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John Blashford-Snell

legedary explorer

Achieving the rank of Colonel in the British Army, serving from 1954–1991, Colonel John is a former British Army officer.

Jack Sutcliffe

swam the English Channel with his family and then climb Mount Everest

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Kenny Burns

Kenny is one of the magic men who was part of the team that won the European Cup

While Burns is mostly known for when he was at Forest from 1977 to 1981, making 137 appearances.

james burke

award winning estate agent and inspirational motivational speaker

As James often says in his speech's "it's not where you start, but where you finish".

John McCarthy

journalist,Speaker

He was a young journalist working for United Press International Television News.

Steven Van Belleghem

Customer Focus Expert, Author, Keynote Speaker

Steven is an expert in customer focus in a digital world and in how our customers will behave in the Day After Tomorrow. He is a popular speaker at home…

Jean Jouzel

Scientist-climatologist

En 1994, Jean Jouzel intègre le Giec (Groupe d'experts international sur l'évolution du climat),

One of the most prolific strikers in Welsh and Premier League footballing history, John Hartson is a revered professional able to engage audiences of all shapes and sizes with his intense understanding, as well as passion for the game of football.

A consistent football pundit, John has featured heavily on football coverage for the BBC, 

Jamie Andrew

life-long mountaineer, lost his hands and feet from frostbite after being trapped on the Mont Blanc massif in the Graian Alps

A tremendously courageous and resilient mountaineer, Jamie Andrew has overcome

leading military speaker

He continues writing with the same enthusiasm he had writing his first book, a decade ago. Ken writes with a passion about a subject for which he is well qualified,

Jas Hawker

Jas is a British motivational speaker and former Royal Air Force pilot

Jas Hawker is a talented former Royal Air Force pilot,

Captain Edmund Addington

injured serviceman

Just before an improvised explosive device (IED) blew up under the Captain's vehicle

Jason De Carteret

Helicopter pilot and devoted documentary filmmaker, he has ventured into some of the most dangerous places in the world

Jason De Carteret was born on the small island of Guernsey.

Ken McCoy

crime writer

Ken is one of the most in-demand motivational speakers on the circuit and this is perhaps because he, himself,

Alan Wise

Qualified psychologist and motivational speaker Alan is an esteemed psychotherapist who has practised in both Europe and the US; with specialisms in depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and stress management.

With several decades of experience as a practitioner, Alan Wise continues to work as both a therapist

Sahar Hashemi

British businesswoman, best known as the co-founder of the coffee chain Coffee Republic

Sahar Hashemi, founded Coffee Republic, the UK's first US style coffee bar chain with her brother and built it into one of the UK's most recognised high street brands,

Rachel Smith

Motivational Speaker

In rowing, Rachel completed the Atlantic race in 76 days, 11 hours and 12 minutes and won the women’s pairs class,

Andy Cave

Andy is a British mountaineer and motivational speaker who overcame a tough upbringing to become one of the most famous and impressive extreme sportsmen and mountain explorers of recent years.

Andy left school at 16 with no qualifications and followed family tradition starting work as a coal miner at Grimethorpe. He described the environment as a:

Chris Stock and Ian Hunter

Global Business

Between them Chris and Ian have developed a ground-breaking new motivation technique,

Joe Simpson

British mountaineer elevated to stardom after a near-fatal mountaineering accident whilst traversing the Andes

Joe was 14 when he read The White Spider by Heinrich Harrer about the first ascent of the North Face of Mount Eiger in 1938.

Anna Turney

Anna Turney is a British alpine skier who has competed at two Winter Paralympic Games. One of the UK’s leading young snowboarders, in 2006 Anna's world was turned upside-down when she suffered an accident during a training run in Japan.

Anna's accident in 2006 left her paralysed from the waist down, but she just wanted to compete in the Winter Games;

Bill Ramsey

Emotional Intelligence

A former Wing Commander that accrued in excess of 6,500 hours of flying throughout

Anthony Kingsley

Anthony Kingsley is a British expert practitioner and trainer in the Alexander Technique and a qualified Psychotherapist available to book through The Motivational Speakers agency.

Named after Australian actor Frederick Matthias Alexander, the Alexander Technique teaches people how to avoid unnecessary muscular

Pen Hadow

mental resilience

Pen's first Arctic expedition was in 1989 and it saw him set up the world’s first guide service to the North Pole in 1995.

Luke Tyburski

adventurer, motivational speaker and health and wellness coach

Luke has always been an athlete, with a background in Exercise Science. He decided to transform to an exciting and challenging style of the sport becoming an Endurance Adventurer.

