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Motivational Speakers
INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS WHO CAN INSPIRE AN AUDIENCE
'Motivational speaker' & 'inspirational speaker' - those words can mean a lot of different things to different people! But every specialist speaker here is chosen to help teams to become better. Browse our roster of superbly influential presenters - performers who are able to engender positivity in the workplace and aid a sense of empowerment.
This our Top 100 of the best motivational speakers and presenters plus another thirteen last time we counted! And more mtivational talent is available via our sister bureau too - just call us on 01455 633289 to talk through hundreds of options.
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Chemmy Alcott
Chemmy Alcott - as Britain's Number 1 female alpine skier, Chemmy Alcott is the golden girl of British winter sports.... [more]
Timothy Armoo
Timothy Armoo - named in Forbes 30 Under 30, CEO and founder of Fanbytes, a leading influencer marketing business.... [more]
Dr Adrian Atkinson
Dr Adrian Atkinson -business psychologist, strategic advisor and executive coach focusing on developing senior managers.... [more]
Martin Bayfield
Martin Bayfield - former top England Rugby and the British and Irish Lions player, now co-presenter for BBC 1's Crimewatch.... [more]
Derek Bell
Speaker Derek Bell is a British born racing legend and the supreme endurance racing driver. ... [more]
Simon Biltcliffe
Simon Bitcliffe - founder of Webmart, shaped the business around his personal ethos that Marxism and Capitalism together are unbeatable.... [more]
Paul Birch
Paul Birch - innovation and organisational change guru who helps organisations to solve impossible problems and find profitable solutions.... [more]
Roger Black
Roger Black MBE was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School and successfully gained a place to read medicine at Southampton University in 1985. By then, however, he had already demonstrated considerable athletic talent and he decided to rescind his place to concentrate on his track and field career... [more]
Caprice Bourret
Caprice Bourret - former globally famous supermodel and actress, once voted World's sexiest woman now successful and inspirational fashion CEO.... [more]
Kyran Bracken
Kyran Bracken has experienced the highs and lows of first class rugby union and has witnessed first-hand the transition to the professional game. During his time at Bristol Kyran continued to have a successful career in law until the advent of professionalism in 1996 and his transfer to Saracens... [more]
Karren Brady
Speaker Karren Brady - first woman to break through into the all-male world of soccer.... [more]
Dave Brailsford
Dave Brailsford - inspirational coach of one of the most strikingly successful teams in Olympic history.... [more]
Marcus Buckingham
Marcus Buckingham pioneered a revolutionary concept: that people will be dramatically more effective, successful, and fulfilled when they play to their strongest skills rather than attempting to improve their weaknesses.... [more]
Geoff Burch
Geoff Burch is the original and best alternative business Guru. His image and humour have secured him platforms on both the corporate and stand-up comedy stage. Having delighted audiences in over forty countries for nearly twenty years, Geoff is one of the most renowned and prolific speakers to management and... [more]
Amy Carroll
Amy Carroll: delivers leadership, communication and effectiveness training for multinationals, drawing on her own globally licenced Predator, Prey or Partner ™... [more]
Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Coe - one of Britain's greatest ever athletes, with successful careers in both politics and sports administration.... [more]
Pete Cohen
Pete Cohen - coach to top athletes and blue-chip businesses alike, Pete uses his energetic style and psychological insights to get people leading productive, fulfilling lives.... [more]
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton - the UK's most senior female firefighter. Homeless at fifteen, now an inspirational role-model, public servant, and motivational speaker.... [more]
Gennaro Contaldo
Gennaro Contaldo is widely known as the man who taught Jamie Oliver all he knows about cooking. ... [more]
Chris Corbin
Chris Corbin - founder of Ashfield Healthcare - an inspirational example of entrepreneurship and determination.... [more]
Jane Cordell
Jane Cordell lost her hearing as a young adult but rose to a senior position in the Foreign Office. She is on the Board of Disability Rights UK and a Trustee of Manchester Deaf Centre.... [more]
