Mark AgnewMotivational speakers for corporate events
Looking for an adventure speaker for your corporate event, or a motivational keynote speaker? Having a good speaker can make or break your event or conference.
Why hire a speaker?
A keynote speaker is there to bring the audience emotionally closer to the themes of your event. If, for example, you want people to become resilient, a speaker will get the audience thinking about the topic in a new way and get them excited to try new approaches. Often, organisers mistakenly think a keynote speaker should pack their 40 minute talk with loads of data, infomation and frameworks for implimenting new resilience strategies. This is a mistake - keynotes are not mini-workshops and any that try to recreate workshops will fall on deaf ear, bore the audience and undermine their value. Less is more. If your staff leave the talk energised and prepared to learn about resilience, that is far more valuable than them being disengaged and confused by the level of detail.
Indeed, many keynote speakers also host workshops. It is worth asking and arranging for them to deliver a keynote followed by a workshop so your audience get both 'how' and 'why'.
Here is a list of five great motivational keynote speakers to elevate your event, wow your audience and leave them with lessons for life. Inspirational speakers can transform stale corporate events so your audience leave with lasting memories and actionable takeaways.
1. Mark Agnew
Mark Agnew, the founder of adventureagnew.com and this site, is a thrilling speaker and resilience expert. Your audience will be on the edge of their seats as he tells rip roaring stories about his Arctic adventures, and lands actionable lessons for resilience in the work place.
Mark Agnew and his teammates became the first people to kayak through the Northwest Passage. The Arctic adventure took 103 days and they came face-to-face with polar bears and had countless near death experiences. He was awarded European Adventurer of the Year as a result.
Prior to the adventure, Mark interviewed eight of the world's leading psychology on resilience. He applied the lessons in the Arctic and now shares the lessons with audiences around the world.
Don't just our word for it, check out his motivational keynote talks and the testimonials below.
Mark Agnew has been called "the best", "thrilling" and "dynamic" by many happy clients.
At a NHS Leadership conference, the organiser said: "It really was one of the best presentations I have heard in quite some time."
Heineken event organisers said: "Mark seamlessly brought our company behaviours into his presentation to deliver his message in a very relevant manner."
M&S leadership said: "I cannot recommend Mark highly enough. He was engaging, funny, took the audience on a journey."
He's been called "thrilling", "dynamic", "funny & fascinating", by the likes of TEDx, St James' Place Wealth Management and Bosch.
With feedback like this, we can confidently say, Mark Agnew is one of the best motivational speakers around.
Get in contact for more information about Mark here
2. Rob Lilwall
This website is dedicated to Mark Agnew and his career, but we'd be remiss not to mention some other great speakers. Rob - based in Hong Kong - is a speaker with years of experience on the corporate circuit and has a fascinating story too.
Rob cycled around the world, from the depths of the Siberian winter to the arid landscape of Afghanistan and beyond. Since then he has crossed the Gobi desert and walked from Mongolia to his home in Hong Kong. These adventures have spawned a Nat Geo documentary and two books.
He focuses on growth mindsets, resilience, agility in the workplace and team collaboration.
Find his website here.
3. Charlie Dimmock
Mark Agnew was lucky enough to work alongside Charlie when they were both hired as the celebrity speaker on a cruise ship. Charlie is beloved across the UK for her gardening shows, most notably Ground Force.
She is perfect for award ceromonies and other corporate events for her range of fun, light hearted anecdotes and behind the scenes hilarity. And of course, if you have an event focused on gardening, look no further.
Check out her website here.
4. Alison Edgar MBE
Looking for someone with more direct corporate experience? Edgar was granted an MBE (an honour is the British royal system) for her experience in the corporate world. She brings wit and energy to the stage, discussing topics like high performance, she is sure to entertain and educate your audience.
Check out her website here
5. Tony Robbins
Perhaps the most famous motivational keynote speaker in the world, Robbins fee will probably set you back US$500,000 or more. He has earned that high fee through almost 50 years of seminars and speaking engagements, backed by his unique scientific formula for success, happiness and fulfilment.
There are countless motivational speakers out there. The best way to determine who is the best fit for you, is to get in touch and have a chat. Reach out to Mark Agnew for a non-obligations discussion today.