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Experienced Speaker

Empowerment Awardee

Passionate professional speaker with 18 years experience in the NHS. Specializes in mental health, disability, neurodiversity, and leadership topics. Honoured recipient of the prestigious Beauty and Brains “Empowerment” award, the Women of Heart Awards’ Multifaceted Coach, Speaker, Advocate and Leader 2025 Award Honour, Hoinser “Best International Leader” Award and “Woman of the Year” recognition, LOSD Excellence Awards 2026 "Social Category - Disability Inclusion Leadership Award 2026", and “Highly Commended Individual” in the Black Talent Awards - Public Sector & Services. Selected for the Outstanding Personal Achievement of the Year at EPRA - Leadership and Entrepreneurial Awards UK 2025 edition. Recognised by the Paid Speaker Community, for Disability and Inclusion Advocate 2025.

Host of Disability Network podcast and contributes to wellbeing and disability articles, and newsletters. Engages in Schwartz round panels, webinars, podcasts and more.

Public Speaker and Disability Consultant

Unique and Authentic

About Adeshola Akanji

An accomplished multi awards speaker, coach and mentor specialising in diversity and inclusion, health and wellbeing, empathetic and introverted leadership, and disability empowerment. Collaborates with individuals, groups, and organisations to increase disability awareness, especially hidden disabilities, and empowering others to advocate for positive changes in their lives, the lives of others and within their organisations .

Aims to make positive impact on individuals, communities, and organisations.

Featured articles in SwagHer magazine, Relentless magazine, Integrity magazine, and cover feature in Face of Woha magazine, Hoinser magazine, Iconique magazine and Influencer Magazine.

Video as Influencer Magazine “Model of the Year 2025” was featured on the Times Square digital billboard in New York in January 2026.

Privileged to have participated as a panel in the Queen Mary University of London’s Neurodiversity in Medicine session for medical students, and awarded teaching certificate.

As seen on USA NEWS, CEO Times and NY Weekly

For enquiries regarding services or to book speaking engagements, please visit https://speakernet.co.uk, complete the contact form, or email us at ultimateroyaluk@outlook.com.

The Services

Unique and Authentic

Public Speaker and Disability Consultant

Signature Topics include:

Disability Empowerment
Enhancing Health and Wellness
Embracing Neurodiversity
Introverted Leadership Strategies
Addressing and prioritising Mental Health

Supporting organisations to improve the lives of people with disability

Services

A professional speaker, coach and mentor with years of experience and expertise.

Public Speaking

Expert by lived experience speaker

Coaching Services

Professional Coaching for Career and Personal Development

Mentoring Services

Professional Mentoring Services for Career and Personal Development

Speaking Engagements and Other Collaborations

Neurodiversity Stories

Business Unzipped

She's Unstoppable Summit

HD Sunflower Lanyard Filming

100 Voices Project

Southern Disability Support Network

National Disability Support Network

NHS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Boards

Divas of Colour

Brain in Hand

NHS England Wellbeing

NHS Employers Disability Pioneer Supergroup

NHS Employers Disability Summit

Bravery in the Boardroom Podcast

Black Inclusion Week

Black Rise Platform (Invited to be Group Leader of the Week)

PRECIOUS Platform

SHECAN World Platform

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

London School of Economics

SHE Women's Network

Ezra Collective

Curzon Mayfair Cinema Filming

Divas with Disabilities Project

The ME Association: The REAL ME Campaign

National Autistic Society participation in the 5k walk for Autism

Scope Research Panel & Storyteller

BEAT eating disorder

Scope Charity Fundraising

Espacio Gallery "Fragments of Her" - Art Exhibition

Queen Mary University of London's Neurodiversity in Medicine panel for Year 1 and 2 Medical students

ITV M&S Dress the Nation 2025

London Runway Webitorial

East London Disability Co-design Group & Roundtable.

Wellbeing and disability articles were featured in East London Observer and wellbeing newsletters.

Influencer Magazine, Be Seen 40+ Magazine and Undiscovered Talent Magazine.

Face Of Woha Women of Heart Esteemed Speaker

Featured in the Divas with Disabilities Project Blog, Influencer Magazine, SwagHer Magazine and Media Spotlight, London Runway, London Daily News, and cover feature in various magazines.

WildMint Cosmetics

Cultural Style Fashion Show

Award nominations include, the Black Talent Awards, The Women’s Awards, Beauty and Brains Awards, Influencer Magazine Awards, Divas of Colour Awards, Integrity Magazine Awards, Women of Heart Awards, PRECIOUS Awards, Scope Awards, Women Thrive monthly spotlight, UK Top Influencer Awards, All 4 Inclusion Awards, Small Business Awards, LOSD Excellence Awards, Relentless Magazine Award, and MBCC Awards. She is a professional model, Miss Pride of Africa Ambassador, Miss British Beauty 2025 and First-Ever Ms London City (2025). She is an esteemed and distinguished speaker affiliated with the Face of Woha.

Workforce Equality and Inclusion Lead, SDSN

"Adeshola presented to the Southern Disability Support Network, a group of over 100 NHS disability staff network leads and equality, diversity and inclusion professionals. She talked clearly and confidently, and her presentation resonated strongly with her audience. Adeshola is an eminently competent and engaging speaker"

Head of Wellbeing, NHS

"I wanted to say a huge thanks for sharing all your wellbeing experience and stories yesterday in our wellbeing meeting - we are honoured and inspired to be working with people like you!"

Health and Wellbeing Project Coordinator