Carole Spiers MBE

Founder & CEO of the Carole Spiers Group, Chair of The International Stress Management Association (UK), & Author of ‘Managing Stress in the Workplace’

  • Founder of Stress Awareness Week
  • Author of ‘Show Stress Who’s Boss!’
  • Founder of Stress Management Awards
  • Former Weekly Business Columnist for Gulf News
  • Awarded MBE for Services to Stress Management, Mental Health, and Well-being

Discover Carole Spiers MBE’s biography of published work below.

Managing Stress in the Workplace
Managing Stress in the Workplace
Show Stress Who's Boss!
Show Stress Who’s Boss!

When Carole Spiers MBE is booked for events, they are known to discuss the following speaking topics:

Show Stress Who’s Boss!
Thriving Under New Pressures in the Modern Workplace
Good Leaders Talk but Great Leaders Listen

Carole Spiers MBE is a renowned stress management expert, best known as a motivational mental health speaker who looks to emphasise the awareness of stress, resilience, and well-being in the workplace. Highly respected as the Founder and CEO of the Carole Spiers Group, an international stress management and employee counselling company, Carole is a leading authority in her field who aims to ensure that employees’ emotional health is consistently considered and is treated professionally and respectfully in corporate environments. She was recently awarded an MBE for Services to Stress Management, Mental Health, and Wellbeing in the King’s 2025 Birthday Honours. Passionate about sharing why the physical and mental well-being of a business is crucial to creating a healthy business culture, Carole has become a popular choice for a wide range of professional speaking engagements.

As a RELATE-trained councillor, Carole utilises her specialist knowledge to help both employees and leaders in the business industry to make positive changes in the working environment to benefit their mental well-being. She is the former President and current Fellow of the London Chapter of the Professional Speaking Association, bolstering her status as a trailblazer in promoting mental health in the workplace and leading under pressure. Admired for the distinguished career she has developed over recent years, Carole is also the founder and Chair of The International Stress Management Association (ISMA), UK. She was also a Weekly Business Columnist for Gulf News in Dubai. In 2014, she was selected to become the Communications Partner for Mosaic, an organisation founded by HRH Prince of Wales in 2007, to inspire young people to realise their talents and potential.

Respected for the remarkable career she has developed over the years, Carole is the author behind Tolley’s ‘Managing Stress in the Workplace’ and ‘Show Stress Who’s Boss!’. With her specialist insights being greatly valued by professionals throughout the industry, she is an inspiration to individuals globally. Her work has appeared in publications such as LBC, Studio One-Dubai, BBC Radio, and HR Review. Aiming to make a positive change throughout the corporate industry, Carole is a must-see speaker for audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

A talented businesswoman and knowledgeable mental health advocate, she seeks to implement and highlight the importance of healthy workplace cultures for organisations across the UK, Europe, and the Middle East. Her work as a transcendent industry-leading mental health speaker is admired by both business leaders and employees. Carole’s speeches are highly engaging, connecting with audiences on professional and emotional levels. Her work is grounded in real-life experiences that empower all who have the opportunity to listen. When looking to hire a passionate and intelligent speaker to attend your next event, do not hesitate to hire Carole.

Official Testimonials

Carole Spiers MBE is regularly booked to engage audiences at events, read their latest feedback below:

‘Within the global container industry, we are well aware of the importance of resilience but Carole was able to powerfully dramatise it as a theme whilst at the same time providing and delivering proven strategies that have been successfully implemented by team members in order to work and thrive under pressure.  I was greatly impressed that her audience was so absorbed in her presentation and in these times of rapid organisational change within the industry, I am sure that her keynote address will soon be inspiring and motivating other groups within the Maersk organisation.’

Kevin Furniss, VP, Head OF HSSE, APM Terminals Management B.V.

‘Thank you for providing us with an excellent insight into stress managing stress, health and wellbeing.’

Brendan Noonan, Senior Vice President Training and Development, Emirates Airline Group.

‘Carole’s dynamic presentation style with real life examples made the session invaluable.  I enjoyed it and learnt a great deal from the presentation’

Peter Day – Area Manager – WH Smith Ltd.

To enquire about Carole Spiers MBE for your event or corporate function, simply contact us via agent@mentalhealthspeakers.co.uk or call a booking agent on 0203 9816 296.