Trust enables us to navigate uncertainty, place our faith in people, and take leaps into the unknown.
Rachel Botsman is a trust expert, author and lecturer at Oxford University. She is passionate about teaching people how to think differently and challenge ideas around trust, humility and integrity.
She has been recognized as one of the world’s 30 most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50, one of the Top 10 most influential voices in the UK on LinkedIn and honoured as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
Current Work:
Rachel is the author of two critically acclaimed books that have been translated into 14 languages. Her first book, What’s Mine is Yours, predicted the rise of the ‘sharing economy’, and was hailed by TIME magazine as one of the “10 Ideas that Will Change the World.” Her second book, Who Can You Trust?, explores the profound ways trust is shifting in the world; it was praised by Adam Grant, Marc Benioff, Sherry Turkle, and was named one of the best books of the year by Wired.
She is a world-renowned speaker for her clear insights and warm storytelling. Past clients have included Salesforce, Goldman Sachs, the World Business Forum, Aspen Ideas Festival, Adobe, and Snapchat. Rachel is often voted the audience’s favourite speaker at events and her TED talks have been viewed more than five million times. She is also the host of the podcast series Trust Issues.
Rachel is a regular contributor to The Guardian, Financial Times, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review and Wired.
Through her popular newsletter, Rethink, Rachel warmly engages with a community of over 35,000 subscribers every fortnight.
Rachel has lived and worked on four different continents, giving her a global perspective on the important issues of our times. She lives in Oxford with her husband and two children.
Talking Points
Rethink: Earning Trust
How can you unlock the power of trust? Rethink: Earning Trust
Key Themes:
- Capability
- Character
- Transparency
Rethink: Trusting Cultures
What are the core ingredients of a trusting culture?Rethink: Trusting Cultures
Key Themes:
- Diversity
- Integrity
- Humility
Rethink: Trust & Innovation
How can trust enable us to create something new or different?Rethink: Trust & Innovation
Key Themes:
- Risk
- Growth
- Change
Rachel Botsman is a leading global Speaker. Rachel Botsman is a popular Keynote and Conference Speaker and is available to speak at conferences, events, webinars and virtual presentations.
Rachel Botsman is also available for Q&A or In Conversation events and as a panellist. Rachel Botsman and is a popular Speaker and global thought leader on trust, the sharing economy, leadership and brand trust.
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Introducing Rachel Botsman Virtual Events
Rachel Botsman is a leading expert and author on trust in the modern world. As the first Trust Fellow at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, she aims to challenge and change the way people think about trust and related topics such as power, influence, truth and beliefs. She is the author of two critically acclaimed books, What’s Mine is Yours and Who Can You Trust? Her TED talks have been viewed more than 4 million times.Rachel Botsman: The currency of the new economy is trust
There's been an explosion of collaborative consumption -- web-powered sharing of cars, apartments, skills. Rachel Botsman explores the currency that makes systems like Airbnb and Taskrabbit work: trust, influence, and what she calls "reputation capital." Rachel Botsman is the global authority on an explosive new era of trust and technology. An award-winning author, speaker and University of Oxford lecturer, she has contributed to the Harvard Business Review, Australian Financial Review, Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and many other publications. She has appeared on ABC’s Q&A, Sunrise, 7:30 and more.We've stopped trusting institutions and started trusting strangers | Rachel Botsman
Something profound is changing our concept of trust, says Rachel Botsman. While we used to place our trust in institutions like governments and banks, today we increasingly rely on others, often strangers, on platforms like Airbnb and Uber and through technologies like the blockchain. This new era of trust could bring with it a more transparent, inclusive and accountable society - if we get it right. Who do you trust?The Great Trust Shift
Rachel Botsman is the global authority on an explosive new era of trust and technology. An award-winning author, speaker and University of Oxford lecturer, she has contributed to the Harvard Business Review, Australian Financial Review, Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and many other publications. She has appeared on ABC’s Q&A, Sunrise, 7:30 and more.Rachel Botsman, Collaborative Lab Author & Founder, WCUC Gold Coast 2014
Rachel Botsman is the global authority on an explosive new era of trust and technology. An award-winning author, speaker and University of Oxford lecturer, she has contributed to the Harvard Business Review, Australian Financial Review, Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and many other publications. She has appeared on ABC’s Q&A, Sunrise, 7:30 and more.Rachel Botsman: how we treat people will ultimately drive our world | Wired Money video
