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Author, entrepreneurs and inspiring speaker, Penny Power co-founded Ecademy - an online facility for business users to further their professional activities using online tools and community support.

Penny is the author of 2 books, Know Me Like Me Follow Me – 2019 and Business is Personal. 

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

When you’re looking for a motivational speaker for your event.

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.

Colonel Stuart Tootal

Motivational,Speaker

Tootal was awarded it for his time in 2006 when he

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…

Graham Duff

To become a pilot you must command a tremendous amount of courage and have exceptional control over the mind

Becoming a pilot is about learning to push yourself, and put everything on the line,

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

singer-songwriter , record producer

Martina Mariea McBride (née Schiff, born July 29, 1966) is an American country music singer-songwriter

Renate van Dijken (1979) is a leading expert in the fields of consumer psychology, positioning and business communications. As the founder and director of Your Branding, Renate lives her companys...

Renate van Dijken (1979) is a leading expert in the fields of consumer psychology, positioning and business communications.

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.

Derek Derenalagi

Native Fijian Derek, joined the British Army in 1999

Whilst serving with the Worcestershire Sherwood Foresters Regiment in Helmand Province,

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,

Kenny Dalglish

If you look up the word ‘success’ in an illustrated dictionary you might just see a photograph of Kenny Dalglish. Whatever this motivational speaker turns his hand to, he invariably achieves positive outcomes.

Throughout his 22-year career as a footballer, Dalglish made a total of 882 appearances and scored 336 goals, 230 of them in the league.

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,

Tom Rosamilia

Senior Vice President, IBM Software & Chairman | IBM North America

Tom Rosamilia is senior vice president of IBM Software. Tom directs IBM’s product design and investment strategy, expert labs, global software product development,

Luud Berings

Luud Berings has been successful for many years as an inspirational speaker, leadership trend watcher as well as trainer and coach. Having spoken and worked in over 30 countries on 5 continents and...

Luud Berings has been successful for many years as an inspirational speaker,

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

Chris Broad

FORMER ENGLISH CRICKETER

It is with the England team, however, where Chris is best known. He made his Test debut for the national side in 1984,

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.

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.

Robert Lawrence

There are many motivational speakers who have inspirational stories to tell of how they overcame the most difficult circumstances to go on to do great things and Captain Robert Lawrence has one of the most amazing presentations that you are ever likely to hear.

There are many motivational speakers who have inspirational stories

Tarka LHerpiniere

EXPLORER, ENDURANCE ATHLETE & FILMMAKER

Tarka is a British explorer, ultra-endurance athlete, motivational speaker and filmmaker who holds several endurance records.

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.

Captain William Wells

Businessman, politician, and general in the Army officer

He then became a Trinity House licensed pilot in the Port of London,

Douglas Hurd

STATESMAN OF BRITISH POLITICS

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

Dion Dublin

A prolific Premier League striker who enjoyed spells at Norwich City FC, Manchester United FC, Coventry City FC, Aston Villa FC and Leicester City FC, Dion Dublin scored 183 career goals in 613 appearances at club level, as well as making four appearances for England.

Initially a centre back by trade, Dublin graduated the Norwich City FC academy in 1988,

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

Grant Leboff

CEO OF STICKY MARKETING CLUB & FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PHONE INTELLIGENCE LTD

An author ofseveral best-selling books on the subject, Grant contends that businesses