Vinny Welsby They/Them

Coach and Speaker.

Fields of expertise:

DEI and DEIB Mental Health Intersectionality Allyship Leadership development LGBTQIA+ Unconscious Bias Activist / Social Justice Women Empowerment

Vinny Welsby (they/them) is a fat activist and diversity, equity and inclusion leader. They are a world-leading expert on dismantling anti-fat bias and diet culture, a TEDx speaker, podcast host and best-selling author. Vinny is trans-non-binary and is dedicated to shifting how society views fat and queer bodies through education and compassion. When Vinny isn’t talking about DEI stuff they love snuggling with their dog, cross-stitching swear words and singing in a pop choir.

What our clients say about this speaker

Vinny brings a tremendous amount of enthusiasm, professionalism, humour, and heart to everything they do. We were thrilled to have Vinny come to visit our office twice.”

Shelley, Coast Mental Health

“Here at Burton’s Biscuits we are working on a diversity & inclusion project and I felt the subject of size diversity and body acceptance was something we were missing. I have listened to Fierce Fatty Podcast and I thought Vinny would be a perfect to talk to our large workforce.??I would definitely recommend working with Vinny and would recommend them to colleagues. Vinny has created some interesting conversations and it definitely got people thinking and engaged.??What I really liked about working with Vinny is that everything went really smoothly and people are eager to learn more.??P.S. We are all still talking about you and your talk here at Burton’s!.”

Helen Cummings, Internal Communications & Engagement Manager,Burton's Biscuits

I cannot thank you enough for this afternoon’s session. As soon as we hung up, everyone texted our thread raving about how wonderful and knowledgeable you are and how incredibly helpful the session was. I’m so happy we connected and I am so grateful to be working with you. I look forward to tonight’s session

Weight Inclusive Consulting Client.

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