Katie Neeves

Katie Neeves, the founder of Cool2BTrans, took the bold but fundamentally necessary step to live her life on her own terms at the age of 48. She now advocates for members of the community so that they can live the lives they deserve, using her platform as a speaker to shed light on her own personal experiences about what it means to be a member of the transgender community and what it takes to make the transition as smooth as can be.

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Biography:

Katie Neeves, the founder of Cool2BTrans, took the bold but fundamentally necessary step to live her life on her own terms at the age of 48. She now works hard so that other people like her don’t have to struggle with that decision and thus advocates for members of the community so that they can live the lives they deserve. Katie uses her platform as a speaker to shed light on her own personal experiences about what it means to be a member of the transgender community and what it takes to make the transition as smooth as can be.

A photographer too, Katie’s work as the founder of Cool2BTrans is helping the community to great lengths. Cool2BTrans is a platform where members of the transgender community learn from each other and support one another when faced with problems. Katie has earned her position of being diversity and inclusion expert and a guidepost to organisations when it comes to implementing diversity and inclusion strategies to their operations.

Winner of the Hero of the Year Award by British Diversity Awards, Katie was also a recipient of the Trans in the City Trans Community Champion Award in 2022. These accolades might be in part due to the phenomenal Trans Awareness Training sessions she conducts in order to allow workplaces to learn more about the issues their transgender employees undergo in a workplace. Katie firmly believes that trans people deserve peace and happiness as well and so all her efforts are directed towards making this happen for them.

Chosen to be a presenter for a BBC Sound podcast series only recently, Katie has been attending schools, colleges and businesses to educate, inform and inspire people about all things related about the transgender community. An eloquent and moving speaker, Katie divulges stories from her own life and journey to womanhood and is adamant that discrimination against trans people be stopped immediately. Available to speak at a range of corporate events, Katie Neeves is an excellent choice to speak on transgender community and how they can be best supported and what we can do to enrich their lives so that they can live happily. Book her today!

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Testimonials

"The event was a success. Katie was a true inspiration to all who attended the event. I have had so many positive comments even from upper management! I hope to have Katie back again for other events. She truly is an inspiration!" - Bob Eastman

"Overwhelming feedback highlighted how valuable it was to hear a first-hand experience of someone navigating gender and having Katie speak in a way that was so open, emotive, educational and also humorous helped everyone better understand the importance of trans awareness and the gender spectrum. In particular, many were grateful to learn more about what gender dysphoria is, and how both sex and gender go beyond the binary as a means of then better understanding the trans experience and the issues the community face. Overall, everyone found the talk very inspiring and incredibly educational - thank you Katie for your time!" - Josh, WE Communications

"Katie has been a joy to work with for our session at Aviva. Katie talked to us about her own transition along with tips on good allyship. The session was really well received and we had lots of good questions and feedback. Katie’s sessions are filled with lovely humour making the audience feel at ease. I would love Aviva to work with Katie again and I can’t recommend her sessions highly enough. Thanks again Katie" - Joanne, Aviva

"Katie delivered a powerful, insightful and engaging session on her own personal journey and tips for being a trans ally. She is very open and honest about her own lived experience and has a unique way of telling her story and educating people in a humorous and uplifting way. Thank you Katie!" - Kelly, Ofcom

"I had the pleasure of working with Katie on an online Pride event. She's one of the most articulate and entertaining people I have seen in this format. Good humoured, well educated and a consummate professional. I would happily work with Katie again and sincerely hope we will. She's very talented and I could see her presenting a talk show on a major TV channel." - Natalie, Rhondda Pride

"I just wanted to drop you a message to say how much I enjoyed your webinar on Friday, really insightful and also your sense of humour kept it so engaging. Will def check out your company to see if we can do any work together in the future.Thanks Katie for me it was the most interesting webinar so far and definitely the funniest" - Emma Buckley

Speaking Topics

My long walk to womanhood
Positively managing change
Preventing trans discrimination at work
What's it like to be transgender and how can I support those who are?

Achievements

2023 - Winner of the Boots Hero of the Year, Burberry British Diversity Awards
2023 - Winner of the Training and Development Award, This is Us Awards
2022 - Nominee for the LGBT+ Positive Role Model award, National Diversity Awards
2022 - Trans Community Champion, Trans in the City
2022 - Awarded the Trans in the City Trans Community Champion Award
2021 - Nominee for the LGBT+ Positive Role Model award, National Diversity Awards
2021 - Nominee for the LGBT+ Positive Role Model award, National Diversity Awards
2019 - Founder & Trans Ambassador for Cool2BTrans
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Manufactures & Commerce

How to Hire Katie Neeves

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