Emma Pears Keynote Speaker

Founding Director of Solomon Hunt & Significant Authority on Mindset and Behaviour Change
Author of the Critically Acclaimed, ‘ What Does It Matter?: Live with Less Stress and More Joy ’
High-impact keynote speaker & elite coach on mindset and change

Emma Pears's Biography

Emma Pears is the Founding Director of Solomon Hunt and a highly demanded public speaker, consultant, and leadership coach. A high-impact keynote speaker and significant authority on mindset and behaviour change, she is a powerful voice in maximising joy, minimising stress, and driving impactful behaviour change for individuals and organisations. An elite coach and speaker for top-tier international organisations, she is known for helping audiences rethink what it means to live, work, and lead with less stress and more joy.

Her debut book, What Does It Matter?: Live with Less Stress and More Joy, has achieved critical success. HELLO! named it as one of the Best Motivational Self-Help Books of 2024, noting that “it will change your life forever if you do the work that’s required… It’s the ultimate book teaching us what we know deep down, that life is for living and not stressing.” The book’s global authority is further reinforced by leading experts: multi-award-winning psychophysicist Howard Moskowitz has said, “If I had it in my power I would make sure everybody would read this book cover to cover, and in that way make the world a better place,” while global health and wellness expert Simoné Laubscher, PhD, recommends it to “all my clients”.

Emma is renowned for her highly experienced, high-energy, and impactful presentations, utilising humour to inspire organisational change. She has delivered transformational speeches for elite, industry-leading clients including Boston Consulting Group, HSBC UK, Santander, M&G Prudential, Day Lewis Pharmacy, and BT. Drawing on her work as a consultant and coach, she provides groundbreaking tactics and insights that individuals and organisations need to master their mindset and take control of their trajectory.

Emma holds an MPhil in Educational Research from Cambridge University and was the recipient of an Economic and Social Research Council Scholarship. She is also a qualified teacher and a member of the Association for Coaching. Her influence as a life coach has been featured on live national television, where she answered audience questions, demonstrating her wide appeal and accessibility.

Beyond her work in thought leadership, Emma is an accomplished musician and songwriter. She has performed and conducted in premiere venues including Wembley Arena, The O2 Arena, Shepherds Bush Empire, and the Berlin Philharmonie, while touring extensively across the UK, USA, Europe, and Scandinavia. As a songwriter, her work is regularly broadcast, recorded, and performed, leveraging collaborations with Grammy award-winning artists and some of the world’s leading music companies. Emma delivers a transformational experience that ensures audiences leave feeling inspired, empowered, and ready to take action.

What Does It Matter?

If your audience needs a powerful voice in maximising joy, minimising stress, and driving impactful behaviour change, then Emma Pears' keynote based on her critically acclaimed book, What Does It Matter?: Live with Less Stress and More Joy, is the transformational experience they require.

The core of her message is the simple, yet profound framework embedded in the question: “What Does It Matter?”. She helps audiences understand how to achieve something we are all aiming for: a life we enjoy with few regrets.

“Emma explains the nuanced implications of what and how to think in a way that enables a more fulfilled life for us all.” Fiona Murden, Psychologist and award-winning author.

HELLO! named it one of the Best Motivational Self-Help Books of 2024, emphasizing: “It will change your life forever if you do the work that's required...”

Emma teaches audiences how to apply the WDIM framework to their lives, enabling them to manage their attitude, priorities, actions, and responses. She addresses specific areas including decision making, thinking, expectations and perspective.

Your audience will leave feeling inspired, empowered, and ready to take action. They will receive tools and insights that are critical for success and personal transformation.

Ask yourself: “What Does It Matter?” and have the courage to act on your answer

Emma Pears

Books by Emma Pears

What Does It Matter?: Live with Less Stress and More Joy

Comments & Testimonials

“ Emma has consistently brought high energy, empathy and relevant insight that has provoked people to think differently about change, delivery and prioritisation, both personally and for an organisation. Challenging conversations brought to life with disengaging humour when it’s needed most. Thank you!”

Head of SME Business Banking

“I cannot praise Emma’s reliability, integrity, honesty, and creativity enough. The energy she brings into a room is engaging, warm, endearing and fun, whilst coming at things through a commercial and collaborative lens.”

Head of Corporate Clients

“Really inspiring, thought provoking, energising and empowering to make a difference.”

“Very enjoyable and took 5 things away to reflect on and try to implement.

“Made me think about my expectations around a goal I have and how I can now go away and achieve it.”