Founder of Mindful Sales Training, Creator of AGILE Mindset Principles & Bestselling Author of ‘Mindful Selling & Grow Your Sales’ & ‘Do What You Love’
Anis Qizilbash’s Biography:
Anis Qizilbash is a leading sales expert, mindset coach and creator of the Mindful Selling methodology, helping professionals and organisations achieve sustainable success by combining commercial excellence with emotional resilience. As the creator of the AGILE Mindset Principles, she equips individuals with practical tools to overcome self-doubt, increase confidence and build winning habits. Anis is also a bestselling author whose work has transformed the way entrepreneurs, sales professionals and business leaders approach performance and wellbeing. A compelling keynote speaker, she has delivered the TEDx talk, Power of Inclusion: We Become What We See and has worked with organisations including the University of the Arts London, Pearson, the Mayor of London, the University of Edinburgh and Ordnance Survey.
After graduating from London Metropolitan University and Brunel University with degrees in Design with Communications, Design Strategy and Innovation, Anis began her career as a Senior Sales Executive at Future Plc. She went on to hold senior commercial roles including Account Manager at VNU Business Publications, Media Manager Asia for VNU Global Media, Product Manager for Banker Middle East, Sales Manager for Forbes Arabia, Associate Publisher at Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc and Associate Director at Devex. Drawing on extensive experience in sales, customer service, marketing and management, she founded Global Development Innovation and Development Post before launching Mindful Sales Training and creating the Mindful Selling methodology, which has become the foundation of her coaching and keynote speaking.
Anis is the bestselling author of ‘Mindful Selling: Seven Principles to Banish Stress and Boldly Grow Your Impact and Grow Your Sales’ and ‘Do What You Love: Mindful Selling for Entrepreneurs and Freelancers’. Her expertise has been featured by The Guardian, Forbes, Entrepreneur, The Huffington Post and Metro. She also contributed articles to Entrepreneur and The Huffington Post, while mentoring entrepreneurs through Startup Direct and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. In addition, she served as VP Mentoring for Toastmasters International and became a Delivery Partner for The British Library.
Today, Anis inspires audiences with practical strategies for increasing optimism, strengthening resilience and developing lasting self-confidence. Her keynote presentations blend commercial insight with psychology, empowering people to transform interpersonal relationships, improve motivation and achieve greater impact without sacrificing wellbeing. Combining decades of international business experience with evidence-based mindset techniques, she helps organisations create confident, resilient teams capable of thriving in challenging environments.
Why Hire Anis Qizilbash?
Anis Qizilbash offers a distinctive combination of commercial expertise and mindset coaching, enabling audiences to improve both performance and personal wellbeing. Through engaging storytelling, practical frameworks and actionable techniques, she equips professionals with strategies to overcome limiting beliefs, build resilience and communicate with greater confidence. Whether addressing leadership, sales, confidence, inclusion or personal development, Anis tailors every keynote to deliver lasting behavioural change. Her engaging TEDx presentation and extensive experience working with businesses, universities and public sector organisations make her a highly effective and memorable speaker.
Anis Qizilbash’s Career Highlights:
Here are some of the key milestones that define Anis Qizilbash’s remarkable career:
- 2016 – Became a contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine and The Huffington Post, sharing expertise on business, sales and mindset.
- 2016 – Appointed a Delivery Partner for The British Library, supporting business growth and entrepreneurship.
- 2015 – Created the Mindful Selling methodology and AGILE Mindset Principles, establishing her signature coaching framework.
- 2015 – Served as a Business Mentor for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, supporting female entrepreneurs.
- 2014 – Founded Mindful Sales Training to help organisations improve sales performance through mindset and resilience.
- 2014 – Worked as Commercial Director of Rezonence while expanding her leadership in commercial strategy.
- 2014 – Became a Business Mentor for Startup Direct, guiding early-stage entrepreneurs.
- 2012 – Founded and became Publisher of Development Post, supporting the international development sector.
- 2011 – Founded Global Development Innovation, providing consultancy and innovation services for organisations.
Videos
Anis Qizilbash’s Official Keynote Speaking Videos & Showreel:
Testimonials
“The audience found Anis’ talk insightful & uplifting” – Santander
“I am very happy to recommend Anis as your next keynote speaker! I booked Anis for our annual Pearson sales conference as I loved her highlights and showreel videos… Thank you Anis for your contribution to our annual event.” – Vicki, Sales Director, Pearson
“Anis’ talk was enlightening and was the focus of much discussion today. To now have our leaders talking in this way is a real step in the right direction” – Meadow Foods
“Loved our session with Anis, thought-provoking and motivational. We have already planned how to incorporate the complementary circle idea into our peer group meetings and I look forward to embedding the other techniques shared, especially as designed in such a way that they are simple to implement and do not require oodles of time in the diary to reap the reward.” – Caroline, Partnership Manager, Pearson
“Refreshing. Made a genuine difference to the team – given them the tools to understand their own blockers and how to overcome them.” – Landmark Information Group
“In addition to her natural comedic abilities, Anis’ keynote speech was very insightful. She had us engaged from start to finish and we as a team took a lot from it. Especially the three wins of the day and the complementary circle! Thank you so much Anis and I hope to hear you speak again soon.” – Mala, Senior Development Manager, Pearson
“Since your keynote, I am hearing a lot of people talking about mindfulness and how they are trialling it.” – Axis Communications
“Thank you for an amazing keynote on Wednesday [annual sales kick-off]. It can be so difficult to make an hours-long virtual event engaging. Not only did you help our team accomplish this, but you also made it a ton of fun! We’ve received high remarks and compliments from our colleagues this week. People thought the presentation was refreshing, funny, and exciting.” – DLL Group
“We’re implementing compliment circles and so many other amazing take aways from your session to the team.” – Head of Global Strategic Marketing, DLL, USA
“On behalf of London Economic Action Partnership and the Mayor of London, we cannot thank Anis enough for joining us as a speaker at London’s Diverse Entrepreneurs at CityHall! Anis was a knockout keynote speaker. She found the perfect balance between inspiring, spurring the audience to take action and offering practical steps to get it done. She really took the time to understand our audience of diverse business owners, their challenges and the impact we wanted to make. Anis you crafted a talk that well and truly delivered–Fabulous!We received so much incredible feedback–they said they found inspiration and received practical advice to help them break through barriers and achieve the potential. It was also great to see the buzz on social media (the mayor did some posts as well).” – Hannah, Event Manager, Newable
“We loved the passion and delivery and it was on point. Really liked how you closed the session with the key takeaways and the Helix, very clever.” – Silvia, Head of Marketing Europe, Eppendorf UK Ltd
Speaking Topics
Anis Qizilbash’s Official Keynote Topics:
- Agile Mind, Amplified Results: Achieve Consistent Success in a Dynamic World
- Agile Mindset in the Age of AI: Stay Relevant, Resilient, and Human in a Machine-Driven World
- Mindful Selling: Serve Instead of Sell
- Mindful Service: Create Enchanting Customer Experiences
- Grit & Grace: Mastering Resilience in Turbulent Times
How Much Does Anis Qizilbash Cost to Hire?
How Much Does it Cost to Hire Anis Qizilbash?
Anis Qizilbash’s speaking fees typically reflect their exceptional career and international demand. Engagements vary depending on location, format, and duration; keynote appearances, conferences, and international events may command higher fees due to travel and preparation requirements.
