Motivational Speakers
Resilience & Adversity Speakers
Resilience and the ability to overcome adversity are essential qualities for fostering a positive working environment. Employees who can navigate challenges with determination and flexibility contribute to a culture of problem-solving, collaboration, and growth. We hand-pick the most inspirational resilience and adversity speakers for our clients, from those who have experienced personal struggles, to adventurers and service personnel.
SAVED SPEAKERS
Jonny Benjamin MBE
Jonny Benjamin MBE is an award-winning mental health campaigner, film producer, public speaker, writer and vlogger.
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Anthony Bennett
Inspirational speaker who learned how to walk, talk and breathe again after contracting three virus infections.
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Jono Lancaster
Jono Lancaster was born with a visible difference, is an advocate for self love and being a hero in your own life.
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Sir Ranulph Fiennes
'World’s Greatest Living Explorer’, Everest Conqueror & Writer.
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Rob Hosking
Rob Hosking is a former Police Officer turned TEDx international motivational speaker. He speaks about all things workplace wellbeing.
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Oli France
Oli France guides teams through the world’s wildest places, his talks focus on leadership, resilience and risk.
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Monty Halls
Worked on the peace process in South Africa before leaving the services in 1996 to pursue a career in leading expeditions.
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Daniel Biddle
Daniel Biddle is the most seriously injured survivor of the 7/7 terrorist attacks on London 2005.
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Johnny Nelson MBE
world champion boxer, Sky Sports pundit and motivational speaker, passionate about encouraging conversations on mindset.
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Darren Edwards
Darren Edwards is a record-breaking British Disabled Adventurer, Inspirational Speaker, and Author.
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Jonny Benjamin MBE & Neil Laybourn
Neil Laybourn and Jonny Benjamin are Award winning mental health campaigners, after a chance meeting on Waterloo bridge in London.
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Azeem Rafiq
Azeem Rafiq is a British Asian ex professional cricketer and now a campaigner for meaningful change in sport.
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Neil Laughton
Former Royal Marine commando, helicopter pilot and SAS officer turned business entrepreneur!
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Ade Adepitan MBE
Experienced broadcaster and international Paralympic wheelchair basketball player.
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Perry McCarthy
Ex-Formula 1 driver and the original Stig.
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Orla Chennaoui
Multilingual TV sports presenter, host and journalist with experience working in both hard news and sport.
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Chelsea Roffey
The first and only woman to have officiated in an Australian Football League Grand Final.
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Charlie Martin
Racing driver, transgender, diversity role model & Stonewall Sports Champion. Also adventure sports - surfing, snowboarding & trail running
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Sergeant Johnson Beharry VC
Johnson Beharry is the latest recipient of the Victoria Cross.
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Andy Cave
Mountaineer, Linguist & Speaker.
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Bonita Norris
Award winning speaker, bestselling author & the youngest person to reach both the summit of Mt Everest & the North Pole.
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Ben Smith
Ben has recently completed 401 marathons in 401 days all over the UK, equating to 10,506 miles, for Stonewall and Kidscape.
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Pen Hadow
The first person to trek solo without resupply by third parties, from Canada to the North Geographic Pole.
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Jill Scott MBE
Former Professional England Footballer and England's second-most capped player.
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Alastair Humphreys
Cycled around the world in 4 years, a journey of 46,000 miles through 60 countries and 5 continents.
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James Cracknell OBE
One of Britain’s most successful athletes with two rowing Olympic Gold medals and six World Championships to his name.
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Debra Searle MBE
Entrepreneur and adventurer who rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Matthew Whitfield
Former Naval Fighter Pilot, and UK Senior Leaders, Top Gun instructor, MI5 pilot on counter-espionage and counter terrorism ops.
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Ellie Simmonds OBE
Ellie is a five time Paralympic champion and the youngest person to receive and MBE.
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Col Dame Kelly Holmes DBE
Double Olympic Gold Medalist and renowned leadership speaker
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Andy Grant
Former Marine Andy Grant is the world's fastest single leg amputee in the world over 10km.
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Jason Robinson OBE
World Cup Winning First Black British Captain Of The England Rugby Team.
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Mark Wood
After serving in the British Army and then as a Firefighter, Mark went on to train and lead teams for major expeditions
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Christopher Lemons
Deep Sea Saturation Diver and star of Netflix hit 'Last Breath'. Chris has been a commercial diver for over 14 years.
