Emma Rosen Speaker | Careers

Emma Rosen

Worked in 25 careers in a year, before her 25th birthday

Emma Rosen is an experienced TED speaker who specializes in outside-the-box career advice and inspiration for young people who don't know what they what to do.

Emma left her corporate job to instead undertake a year-long journey to experience 25 different jobs and careers before turning 25. The project aimed - and continues to aim - to promote alternative ways of working and to encourage young people to gain more work experience in a diverse range of sectors before making major decisions.

Emma's talks provide a mix of practical advice, new ideas and entertaining anecdotes from her experiences. To name a few of the careers Emma worked in: archaeology in Transylvania, tour guiding amid violent protests in Venezuela and investigative journalism with The Telegraph, to being an extra in a movie, alpaca farming in Cornwall and assisting the British Council's crisis team during the terror attack on Parliament in March.

She has spoken about her work in schools, colleges and universities across the country, including at a widely viewed TED conference.

Emma has also written a self-help book to help other young people find their dream career. The Radical Sabbatical was published in 2019 and has been featured in The Times, BBC Breakfast, i paper, BBC Radio 4, Radio 5, Stylist magazine and Financial Times, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan UK and Huffington Post among others.

Testimonials from Teachers

"Emma was entertaining and informative in her delivery. In fact so much so that the feedback we received from the students has been incredibly positive with many of them saying that her talk has really motivated them to take on more work experience and try new things. All-in-all Emma’s talk was not only incredibly engaging and entertaining but also relayed an important message to our young students about being confident to try new things and keep their options open. Thank you Emma"

– Zoe Baines, Development Director, St Helen’s School

"Emma’s talk really made our students think about their decisions and she was besieged with questions at the end. Her ‘25before25’ journey is inspirational and Emma’s account of her experiences was captivating. Emma made our students think about such crucial aspects of their future lives, and her advice was invaluable."

– Mark Woodward, Head of Careers, Bablake School

"Emma delivered an insightful and engaging talk, providing lots of useful information about the modern careers market. Our students took a lot from it. I would certainly book her again."

– James Armstrong, Head of Sixth Form, John Lyon School