Reputation capital will lead to an economy that is incredibly empowering, taking us away from a financial world "based largely on faceless transactions and moving us to an age built on humanness that we [have] lost", says Rachel Botsman. Author of What's Mine is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption, Botsman has spoken extensively on the rise of the sharing economy. At Wired Money, however, she described the insights she has developed for her latest book on the reputation economy, which will surely drive that sharing economy into every and all sectors.Rachel Botsman at the Circular Economy 100 Annual Summit
Rachel Botsman is the global authority on an explosive new era of trust and technology. An award-winning author, speaker and University of Oxford lecturer, she has contributed to the Harvard Business Review, Australian Financial Review, Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and many other publications. She has appeared on ABC’s Q&A, Sunrise, 7:30 and more.Rachel Botsman at Wired
If the 20th century was defined by hyper consumption, the 21st century will be defined by collaborative consumption, according to Rachel Botsman speaking at Wired 2011 this morning.Rachel Botsman at HP [email protected]
Rachel Botsman is a social innovator and futurist who writes, consults, and speaks on the power of collaboration and sharing through current and emerging network technologies, and on how it will transform business, consumerism and the way we live. She is the co-author of the influential book What's Mine is Yours: How Collaborative Consumption is Changing the Way We Live. Collaborative Consumption was named by TIME as one of the 10 Ideas That Will Change The World".Rachel Botsman at TEDxSydney
Rachel Botsman is the co-author of "What's Mine is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption" (Harper Collins, September 2010). Here, with a dazzlingly graphic display, she presents a compelling case for 21st Century sharing.Rachel Botsman @SaxtonSpeakers Australia Speaks
Rachel Botsman is the global thought leader on the power of the collaboration and sharing through digital technologies to transform the way we live, work, bank and consume. She defined the theory of ‘collaborative consumption’ and her breakthrough TED talks on the subject have been viewed over two million times, with TIME Magazine subsequently naming the theory one of the ‘10 Ideas That Will Change The World’.Rachel Botsman | Showreel
Rachel Botsman was a brilliant speaker at the 2010 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. She captured imaginations when speaking about how collaborative technologies are reshaping our re ... keep reading Clinton Global Initiative
I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Rachel, on behalf of the Better Boards team, for presenting at the 2014 Australasian Better Boards Conference. Her time, effort and input into the conference assisted in making the weekend a highly successful and informative event. We had approximately 400 people attend the conference over the three days and everyone we spoke to said they had taken away an abundance of ideas which they were excited to implement into their respective organisations. Very inspirational and thought-provoking presentation.
Rachel was a fantastic addition to our annual APAC G-Force Conference. She brought our audience a fresh, new and provocative perspective on the sharing economy - with timely updates on how this was shaping global macro economic trends and consumer behaviour. Our delegates were a buzz after her presentation, and we couldn't stock enough of her books to give away as a gift to key customers. Without hesitation we would welcome Rachel back to G-Force!
Rachel is a genuine world class speaker who knows how to stir thinking and encourage an audience to open their minds. Months on, I am still receiving emails about her talk. Her polished but warm style coupled with her relevant and clever stories leave an audience with a genuine sense of wonder and awe but most importantly it leaves them curious and hungry for more! I would not hesitate in booking Rachel for any event that calls for a world class thought leader - especially if you are after someone to disrupt and stir thinking.
From the moment we spoke about what I was trying to achieve with the conference to the feedback received it was evident that Rachel is a genuine world class speaker who knows how to stir thinking and encourage an audience to open their minds. Her polished but warm style coupled with her relevant and clever stories leave an audience with a genuine sense of wonder and awe but most importantly it leaves them curious and hungry for more!
Rachel’s talk both provoked and inspired, setting off an active conversation that continues to this day and worldwide within the company.
What a session! We got some really positive feedback about the content but also about the virtual rapport that you managed to create.
Rachel’s insightful session was engaging and authentic. She really made a personalized connection. The informal, open-ended format and seamless online experience allowed our audience to ask questions and engage in a lively conversation with her.
Not one single day has gone by since the event without external & internal commendations on her engagement with our audience. Her message really connected and impacted the entire audience.
She kept our 2000 delegates on the edge of their seats for over an hour, not only with the quality of her content but also with her humour and engaging style.