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Nicolas Hamilton
Nicolas Hamilton, born with Cerebral Palsy, became the first disabled driver to compete in the British Touring Car Championship.
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Dr Alison Edgar MBE
Alison Edgar MBE is also known as “The Entrepreneur’s Godmother” to a plethora of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs.
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Stephen Mason
Stephen is a businessman and entrepreneur who managed to financially retire by age 32.
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Amazin LeThi
Amazin's journey from homelessness to becoming one of the most visible & influential LGBTQ+ activists in the world is truly inspiring.
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David Weir CBE
David Weir CBE, 'The Weirwolf', is a 6-time Paralympic gold medal winner.
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Divyanshu Ganatra
India's first blind solo pilot, the first blind Indian to summit MT. Kilimanjaro, the first blind tandem cyclist; Manali-Khardung la.
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Meg Zeenat Wamithi
Meg is an acclaimed global mental health influencer, campaigner and creator of MindMapper UK, a youth-led mental health education company.
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Rob & Paul Forkan
After surviving the 2004 tsunami, Rob & Paul now run Gandys Flip Flops whose profits help to build Orphanages.
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Sophie Radcliffe
Adventurer, endurance athlete, blogger and speaker who believes everyone has the capacity to achieve something extraordinary.
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Neil Laybourn
Neil is a renowned and highly sought after Health & Wellbeing expert and public speaker.
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Kenton Cool
Kenton Cool is one of the world’s leading high-altitude climbers, mountaineer and a highly engaging speaker. He's summited Everest 16 times.
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Ann Daniels
World Record Holding Adventurer and one of Britain’s leading female Polar Explorers.
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Mimi Anderson
Mimi Anderson is one of the world’s most inspirational female endurance runners & a multiple Guinness World Record Holder.
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Jody Cundy CBE
Jody is one of Great Britain’s most decorated, currently competing, male Paralympians.
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Charlie Cannon
Charlie has worked and coached at the front of leadership, performance and wellbeing with leaders from some of the most well-known brands.
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Stef Reid MBE
World champion, paralympian and speaker specialising in high performance and diversity and inclusion.
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Matt King OBE
Matt King OBE is a leading motivational speaker, lawyer, author, artist, adventurer and mentor.
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Danny Crates
Gold medal winning Paralympic athlete and expert in high performance, resilience and leadership.
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Paul Cashmore
Fugitive Hunter in the Channel 4 series Hunted, Author and resiliency and wellbeing expert.
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Dan Cross
In 2015, Dan lost his wife to murder and subsequently suffered immeasurably with mental health issues.
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Dr Liz Jackson MBE
Dr Liz Jackson MBE is an award-winning entrepreneur, author and industry expert in marketing.
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Geoff Holt
Paralysed ex-professional yachtsman and entrepreneur.
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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
One of the most well known British Adventurers, and the first person to sail around the world single handed.
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Anna McNuff
Anna McNuff is an endurance athlete and adventurer.
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Simon Weston CBE
Simon’s message is one of achievement, of triumph over adversity, of seizing the moment and succeeding.
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Matt Lindley
Matt Lindley is an airline and ex RAF Royal Squadron Pilot.
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Chris Thrall
Former Royal Marines Commando and Hong Kong triad doorman turned author, global adventurer, endurance athlete and inspirational speaker.
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Stephen McGown
Al Qaeda's longest held prisoner. Not being mentally, physically or emotionally equipped for this event, he had to learn to survive.
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Jamie Clarke
Professional and Olympic-level Performance Coach, expedition leader, business builder and master motivator.
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Tom Daley OBE
Olympic gold medallist and double World Champion Tom Daley is the most decorated British diver of all time.
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Heidi Loughlin
Heidi's is an inspirational speaker who raises immeasurable awareness on health & well-being, through her light-hearted turns phrases.
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Thomas Bell
Living on the bipolar spectrum, with a side order of PTSD & ADHD, there's simply no international speaker who commands a room like Thomas.
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Linda Cruse
A humanitarian aid worker, CSR advocate and author intent on supporting the world's impoverished & struggling communities.
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Dr Alex Staniforth
Record-breaking endurance adventurer, motivational speaker, published author, brand ambassador and charity founder.
