JLA was established in 1990. There are now 20 agents and support staff based in our central London offices - booking speakers, presenters and performers for 1600 corporate and public sector client events each year.
As the biggest specialist agency, JLA has unparalleled buying power as well as depth and breadth of industry knowledge. Drawing on these relationships and a constant flow of feedback, our account managers offer impartial advice on who best suits any brief.
JLA publishes the annual Index directory and hosts regular Speakers Breakfasts with motivators, business leaders and opinion formers. We also stage The Real Variety Show, where 850 event organisers and producers come to preview up and coming performers.
We have been described by The Times as "the barometer" and The Financial Times as "the UK's Leading Speaker Bureau." According to the Independent, "JLA has opened up whole new avenues of corporate entertainment."