Leadership Development Training & Consulting
Leadership Development by Entrepreneur and Business Luminary Bianca Miller-Cole
Leadership development is typically defined as the process of enabling individuals to expand their natural capacity to assume and perform in leadership roles. Those leadership roles may be formal as in the case of facilitating a corporate strategy, or they may be informal as is often the case when individuals rise to assume tacit leadership of a sports team.
Personality traits are known to play a significant role in determining whether a person is “leadership material”. But it is Bianca Miller-Cole’s assertion that personality traits alone are not the whole story. Bianca believes that virtually anyone who is provided with effective mentoring can assume the mantle of leadership regardless of their sex, race, age, ethnicity or personal history.
TESTIMONIALS
Sana Butt
EY Race and Ethnicity Network Leadership Team | Championing D&I in Recruitment | Student Recruitment Events Advisor at EY
April 17, 2021,
I have worked with Bianca for a second time now, and I know this will not be the last. In our most recent interaction, Bianca delivered a couple of workshops for undergraduates. Her professionalism, energy and creativity that she brings to the table is exactly what I admire about her. She listens to the client ask and then feeds into that with relevant and valuable inputs - what more do you want! Her delivery of the skills workshops are always energetic, refreshing and leave you self-reflecting on how to better yourself as an individual. Thank you, Bianca!
Taravat Taher-Zadeh (Brass)
Natwest Accelerator Programme
Business Growth & Transformation Portfolio Professional
March 12, 2021,
Dearest Bianca, I’m breathless with excitement (still!), a sheer joy hearing your wonderful marathon of a presentation at the NatWest International Women’s Day event. Many congratulations, wishing you even greater heights of success & look forward to hearing you again. Keep well & keep inspiring, my NBF! :-Caroline Gundu
Senior Business Consultant at CGI | Chair of Women's Network CGI UK
March 12, 2021,
I reached out to Bianca to speak at the CGI Women's Network International Women's Day event and asked her to deliver an inspirational key note speech. From start to finish my interaction with Bianca did not disappoint. Bianca provided fast responses and all the information required in a timely manner. On the day, Bianca delivered a key note speech on her journey as an entrepreneur and shared her experiences and lessons learned. This speech was well received in CGI with lots of great feedback from the attendees. I particularly liked her "Top 3 Tips for Taking Ownership of Your Career Success" which I will certainly be applying for my own career! I thoroughly enjoyed working with Bianca and look forward to future engagementsConor Donnellan MAPM
Senior Project Management Consultant at CGI
March 12, 2021,
It was a great pleasure to hear about Bianca’s inspiring journey as a young woman in the business world as part of CGI’s international women’s day celebrations. I particularly enjoyed learning about building a personal brand, which has given me great insights on how I can improve my own personal brand and to mentor and coach others. On the theme of international women’s day, Bianca’s journey is one of facing challenge and overcoming obstacles. Bianca’s talk has definitely made me want to be more vigilant in recognising areas needing change and how personally I can make certain changes and challenge equalities to ensure the IT industry becomes more equal for women and everyone in general. Thank you again Bianca for your inspiring talkStacey Van Bergen
Senior Consultant at CGI | Co-Chair of the Women's Network
March 11, 2021,
As part of International Women's Day, Bianca joined us (CGI) and delivered an inspiration talk on her career history, as well as giving tips on how to take ownership of your own career success, how to embrace challenges and be an intrapreneur in light of this years theme "Choose to Challenge". Bianca delivered in such an engaging and motivational way, I know I speak for all when I say I took away some really key messages that I can easily apply to my job, and personal life. Thank you Bianca, I look forward to working with you in futureMandy Tinker
Executive Assistant to President
March 10, 2021,
I participated in the International Women's Day event lead by NatWest on the topic "Inspiring Confidence - Championing change". Bianca was one of the amazing speakers whom I had the opportunity to listen to. I couldn't stop smiling and loved your enthusiasm and the way you articulate your journey. Thank you for sharing your journey and experiences with uSophie Gowling
CEO, Natwest Accelerator Programme ,
March 10, 2021,
Incredible energy with a motivating and positive speech. Great to hear Bianca’s story- so engaging. Good to see a woman In business achieving great things. I can’t wait to read the bookKimberley Johnston
Inclusion & Diversity Senior Manager - Commercial Banking - Lloyds Banking Group
March 9, 2021,
You were INSPRATIONAL at the CMS IWD Career Ready event today Bianca Miller - Cole - if those girls don’t now know they can take on the world and succeed then they were not listening. I certainly felt fired upAlisha Young
Legal Secondee at Lloyds Banking Group
March 9, 2021,