David Coulthard
David Coulthard - as a former F1 racing driver, he brings a wealth of experience on the subjects of risk and performance.... [more]
James Cracknell
James Cracknell - double gold medal winning Olympic athlete who has taken part in grueling endurance races and adventures.... [more]
Chris Crudelli
Chris Crudelli - speaker, TV presenter, cultural explorer, best-selling author, and international kung fu master.... [more]
Crista Cullen
Crista Cullen - three time Olympian, outstanding speaker on peak performance and being the best you can be.... [more]
Lawrence Dallaglio
Lawrence Dallaglio - former captain of the England Rugby team, making more than 200 appearances for his club and earning 85 caps.... [more]
Ann Daniels
Ann Daniels - world record breaking polar explorer - is an inspiration to those who hear her speak. She has led expeditions in the most hostile environments on earth, literally to the very top and bottom of the world, where strong leadership and teamwork are essential ... [more]
Christian Danner
Christian Danner - extremely successful touring car exponent who moved that talent to Formula 3000 before graduating to F1 ... [more]
Karen Darke
Karen Darke was paralysed aged twenty one in a climbing accident in her native Scotland. This life-changing moment led her to a succession of challenges, both personal and physical which has earned her the admiration of adventurers and public alike from across the world.... [more]
Matt Dawson
Matt Dawson - a member of the England team that won the 2003 Rugby World Cup, now presenting BBC Radio 5 Live's rugby coverage.... [more]
Julie Deane
Julie Deane - established The Cambridge Satchel Company with her mother in 2008 with £600, today it is valued at £40 million. She is committed to preserving British manufacturing and supporting start-up businesses.... [more]
Oliver Dudley
Oliver Dudley is an 'everyman' adventurer who has tackled world records in ocean rowing and ultra distance running, despite being a novice at both sports.... [more]
Alex 'Frenchie' Duncan
Alex 'Frenchie' Duncan - recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross - has piloted Chinook helicopters in over 1,000 hours of Afghanistan combat missions.... [more]
Rachel Elnaugh
Rachel Elnaugh is one of Britain's highest profile female entrepreneurs, in early 2005, Rachel shot to fame as one of the original Dragons in BBC TV's cult business show Dragons' Den. Aged 24 she created the market leading brand Red Letter Days from the front room of her home. Red Letter Days collapsed in 200... [more]
Rosa Vasquez Espinoza
Adventurer and environmental speaker Dr Rosa Vasquez Espinoza, chemical biologist, conservationist, National Geographic explorer and artist.... [more]
Jo Fairley
Jo Fairley - founded the pioneering organic chocolate company Green & Black's and Judges Bakery.... [more]
Dwayne Fields
Dwayne Fields - adventurer and explorer, first young black Briton to walk to the North Pole helping young people connect with the natural world.... [more]
Ranulph Fiennes
Sir Ranulph Fiennes - motivational speaker popular with both UK and European audiences, Sir Ranulph shows how the qualities of the explorer can be applied to achieve success in the business world.... [more]
Alex Flynn
Alex Flynn - adventurer, ultra-athlete, speaker, brand champion, film producer, writer, business consultant and lawyer, who attracts global media attention.... [more]
Roger Flynn
Roger Flynn - former BBC Ventures Chief Executive, Managing Director of Prudential Retail, with £2bn sales, General Manager World Sales at British Airway and Virgin Group director and advisor to Richard Branson. Roger Flynn's track record as man who gets things done is enviable. ... [more]
Professor Adrian Furnham
Professor Adrian Furnham has written over 30 books on the psychology of management. Named as one the 25 Most Influential People in HR by HR Magazine he is a columnist for the Sunday Times, Telegraph and Management Today. An outstanding speaker on leadership, motivation, teamwork and culture.... [more]
Mark Gallagher
Mark Gallagher is ranked in the top five most inspiring management speakers today, renowned in F1 for his dynamic and innovative management style.... [more]
Andy Gilbert
Andy Gilbert - developer of the acclaimed Go MAD Thinking System. The author of over 100 bestselling books, videos and audio programmes.... [more]
Ashley Giles
Speaker Ashley Giles - international cricketer and sports manager with vast experience at domestic and international level.... [more]
Adrian Gilpin
