Rachel Bridge

A business writer, prolific author and public speaker, Rachel Bridge has interviewed hundreds of the world's most successful entrepreneurs, as well as successful people in all walks of life, for her many books and newspaper columns.

With this in-depth knowledge of entrepreneurship, personal development and smart thinking, Rachel is able to provide a refreshing approach to how people can become a success in business and in other areas of life.

As a moderator, facilitator and host, she presents the common traits that entrepreneurs share, and what we can learn from them, in a lively, informative and entertaining manner.

Rachel is the former Enterprise Editor of The Sunday Times, and, currently, she writes for The Times and the Telegraph.

She took a sell-out one-woman show called How to make a Million Before Lunch to the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and will be taking another show, Ambition, about achieving goals, to the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

While working as a journalist in France and Australia, Rachel found herself inspired by her numerous encounters with expats who had made their name by leaving the rat-race behind and taking control of their lives and careers.

Fascinated by their innovative, and often brave, approaches to creating a life they truly wanted to live, Rachel began to write about entrepreneurs.

As well as an MA (Hons) degree in Economics from Cambridge University, she has six books published. Her latest, Ambition: Why it’s good to want more and How to get it, follows How to start a Business without any Money, How to Make a Million before Lunch, How I Made It: 40 successful entrepreneurs reveal the secret of success; My Big Idea: 30 successful entrepreneurs reveal how they found inspiration; and You Can Do It Too: 20 essential things every budding entrepreneur should know.Her speaking topics include:

Her speaking topics include:

- Entrepreneurs and small businesses

- How to become a successful entrepreneur

- Leadership: attracting and motivating the best talent

- Personal and career development

- Empowering women to be business leaders