Tamsen Webster

Empowering Keynote Speaker and Presentation Strategist

I change how people see.

I'm Tamsen.

I’m part keynote speaker, part message strategist -- and all about building big ideas. I combined 20 years in marketing, 13 years as a Weight Watchers leader, and four years as a TEDx Executive Producer into a simple way to change how people see, and what they do as a result.

It’s called The Red Thread®, and it’s what makes your Big Ideas even bigger than you think.

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EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT SPEAKING, PEOPLE, AND CHANGE, 
 I LEARNED AT WEIGHT WATCHERS. TRUE STORY.

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As the “Idea Whisperer,” Tamsen helps people find, build, and tell the stories of their ideas using their Red Thread®, the universal (but unique!) tie between how we see the world and what we do in it.

Tamsen’s own Red Thread weaves through her 20 years as a brand and message strategist, though she says she learned the most about inspiring change as a Weight Watchers leader.

As a TEDx Executive Producer, Tamsen coached experts, iconoclasts, and pioneers from around the world to build their Red Threads into Ideas Worth Spreading—and more than 9 million YouTube views.  

Today, she’s a globe-hopping keynote speaker on storytelling, branding, change management, and idea development, and a go-to consultant for enterprise companies like Verizon, Johnson & Johnson, and State Street Bank who want to their big ideas to have an even bigger impact.

Tamsen lives in Boston with her other half/chief ballroom dancing partner, and two amazing boys with big ideas all their own.

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As a professional "Idea Whisperer," Tamsen helps people find, build, and tell the stories of their ideas. She combined 20 years in brand and message strategy with four years as a TEDx Executive Producer to create The Red Thread®, a simple way to change how people see...and what they do as a result. (Though as she'll tell you, everything she knows about people, speaking, and change, she learned at Weight Watchers.) Today, Tamsen is a globe-hopping keynote speaker who consults with enterprise companies like Verizon, Johnson & Johnson, and State Street Bank on how to get their big ideas to have the impact they deserve.

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Where did you grow up?
Mostly Virginia Beach, but I’m a Navy kid, so that’s not a simple question.

Where do you live now?
Boston, Massachusetts.

How long have you lived there?
Long enough to have a Boston-accented alter ego named Karen O’Sullivan.

What made you decide to do the work you do?
I wanted to make it easier for other people to do the work they do.

What animal’s daily existence best describes you?
A magpie. Black and white. Can recognize itself in a mirror. Finds what shines.

Married?
Delightfully so. He’s my partner, my other half. He’s a market researcher, and a speaker, too. Our conversations are filled with actionable takeaways.

Kids?
Two curious boys who challenge everything I *think* I know about making ideas irresistible.

What’s one thing you can do that might surprise other people?
Score a baseball game.

If you could only ask ONE question to learn as much about someone as you possibly could, what would it be?
“What proverb or quote best describes your approach to life?”

What’s your answer to that question?
“A stitch in time saves nine.”

What was your most unusual job?
Perfumer’s apprentice.

What one thing do you do every single day/week/month/year to maintain your sanity?
Dark chocolate after lunch.

What’s your theme song?
Edith Piaf: “Non, je ne regrette rien”

What always has a place in your medicine cabinet? In your pocket? In your junk drawer?
Lip balm. It’s in all three.

Tamsen is brilliant, thoughtful, and a genius in structuring a compelling talk. She is patient, encouraging, and works meticulously to maximize the potential of everyone she works with.

Daniel Koh candidate for U.S. Congress and former Chief of Staff, City of Boston

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