Adrian Gilpin works with many of the world's leading organisations such as Royal Bank of Scotland, Prudential Property Investment Managers and Barclaycard.... [more]
Katherine Grainger
Katherine Grainger - Britain's most decorated female Olympian, offers insights on team-work and communication for success.... [more]
Andy Green
Andy Green - world-leading expert on inspiring and building people's creativity and innovation capacity and embracing pessimism and flexible thinking.... [more]
Will Greenwood
Will Greenwood - one of the true Rugby greats, he provides analysis for Sky on rugby and presents Sky TV's School of Hard Knocks.... [more]
Tanni Grey-Thompson
Tanni Grey-Thompson - inspirational former Paralympic athlete, television presenter and a member of the British House of Lords.... [more]
Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls has a natural talent for inspirational speaking. His TV shows have brought him worldwide acclaim. As a motivational speaker, he has addressed corporations all around the world on his adventures on Everest and beyond.... [more]
Sally Gunnell
Gold medal winner at the 1992 Olympics. Showing an audience how she works to maintain her own resilience on the sports field, in business, and at home. ... [more]
Ben Hanlin
Ben Hanlin, awards host, speaker, magician, TV presenter, and expert on human engagement.... [more]
Alan Hansen
Alan Hansen was one of the most successful British soccer players of all time, until a knee injury ended his playing career in 1991.... [more]
Darren Harris
Inspirational speaker Darren Harris - Paralympian and blind footballer on a mission to help ordinary people do extraordinary things.... [more]
Adrian Hayes
Adrian Hayes is an adventurer, author, keynote speaker, leadership and team consultant and coach, television documentary presenter and sustainability campaigner.... [more]
Wayne Hemingway
Wayne Hemingway speaker - founder of the Red or Dead brand - offering audiences insights into entrepreneurship, creativity, common sense - now seeking ways to improve housing and the urban environment.... [more]
Mandy Hickson
Mandy Hickson flew RAF Tornado jets in combat. Today, she speaks on empowerment, decision making under pressure and her journey as a woman in the armed forces.... [more]
Karina Hollekim
Karina Hollekim - Norwegian author and athlete who suffered a near-fatal crash after her chute failed during a routine parachuting jump.... [more]
Azeem Ibrahim
Azeem Ibrahim - entrepreneur, adviser to world leaders and youngest on the Sunday Times Rich List and Carter Anderson's Power 100 list.... [more]
Anne-Marie Imafidon
Anne-Marie Imafidon speaker on women in STEM and co-founder of The Stemettes, the social initiative dedicated to inspiring a new generation of young women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.... [more]
Suzie Imber
Suzie Imber - Associate Professor of Planetary Science and speaker on space travel.... [more]
Dr Itai Ivtzan
Dr Itai Ivtzan is passionate about bringing together psychology and spirituality. Accomplished author and senior lecturer at the University of East London.... [more]
Tim Jarvis
Tim Jarvis - renowned British/Australian environmental scientist and polar explorer who successfully retraced Sir Ernest Shackleton's epic mission across the Southern Ocean.... [more]
Steph Jeavons
Steph Jeavons - traveller and adventurer speaking on cultures and communication. The first person to circumnavigate the globe and ride a motorcycle on all seven continents. ... [more]
Martin Johnson
Martin Johnson led England to glory in their victorious 2003 Rugby World Cup campaign and was England manager between 2008 and 2011.... [more]
Maria Kempinska
Maria Kempinska - a renowned entrepreneur & businesswoman, she speaks on issues including branding, business leadership & what they don't teach you at business school. ... [more]
Sally Kettle
Sally Kettle rowed 3,000 miles with her mother across the Atlantic Ocean from East to West. A Guinness World-record holding rower and a refreshingly frank and open speaker.... [more]
Robin Knox-Johnston
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was the first person to complete a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe between June 1968 and April 1969 in 'Suhaili' as winner of the Golden Globe Race. ... [more]
Amar Latif
Amar Latif, speaker, entrepreneur, adventurer, and advocate for visual impaired people everywhere.... [more]
Joan Latta
Joan Latta - inspirational speaker with Cerebral Palsy, who shares insights on the realities of living with a disability.... [more]
Jim Lawless
Jim Lawless - motivational philosopher and author of Taming Tigers: principles for life and for both personal and corporate achievement.... [more]
