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January always heralds the same thing: living more simply and indulging less… Read More

JLA Account Manger Adam Harkness explores some of the potential big themes… Read More

With Christmas just around the corner, over the past few weeks (or… Read More

Suzie Imber Marcel Khan Former Operations and Brand Development Director for Five… Read More

If you’re looking for a speaker to inspire innovation in your company,… Read More

At JLA we constantly strive to provide you with the best motivational… Read More

At JLA we provide hundreds of after dinner speakers each year, with… Read More

As a speaker bureau, it would be right to presume that we… Read More

So, you’ve signed on the dotted line and an inspiring keynote speaker… Read More

Often referred to as ‘the challenge of our generation’, the environment and… Read More

Good leadership can take many forms, from acts of heroism during combat… Read More

2018, one hundred years on from when women received the vote, has… Read More

  PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS NOW PASSED   JLA’s Real Variety… Read More

For the first time in my adult life (I’m 56), nobody knows… Read More

On Thursday 12th July, endurance swimmer, campaigner and keynote speaker Lewis Pugh donned his… Read More

With the ever growing arts world, and the enormous amount of talent… Read More

For many people, summer can mean only one thing – music festivals…. Read More

The world has never seemed so precariously balanced, and as the global… Read More

Everyone loves football. Football, football, football. And everyone loves Russia. Russia, Russia,… Read More

The FIFA world cup kicks off in Russia in just four weeks…. Read More

Last July my colleague Jess wrote a blog about mental health and… Read More

Imagine taking a plane tomorrow. Upon arrival at the airport, you are… Read More

As Maplin and Toys R Us join a seemingly never-ending parade of… Read More

A weird thing has started happening… Without attending the ‘Hogwarts school of… Read More

A colleague (who shall remain nameless) scoffed at my choice of blog… Read More

The end is nigh, sort of. That’s the general vibe, at least,… Read More

So we’re three weeks into 2018 and I hope yours has got… Read More

This might sound like I’m trying to toe the party line. But… Read More

With the festive season upon us, I think it’s time for us… Read More

First things first. There’s no such thing as genuine Artificial Intelligence. There’s… Read More

The festive season is nearly upon us and at Casa Parker Smith,… Read More

Prior to beginning this job a couple of years ago, I studied… Read More

AI doesn’t get great press. If we were to believe everything film… Read More

There’s nothing particularly funny about the fact that when it comes to… Read More

Here’s the latest round-up of those that are new to JLA: Yuval… Read More

OK, ironclad is probably a bit strong. I can’t speak for every… Read More

Business author, Sunday Times cartoonist, brand consultant and seasoned host, Guy Browning offers… Read More

One of the many great things about working for a speaker bureau… Read More

At JLA we often receive enquiries for after dinner speakers, whose job… Read More

Here are some of the new speakers and presenters JLA have met… Read More

Andy Murray’s spectacularly sassy put-down of an American reporter after losing to… Read More

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects have been a hot topic… Read More

One in four adults will experience a mental health problem in the… Read More

by Terence Mauri author of The Leader’s Mindset…..   In 2017, the number of startup… Read More

The month sees the return of The Lions to New Zealand, four… Read More

Easy, you might think! Just get the name right, remember who they… Read More

JLA’s Danny Lee is searching for answers… Politics. It’s fun, isn’t it?… Read More

As the world grows ever more uncertain, we’re increasingly asked for geopolitical… Read More

The internet and developments in communication technology promised to liberate us from… Read More

7 years ago, when I was 11 years old, I started building… Read More

Every spring here at JLA we get enquiries for keynote speakers on… Read More

Lewis Pugh is a speaker, endurance swimmer and the UN Patron of… Read More

We recently hosted a breakfast event titled “Leadership in Uncertain Times” and the… Read More

When Amazon’s Alexa first arrived in my house, my daughter was 8 months old…. Read More

Recently I bumped into Michael Heseltine on his way to a studio… Read More

‘It’s the Labour Market, stupid. An explanation of Trump and Brexit’ is… Read More

Brexit was 2016’s biggest challenge for after dinner speakers and panellists at… Read More

I’m writing this on a Tuesday (worst day of the week) in… Read More

JLA’s Jonathan Stewart plans a feast for the soul (and the stomach)… Read More

Innovation strategist Anders Sorman-Nilsson on how one fashion firm is simplifying the shopping experience… Read More

Economist, Former MP and Conference Speaker Kitty Ussher on what’s in store… Read More

JLA’s Laura Batey recounts the night that was The Real Variety Show 2016…. Read More

JLA’s Rebecca Parker Smith fills us in on her top female business… Read More

JLA’s Octavia Rothwell talks through the best Olympic talent on offer… As a relatively… Read More

Adam explores what motivation actually means, and how motivational speakers can help… Read More

I have been working at JLA for almost a year now, and… Read More

Professional future gazer Jason Bradbury confronts the existential reality of Artificial Intelligence…. Read More

On the 29th June 2015, I joined JLA as a newly appointed… Read More

We decided to ask a number of prominent JLA speakers how they… Read More

JLA’s graduate in Latin American Studies offers up her five best speakers… Read More

Suzy Payne takes us through all the events at the JLA AGM…… Read More

Has it been 4 years already?!….. London2012 will be but a distant… Read More

Now that London has a new mayor (I’ll be honest, we weren’t… Read More

JLA agent Oliver Shermer examines  ageism in the speaking industry… It’s fair… Read More

On planet Earth, we’re enjoying a renewed fascination with outer space. If… Read More

The first quarterly round-up of the new speakers that JLA have met… Read More

JLA agent Danny Lee is against bums on seats… Working at a speaker… Read More

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve had to do at work? We reveal… Read More

