Jules Mitchell; a truly mischievous genius. Speaker, Author, Trainer, Coach. Key Message Unleashing The Genius Within The key message in all of my presentations is that we are all true geniuses; however, many of us are unaware of our full potential and become hardwired to accept stress as the norm. This state of being can manipulate our thinking, chip away at our self-worth and keep us living SMALL stressful lives. In fact, our worth is often defined by our perceived status or the opinions of others and not by the things that really matter. My mission is simple; to introduce my audiences to both the BIGGER version of themselves, their whole self; the Genius Self, and to impart simple life hacks my Joy Shots, that will uncover that hidden genius and send stress packing! My USP Simply put, I have a gift for helping people to understand how they tick, why they react the way they do, and what simple tools, techniques and practices they can implement into their daily routine to improve their health and happiness. I m a trailblazer in my field, cutting through the negativity that surrounds mental and emotional health; giving people back the power and the positivity that both a conditioned society and the system can so often strip them of. I share my own mental
health struggles openly and am passionate about others accessing the level of emotional freedom that I have today. I have a talent for synthesising the latest neuroscience, positive psychology, mindfulness, laughter therapy, behavioural science and somatic psychology into a simple language that people can easily understand. I then present this knowledge in a fun, interactive and high energy presentation, whether that s for a small team or a conference of 10,000 people! About Me How do you define me? I ve never been very good at explaining what I am or what I do, it all stems from my reluctance to be categorised in a box, as these boxes have a tendency to define us. I ve experimented with a few alter- egos over the years; Happiness Coach, Happiness Guru (aaggghh) Giggleologist, Emotional Intelligence Expert, Anxiety Consultant, Resilience Trainer, Mental Health & Mindset Coach, need I go on? I am much happier to be defined by what I be, which I know is not grammatically correct but this really is the crux of who I am and what I teach! When I meet people for the first time, I always ask them two questions: What is the best thing that s happened in your life in the last 24 hours? What is it that you be? We re conditioned into asking people what they DO. And then we define that person by that, for example; I m a teacher, MD, solicitor, architect, builder, full time parent then we immediately make a judgement (good or bad) about them for the role they have in society. This is the reason I ask the question what is it that you be? This opens up not only the conversation, but their awareness to their beingness ; what is it that they be everyday? Do they be happy, content, excited, peaceful, enthusiastic or do they be stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, depressed or frustrated? Career History Ultimately, I m just me. Jules Mitchell; a woman who has dedicated the last 15 years of my 50 decades on this amazing planet to experimenting with being! I have come to accept ALL that I am and honour those crappy days just as much as the ones in which I m buzzing with excitement. I spent 20 years in the banking industry and then dabbled in the sales and marketing arena before becoming a freelance trainer in wellbeing within the NHS. When the money dried up in the NHS I transferred my skills to the private sector and have never looked back since.
I am extremely proud to be the founder of The Big Happiness Experiment and our unique BrainTech System and am excited about our further expansion as we train our growing team of the happiest coaches on the planet to deliver across the world. Our tag line is Unleashing The Genius Within and we support a wide range of organisations and individuals to do this. We provide training and consultancy to the education sector with our Happy Schools Programme, deliver stress awareness and wellness events to the public and private sector, deliver community mental health projects and I provide personal coaching and mentoring for individuals who have reached breaking point! Author In 2017, I was commissioned by the RAF Benevolent Fund to write a series of four books for RAF families, focusing on wellbeing, mindset and resilience. The links to these, you can find here. Because of the success of these books, I am now in the process of writing again; two books designed for children and parents on the topic of mental health, mindset and resilience and the third book is my very personal perspective of living a bigger life. These books are due to be published in early 2019. I am one of the Warrior Women featured in the book of the same name and am a passionate article writer, having written for many glossies such as Psychologies, Top Santé and Woman; I was also a columnist in the Birmingham Mail sharing my positive perspective with the Midlands region.
Clients, Credibility & Media With regards to that credibility stuff, you may want some clarification as to my status. But remember, I m not a big fan of titles or boxes! I ve appeared on both ITV s This Morning and BBC Midlands Today and have been an expert go to person for the BBC for years, doing countless radio appearances. The BBC once quoted me as the happiest woman in the Midlands and my professional laughter teacher qualification from Dr Madan Kataria at The Laughter University in India contributed to this title; I was one of the first Laughter Yoga Teacher Trainers in the UK. I ve also been featured in the Guardian and other mainline press on many occasions. There are too many clients to list from my 15 years in this profession but a few include ITV, BBC, Comic Relief, RAF Benevolent Fund, Spectra Experiences, numerous NHS Trusts, Duke of Kent School, Weetabix, Laser UK, BNP Paribas and The Wilderness Festival. Her passion for her subject just oozes out of her and has left our conference absolutely buzzing! The delegates immediately warmed to Jules s engaging personality and were blown away by her in-depth knowledge, there will be many more Joy Shots being had in the offices from now on, I m sure! "Energising, fun, engaging and with a serious message grounded in science" Jules knows how to deliver high-impact deep scientific information based on the latest behavioural sciences, which always comes brightly wrapped in a fun, energetic and engaging presentation that will captivate your employees.
The Personal Bit I m happily married to Lee and this year we celebrated 30 years of wedded bliss (he deserves a medal) and together we have three amazing children; Frankie 27, Jamie 24 and Izzie 13. We live in a semirural paradise that our labradoodle puppy; Bear loves to explore. Our home is also our Happiness HQ, where I welcome clients and host day retreats. My life has not always been rose-tinted and I know how tough life can be. So I speak, not just from knowledge, but also from personal experience. So that s me, just being the being I was born to be one Joy Shot at a time!