High Performance Speakers

In business, teamwork and leadership are key indicators of high performance. Senior leaders and managers spend several hours a week investing in their employees’ performance; one study even found that managers spend over 210 hours a year on performance management. This equates to a large expense for any business, so it is natural to expect a return on investment.

High performance speakers have the necessary experience and expertise to take your workplace performance to the next level, by inspiring your employees and educating your managers. Their public speeches are filled with personal anecdotes and accounts of hardship and adversity, psychological frameworks, and other approaches to high performance.

Suzie Imber

Associate Professor of Planetary Science & Winner of Astronauts: Do You Have What it Takes? 2017

Tim Collins

Former British Military Officer, Chairman of Pinpoint Corporate Services, & Appointed as OBE for his Respected Role in the Iraq Wars

Tim Peake

British Astronaut, Former Army Helicopter Pilot & Test Pilot

Tom Clark

High-Performance Coach in Formula 1 & Founder of Phaze

Tracey Neville

Former England Netball International & Former England Head Coach

Travis Bradberry

Chief People Scientist at LEADx, Co-Founder of TalentSmart & Bestselling Author

Victoria Humphries

First All-Female Expedition to the North Pole & 3x Guinness World Record Holder

Virginia Wade CBE

Only British Woman to Win All Four Grand Slams, Former World No 2 & No 1 Doubles Player, Wimbledon 1977 Champion Cited for CBE & Hall of Fame

Vladimer Botsvadze

Award Winning Digital and AI Pioneer, Ranked Among the World’s Top Global Thought Leaders & Bestselling Author

Zak Brown

CEO of McLaren Racing & Leader in AI-Powered Motorsport Innovation, Driving Diversity & High-Performance Success

The benefits of high performance are not just visible in the results, but also in the absence of workplace stress. Stress Awareness Week is an annual event that recognises the impact of stress, and in 2026, it will be celebrated from the 2nd to the 6th of November. Events recognising Stress Awareness Week often feature a mental health speaker; however, high performance speakers offer just as much insight and engagement. They focus on the impact of stress on performance and teach audiences how to manage their workplace wellbeing.