Last week comedian and podcaster Simon Caine dropped into JLA speaker… Read More

As motivational speakers go, Penny Mallory has quite the authority. From the… Read More

Stop calling your kids Millennials! Millennials are social-minded. Millennials are… Read More

Can you believe it? Speaker bureau Jeremy Lee Associates has turned 25…. Read More

Have you heard this old philosophical fable about an old man who… Read More

Every January we ask a number of JLA speakers and economists for… Read More

VAT on conference speakers and speaking engagement fees is, unfortunately, a fairly… Read More

One of the gifts of biomimicry for a speaker is that it… Read More

It’s October in Hong Kong. The city has shrugged off the hot,… Read More

On the 15th of October JLA agent Allan Grant, boss Jeremy Lee… Read More

Even with our illustrious history, these really are heady days for Scottish… Read More

My passion is educating for digital equality. I want to make a… Read More

At the turn of the last century, in 1900, it’s estimated 200… Read More

When someone asks you to say a few words it’s the ‘few’… Read More

Need inspiration for shows to see at the Fringe? Our after-dinner speakers… Read More

As George Osbourne announced the budget, and the news channels all raced… Read More

Imagine yourself face to face with powerful, successful personalities or… Read More

The Women’s World Cup is in full swing so in case the… Read More

My clients seem to ask me for guest speakers who can talk… Read More

It may seem that the internet holds all if not most of… Read More

We’ve added 50 new names for you to discover in our online… Read More

The changing of the clocks heralds the advent of summer, traditionally a… Read More

Now, motivational speakers tend to come in all shapes and sizes –… Read More

Put bluntly, after dinner speakers have been around for a long time…. Read More

We’ve enjoyed a veritable smorgasbord of high profile awards shows over the… Read More

One of the first questions I’m usually asked when I mention that… Read More

When I first started working at JLA I had spent the last… Read More

6 weeks ago we launched a competition to encourage people to familiarise… Read More

I’m a relative newbie to the world of the speaker bureau, and… Read More

It’s that time of year again, we’re all bursting at the seams… Read More

Back in May this year I read a story about Anne Leitrim,… Read More

It’s that time of year again; plummeting into darkness at around midday,… Read More

Irving Fisher was perhaps the greatest economist who ever lived; he was… Read More

We’re celebrating our brand new site by giving away dinner, bed and… Read More

I’ll get this out the way first. I’m unusual. I mean nothing… Read More

With the annual awards season in full flow, Halloween always seems to… Read More

This week JLA director Jeremy Lee and our office appeared on primetime… Read More

N.B. Georgia has been promoted to an Agent’s Assistant since writing this… Read More

One of the jobs of the researchers at JLA is to stay… Read More

Talatavolonondry is a commune in Madagascar, the largest in the district of… Read More

A big part of a JLAers role is to keep a look… Read More

Tim Minchin – The JLA Song from JLA on Vimeo. There was… Read More

As a member of the support team at UK speaker bureau JLA… Read More

One of the benefits of working with a speaker agency is the protection that… Read More

As one half of the (grandly-titled) JLA New Talent department I receive… Read More

I love learning new things. Sometimes I close my eyes at work… Read More

Conference speakers, conference speakers, conference speakers. Sometimes… Read More

A guide to the top conference and after dinner speakers on Europe… Read More

Trying to explain to people exactly what my job is has turned… Read More

There’s a lot of preparation in the run-up to a conference, and… Read More

At the moment, I’m the newbie at work! I’m three months down… Read More

I have never been the biggest sports fan around, aside from a… Read More

Working for a speaker bureau I’m often faced with the same question:… Read More

JLA futurist speaker Magnus Lindkvist offers us a grounded outlook on the… Read More

It’s important to understand how you as an event manager can get… Read More

We asked four high street heroes (and seasoned JLA speakers) how they… Read More

Doug Richard was one of the original TV Dragons. He’s since advised… Read More

Alex Hunter was responsible for getting the Virgin America airline off the… Read More

David Rowan edits the technology and trends magazine for online brands, gadgets… Read More

Frequently criticised, but always acknowledged for his work rate and his influence,… Read More

Andrew McMillan headed the John Lewis Intelligence Team, with responsibility for customer… Read More

Austin Healey made his mark on the rugby field before winning over… Read More

We talked to ‘The Arctic Tractor’ (Alan Chambers) and ‘The World’s Great… Read More

We asked a number of influential JLA speakers what they would expect… Read More

The former Belgian Prime Minister (and JLA speaker) Guy Verhofstadt now heads… Read More

There are two kinds of business speaker. The first is the brave… Read More

Corporate belts may have been taken in a few notches over the… Read More

While the speaker and comedy circuit remain male-dominated, there are (thankfully) more… Read More

If you’re organising an event in Yorkshire, we will help you find… Read More

On this page you’ll find a cross section of female speakers who… Read More

We supply sporting after dinner speakers for all sorts of event –… Read More

As “Britain’s largest after dinner speaking agency” (Daily Telegraph), JLA provide raconteurs,… Read More

As “Britain’s largest after dinner speaking agency” (Daily Telegraph), JLA provide raconteurs… Read More

JLA provide guest speakers, presenters and performers for more than 2,000 client… Read More

JLA provide guest speakers, presenters and performers for over 2,000 corporate and… Read More

JLA provide guest speakers, presenters and performers for over 2,000 corporate and… Read More

JLA provide celebrity business speakers for all kinds of corporate event –… Read More

JLA provide speakers for a wide variety of corporate events, from senior… Read More