James Levelle
James Levelle - going out into the wild and doing adventure for real, turning expeditions into charismatic documentary television. ... [more]
Dr David Lewis
Dr David Lewis is an award winning author, broadcaster and neuropsychologist. His high energy presentations focus on achieving peak performance, understanding the human mind and the psychology of business relationships and organisations.... [more]
Dr Jack Lewis
Dr Jack Lewis shows audiences how our brains work and speaks on how to make better decisions in life and at work.... [more]
Lawrence Leyton
Lawrence Leyton has been studying the intricacies of Motivation and how to apply it in the workplace all his life. What he discovered, and now teaches, are a set of mind-tools guaranteed to ignite and invigorate the fire and passion in your workforce.... [more]
Ania Lichota
Ania Lichota - award winning leader and Woman of the Year. Author and philanthropist... [more]
Piers Linney
Ex-Dragon Piers Linney - entrepreneur, investor, speaker on artificial intelligence.... [more]
Kenny Logan
Kenny Logan is a house-hold name in both Scotland and England as a former international rugby player now in business.... [more]
Claire Lomas
Claire Lomas - the first (and only) paralysed person to walk the London Marathon using a pioneering robotic suit.... [more]
Colin Maclachlan
Colin Maclachlan - former SAS soldier involved in many high profile and daring missions... [more]
Penny Mallory
Penny Mallory - former top rally ace - from homelessness to professional driver.... [more]
Andreu Mateu
Andreu Mateu - Spanish explorer - rose to international fame in 1992 when he decided to relinquish everything and travel to the most remote places on earth using every conceivable means of transportation known to man. He named his journey The Transcovery Project.... [more]
Perry McCarthy
Perry McCarthy - the man who was 'The Stig' on BBC's phenomenally successful 'Top Gear'... [more]
Tina McGuff
Tina McGuff helping individuals and organisations understand and cope with their mental health challenges. ... [more]
Reinhold Messner
Reinhold Messner - one of the greatest mountaineers of all time, he made the first solo ascent of Everest without supplemental oxygen and climbed all 14 of the world's highest peaks, and crossed by foot the Antarctic, Greenland, Tibet, the deserts Gobi and Takla Makan. ... [more]
Brian Milton
Brian Milton undertook his first major expedition was in 1968, when he drove a battered Austin 7 Ruby across the Sahara Desert. The first person to fly a microlight around the world in Global Flyer.... [more]
Chris Moon
Chris Moon - former Army officer with operational experience worked for charity clearing landmines in Asia and Africa and one of the few westerners to have survived kidnap by Khmer Rouge guerillas in Cambodia. ... [more]
Stephen Murphy
Stephen Murphy succeeded Founder Sir Richard Branson as Group Chief Executive of Virgin; he re-shaped the group and increased its diversification.... [more]
Tiff Needell
Tiff Needell never really intended to be a Commentator, a Writer or even a Television Presenter and with an Honours Degree in Civil Engineering he hadn't exactly been trained motor racing either! ... [more]
Richard Noble
Richard Noble, entrepreneur and team leader specialises in developing high risk ventures including winning the world land speed record.... [more]
Bonita Norris
Bonita Norris - adventurer - is the youngest person in the world to have reached both the North Pole and the summit of Everest... [more]
Gavin Hastings OBE
Gavin Hastings OBE is best known as an international rugby player. Former British Lions captain and motivational speaker and succesful businessman.... [more]
Simon Parker
Simon Parker - foreign correspondent, newspaper columnist and travel writer who reports from over thirty countries a year for the BBC, The Telegraph and The Independent.... [more]
Kathryn Parsons
Kathryn Parsons speaks on digital literacy and digital education, CEO of Decoded.... [more]
Allan Pease
For over 30 years the renowned speaker and author Allan Pease, known to many as 'Mr Body language' has been hugely popular with corporate audiences. The combination of humour, body language and sales psychology can never be out of date. ... [more]
Nisha Pillai
Nisha Pillai conference host, motivational speaker and coach with twenty-years experience in serious television news. ... [more]
Jason Plato
Jason Plato - one of the best known current British racing drivers, he achieved over 68 wins so far during his British Touring Car Championships ... [more]
Sophie Power
