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Business Leaders Lecture with Sarah Ellis

Business Leaders Lecture Series - The career skills you need right now

In this lecture, Sarah Ellis, co-founder of Amazing If, shares how to build a meaningful, motivating career by developing five key skills: critical thinking, curiosity, connecting, creativity, and courage. If the event is full and you would like to be added to the waiting list, please email nbsmarketingteam@ntu.ac.uk

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Portrait of Sarah Ellis.

Type of event: In conversation | Public lectures

From: Monday 13 April 2026, 5.30 pm

To: Monday 13 April 2026, 7.30 pm

Location: Lecture Theatre 5, Newton Building, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU

Booking deadline: Monday 13 April 2026, 5.00 pm

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Event details

Timings

5.30 pm: arrival and registration

5.45 pm – 6.30 pm: Sarah's presentation and Q&A

6.30 pm – 7.00 pm: post-lecture drinks and canapés

What you'll learn

In this leadership lecture Sarah Ellis, co-founder of Amazing If, will explore how we can all create a career that feels meaningful and motivating. She’ll cover some of the key skills to help you grow and progress in your career, whether that means exploring a new direction or accelerating where you are today.

  • Critical thinking: how to ask insightful questions to uncover better answers
  • Curiosity: how to borrow brilliance from different places and people
  • Connecting: how to zoom out beyond your silo and see the bigger picture
  • Creativity: how to think beyond the obvious and discover new possibilities
  • Courage: how to be a beginner and explore your potential

About Sarah Ellis

Sarah is the co-founder of Amazing If, a company with a mission to make careers better for everyone. Together with her business partner Helen Tupper, she is the author of two Sunday Times bestselling books The Squiggly Career and You Coach You. Sarah and Helen are also hosts of the podcast Squiggly Careers which has 5m downloads and their TED talk, The best career isn’t always a straight line, has been watched by almost 2m people.

Nottingham Business School Students

This event can count towards your CPD hours, if applicable to your personal development goals. Attendance at the event will be monitored and the event organisers will provide confirmation of your attendance to the lecture and networking, as evidence for your portfolio. The booking confirmation email alone will not count as attending the event. Guest speaker slides will not typically be made available, therefore you are encouraged to take notes and reflections throughout the lecture to use within your portfolio.

Location details

Room/Building:

Lecture Theatre 5, Newton Building

Address:

Goldsmith Street
Nottingham
NG1 4BU
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