Expert in Communications with a particular focus on Equality and Diversity, and Gender.
In 2002 Rikki made a dramatic decision to change gender, a decision that almost ended her speaking career. With few prepared to book a trans woman to speak on her topics of sales, marketing and she set about transforming her expertise. She completed a Masters Degree in Gender Research, became very active in the Public and Third sectors and is now recognised as a leading expert in equality and diversity, especially Transgender issues.
Rikki is an expert in speaking and presentation skills, often coaching professional speakers, senior executives and community leaders. She trained as an actor and has a number of professional qualifications in speaking and performance and was twice voted speech evaluation champion for Toastmasters International.
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In 1999 Rikki was the founder and first president of the PSA and in recognition of her contribution to the speaking industry became the first Honorary Fellow in 2008.
Today she still plays an active role in the local community in the Hull, the Humber sub region, at a regional level in Yorkshire and has extensive national and international network connections. She currently serves on the following boards and national committees.
DoC Ltd - Vice Chair Hull CVS - Trustee Hull LGBT Forum - Trustee National Empowerment Partnership - Regional Community Panel and Regional Consortium Regional Forum - Trustee Regional Forum - VCS Equality and Human Rights Network Steering Group One Hull - Hull Partnership - VS Representative One Hull - West Area Partnership Board One Hull - Equality and Cohesion Special Advisory Group
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PEPP Talk - Highlights from Rikki's Speaking and Gender Keynote
Listen to Rikki on the GenderShift Podcast
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Rikki started her speaking career in the seventies in financial services where she became one of the leading UK speakers on sales and marketing and a regular speaker at the Life Insurance Association Convention which played a major role in the development of the UK speaking industry.
In the eighties she helped re-establish the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management speaking at all regional meetings and keynoting its first sales convention. Throughout the nineties Rikki became a technology expert promoting the use of the internet through the Exchange technology roadshows, attracting over 5000 delegates every year.
MSc (Gender Research) - University of Hull FPSA - Fellow of the Professional Speakers Association FRSA - Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts ALAM (Hons) - Associate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts MCIM - Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing FCII - Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute MCIM - Member of the Chartered Institute of Journalists
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