Keynote Speaker - Sally Gunnell

Sally has a special place in the nation’s hearts as one of Britain’s most popular sportswomen. She is the only woman in history to hold all four major track titles concurrently plus the 400 metres hurdles world record!

Her career on and off the track provides a unique insight into achieving a balance of life and proven recipes for success and fulfilment. During her career she adopted key principles and routines with her ‘team’ that delivered the results most people can only dream of.

One of Sally’s key roles, as well as being a mother of 3 and a champion for ‘Getting Families Active’ is motivational/inspirational speaking. Sally’s versatility and personality allows a personal connection with her audience. Sally has a relaxed but professional approach, which also makes her an ideal choice to host special events such as corporate award ceremonies to school graduations.

Sally speaks candidly to her audiences, sharing her experiences and knowledge about getting the best from yourself. People have said that they find her story inspiring, not just because of her achievements, but because they feel that they, too, can go on to achieve more in life.

Keynote Speaker - Jim Lawless

Jim Lawless - Leading Motivational, Leadership and Change Keynote Business Speaker.

Jim Lawless is one of the most inspirational and highly sought-after business speakers in Europe.

He is the only authority on change and personal development to have put his life on the line to prove his theories.

After starting life as a City lawyer, Jim Lawless moved in-house to become International Legal Counsel at ICL (now Fujitsu) before founding the cultural change consultancy Optimise (now Taming Tigers) in the late 90’s. His clients have included Apple, Legal and General, BT, AstraZeneca, Barclaycard and the NHS.

In 2003, an audience member bet Jim £1 that he could not prove the power of his Ten Rules for Taming Tigers - by becoming a jockey and riding in his first televised race within 12 months. It was a good challenge as he was 3 stone too heavy to be a jockey and couldn’t ride a horse.

At 36 years old, how do you go from an 11 ½ stone non-riding smoker in a suit to a 9 ½ stone jockey sharing a weighing room with Frankie Dettori and making an impact on one of the world’s most dangerous sports?

Working with the Ten Rules as his guide, Jim Lawless took delivery of his £1 winnings on 22nd November 2004 on returning to unsaddle from the 12.00 at Southwell.

On becoming a jockey Jim says: “It took many years, but at last I have found a place where being short is an advantage.”

Jim Lawless advises teams and individuals in some of the UK’s leading companies, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts in 2008, writes regularly for a range of publications including Finance Week and Personnel Today and is a columnist for the Institute of Leadership and Management’s periodical “The Edge”.

Jim's keynote speeches will inspire action, provide insight into change and deliver solid practical routes to achieving peak performance. His presentations are peppered with personal experience and numerous anecdotes and pictures from the colourful, fast and dangerous world of horseracing - guaranteed to fire up the team for the changes ahead!