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Karen Darke
Somewhat an expert in overcoming challenges, Karen finds much of her inspiration through outdoor adventure
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Matt Ellison
An experienced keynote speaker on Diversity & Inclusion and LGBTQ+ topics, whose journey and story as a transgender man is truly inspiring.
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Colin Jackson CBE
Colin Jackson, Great Britain’s Legendary Hurdler, Multiple Gold Medallist & World Record Holder and Broadcaster
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Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE DL
Britain’s greatest Paralympic athlete and acknowledged as one of the most courageous sportswomen of her generation.
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Amar Latif OBE
Amar is a hugely successful blind traveller, award-winning entrepreneur & TV presenter who wants to create a more accessible world.
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Andrew Pain
Mental health and wellbeing speaker, leading in his work on men’s mental health.
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Tim Prendergast
Tim Prendergast is one of New Zealand’s most outstanding Paralympians, representing the country in at least 3 Olympic Games.
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Anton Ferdinand
Anton Ferdinand is a former professional footballer, media personality and mentor.
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Vicki Anstey
Leading wellbeing expert, TEDx speaker, coach and mentor. Entrepreneur turned adventurer and 2x World Record holder.
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Ryan Stramrood
Ryan Stramrood is an ultra-extreme open water and ice swimming adventurer, Performance Coach, Three Times Guinness World Record Holder.
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Mandy Hickson
The only female pilot on her Front Line Tornado Squadron, flying multimillion pound fast jets for the Royal Air Force.
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Dave Watson
Becoming a triple amputee in 2010 following an IED blast, didn’t slow him down, just changed his direction.
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Dan Keeley
Dan Keeley is an Award-Winning Mental Health Activist, TEDx Speaker and Endurance Runner.
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Sean Conway
A highly sought-after adventurer, extreme endurance athlete, author & motivational speaker who focuses on positive goal setting.
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Dr Kate Allatt
Dr Allatt was considered 'better off dead' but her extraordinary recovery and resilience, proves you can do anything if it matters enough.
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Mark Foster
Throughout his impressive 30-year swimming career, Mark won 51 international medals.
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Katie Piper OBE
Katie Piper is a hugely inspirational acid attack survivor, TV presenter, best-selling author, campaigner & charity founder.
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Marc Woods
After being diagnosed with cancer in his left leg, leading to amputation, Marc infamously swam faster with one leg than he did with two.
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Dee Caffari MBE
Dee Caffari is the first woman to have sailed single-handed and non-stop around the world in both directions.
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Martin Donnelly
Martin Donnelly is a former F1 driver who's career was cut short after a serious car crash.
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Helena Lucas MBE
British sailing’s golden girl, Helena Lucas MBE made history claiming 2.4mR Paralympic gold
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Martine Wright MBE
She lost both legs in the Circle line bombing, yet she considers herself a lucky woman with a whole new life of opportunities
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Miles Hilton-Barber
Blind Adventurer and international motivational speaker.
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Isaac Kenyon
Award winning, record-breaking eco-adventurer and leader, climate hero and mental health charity trustee.
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Shona Hirons
Award-winning global motivational speaker and resilience and burnout coach.
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Simon Wheatcroft
Simon Wheatcroft is a blind ultra marathon runner using disruptive technology to help himself & others
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Marc Convey
Motivational speaker, burns survivor and advocate for triumph over trauma.
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Clive Branson
Since his life-limiting diagnosis, Clive’s resilience continues to shine through.
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Bear Grylls OBE
Trained from a young age in martial arts, Bear went on to spend three years as a soldier in the British Special Forces.
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Vernice Armour
America's First Black Female Combat Pilot, Former Marine & Cop, Author of Zero to Breakthrough and Consultant to Business
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Ed Stafford
Ed Stafford holds the Guinness World Record as the first person to walk the Amazon and was voted European Adventurer of the Year 2011.
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Joe Simpson
Joe is the author & subject of Touching the Void, which went on to win the NCR Award and the Boardman Tasker Award.
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John Peters
Dealing with extremes: in 1991, a Tornado pilot shot down, captured and paraded on TV, he was held as a POW for 7 weeks.
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Kelda Wood
A former GB Para-Canoeist & Founder of the wellbeing charity Climbing Out, who became the first adaptive person to solo row any ocean.
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Derek Redmond
Derek Redmond is an acclaimed International Motivational Speaker & former World Champion 400m Sprinter.
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