ALEXANDRA FORSYTH
Alexandra Forsyth is a keynote speaker, moderator and podcast host on human performance, burnout, leadership and the human side of AI transformation, based in London, United Kingdom, available to book through Amplify Speakers for conferences, corporate events and leadership programmes in the U.S. and internationally.
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About Alexandra Forsyth
Most organisations are asking their best people to go faster than ever, through AI transformation, constant change and rising pressure, and most of them are measuring the output without measuring what it costs. Alexandra Forsyth has built her work around that gap. She is a TEDx speaker, corporate moderator and human performance expert who helps leaders, teams and brands protect the human edge while they push for results. Her strapline says it plainly: High Performance, Without the Human Cost.
Alexandra's perspective on pressure was shaped long before she stepped on a stage. Earlier in her career she worked in cyber security, mainly in threat intelligence, an environment where people make high-stakes calls under sustained high alert and where the cost of fatigue shows up in judgment. That experience drives her focus on decision-making under pressure, vigilance without burnout and the distinct burnout profile of teams who are always on.
Out of that work came the H.U.M.A.N. ROI Matrix, her framework for finding the hidden friction that quietly erodes wellbeing, clarity and decision-making inside high-performing teams. Its five levers, Happiness, Understanding, Mindset, Autonomy and Next Steps, give leaders a practical way to read a team, see where energy and trust are leaking, and fix it before it turns into attrition.
Alexandra is also the host of Take A Chance On You, a transatlantic podcast about ambition, burnout and high performance, and she brings that interviewing skill to live events as a host and moderator for executive panels, founder and CEO conversations, and main-stage programmes. Organisers can even book her to record a live Take A Chance On You session on site with a key founder or executive, leaving the client with a bank of high-production video and audio content after the event.
She has delivered the opening keynote at the AEV Conference at Olympia, London on Leading with Humanity in an AI World, and keynoted the Managed Services Summit London on Preserving the Human Edge, alongside engagements across Europe and events in London, New York and Los Angeles. Her work has been featured in Forbes, The Guardian, Business Insider, BBC Radio London and Authority Magazine. She was shortlisted for Purpose-Driven Creator of the Year at CreatorFest and serves as a judge for the British Podcast Awards.
Alexandra connects most strongly with corporate leadership teams, technology and professional-services organisations, sports and women's-sport organisations, creative and media businesses, and any team navigating AI-era transformation. She travels from London for U.S. and international engagements.
- TEDx speaker on ambition, purpose and human performance
- Creator of the H.U.M.A.N. ROI Matrix: Happiness, Understanding, Mindset, Autonomy, Next Steps
- Host of Take A Chance On You, a transatlantic podcast on ambition, burnout and high performance
- Former cyber security threat intelligence professional, bringing a real-world lens on high-pressure decision-making
- Opening keynote at the AEV Conference at Olympia, London, and keynote at the Managed Services Summit London
- Featured in Forbes, The Guardian, Business Insider, BBC Radio London and Authority Magazine
- Judge for the British Podcast Awards and CreatorFest Purpose-Driven Creator of the Year shortlistee
Watch Alexandra In Action
Speaking Topics
Keynote + Scenarios • Human Performance • AI & Change. Built for leadership teams, technology and professional-services organisations, and any audience operating under sustained pressure.
"High Performance, Without the Human Cost."
A working session that shows how to sustain output without burning out your best people, using the H.U.M.A.N. ROI Matrix to find the hidden friction eroding wellbeing, clarity and decision-making. Audiences learn where high-performing teams quietly lose energy, trust and clarity, how to perform under pressure and change, including AI transformation, while protecting the human edge, and leave with a practical framework they can apply immediately.
Key Themes
- Decision-making under pressure: make sound, high-stakes judgment calls without decision fatigue eroding judgment over time
- Protecting high-stakes talent: people operating in sustained high-alert environments face a distinct burnout profile; practical approaches to sustaining performance without attrition
- The human cost of AI adoption: change fatigue, trust and transparency as organisations push AI transformation faster than teams can psychologically absorb it
- Vigilance without burnout: building a culture of readiness and accountability that doesn't run on chronic stress, using community and internal/external partnership models
Program Takeaways
- The five levers of the Matrix: Happiness, Understanding, Mindset, Autonomy, Next Steps, and how to read them in a team
- Where high-performing teams quietly lose energy, trust and clarity, and how to fix it
- Performing under pressure and change, including AI transformation, while protecting the human edge
- A practical takeaway framework that can be applied immediately
Includes
- 30 to 40-minute keynote
- Audience Q&A and networking (mentoring optional)
- Pre-event briefing call
- Workshop (to be scoped with the client)
Main Stage • Executive Panels • Fireside Chats. For conferences and corporate events that want sharp, prepared moderation and content that lives on after the event.
Alexandra brings the interviewing instincts of a podcast host to the stage, guiding executive panels and founder, CEO and leadership conversations so they stay sharp, human and on time. As a Live Activation Partner, she can also record a live Take A Chance On You session on site with a key founder or executive, giving the client an immediate bank of high-production video and audio content post-event.
Formats
- Keynote speaking on human leadership, AI and performance
- Moderated founder, CEO and leadership conversations
- Live podcast-style interviews
- Human Edge / H.U.M.A.N. ROI masterclasses
- Sponsor-backed content connecting business, culture, sport and human performance
Every engagement starts with a pre-event briefing call about your audience, your goals and the pressures your people are under right now, and Alexandra shapes the scenarios, examples and takeaways to fit your industry and the people in your seats.
What Event Organizers Say
Alexandra was an outstanding MC at The Events Summit, bringing a rare combination of infectious energy…
International Events SummitI particularly appreciated your commitment to helping people on their personal journeys.
H.U.M.A.N. Workshop, LondonDreaming big before the workshop felt unattainable. Now with strategies it feels within reach.
Home Grown Private Members Club, LondonIt was a real pleasure working with you. Our members thoroughly enjoyed the evening.
Home Grown Private Members Club, LondonResources
Listen to Take A Chance On You, Alexandra's transatlantic podcast on ambition, burnout and high performance, and see more of her work on her website.
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