Motivational Speakers

A motivational speaker helps the audiences to define their goals and objectives, overcome fears and obstacles, and achieve a level of determination and self-belief  that brings success. 

Motivational speakers helps individuals to define their goals and objectives, overcome fears and obstacles, and achieve a level of determination and self-belief  that brings success.   They may have  a compelling and memorable story that will engage, challenge and inspire.

A motivational speaker, someone who has achieved success in business, sports or in his personal life, will readily point to others who, either directly or indirectly, have helped them achieve their success.  Motivational speakers understand the importance of teamwork  and that a team that works together will achieve greater success than any individual. 

NEIL ARMSTRONG

July 16th 2009 is the 40th anniversary of the lift-off of Apollo 11,  the first manned space mission to land on the Moon It was the fifth human spaceflight of Project Apollo and the third human voyage to the Moon.

It carried Mission Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin. On 20 July, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon, while Collins orbited above.

Motivational speaker Neil Armstrong commented,  ”‘It has been a very exciting time. We take a great deal of pride in our accomplishments in exploration and exploitation of the universe around us. But we are still in the infancy of space flight. I hope I can be around long enough to savour the new knowledge and vastly increasing benefits that will accrue from our continued pursuit of expansion of the human presence in our solar system.”

ROBERT SWAN

Robert Swan is not only a polar explorer, an environmental leader and the first person in history to walk unsupported to the North and South Poles, but also an exceptionally gifted and natural communicator and motivational speaker.  Robert has dedicated his life to the preservation of Antarctica by the promotion of recycling, renewable energy and sustainability to combat the effects of climate change. 

TOM AVERY

Over 20% of the 23 Britons who have attempted to reach the Pole on foot from the edge of the Antarctic continent have perished.  In 2002, just days after his 27th birthday, motivational speaker Tom Avery walked into the record books by becoming the youngest Briton to complete the perilous journey to the South Pole.  As one of the freshest faces on the motivational speaking circuit, Tom’s youthful enthusiasm, and passion has captured the imagination of a broad spectrum of organizations.  He brings the raw beauty of Antarctica into the conference room and describes how his team battled with the elements during their record-breaking journey.

MARK GALLAGHER

Motivational speaker Mark Gallagher currently runs Cosworth's Formula 1 Business Unit. Mark Gallagher has a wealth of experience in the world of professional motorsport gained during 26 years working in Formula One.  He guided Ireland to victory in the 2008/09 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport.  Mark Gallagher is principally known for his nine years working as marketing chief at Jordan Grand Prix, later heading sponsorship for Jaguar/Red Bull Racing in 2004/05.

ANDY GREEN

Wing Commander Andy Green is a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and motivational speaker.  As the holder of the World Land Speed Record, is ‘The Fastest Man on Earth’. Driving Richard Noble’s Thrust SSC (SuperSonic Car) in 1997, Andy set the world’s first and only supersonic land speed record at an astonishing 763 mph, driving literally ‘faster than a speeding bullet’. To hear of the huge technological, practical and personal challenges that he and the team had to overcome in pursuit of the ultimate Land Speed Record is to share in a story that you will not quickly forget.

KEN HAMES

Ken Hames created and is the expedition leader of the ground breaking ‘Beyond Boundaries’ series for BBC TV.  In each series, motivational speaker Ken Hames takes a different group of highly disabled people and motivates them to achieve seemingly impossible expeditions. He trains and inspires them into a team and the end result is life changing.

SIR RANULPH FIENNES

Described in 1984 as the "World's Greatest Living Explorer" by the Guinness Book of Records,  motivational speaker Sir Ranulph Fiennes' expeditions around the world include Transglobe (the world's first surface journey around the world's polar axis) 1979-82; North Polar Unsupported Expedition (furthest north unsuppported record) 1986; leader of the Pentland South Pole expedition 1992/93 (which achieved the first unsupported crossing of the Antarctic Continent and the longest unsupported polar journey in history).

