Herman Stewart is the Founder and CEO of Every Child Needs a Mentor, author, TEDx Speakerand Host of the podcast Finding Your Path. With over 20 years of experience working in personal development, Herman has played an instrumental role in transforming the lives of leaders and young people through his exceptional mentoring and training workshops. When booked as a speaker, Herman is known for delivering charismatic and highly engaging speeches on identity, leadership, mentoring, empowerment and diversity and inclusion.
Herman’s career pathway can be described as multifaceted, unconventional, and fascinating. Having held such a wide variety of roles ranging from footballer, recording artist, columnist, consultant and mentor, he can provide bespoke support and advice across multiple industries. Some of his most notable job roles include Consultant and Lead Mentor at Birmingham City Council, Leadership Fellow at the Society of Leadership Fellows, Radio Presenter at Birmingham City University, Business Mentor for Bridge for Billions and Founding Executive Advisor of Positive Transformation Group among others.
Known as the Mentors Mentor, Herman stands out for his ability to unlock people’s full potential. Through his innovative training programmes, he helps people rediscover their passion for their careers, reintroduces purpose to his clients and leaves business leaders energised and inspired. Since 2006 he has been delivering inspirational presentations to leading organisations, helping them through his game-changing mentoring techniques, whilst also highlighting the benefits of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. For his outstanding mentoring work, Herman was recognised locally as the Lead Mentor of Birmingham and his cutting-edge strategies were referenced in the government’s white paper for social inclusion. He was also awarded Mentor of the Year in 2020 and 2022.
Moreover, through his podcast Finding Your Path, Herman discusses the mindset of leadership with prominent guest leaders such as Harriet Green OBE and Mike Harris the former CEO of IBM. Recognised for his innovative mentoring strategies internationally, Herman was recently invited to the UAE to share his mentoring techniques with school leaders and government authorities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Now Herman is available to hire as a speaker for corporate events where he will strategically shape his talk to transform organisations by sharing his knowledge on leadership, mentoring, empowerment and diversity and inclusion.
