
Personal brand expert and author
Never underestimate your personal brand and the impact it has
Jennifer Holloway doesn’t. Her own brand has played a major part in her career – starting with 15 years in PR, running press offices and dealing with journalists, then since 2008 as the boss of her own company.
How it all started
If ever there was a job where you needed to promote a personal brand, running a press office was it. (Journalists can be a tough crowd.) So Jennifer quickly learnt how to build relationships, get buy-in and stay on people’s radars in order to stand out from the crowd. It worked and she got her stories (and herself) in the news – something that continues today with appearances on BBC radio and in The Telegraph, FT, The Guardian and Stylist magazine, among others.
Growing the business
Since setting up her own business in 2008, Jennifer’s own brand has been exactly what people have been buying. (She’s often told she’s a great advert for what she teaches.) As a leading personal brand expert specialising in working with large corporates, she’s built a client list that includes FTSE 100 and global companies like Santander, Vodafone, NatWest, Deloitte, Tesco, Harrods and Bupa.
Keynote speaker
When Jennifer’s on stage motivating large crowds as a keynote speaker, her ‘double espresso’ delivery leaves audiences’ heads buzzing with ideas to instantly improve their brands. As one person said, “It was by far the best personal branding talk I’ve heard…and I mean by far”, while another said it was “extremely thought provoking”. (Or as one person put it: “It was the kick up the backside I needed.”)
Coach and trainer
Whether working with people one-to-one as a specialist coach or in a workshop, Jennifer’s skill is pinpointing someone’s USP, then articulating their brand with some savvy wordsmithing to make it shine. Her approach is frequently referred to as ‘straight-talking’ but always in her customers’ best interests. As one client from Microsoft said, “Jennifer’s style was very friendly and relaxed, yet her observations were sharp and accurate.”
Best-selling author
In 2013, Jennifer wanted to make it easier for even more people to learn how to blow their own trumpet…without sounding like an idiot. So she wrote and published Amazon’s best-selling personal brand book: Personal Branding For Brits. (Though it’s not just for Brits and has sold thousands of copies worldwide.)
Outside work, Jennifer lives life at a much slower pace – pottering around the vegetable patch in her wellies, keeping chickens, walking her dogs across the Yorkshire Dales, then ending the day with a well-earned glass of Rioja while watching her favourite TV series RuPaul’s Drag Race.
We’ve had nothing but positive feedback from participants. Jennifer has been really flexible, designing new workshops to suit our growing needs. I’m looking forward to continuing to work with her in the future.
Simmone Gardiner, People Development Executive, ITV
Her communication style and content is very engaging which is refreshing given our zoom fatigue! We will definitely be implementing some of the key learnings to help with our personal branding journey. Highly recommended!
Benjawan Christen, Product Manager, Uber
Working with Jennifer was such fun. In a handful of sessions, I came away with a much clearer sense of who I am and what I have to offer the world, and some very practical techniques for conveying my strengths to those around me. I felt supported to be the best version of myself.
Angela Hepworth, Commercial Director, Drax
Jennifer creates a supportive space for people to explore what is important to them, develop cohesive messages and boost communication quality and effectiveness.
Caroline O’Leary, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, PepsiCo
What a fabulous session. Our attendees have left some fantastic feedback, a genuine value add and entertaining session to finish the day.
Richard Beardshaw, Head of Sales – Mortgage Intermediaries, HSBC
A fantastic insight into personal brand delivered by Jennifer to my HR team, peppered with humorous anecdotes, making it a very enjoyable day!
Dena Bond, General Manager – HR & Training, Toyota Financial Services
Jennifer was extremely engaging and insightful. Feedback from the delegates was universally positive and I certainly look forward to continuing to work with her.
David McGuirk, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland































































































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