Viv Groskop

Writer, Comedian, Presenter

Viv Groskop is an award-winning writer, comedian, TV and radio presenter, and author of the international best-seller How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking.

How to Own the Room has also grown into a chart-topping podcast about confidence and self-belief featuring guests like Hillary Clinton, Nigella Lawson and Trinny Woodall, now in its 20th series and with 2 million downloads.

Her new book Happy High Status: How to Be Effortlessly Confident (Torva) is out in June: “Reassuring, inspiring and wise — a practical handbook for anyone held back by self-doubt” — Julia Samuel.