SEBASTIAN COE

Lord Sebastian Coe OBE is one of Britain's greatest ever athletes. He also led the successful bid to bring the Olympic Games to London in 2012.  Alongside his Olympic responsibilities, Sebastian Coe is Vice President of the IAAF and sits on the committee bidding for England to host the World Cup in 2018.

ALEX MACPHAIL

Alex MacPhail is a passionate and compelling motivational keynote speaker.  His great expertise is empowering large audiences to master their motivation - allowing them to achieve their full potential, both on the day of the conference and long into the future.  Alex describes his work as "attitude and behavioural training" and he shares his unique knowledge and experience through high-energy and amusing  keynote speeches.  

MILES HILTON-BARBER

In April 2000 motivational speaker Miles Hilton-Barber climbed to a height of 17,500 feet in the Himalayas. He then successfully conquered Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa at 19,340 feet. A few days later he took part in the unique ‘Highest and Deepest 2000’ Project on Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest mountain.  For any person this would be an impressive record, but it is all the more astounding in that Miles has been blind for 20 years.

ELLEN MACARTHUR

On 7 February 2005 motivational speaker Ellen MacArthur broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe, a feat which gained her international renown.

JO GAMBI

Jo Gambi entered the Guinness World Records for the fastest female ascent of the seven summits. Jo also is the second British woman to ever climb Everest’s North Ridge.  In 2005 motivaitonal speaker Jo and her husband, Rob, became the first couple to both climb the ‘Seven Summits’ and ski to the North and South Poles. Jo was also the first female and Rob the first Australian to achieve this. Remarkably they unwittingly achieved these records not only while Rob was in remission from his second bout of cancer, but also inspite of facing death along the way, while stranded high in the Himalaya. 

FELICITY ASTON

Motivational speaker Felicity Aston is currently the leader and chief organiser of the Commonwealth Women’s Antarctic Expedition which will involve a team of women from Cyprus, Ghana, India, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, New Zealand, Jamaica and the UK, skiing to the South Pole at the end of 2009 to mark the 60th anniversary year of the Commonwealth. The expedition involves selecting and training a diverse, multicultural team of ‘ordinary’ women for one of the most arduous journeys on Earth. She was also part of the first, ever, all-female team to complete the Polar Challenge, a 360-mile endurance race to the magnetic north pole. 

RALF RANGNICK

Motivational speaker Ralf Rangnick, is the manager fof TSG Hoffenheim. In May 2007 the team rose from the German third division into the second Bundesliga (national league) under his leadership. His stated goal, to gain promotion to the first Bundesliga (the top German league) as quickly as possible, was also quickly achieved, making him one of the most admired football coaches in Germany..

LEWIS GORDON-PUGH

In 2006 motivatinal speaker Lewis Gordon Pugh became the first swimmer in history to complete a long distance swim in all 5 oceans of the world, a feat which many had considered to be the "holy grail" of swimming. He also became the first person to complete a long distance swim in both the Arctic and the Antarctic.

MATT DICKINSON

Motivational speaker Matt Dickinson is an adventure and expedition film-maker & author, specialising in the wild places and people of the world.  His presentations are relevant for any organisation seeking to meet new challenges in a rapidly changing world. In May 1996 Matt Dickinson made a successful ascent of the North face of Mt Everest and became one of only five British climbers to do so. He also became the first British film-maker to have filmed on the summit and return alive. Drawing on his experiences at the hard end of adventure filming for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, he explores and reveals the human factors that separate those who succeed from those who fail.

NIKI LAUDA

Motivational speaker Niki Lauda has one of the most famous names and faces in the world of Formula One. A legacy not only of his horrific fiery crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix, but also of his success as a driver and businessman. He won two world championships in the 1970s, retired from racing to set up his own airline, and then returned to the cockpit to capture a third title.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD

Sir Clive Woodward was the manager of of the England Rugby team that won the Rugby World Cup and is in constant demand as a leading motivational speaker.  After a spell at Southampton FC, Sir Clive Woodward was appointed the new Director of Elite Performance at the British Olympic Association in 2006. 

 

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