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Elizabeth Day is a celebrated British author, broadcaster, and motivational speaker, widely recognised for her candid, compassionate exploration of failure and resilience. She is best known as the host of the chart-topping podcast “How to Fail with Elizabeth Day”, where she interviews influential figures about the lessons they’ve learned from adversity. With a career spanning journalism, literature, and broadcasting, Elizabeth brings depth, empathy and wit to her speaking engagements. She is frequently hired as a motivational speaker for her ability to connect with audiences through honest storytelling, empowering individuals – particularly women – to reframe failure as a powerful tool for growth.
Elizabeth’s career began shortly after earning a double first in History from Queens’ College, Cambridge. Upon graduating, she was offered a position at the Evening Standard as a diarist for the Londoner’s Diary, before moving to The Sunday Telegraph, where she earned the Young Journalist of the Year Award at the 2004 British Press Awards. Over the next decade, she honed her skills as a feature writer for Elle, the Mail on Sunday, and later The Observer, where she gained further recognition for her insightful writing. Her journalistic foundation provided a strong platform from which she transitioned into a multi-faceted media career.
In recent years, Elizabeth has emerged as a leading voice in both podcasting and literature. Her podcast “How to Fail” has garnered widespread acclaim, featuring conversations with figures such as Gloria Steinem, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. In 2019, she won the Rising Star award at the British Podcast Awards, and has since founded Daylight Productions, a company that champions female and diverse voices in the podcasting world. She is also a Sunday Times Number 1 bestselling author, with several novels and non-fiction titles to her name, including her debut “Scissors Paper Stone”, which won the Betty Trask Award.
Organisations seek out Elizabeth as a speaker for her refreshing, relatable approach to success, failure, and self-worth. Her ability to speak openly about vulnerability – whilst remaining thoughtful, intelligent and inspiring – makes her a powerful presence on stage. Through her talks, she helps audiences to shift their perspectives, build resilience, and embrace imperfection as a source of strength.
Elizabeth Day is regularly booked to engage audiences at events, read their latest feedback below:
“The event was wonderful with the conversation flowing so easily between Elizabeth and Dolly, I could have listened to them all evening. Elizabeth asked brilliant, emotionally intelligent questions, listening and responding so well to ensure the conversation struck the right balance.”
“On behalf of the Blackstone Women’s Initiative, we sincerely thank you for the meaningful discussion on Friday. We received an outpouring of positive feedback from participants following the event and wanted to share a few of the comments with you: “It was raw and honest and listening to her perspective and learning her story was extremely impactful”, “It was by far one of the most down to earth and real conversations I’ve had the pleasure of dialing in for since joining BX in 2014 and I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation!”, “She is so intelligent, open and engaging. I found her truly inspirational”, “I think this was one of my favourite to date and couldn’t have come at a better time!”
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