Program

Multi-award-winning inspirational speaker and one of the top female motivational speakers in the UK, Jaz Ampaw-Farr is a force of nature who galvanizes people to take action. This world-class re-framer has a unique ability to help people reframe their stories and situations, bringing transformation in their work, life, and communities. This is Jaz's alchemy.

Jaz combines lessons learned from a challenging and often brutal childhood with those from her rise to TV presenter, TEDx Speaker, stand-up comedian, and Z-list reality TV star. Her authentic honesty and humor consistently empower people to think differently about leading themselves and others.

Jaz is co-founder of the leadership development consultancy Be Human First Limited. Together, she helps leaders who want to influence, inspire, and motivate their teams with greater engagement in order to grow their businesses and leave a lifelong legacy.

In her TEDx Talk, she re-storied her life as a broken child, highlighting the transformative power we have to make a difference. Her talk has been viewed in over 120 countries, and Jaz was awarded Speaker Of The Year and Best Live Gig at The Speaker Awards 2022 (UK).

As a speaker, Jaz has a disarming ability to captivate her audience and share her story with humor and humility and without anger or bitterness. She invites people into a more authentic narrative around choice and agency, leaving individuals and organizations reporting an increase in determination and productivity. Jaz speaks internationally and works with industry leaders such as Skillsoft, The Marketing Society, Gucci, RED, The Festival Of Media, and the BBC.

Jaz's ability to reframe and overcome adversity means she sees the world in a unique way, which challenges and ignites those around her, lifting them out of what she calls ‘mindset poverty' into previously unachievable outcomes.

John Register is a two-time Paralympian, Paralympic Games Silver Medalist, Persian Gulf War veteran, and TEDx Motivational Speaker. He embraced a "new normal mindset" in becoming an amputee following a misstep over a hurdle while training for the 1996 Olympic Games, after participation in two consecutive Olympic trials.

An Oak Park, Ill. native, Register discovered how to "amputate his fear of disability" and founded the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Military Sport Program in the early 2000s. He launched a book titled: 10 Stories to Impact Any Leader: Journal Your Way to Leadership Success, as business leaders return to work with their staff amid stressful circumstances surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic and the recent unrest in our urban cities.

Register teaches business professionals through his "Hurdling Adversity" speeches and podcasts to "amputate fear and embrace their new normal," as they discover "stories within themselves." He finds that "it is the personal stories that inspire teams more profoundly with greater impact."

Register is a four-time All-American graduate of University of Arkansas. He served six years in the U.S. Army — including in operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and in active-duty with the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program — winning nine gold medals in the Armed Services Competition and two World Military Championships.

Register had his left leg amputated after a misstep over a hurdle changed his life. Register hyperextended his knee and severed the popliteal artery. He started swimming to aid in his recovery, made the U.S. Paralympic Team in 1996, and later won a silver medal in the long jump—as he set an American record—and sprinted to fifth in the 100 meters and 200 meters at the U.S. Paralympic Games in Sydney.

Register resides in Colorado Springs, CO with his wife Alice. The couple have three children – John Jr., Ashley, and Ronald.