Bianca was a key note speaker for the CMS Masterclass 2021 for International Women’s Day and helped deliver the session. She spoke with over 60 students and we led a breakout room together to interact with a smaller group of students. She is very inspirational, motivated and it is brilliant to see her passion for helping the younger generation grow and developThierry Pradier
Business Development Manager Biorationals EMEA chez Sumitomo Chemical Agro Europe
March 1, 2021,
I attended a talk on Intrapreneurship from Bianca recently. It was refreshing and inspiring. Bianca is great at making you look at things from a different angle, thinking about yourself as your own brand, and overall making you believe that there is not such a long way from a dream to become a reality. Thanks again BiancAshleigh Jones
Global Strategic Accounts at Preqin
December 23, 2020,
Bianca was a host during a Black History Month panel discussion to my company. She was extremely engaging and professional throughout the session, and gave really informative and inspiring advice on how to navigate the workplace and build one's personal brand. She has received great feedback from a number of my colleagues, and I would certainly recommend her to others. Thank you BiancaMia Meade
Assistant Associate Deloitte
August 17, 2020,
I attended a Zoom conference led by Bianca on building your personal brand - I loved it! I was able to utilise the tips and tricks that she provided for my LinkedIn page and overall internet presence. Her warm personality and inclusive nature made attending the conference an overall wonderful experienceZarif Karimli
Tax Analyst at Deloitte
August 5, 2020,
Very systematic, simple, yet effective presentation on personal branding. I thoroughly enjoyed it and found Bianca very helpful and insightfulHarry Wilkinson
Analyst at Deloitte (Banking Analytics & Quantitative Modelling)
August 5, 2020,
Bianca gave an enthusiastic interactive online webinar to myself and other graduates joining Deloitte. She enlightened us on how important it is to begin to build our personal brand, develop our social media accounts, and just how valuable any life experiences we have are! Bianca gave excellent feedback to us on giving “elevator pitches”, their importance, and how to present yourself in a concise and attractive mannerJessica Okonkwo
Solutions Engineer Apprentice, UKI Financial Services Team at Salesforce
July 24, 2020,
Bianca is an excellent speaker. During my personal branding session with her, I gained invaluable knowledge which I now utilise in my everyday life. She has such a bubbly yet professional character which I admire. She is self motivated and always encourages those around her. I really enjoyed my session, thanks BiancaAlice Mansergh
Director at Google, UK & Ireland
July 8, 2020,
Bianca came and gave a talk to my team, and was an inspiration! I loved how Bianca shared her own personal story, then gave practical ideas and steps to help others realise their career dreams. Bianca combined inspiration and entrepreneurialism with practical advice, and was a delight to listen toAzeez Soetan
Growth @ Google
June 24, 2020,
Bianca is great at communicating her journey giving people an insight into the experiences that have shaped the person she is today. Learning about her experiences and the lessons she picked up along the way was amazing and definitely impactful for myself and everyone else that was listening inKatja Morris
Associate Account Strategist at Google
June 24, 2020,
I attended Bianca's workshops as an undergrad as part of an insight week for Women in Tech a couple of years back and have been fortunate enough to attend one again recently! You're workshops on personal branding really stuck with me, so much so I spoke about them in interviews and to colleagues and friendsMohammad M Lone
Digital Strategist at Google | One Young World Ambassador
June 24, 2020,
Bianca is an incredibly inspirational individual. Having been fortunate enough to witness her public speaking, she has given me and my colleagues so much to think about when it comes to owning my career successJade O’Donoghue
Senior Content Manager at Retail Week
June 19, 2020,
Bianca gave an online talk to our 2000-strong audience of retailers. It was brilliant, thought provoking and full of actionable insight. She was very personable while also being a total professional, both in front of the audience and behind the scenes. The feedback for her session was brilliant. I hope to be able to work with her againBradley Fox
Corporate Engagement Officer at Melton Borough Council
May 18, 2020,
Bianca was very professional but also had a great human nature. She was a brilliant addition to my event & those that attended noted how inspiring her presentation was. She kept to the brief and added snippets of humour during the keynote whilst talking about her own lived experiences. I would certainly book her again and would recommend her work to anyonHortense Thorpe
Award-Winning Strategic Sourcing Expert -Centrica
March 31, 2020,
What an inspiring speaker you are, and you really kept your cool in spite of the slide issues... Qdos to you. Everyone in Centrica found your teachings very useful, so thank you for joining our International Women's Day event and celebrating diversity with us. I'm Centrica's Fertility Ambassador so if you ever need ideas or support in that space, please think of me 🙏 I'd be more than happy happy to collaborate. Best wisheOlayne Nalithi
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March 29, 2020,
