Host · Coach · Facilitator · Author

I design the rooms where people rediscover the joy in their work.

Culture and ways of working. Future readiness and AI adoption. Host, coach, facilitator, and author of Enjoy Work.

Hosting · Coaching · Facilitation · Writing

Tom Kegode
16+
years inside the work

About Tom

Activating change people actually enjoy being part of.

I'm Tom Kegode. Sixteen years leading culture, innovation and people change inside large organisations means I've sat where you're sitting, and partnered with the C-suite to make the big calls land.

I'm a friendly disrupter and an executive coach. I bring the right people together, build the answer with them, and make change something people genuinely enjoy being part of. More human, not less. That's how it sticks.

Beyond the boardroom, I chair a school's governing board, leading in the education sector on future careers and the next generation of work.

  • 16 years in leadership, innovation culture & people change
  • C-suite partner & executive coach
  • Future of work expert
  • Next gen work coach
  • Chair of Governors · future careers & education

Trusted across sectors, from FTSE banks and broadcast media to charities and government.

Lloyds Banking Group
Standard Life
Aegon
Channel 4
Aztec Group
Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Department for Education
Impact Match
Westcountry Schools Trust
Exeter College
Culture Pioneer Awards 2025
Mind
Crisis
WWF
Scottish HR Leadership Group
UK Company Culture Awards 2025 Judge

Work with me

Three ways I can help.

Host and chair your event

Stage host, conference chair, panel moderator, awards host. Someone who knows the subject, not just the running order, and keeps a room warm, sharp and moving.

Recent: Connected Britain

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Coaching for leaders

One to one coaching for people stepping into something bigger, or leading through change. Space to think honestly, with someone who has sat where you sit.

AOEC-qualified

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Inside your organisation

Fractional culture partner, associate delivery for agencies and consultancies, facilitation and speaking. In the room with your people, building the shift with them.

Culture, ways of working, AI adoption

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Proof

What people say once the work lands.

I can't recommend Tom highly enough as a facilitator. He led a session for Crisis, bringing together 30 participants from both Crisis and Lloyds Banking Group, and worked closely with me in advance to shape an ambitious agenda, pushing the group to co-create a bold, proactive three-year strategy for the Crisis Homelessness Alliance. His ability to take a complex challenge and guide a room toward meaningful, practical solutions is nothing short of wizardry. His energy, positivity and clarity inspire confidence and creativity in everyone he works with. A genuine joy to collaborate with, and I'd jump at the chance to do so again.
Wendy Gupta
Head of Strategic Partnerships, Crisis
Designing the session with Tom was a joy; his energy is infectious. Our focus was storytelling, and how it can transform the way we connect and lead. The session inspired me to make 2026 the year I 'feel the fear and do it anyway', genuinely one of the best pieces of career advice I've ever had.
Susan Stott
Talent & Organisation Design Director, Aegon UK · Chair, Scottish HR Leadership Group
I worked with Tom on an ideation and leadership session for my wider team. His knowledge, experience and expertise were exceptional, and he tailored the content perfectly. The value generated was of real, tangible use, making us more efficient and effective. Working with Tom was a pleasure, and I'll certainly be seeking further advice and recommending him to others.
Senior Civil Servant
Strategy Design
Tom brought huge energy to sessions for 120 people at our team offsite, delivering to four groups of 30 across two days. He inspired creativity by using outdoor space and a change of environment to encourage different ways of thinking. The core message, that small tweaks in storytelling can have big impact, is still being discussed weeks later. Tom is fantastic at levelling up the atmosphere in a room, and his relaxed, collaborative style brings everyone on the journey.
Reward Director
Lloyds Banking Group · Leadership Offsite

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In action

On stage and in the room.

From a team of five to a room of five thousand. Web Summit, CIPD, Mad World, and plenty of rooms in between.

Tom on the main stage addressing a large audience at the Lloyds Customer Hero Awards
On the main stage · Customer Hero Awards
Tom speaking on stage at an Apprenticeship Ambassador Network event
On stage · Apprenticeship Ambassador Network
Tom facilitating a leadership experience
Facilitating · leadership experiences
Tom coaching a group of young Game Changers at a Lloyds awards event
Coaching · Game Changers
A full room of people at one of Tom's sessions
The crowd · a full house
Tom on camera with a microphone, in conversation
On camera · in conversation
Tom at an HM Government Skills for Life event
Skills for Life · HM Government
Tom keynoting in front of a People and Places stage screen
On stage · People and Places

The Enjoy Work equation

Human Connection + Community = Collaboration

Joy arrives. Enjoyment is built. Real human connection, plus a sense of community, is what makes collaboration actually work.

The book

Enjoy Work

Joy arrives. Enjoyment is built.

A book about designing enjoyment into work, on purpose, rather than waiting for it. From the 25th of September I am serialising it free, one chapter at a time, on Substack.

Read it on Substack

Watch & listen

Talks, podcasts and conversations.

A taste of the thinking, out loud. Hover to pause, click to watch or listen.

Let's chat. Book a discovery call.

Twenty-five minutes to talk through your challenge and whether there's a shift worth making together.