13 years hunting criminals.
Now I teach leaders to read the room.
What criminal intelligence taught me about trust, influence and human behaviour.
USA • AUSTRALIA • INDONESIA • UK •350+ MEDIA APPEARANCES • BESTSELLING AUTHOR •13 YEARS LAW ENFORCEMENT • AVALIABLE FOR UK ENGAGEMENTS
Most people focus on what is being said.
Intelligence analysts focus on what is not. The gap. The pattern. The behaviour. The inconsistency. The signal hidden in the noise.
The best leaders do exactly the same - and in a world of information overload, that skill is worth more than any spreadsheet.
"The boardroom and the interrogation room have more in common than you think.
Both require reading people faster than they can mislead you."
Signature Keynote
From Intelligence
to Influence
Drawing on 13 years working in criminal intelligence - including work in human trafficking, covert operations and in prisons - Jemimah reveals how the principles used to assess risk, building rapport and understand human behaviour translate directly into boardroom leadership.
This is not a motivational talk. It is a masterclass in reading people, building trust at speed, and influencing outcomes in high-pressure environments - delivered by someone who has done it in the highest-stakes settings imaginable.
Audiences leave with practical tools to understand people more deeply, communicate with precision, and make stronger decisions when it matters most.
45 Minutes 60 Minutes 75 Minutes + Half-Day Workshop
How to identify hidden signals in conversations - what people are communicating when they aren't speaking
A framework for building trust faster - before you need it
How to influence outcomes without manipulation - the intelligence approach to persuasion
Reading behaviour under pressure - why character reveals itself when stakes are high
Stronger stakeholder management through behavioural intelligence, not assumption
Practical decision-making tools for uncertain, high-pressure environments
Five Principles from the Intelligence World
In intelligence work, assumptions are dangerous. Business leaders assume customers, staff, and stakeholders think one thing — then act on it. The intelligence approach: observe, ask, validate, test. Replace assumption with evidence.
— Gather Signals,
Not Assumptions
People tell you who they are constantly — not always verbally. Through behaviour, consistency, decisions, and reactions under pressure.
Trust patterns more than promises.
— Read Behaviour,
Not Words
Most people try to persuade before they understand. Intelligence work demands gathering context first — motivations, incentives, fears. Understand those, and influence becomes simple
— Understand Before
You Influence
In investigations, relationships matter before crises occur. The same applies in business. The strongest networks, brands, and leadership reputations are built long before they are called upon.
— Build Trust Before
You Need It
Anyone can perform when things are easy. Who someone really is appears when deadlines hit, deals collapse, markets shift, and crises emerge.
Learn to read it — and to demonstrate your own character when it counts.
— Pressure Reveals
Character
From The Room -
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Jemimah is the best keynote we could have asked for. She captivated the audience from the first minute, delivered practical takeaways and was amazingly approachable.
Justin Cunningham, Los Angeles Keynote
Creative Supernova
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Incredible insights, easy to work with and lots of tangible takeaways.
Dale Beaumont, Sydney, Australia
Built for High-Stakes
Environments
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Financial Services
Banks · Insurance · Wealth Management · Risk
Trust & Decision-Making
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Consulting & Advisory
Big 4 · McKinsey · Strategy Firms · Management Consultants
Client Relationships & Influence
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Professional Services
Law Firms · Accounting Firms · Advisory Practices
Trust & Communication
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Government & Public Sector
Local · State · Federal Agencies · Public Leadership
Leadership & Stakeholder Management
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Technology
Leadership Conferences · Sales Teams · Founders · Scale-ups
Influence & Relationship Building
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Healthcare Leadership
Senior Leaders · Hospital Executives · Medical Conferences
Human Behaviour & Communication
Workshop Extension
Decoded: Reading Human
Behaviour in Business
The keynote opens the door. The half-day workshop deepens the engagement — and delivers a team-level transformation in how your people read, communicate with, and influence the humans around them.
Practical. Evidence-based.
Built on 13 years of real-world intelligence work applied to the challenges your organisation actually faces.