Bianca delivered an excellent interactive talk on personal branding and networking. She had presented great points as to how to make a great first impression. The session was extremely engaging and I would say it’s perfect for any field. Even in this current climate I now know what steps to take to add value for myself and othersRohit Viram
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March 28, 2020,
Inspirational and very practical, Bianca’s talk on Personal Branding and Networking was delivered in a professional and well thought out manner. She really taught me the techniques on how best to convey to someone that you are a person of value, in a quick and concise manner with her detailed elevator pitch. Furthermore she explained the dynamics of networking in a very easy and digestible way. Great speaker, and a clear expert in her field. Highly recommend herJig Goodhead
Software Engineer Travellers
March 28, 2020,
Bianca is an excellent speaker who is very knowledgeable in her field. She is truly an example and inspiration to all womenIlana Weisbein
AWS re/Start Graduate at Generation UK & Ireland
March 27, 2020,
A highly enjoyable and interactive session to identify my unique personal qualities and skills to increase my success with networking for a job, even with the limitations currently in place. Bianca was inspirational to keep aiming towards personal career goals, breaking them down into a list of achievable objectivesKathryn Massey
HR Shared Service Coordinator Nottingham Trent University
March 23, 2020,
Bianca was the keynote speaker for our International Women’s Day conference at Nottingham Trent University. It was inspirational to hear about her journey before, during and after The Apprentice. She was an extremely engaging and powerful speaker for the event and a great role model for students, she really showed us what hard work and a positive attitude can doHUANG XIAO QIN (LUNA)
Social Media Intern at MRZ Business Services LTD
March 14, 2020,
Bianca is such an inspirational and successful female role model for me. I was inspired by her "dreams to reality" speech and would follow the "7 steps to making your dreams a reality" to pursue my dreams! (Thank you very much and very honored to meet you, Bianca!!Stacey Macha
Global HR Partner, Centrica
March 11, 2020,
Bianca has a great story...She is engaging, energetic and has a natural way of connecting with her audience
Amber Shrimpton
Transformation Specialist at Centrica
March 9, 2020,
Bianca is an engaging and professional speaker, who is great to work withRobin VanMeter, MBA
Sr. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Partner, Centrica
March 4, 2020,
Bianca Miller is a great speaker and has an incredible story to tell. She encourages individuals to be all they can be and how to successfully focus on self brandingShereen Morgan
Diversity & Inclusion, Centrica
March 4, 2020,
Thank you Bianca Miller - Cole for your amazing keynote at Centrica today! A fresh take on intrapreneurship and personal brand. Today was my light bulb moment and I’m sure many others experienced the same! It has been a pleasure and I look forward to working with you againSteve Keith- EY
Personal Branding Workshops
She made all of the parents and children feel at ease from the start; our talent partner Maggie has commented on how inspirational Bianca was. We had such fantastic feedback from our first event that we’ve invited her back for our regional workshops in Marc
Simone White- Blackrock EEPA
Keynote Speaker
Professional, knowledgeable and with the great ability to hold an audience, Bianca has a great way of bringing her presentations to life. It was a delight to host her alongside EPAA for the Career Masterclass and I look forward to being able to work with her again on future events
Jasmin Jalloh- Accenture UK
It was a truly inspirational keynote. Thanks for re-igniting my passion and determination to making sure that the fruits life has to offer are well and truly absorbed
Taj Singh- Bucks New University Student
Personal Branding Workshops and Motivational Talks
Bianca visited Bucks New University she was an amazing inspiration. She is a woman of great wisdom and wise word
Bianca Mcdonald – Founder of Kids Zone Adventures
Mentoring
Being mentored by Bianca was an absolute pleasure! Her extensive knowledge on business start ups and business in general has really helped me to excel, with a stagnant business of 10 years. She helped me look at my business from a new perspective. Bianca has supported me with rebranding and during the time of working with her I have gone from 3 services to 7 different childcare services. Bianca’s support has been second to none I fully recommend anyone who is serious about pushing their business further to liaise with her or attend the mastermind session
Lauren Pak – Accenture Technology Analyst
Really engages the audience in an inclusive way. Had so much fun at Bianca's workshop on critical thinking and public speaking
Emma Bortnik- Knowledge Transfer Network
Keynote Speaker
Bianca delivered a fantastic talk at our 'Women in Innovation: Building Success' event. It was highly engaging, inspirational, funny and left delegates feeling motivated and inspire
Jo Bromilow- Publicasity
Keynote Speaker
Her passion and enthusiasm as well as her inspirational ethos and attitude came through in person and on the final film. It would be a pleasure to cross paths with her again on one of her courses or in front of the camera again
