Motivational Speakers

Leadership & High Performance Speakers

Our leadership and high performance speakers work with organisations to develop leaders who drive results, raise standards and build high-performing cultures. Drawing on real-world leadership experience, performance psychology and commercial insight, our speakers focus on what leaders must do differently to improve performance at individual, team and organisational level.

SAVED SPEAKERS

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Professor Damian Hughes

Author of six best-selling books and an expert on leadership, high performance, culture and change.

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Chris Brindley MBE

Leading authority on sales management, customer experience and employee engagement and satisfaction.

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Steve Smith

Olympian Steve is Britain’s most successful ever High Jumper.

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Thimon De Jong

Expert in innovation, future human behaviour, societal change, culture and business trends.

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Sarah Furness

Founder of Well Be It | Keynote Speaker| Bestselling Author | Executive Coach| Helicopter Pilot | Human Factors Expert | Mindfulness Coach

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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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Dame Kelly Holmes MBE (mil) OLY.

Double Olympic Gold Medalist and renowned leadership speaker.

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Jim Steele

Multi-award winning, highly sought-after motivational business and high performance speaker.

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Sir Chris Hoy

Olympic hero Chris Hoy is a multiple World Champion track cyclist and winner of six Olympic gold medals.

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Sir Bradley Wiggins

Sir Bradley Wiggins is a true embodiment of the power of determination and resilience in the face of adversity.

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Bruce Daisley

Bruce Daisley is one of the world's most influential voices on fixing workplace culture and a former VP at Twitter.

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Adrian Webster

Recognised as one of the most entertaining and effective motivational business speakers in the UK today.

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Matthew Syed

A two-time Olympian, Matthew has become a successful British journalist, broadcaster and best-selling author.

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Rainer Hersch

British conductor, actor, writer and comedian known for his comical take on classical music.

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Stef Reid MBE

World champion, paralympian and speaker specialising in high performance and diversity and inclusion.

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Marc Priestley

Former McLaren Pit Crew & Inspirational Speaker

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James Kerr

James is a bestselling author, speaker and business consultant

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Professor John Amaechi OBE

Professor John Amaechi OBE is a respected organisational psychologist, and the Leadership Transformation Expert at APS Intelligence LTD.

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Jamil Qureshi

One of the world’s most in-demand experts in high performance.

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Dr Jo Salter MBE

The first female Fighter Jet Pilot named as one of the 50 Most Inspiring Women in the World.

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