of Computer Science by 52% in London – an amazing feat.
As the creator of the world’s first ever empathy unit in the British Bank, Belinda’s expertise on the subject is commendable and her work as the Empathy-In-Residence at organisations like Barclays, MediaCom and Centrica is nothing short of excellent. Business pioneers from all fields are eager to learn about nudge theory and behavioural science from Belinda, and she has frequently contributed to publications like The Guardian in the past. She was also recognised in the Top 20 Global Public Figures in Diversity list and was voted as a Top 20 Diversity Champion in 2021.
The author of Global Empathy Index, which was published in the Harvard Business Review, Belinda is now a non-executive director at the Ministry of Defence. Determined to leave the world a happier, healthier and stronger than how she found it, Belinda has knowledge up the wazoo that she can share with her audiences. Her past experiences of working at organisations like Saatchi & Saatchi, Syracuse University and OgilvyOne have only enriched her authority to speak on what a workplace should be like. A seasoned speaker, having spoken for the World Economic Form as a Global Young Leader at Davos. Belinda Parmar is an excellent choice to speak at your next event about empathy, diversity and inclusion and what a happy work environment looks like. Book her today!
