I’m Jodie Steele, founder of NeuroTalks

A trauma informed speaker, consultant and lived experience strategist helping organisations build high performing cultures that do not come at the expense of people’s health, identity or humanity.

I work with organisations that want to move beyond surface level wellbeing and tick box inclusion into something more meaningful: psychologically safe, neuroinclusive environments where people can contribute sustainably, communicate openly and perform at their best.

My work sits at the intersection of neurodiversity, hidden disability, burnout, trauma informed practice, leadership and culture change, combining commercial insight with lived experience in a way that is both credible and deeply human.

Many businesses invest heavily in strategy, systems, and performance frameworks. Yet the biggest barriers to productivity often come from something far more human. Communication breakdown, cognitive overload, misunderstood behaviours, and workplace environments that unintentionally create stress.

Neurotalks helps organisations recognise and address these challenges.

Through talks, leadership discussions, and practical workshops, Neurotalks explores how communication, neurodiversity, and workplace design influence team performance, wellbeing, and collaboration.

The aim is simple. Help organisations build environments where people can perform at their best.

Why Neurotalks Was Founded

NeuroTalks exists to help organisations turn neuroinclusion into stronger communication, leadership and sustainable performance.

Speaker presenting to an audience or leading a workshop

Commercial Experience

Before founding NeuroTalks, I spent more than 25 years in commercially demanding roles across media, marketing, sales, business development and brand strategy in the UK and the Middle East.

My background includes experience across organisations such as Sky, Global, Yell, BT, Property Finder, News Group International and commercial broadcast media, where I worked in performance led environments focused on growth, audience behaviour, strategic messaging, retention, influence and measurable results.

That background matters.

It means I don’t speak about workplace pressure, performance or communication from theory alone. I understand the realities of commercially driven environments, leadership expectations, stakeholder pressure and what it takes to influence behaviour in organisations where performance matters.

The Hidden Cost of High Performance

Navigating experiences that many high performing professionals carry silently: ADHD, Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), chronic health challenges and disability.

For years, much of that was invisible.

From the outside, I looked driven, resilient and capable. From the inside, I was also learning how much hidden effort it can take to keep performing in environments that are not always designed for minds and bodies that work differently.

That experience now shapes everything I do.

Capability and capacity
Performance and burnout
Resilience and overcompensation
Inclusion in theory and inclusion in practice

I don’t bring lived experience as a personal add on. I bring it as strategic insight that helps organisations better understand the people they employ, lead, serve and retain.

Why Organisations Work With Neurotalks

What makes my work different is the combination of lived experience, commercial credibility, stage presence and strategic insight.

Lived experience that is honest, nuanced and deeply relevant to modern workplaces
Commercial credibility built over decades in high pressure, results driven environments
Stage presence and communication skill developed through live events, presenting, hosting and executive facing roles
Strategic thinking that connects inclusion, leadership, wellbeing and performance rather than treating them as separate conversations

This means I can speak to a room in a way that is emotionally resonant, commercially intelligent and practically useful.

I don’t deliver abstract awareness talks. I help leaders and teams understand what meaningful inclusion looks like in real environments, under real pressure, with real people.

Who NeuroTalks Works With

Through NeuroTalks, I support organisations across sectors where communication, leadership, wellbeing and performance intersect with human experience.

My work ranges from keynotes and leadership talks to practical workshops, culture consultancy and strategic advisory support.

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Corporate Organisations & Leadership Teams

Supporting leadership teams and businesses seeking clearer communication, stronger culture and more effective performance.

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HR & People Teams

Helping HR, People and Wellbeing functions build more inclusive workplaces and more sustainable employee experiences.

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Education & Universities

Supporting education providers exploring communication, learning environments and neuroinclusive thinking in practice.

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Healthcare & Public Services

Working with NHS, healthcare and public sector organisations where pressure, people and performance all matter deeply.

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Travel, Tourism
& Hospitality

Helping brands create more inclusive, accessible and thoughtful experiences for customers, guests and teams.

The Business Case

Why This Matters to Organisations

The organisations I work best with understand that this conversation is not separate from performance.

When people are overwhelmed, masking, unsupported or operating in environments that create unnecessary friction, the impact shows up everywhere.

Burnout

Pressure builds faster when people are working against the environment rather than with it.

Disengagement

People withdraw when communication, expectations and support do not feel safe or clear.

Communication Breakdown

Misunderstanding grows when different thinking styles are not recognised or supported.

Reduced Confidence

Capable people can begin to doubt themselves in environments that create constant friction.

Avoidable Friction

Talented people often leave not because they lack ability, but because the environment is poorly designed.

Inconsistent Customer Experience

When internal communication and culture struggle, customer and client experience becomes inconsistent too.

Neuroinclusive, psychologically safe cultures are not a ‘nice to have’.

They are how modern organisations improve performance, retention, leadership confidence and long term sustainability.