Mike Denison

Japanese businesses have championed lean management and manufacturing for decades and motivational speaker

Now the managing director of his own business Lean Mentor International, Mike aims to give his clients great value 

A celebrated Royal Marine commando, helicopter pilot and SAS officer turned expedition leader and business entrepreneur

An award-winning entrepreneur, international conference speaker and record-breaking adventurer

Adam Peaty

Adam is a British competitive swimmer who specialises in the breaststroke.

Specialising in breaststroke, Adam is a British competitive swimmer.

Army officer achieved success both within a military and commercial forum.

As a leadership speaker, Tim is impressive; his combat experience has provided him with a deep understanding of crisis management.

Charles van Commenee

Leadership

Van Commenee is known in the UK mainly as the former head coach of Team GB at the 2012

Julianne Kissack

Author and motivational speaker, Julianne is a prominent figure in public speaking .

Kissack has developed a collection of practical and transferable skills that will help those in a variety of professions

Pete Cohen

motivational speaker not only inspires but delivers results as well

Encouraging new perspectives is what Pete Cohen does best. Looking at personal and professional development in a unique way, Pete has coached countless corporate clientele

Colin Croft

WEST INDIES CRICKET ICON

Controversially Croft became part of the rebel tour of 1982, who toured apartheid-divided South Africa, going against

Calum Chace

journalism

Before delving into the realm of artificial intelligence Chace had an impressive career spanning 30 years in business and journalism.

Colin Wilkinson

Motivational speaker and former panellist on the BBC's show The Apprentice: You’re Fired, Colin Wilkinson combines raw talent with humility and humour.

Colin Wilkinson is a businessman, retail speaker and entrepreneur

Adam Yates

Adam is one of Britain’s greatest cyclists with a bright future ahead of him.

Adam has crashed out of several races but in August 2015, aged just 22,

Pete Goss

OUTSTANDING YACHTSMAN AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER

Once upon a time, Pete was not always a world-renowned sailor. With humble beginnings as a Royal Marine, he has accomplished some unimaginable feats during the course of his life.

Douglas Hurd

STATESMAN OF BRITISH POLITICS

Hurd would begin his political career as the MP for the Mid Oxfordshire constituency (later Witney),

Justine Hardy

Motivational speaker, Justine is one of those journalists that do so much more than simply report events and facts – she has an empathetic soul that has seen her set up an organisation in Kashmir that helps people who have been affected psychologically by war and conflict.

Justine aling Kashmir which focuses on primary mental health care and operates

Private Jaco van Gass

INJURED SERVICEMAN&ADVENTURE

Jaco has since turned his focus to cycling and he was accepted

Motivation & Inspiration

In 1990 sheset up the Birmingham Trichology Centre,

Ade Adepitan

Adedoyin has gone from being a child with Polio in Lagos Nigeria to one of the most immediately recognisable figures in the UK.

A year earlier, Ade had won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Athens, turning a childhood dream of his into reality. But it is not just his sporting talentin a wheelchair that has made…

Between the early 1990s and the early 2000s, there was literally no stopping Frankie Fredericks, the former track and field athlete from Namibia who specialised in the 100m and 200m and is now an extremely popular motivational speaker.

Four times a silver medallist at the Olympic Games – one in each discipline in Barcelona (1992)

Adrian Newey

Adrian Newey has forged a successful career in motorsport, having both designed cars and worked with the world’s top racing teams such as Red Bull and Williams.

Adrian Newey OBE is a leading figure in the motorsport industry,

Karan Bilimoria

FOUNDER OF COBRA BEER & BEVERAGE KING

Karan was born in Hyderabad, India into a Zoroastrian Parsi family with a distinguished

Gareth Hughes

Motivational speaker Gareth Hughes – joint owner of Hughes Dressage in Warwickshire with his wife Rebecca – has lived and breathed equine sports since he was a child growing up in Australia.

An expert in dressage, in-hand, Western riding and showing, Gareth has worked at many different equestrian centres,

Kevin and Clare Kennedy

Kevin and Clare are leading experts on alcoholism recovery.

Kevin, who is best known for his role as Curly Watts on Coronation Street, has personally faced.

Rona Cant

Housewife and stay-at-home Mum, to a record-breaking explorer and adventurer

Remarkably, Rona has sailed the ‘wrong way’ around the world, trekked with wild bears and cougars.

Damien Lewis

Leadership & Teamwork

During a decade spent reporting from around the world Damien lived in deserts, rainforests, jungles and chaotic third world cities.

Garth Crooks

Garth Crooks stands out as one of the most entertaining, insightful and much-loved football speakers in the game. His examination of football, coupled with his penchant for debate and detail, place Garth at the top of his field, making him a popular pundit on such TV shows as Match of the Day and Football Focus.

A captivating football speaker whose passionate speaking and astute observations have engaged football fans across the UK,