BUSINESS | MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS
Emma Mclean
Emma Mclean is a mum of three and founder of Works for Everyone, a professional development business that partners with NZ's leading corporates to help them retain and grow their working parent talent.
She does this through innovative leadership programmes, executive coaching, and keynote speaking.
She founded her business in 2019 following a 20-year career in corporate strategy where she experienced first-hand how hard it was to have a career and a family.
As NZ’s Working Parent Expert, and an ICF credentialed executive coach, she is also a sought after speaker for companies that include: FSC NZ, Retirement Commission, Deloitte, IAG NZ, ANZ, DoC, DDB Group, One NZ, and the NZ Defence Force.
She is an impatient optimist when it comes to system change, and as such she launched her successful podcast “How to Smash the Motherhood Penalty” in 2023, where she talks to humans who are actively working to change the system that creates financial penalties that only mothers pay.
And in 2024, she launched the first NZ Part Time Power List – to shine a light on those who are building their careers through part time roles – not side stepping it.
Testimonials
Best Session! Thank you for leading and inspiring our organisation, as we celebrated IWD 2025. We have had nothing but positive feedback including – “I will be recommending my team members that couldn’t make it, to watch this online”, as well as “This is the best session I have been to in years!!!" Seriously high praise all around.
- One NZ
Integrity and Humour - Having seen Emma’s work online, and listened to her podcast, we invited her to facilitate a conversation with our leaders. She was stellar. She ‘got’ the brief and responded in a timely manner.. Emma navigated the challenging territory of a kōrero about gender roles at home and work in a way that was inclusive and constructive. She did so with great energy, integrity, and humour. Recommend.
- Fisher Funds
Ball of Energy - A ball of energy and filled to the brim with smart and witty insights Emma engaged us from beginning to end. She delivered a top class session that got us opening up and sharing our experiences. Emma was genuinely interested in what we had to share, genuine in her passion and empathy, and genuine in her insights and suggested solutions. If you have not seen Emma speak, get yourself moving now and organise something today!
- Future Skills
Connection - Emma brought out true emotion in the room that we could really connect to, the conversation in the workshop was powerful and enabled people to be truthful and honest to get advice on their personal situations.
- Deloitte
