“There are many types of speakers and the best are able to inspire, engage, connect to their audience and inform whilst creating energy and fun in the room. I can honestly say that Fleur Sexton is the ‘best kind of speaker’ with warmth and a genuine desire to educate and empower her audience. As Businesswoman of the Year 2017, Fleur has so much worth sharing with others.”
LOUISE BENNETT OBE DL
Chief Executive, Chamber of Commerce
“Fleur is such an inspiring business owner and highly engaging speaker. She is authentic and speaks from the heart, giving a warts and all account of how she built her business from scratch to the success it is today, sharing a few of the trials and tribulations along the way. Fleur is disarmingly honest and straight talking which means that she captures her audience’s attention from her opening words right through to closing. She provides really interesting insights into her management style and the passion she has for what her business achieves is palpable.”
KATIE MUNN
Marketing Strategy Manager - Jaguar Land Rover UK NSC
"PET-Xi have a very strong ability to engage with the hardest to reach in the community and a real commitment to bringing out the best in those that have the greatest barriers to break."
ADRIAN PACKER
CORE Education Trust Birmingham CEO
“There is nobody better in terms of networks when it comes to engaging at a community level”
MARTIN REEVES
Chief Executive Coventry City Council
“Fleur will bring enthusiasm, realism and colour to any event. Fleur’s willingness to share the highs and lows of her experience offers tangible insights into the challenges a team faces when transforming a business. In talking about the value of failure and the importance of empowerment, Fleur brings to life techniques to help you succeed in an uncertain world. Most notably, Fleur has the ability to bring energy into a room and with her desire to share knowledge, generates real engagement her audience.
ROBERT BRIDSON
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
“PET-Xi is a company led by Fleur that has moral purpose at the heart of the work that it does for adults and for young people. My visit this morning has shown a breathtakingly sharp focus on driving up standards for young people but also for addressing some of the deep rooted social challenges that exist in terms of the outcomes that young people get and in terms of the motivation and engagement they have to be successful. Clearly the organisation define success as a feeling, as an emotion and that is what drives the staff and the leaders at PET-Xi to do what they do.”
WILL SMITH
Executive Headteacher, Greenshaw Learning Trust
“PET-Xi is one of the most innovative companies in the West Midlands when it comes to closing the gaps and making engagement opportunities to those furthest from the labour market.”
ANDY STREET
West Midlands Mayor
"PET-Xi is deeply committed to breaking barriers and reaching those hardest to help "