James Wilson -Attendee of the Business Travel Conference
Keynote Speaker
She was incredibly natural on stage, always with asmile on her face; and was inspiring, humorous and eloquent
Self Made Mentee
"Could not wait to give this recommendation! Thank you Bianca for what was an energetic, productive and gem filled morning. Not only are you down to Earth and caring but infinitely knowledgeable about business. Your easy going to appropriately challenging style was just right. You steered the conversation appropriately, whilst letting it organically flow. Questions were answered with a rare authenticity and always got to the point of the matter. During our 1-2-1 session you were able to get to the heart of the matter quickly, with clarity and a directional ability like a dart hitting a bulls eye. By the end of the session I had several key action points that I could go away and start actioning straight away. In fact, I invested this morning in doing some of the things you advised. What can I say, value, value, value. What price can you put on clear, honest direction that you are able to implement straight away!!?? I’d encourage anyone who is thinking about it to work with Bianca (and Byron)
Thanks again!"
Dayna Byfield- Self Made Mente
Accenture
Personal Branding Workshops
"Bianca delivered excellent workshops on Personal Branding and Presentation Skills during my Induction Week at Accenture. Sessions were interactive and challenging; everybody had a great time while developing their skills. We didn’t even realise how time went by. Fantastic experience!"
Razvan Solomon- Accentur
EY Parentaship
Personal Branding Workshops
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Bianca most recently on the launch of the EY Parentaship - a first of its kind workshop for child and parent duos exploring the world of work together. I joined one of her sessions at the launch and she was engaging, knowledgeable and certainly knew her stuff. She made all of the parents and children feel at ease from the start; our talent partner Maggie has commented on how inspirational Bianca was. We had such fantastic feedback from our first event that we’ve invited her back for our regional workshops in March."
Steve Keith- E
Blackrock
Motivational Talk
"I have had the privilege of of hearing Bianca on a number of occasions and I am constantly in awe of how she draws you into what she is discussing and makes you feel part of the experience. Professional, knowledgeable and with the great ability to hold an audience, Bianca has a great way of bringing her presentations to life. It was a delight to host her alongside EPAA for the Career Masterclass and I look forward to being able to work with her again on future events."
Simone White, FEPAA -Blackroc
Accenture September Schemes
Personal Branding Workshops
‘Bianca was fantastic - a really energetic speaker who really understood how to convey her message. I learnt a lot.’ Accenture Schemes September 2017
‘.Bianca was very professional and enthusiastic which created a very pleasant atmosphere for everyone to feel motivated to participate.’ Accenture Schemes September 2017
‘Bianca was amazing she had loads of great tips I had not heard before and was incredibly engaging.’ Accenture Schemes September 2017
‘Excellent session, Bianca was fantastic and I think everyone came away having gained a better insight into the subjects.’ Accenture Schemes September 2017
‘I really feel that this session will help me network in Accenture, which will allow me to develop as an analyst.’ Accenture Schemes September 2017
‘Really useful, something that is rarely taught so well and so effectively.’ Accenture Schemes September 2017 ‘It was very useful I went home and started to implement some of her suggestions .’ Accenture Schemes September 2017
‘I believe it will truly help me with my career within Accenture.’ Accenture Schemes September 2017
‘She clearly had a lot of experience, which she was able to utilise to demonstrate her knowledge.’ Accenture Schemes September 2017
‘She was a great representation of her own message regarding personal branding and networking.’ Accenture Schemes September 2017
‘Lead by example and illustrated each point visually .’ Accenture Schemes September 2017
‘Bianca has obviously trained a lot of people and knew what she was talking about. Her own presentation style and confidence demonstrates her expertise in communication, networking and presenting..’ Accenture Schemes September 2017
‘She focussed on everyone individually. That approach worked well.’ Accenture Schemes September 2017
‘Bianca really encouraged us to interact with each other as well as her and that was really helpful in terms of understanding what she was explaining to us!’ Accenture Schemes September 2017
‘Asked everyone to engage, which made me feel comfortable to participate.’ Accenture Schemes September 2017
‘The trainer was very enthusiastic and encouraged everyone to participate. The environment she created motivated everyone to feel comfortable to express their ideas..’ Accenture Schemes September 201
City Lit- International Womens Day
I just wanted to say on behalf of my department a huge Thank You for the way in which you co-ordinated from your end, Bianca’s delivery of her keynote speech for International Women’s Day! From the initial contact (with Byron) and throughout (with yourself) the communication and process has been seamless, accommodating and indeed extremely professional.
