Maame turns Communication Into Your Organisation’s Greatest Asset.
“If you want to win, keep, and elevate the people who matter most, fix communication first.”
MY CLIENTS
From Universities to National Institutions, I am here to encourage confidence and advocacy within the UK and internationally.







MEET DR. MAAME AFUA NIKABS
Dr. Maame Afua Nikabs is the Founder and CEO of LingLab Consult, a strategic communication and culture consultancy that helps organisations fix the human problems quietly destroying trust, draining talent, and derailing performance.
She is also the visionary behind the Fearless Women Network™, a global mentoring and leadership movement equipping Black women to rise boldly, unapologetically, and without limits.
A globally recognised speaker, award-winning educator, and behavioural communication expert, Dr. Maame Afua Nikabs has worked with leaders across the UK, West Africa, and North America, from the NHS and financial institutions to schools and ministries – transforming how teams speak up, align, and perform under pressure.
SPEAK UP. SPEAK OUT. PODCAST
Speak Up Speak Out Podcast by Dr. Maame Afua Nikabs explores the power of communication, offering quick insights and stories to help you speak clearly, listen better, and connect with confidence.
Practical Communication Tips
Each episode offers actionable advice and strategies to help listeners improve their speaking, listening, and interpersonal skills.
Expert and Real-Life Conversations
Features interviews with communication experts, as well as everyday people sharing authentic experiences and insights.
Focus on Empowerment Through Expression
Encourages listeners to find their voice, speak with confidence, and engage in meaningful dialogue in personal and professional settings.
LEARN, GROW AND LEAD WITH MAAME
Whether you’re building your confidence as a communicator, navigating leadership challenges, or developing your voice to influence change, you’ll find the insight, community, and support to help you rise right here.
Books That Move You Forward
Transform your life with books by a global expert: the books are insightful, practical, and results-driven.
The Keep Rising Community
A space for professionals ready to grow in clarity, confidence, and communication—supported by a like-minded community.
1:1 Coaching & Mentoring
Work with Dr. Maame Afua Nikabs to overcome roadblocks, find your voice, and lead with purpose.
COMMUNICATION MATTERS NEWLETTER
Insights to help you speak with clarity, lead with trust, and fix what words alone can’t.
WORK WITH MAAME
Whether you’re rebuilding trust across fractured teams, equipping managers to lead without fear, or fixing the communication gaps that derail strategy, Dr. Maame Afua Nikabs delivers the clarity, confidence, and cultural reset your organisation needs to thrive.
Through consulting, keynotes, and high-impact leadership programmes, you’ll gain a partner who understands the pressure of change and knows how to turn misalignment into momentum.
With Dr. Maame Afua Nikabs, you don’t get more noise. You get results.
Keynote Speaking
Book Maame for your next leadership summit, ERG event, all-staff meeting, or student development day. She delivers powerful, relatable talks that shift culture, reset confidence, and move audiences from silence to strategy.
Consulting & Culture Strategy (LingLab Consult)
Partner with Maame’s consulting firm to fix the real human issues hurting your performance — from disengagement and broken trust to miscommunication at the top. We design tailored strategies that align leadership, empower underrepresented voices, and create inclusive cultures that perform.
Leadership & Communication Development
Equip your people leaders with practical tools to lead with presence, communicate under pressure, and hold the conversations that drive change. Programmes include Influence Without Authority, Speak Up Conversations™, and Difficult Conversations Mastery — all tailored to your context.
Empowering Women & Underrepresented Talent
Maame is the founder of the Fearless Women Network™ and Keep Rising Community™, supporting Black women and other underrepresented professionals to speak up, lead boldly, and thrive at work. Partner with her to support ERGs, mentoring programmes, or inclusion initiatives that go beyond lip service.
TESTIMONIALS
Dr. Maame Afua Nikabs is Trusted by Teams, Educators, and Leaders Across the UK and Beyond
THE KEEP RISING COMMUNITY
A Space Built for Your Growth Forever
A Movement
This is not just another group or mailing list. It is a movement: a living, breathing support system designed to help you keep speaking up, showing up, and growing.
Because the truth is: you don’t need more hype. You need:
– A space to ask questions
– A place to stay connected
– A community that holds space for your voice to evolve
What You Get (Free for Now):
- Monthly thought leadership drops from Dr. Nikabs : real
stories, actionable insights, and growth prompts.
– Private content vault with tools on communication, courage,
and inclusion
– Peer-powered support : a network of professionals navigating
the same challenges
– Access to 1 complimentary 1-1 mentoring or coaching.
We’re opening the doors now, free for founding members. This
offer won’t last forever, but your growth shouldn’t be paused any
longer either.
GET IN TOUCH
Whether you’re interested in learning more about Dr. Maame Afua Nikabs’ work, booking her for a speaking engagement, or seeking personalized coaching, we’d love to hear from
you…
