Taz Thornton(I)
- Actress
Taz Thornton is a TV presenter, coach and speaker, as well as bestselling author.
Perhaps best known for her vibrant, straight-talking motivational approach, Taz has appeared on stages across the UK and Europe, at major venues including the NEC, Leicester Tigers Stadium and Aston Villa. She has spoken at major events including Europe's biggest business show - The Business Show - as well as Milan's Marketing Business Summit and Speak From The Heart events in London and Cannes.
Taz has made numerous guest appearances on BBC Radio, as well as featuring as lead coach, spiritual development trainer and firewalking instructors in Tanya's Extreme Therapies for ITV (2018) and as a talk show guest, on the importance of transparency and authenticity, for Star Plays The AK Show - Get Closer To The Truth (Sky TV, 2015).
In 2020, during the UK Coronavirus lockdown, Taz took the planned launch of her own celebrity chat show online, featuring a series of candid, revealing chats with stars of the stage and screen to support and encourage those struggling with mental health during isolation. Guests included Caprice, Chris Packham, Heather Peace, Catherine Russell, Tanya Bardsley, Eva Pope, Gail Porter, Tanni Grey-Thompson and Chizzi Akudolu.
With two bestselling books to her name - Whispers From The Earth (Moon Books, 2016) and Unleash Your Awesome (Motivational Press, 2018), it's little wonder Taz's unique, no-holds-barred approach is in demand and her popularity growing.
Taz's career began as a local and regional journalist, at the age of 16; from there, she became news editor at 20 and, be her 30s, was UK director for what was then one of the world's largest multi-national publishing outfits (Wolters Kluwer). She left publishing in 2010 to set out on her own and follow her 'soul mission' to motivate, inspire and support others.
Described as the UK's #1 inspirational breakthrough speaker and the UK's #1 Female Motivational Business Speakr, Taz is frequently dubbed the Pink-Haired Powerhouse. With her own story including domestic abuse, depression, breakdown and, initially, struggling to come to terms with her sexuality, Taz has spoken openly about attempts to take her own life, including the car accident that left her with a broken back. Now happily living with her partner (now wife) of 22 years, Taz is not only a strong advocate for mental health awareness, but also champions LGBT+ awareness, as evidenced by her third TEDx talk - a Dangerous Rainbow - in December 2019.
Aside from appearing on TV and radio, Taz has been credited with a number of accolades:
Winner - Best Coach, national Best Business Women Awards 2018
Finalist, UK's Most Inspirational Businesswoman 2019
One To Watch Speaker Trainer Award 2019
Top 100 Female Marketers To Follow, SEJ, 2019
DIVA Power List 2019
DIVA Awards Finalist 2019
National Diversity Awards Nominee (Entrepreneur Of Excellence) 2019
Co-host and columnist - America Out Loud
3 x TEDx Speaker
SourceTV Evolutionary
Featured: HuffPost, Daily Mail, Kindred Spirit, ITV, Sky TV and more.
Perhaps best known for her vibrant, straight-talking motivational approach, Taz has appeared on stages across the UK and Europe, at major venues including the NEC, Leicester Tigers Stadium and Aston Villa. She has spoken at major events including Europe's biggest business show - The Business Show - as well as Milan's Marketing Business Summit and Speak From The Heart events in London and Cannes.
Taz has made numerous guest appearances on BBC Radio, as well as featuring as lead coach, spiritual development trainer and firewalking instructors in Tanya's Extreme Therapies for ITV (2018) and as a talk show guest, on the importance of transparency and authenticity, for Star Plays The AK Show - Get Closer To The Truth (Sky TV, 2015).
In 2020, during the UK Coronavirus lockdown, Taz took the planned launch of her own celebrity chat show online, featuring a series of candid, revealing chats with stars of the stage and screen to support and encourage those struggling with mental health during isolation. Guests included Caprice, Chris Packham, Heather Peace, Catherine Russell, Tanya Bardsley, Eva Pope, Gail Porter, Tanni Grey-Thompson and Chizzi Akudolu.
With two bestselling books to her name - Whispers From The Earth (Moon Books, 2016) and Unleash Your Awesome (Motivational Press, 2018), it's little wonder Taz's unique, no-holds-barred approach is in demand and her popularity growing.
Taz's career began as a local and regional journalist, at the age of 16; from there, she became news editor at 20 and, be her 30s, was UK director for what was then one of the world's largest multi-national publishing outfits (Wolters Kluwer). She left publishing in 2010 to set out on her own and follow her 'soul mission' to motivate, inspire and support others.
Described as the UK's #1 inspirational breakthrough speaker and the UK's #1 Female Motivational Business Speakr, Taz is frequently dubbed the Pink-Haired Powerhouse. With her own story including domestic abuse, depression, breakdown and, initially, struggling to come to terms with her sexuality, Taz has spoken openly about attempts to take her own life, including the car accident that left her with a broken back. Now happily living with her partner (now wife) of 22 years, Taz is not only a strong advocate for mental health awareness, but also champions LGBT+ awareness, as evidenced by her third TEDx talk - a Dangerous Rainbow - in December 2019.
Aside from appearing on TV and radio, Taz has been credited with a number of accolades:
Winner - Best Coach, national Best Business Women Awards 2018
Finalist, UK's Most Inspirational Businesswoman 2019
One To Watch Speaker Trainer Award 2019
Top 100 Female Marketers To Follow, SEJ, 2019
DIVA Power List 2019
DIVA Awards Finalist 2019
National Diversity Awards Nominee (Entrepreneur Of Excellence) 2019
Co-host and columnist - America Out Loud
3 x TEDx Speaker
SourceTV Evolutionary
Featured: HuffPost, Daily Mail, Kindred Spirit, ITV, Sky TV and more.