It was a pleasure to meet and host Bianca yesterday. We have had so much positive verbal feedback. We all agree that Bianca is a dynamic and inspiring speaker and an authority in her own right. Individuals gained clarity, direction and encouragement as it pertains to their own journeys of entrepreneurship. So many have asked when we will be having Bianca back. I would like to say a special Thank You to Bianca for accepting our invitation and for making our first IWD event a success!
Tamikah Andrew-Thoma
Mercer
It was an engaging session, we would use you again. We spoke to a few delegates who said the session was “very enjoyable”, “useful for my career progression”
Alana Rae
Assistant Lead for the Centre of Excellence for Mobility Benefits
Mercer
Barclays
Michelle Nebel
Vice President at Barclays
It was a pleasure to meet Bianca at Barclays. I found her presentation inspirational. She provided some useful hints and tips for navigating the choppy waters of commercial life for women in business
KPMG
Frank Y. Owusu
Associate Digital Strategy & Innovation Consultant at KPMG
It was an absolute pleasure to have Bianca come in for the KPMG X Bianca Miller Networking & Personal Branding workshop. Bianca has great energy and fantastic delivery and really kept the group constantly engaged.
The workshop was of a great quality and really highlighted issues which many of us are unaware of as these are skills that are usually always spoken of but not explained prescriptively.
Overall, the workshop was a massive success and the feedback for Bianca was extremely high. She did a fantastic job and really helped us all collectively and individually learn more as a group
A Holistic Approach to Leadership Development
Leadership development is often associated with copious hours of classroom training, but experts confirm that this type of rote learning rarely results in the type of behavioural changes required to transform a wallflower into a leader. Bianca, by contrast, takes a more well-rounded, holistic approach to leadership development that starts by nurturing the individual’s innate leadership characteristics and includes providing personal support for the necessary behavioural changes.
It is often during her leadership development seminars that Bianca’s true passion for personal development comes shining through. The particulars of her own story, combined with her fire, humour and insight provide a beacon the aspiring leader can both follow and emulate as they navigate the challenges presented by the real world.
The Lady Knows of What She Speaks
If you have ever been to a typical leadership development seminar you know how underwhelming they can be. In many cases, people shuffle out of the hall wondering why they spent their hard-earned money just to hear an uninspiring speaker repeat a bunch of overused clichés.
No one who has ever taken advantage of Bianca Miller-Cole’s leadership development training comes away feeling like that. Bianca’s riveting personal tale, her inspiring rise to the top of the UK business world, the abundant practical knowledge that she delivers with clarity and purpose, and her uplifting vision of the future leave participants clamouring for more and determined to use what she’s taught them to cultivate the leader they harbour but have never indulged. The lady truly knows of what she speaks and wise are the ones who take notes.
Find Your Own Voice with Leadership Development by Bianca Miller-Cole
In many ways, the political divisions, economic upheaval and cultural clashes rocking much of the world today are the result of ineffective leadership. From the classroom to the boardroom the world seems bereft of those who know how to convey their message without stomping on the hopes and aspirations of others. True leadership is inclusive, not combative, reassuring not threatening, didactic not dictatorial. The true leader conveys strength born of struggle, wisdom born of experience and patience born of understanding.
If those are some of the qualities you would like to convey as a leader you owe it to yourself to contact Bianca Miller-Cole and discuss upcoming leadership development opportunities with her booking agent at bookings@biancamiller.uk.