Sophie Power - entrepreneur, mother, and ultra-runner, speaker on our health, our environment, extreme endurance and achievement.... [more]
Jamil Qureshi
Jamil Qureshi - author of The Mind Coach, an entrepreneur and performance psychologist.... [more]
Alain Robert
Alain Robert - as a child - hero-worshipped some of the most famous rock-climbers of all time. To his parents despair he decided to become a top climber. He learnt how to move, how to handle the ropes. When he was 12, he once forgot his keys and climbed eight floors to get home through the window. ... [more]
Chika Russell
Chika Russell - food entrepreneur, mentor, and presenter, creator of Chika's.... [more]
James Sale
James Sale is the World Expert in Motivational Mapping. He has 15 years of intensive experience in training and mentoring individuals and their organisations to realise their full potential.... [more]
Debra Searle
Debra Searle - professional adventurer, diversity ambassador, entrepreneur and TV presenter.... [more]
Vikie Shanks
Vikie Shanks - a speaker on a wide variety of mental health issues and the value of good communication... [more]
Dr Robert Sharpe
Robert Sharpe psychologist with an international reputation in the fields of Interpersonal Effectiveness ; Motivation and Self Esteem Building; Resiliency and Leadership and Engagement.... [more]
Adam Smith
Speaker Adam Smith is the CEO of Surplus To Purpose and expert on food sustainability.... [more]
Ayo Sokale
AyoSokale - civil engineer, BBC presenter, motivational speaker on sustainability, STEM and neurodiversity.... [more]
L. Vaughan Spencer
L. Vaughan Spencer is the spot-on satirical corporate motivator creation of comedian Neil Mullarkey.... [more]
Ed Stafford
Ed Stafford - adventurer and explorer, the only person to walk the entire length of the Amazon... [more]
Jonathan Straight
Jonathan Straight - innovator, master-entrepreneur, brand-builder and philanthropist. Jonathan Straight is an authentic success story and role model to young entrepreneurs.... [more]
Mike Stroud
Dr Mike Stroud is best known for his record-breaking expeditions with Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Mike Stroud is a leading authority on survival, nutrition and endurance and excellent motivational and after dinner speaker.... [more]
Jonathan Tait-Harris
Jonathan Tait-Harris played a key role in bringing Saddam Hussein, Chemical Ali and other international criminals to justice. Leading war crimes investigator & criminalist.... [more]
Hamish Taylor
Hamish Taylor - CEO and now an inspirational speaker and broadcaster on innovation, organisations, customer service.... [more]
Adam Tuffnell
Adam Tuffnell - circumnavigated the world against prevailing winds and currents; a feat widely considered as impossible.... [more]
Chris Turner
Chris Turner is an international inspirational speaker helping the work of high performance teams.... [more]
Simon Tyler
Simon Tyler - speaks about how CEOs, executives and managers can lead with purpose and impact. Specialising in leadership, culture change and simplicity.... [more]
Becky Walsh
Becky Walsh is a leading authority on intuition. She is the author of the bestselling book 'You DO Know - Learning to act on intuition instantly' and has hosted and produced her own award winning show on LBC 97.3 in London as well as delivering comment and analysis for the media, including BBC, ITV, and for ... [more]
Jonathan Warburton
Jonathan Warburton - one of the UK's most recognised business leaders, Jonathan Warburton speaks with authority, knowledge, and passion.... [more]
Adrian Webster
Adrian Webster - riot copper, milkman and salesman were just a few of the entries on Adrian's CV before he moved into the I.T industry and discovered an ability to motivate and inspire others. Today Adrian is arguably the most entertaining and effective motivational speaker on the UK circuit.... [more]
Jamie Weller
Jamie Weller - with a loss of sight and the vocation he loved Jamie has gone on to live life to the full and to truly inspire.... [more]
Sarah Willingham
Sarah Willingham - successful business woman turned television personality, joined the team of dragons on BBC2 TV's Dragon's Den.... [more]
Jock Wishart
Jock Wishart - international adventurer, sportsman, team leader and businessman with a reputation for developing succesful teams and leading projects to victory.... [more]
Simon Woodroffe
Simon Woodroffe started YO! Sushi and Yotel. He appeared as a dragon in the very first series of BBC2's business show, Dragon's Den.... [more]
Sir Clive Woodward
Sir Clive Woodward - former head coach of the Rugby World Cup winning England team of 2003 and Team GB Director of Sport for the 2012 London Olympics.... [more]
