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At 23, weeks before her final law exams, Lauren Murrell was diagnosed with leukaemia and given a 20 percent chance of survival. A stem-cell transplant from her sister, Sarah, saved her life, followed by months in protective isolation, multiple rounds of chemotherapy and total body irradiation.
Determined to finish what she had started, Lauren returned to law school, qualified as a lawyer, and built a legal career across London, New York and the Caribbean. While working in the British Virgin Islands, Lauren lived through Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history that left her stranded for five days before she was rescued and evacuated.
Rebuilding again, she left law and co-founded By Sarah with her sister, growing an award-winning skincare brand from their kitchen table into one stocked in Ocado, Planet Organic and Macmillan Cancer Support. Lauren draws on rebuilding her life twice, first after leukaemia, then after Hurricane Irma, to show audiences how resilience, courage and perspective carry people through setbacks. Her sessions combine personal storytelling with practical lessons on embracing change and building a meaningful career, translating hard-won experience into guidance organisations can apply immediately.
Audiences leave with concrete ways to reframe setbacks as opportunities, build the confidence to take risks after rejection, and sustain motivation through periods of prolonged change. Her approach has resonated with executives at Goldman Sachs and teams navigating their own uncertain transitions. Lauren is also recognised as the #1 Top Female Creator Worldwide by Favikon, reaching 80,000+ people through LinkedIn and her newsletter, Rise on Purpose. She has been featured in The Times, British Vogue and Forbes.
