An engaging, entertaining and inspirational keynote conference speaker.
Neil uses remarkable stories from his experiences serving in UK Special Forces,
scaling commercial businesses and leading adventurous expeditions all over the world.
“Really inspirational” British Airways
“Neil brings something that’s truly fresh and innovative” Kingfisher
“Highly motivational, entertaining and inspirational” AstraZeneca
“Invaluable lessons learnt” Bentley Motors
“Full on, insightful and first class” Cable & Wireless
Developing inspirational leaders and exceptional team performance using powerful lessons from the military, business and expeditions.
“Really inspirational” British Airways
“Neil brings something that’s truly fresh and innovative” Kingfisher
“Highly motivational, entertaining and inspirational” AstraZeneca
“Invaluable lessons learnt” Bentley Motors
“Full on, insightful and first class” Cable & Wireless
Biography
“What really impressed us (and our members) was Neil’s ability to completely tailor the presentation to our event. It was the polar opposite of an off the shelf presentation. Utterly professional, perfect delivery and 10/10 feedback from guests.”
Ryan Heal, MD, Best of British Events Ltd
“What really impressed us (and our members) was Neil’s ability to completely tailor the presentation to our event. It was the polar opposite of an off the shelf presentation. Utterly professional, perfect delivery and 10/10 feedback from guests.”
Ryan Heal, MD, Best of British Events Ltd
Neil is a former Royal Marines Commando, helicopter pilot and Special Forces Officer.
He then founded a construction company, grew it to £40m t/o and sold it to a FTSE100 company in 2011.
With a passion for travel, sport and adventure, Neil has organised and led 50+ adventurous expeditions on 7 continents, by land, sea and air.
He climbed Mt Everest with Bear Grylls, circumnavigated Easter Island on a paddle-board and piloted a flying car across the Sahara Desert.
Neil has 10 Guinness World Records including the fastest circumnavigation of the UK by jetski, the highest black tie dinner party on Mt Everest
and the furthest distance travelled in one hour on a Penny Farthing bicycle…with ‘no hands’.
Experience
“Fantastic! What a great talk. It kept me up thinking, mind whirring and the feedback has been sensational.”
Damian Stork, MD, The Buzz Recruitment Company
“Fantastic! What a great talk. It kept me up thinking, mind whirring and the feedback has been sensational.”
Damian Stork, MD, The Buzz Recruitment Company
Neil has been delivering keynote speeches, workshops and experiential programmes internationally since 1996, when he was asked to share his survival story on Mt Everest after the ‘worst storm in 100 years’, as featured in the international best selling book ‘Into Thin Air’.
His clients include organisations such as American Express, B&Q, BP, British Airways, Coca Colo, Cunard, Fitness First, Network Rail, NHS, Royal Geographical Society, St James’s Place, TEDx, Virgin Atlantic and Xerox.
Whether to a small group of business leaders in a boardroom or an auditorium of thousands, Neil tailors every speaking engagement to fit the client’s brief so he’s an experienced and safe pair of hands for any event organiser.
Neil’s talks and workshop sessions are centred around the following key themes: Leadership & Teamwork, Risk Management, Planning & Preparation, innovation & Change, Communication & Trust.
“Fantastic! What a great talk. It kept me up thinking, mind whirring and the feedback has been sensational”
Damian Stork, Managing Director, The Buzz Recruitment Company
Gallery
30 years of endeavour, innovation and adventure
TBC
2027
Penny Farthing Polo Tour to USA
2026
To Muscat & Beyond
2025
‘Adventureholic’ published
2024
Humanitarian mission in Ukraine
2023
Paddle boarding in the Amazon
2022
South Downs Way 3-Wheel Challenge
2021
3 x “No Hands” Guinness World Records
2020
Lands End to John O’Groats in 11 days
2019
The Highest Dinner Party on Mt Everest
2018
Circumnavigation of Easter Island by SUP
2017
Circumnavigation of Ireland by jet-ski
2016
International Penny Farthing Polo Match
2015
Paddling across the Solent in a bathtub
2014
Sinai Desert crossing with NEET's kids
2013
100 km ski to the Geographic South Pole
2012
FTSE 100 company buys OPL Group
2011
Refurbishment of BAA HQ at Heathrow
2010
London to Timbuktu in a Flying Car
2009
King of the Dunes Expedition, Morocco
2008
‘Mission Everest’ with Bear Grylls
2007
Lost World Expedition, Venezuela
2006
Virgin Peaks Expedition, Greenland
2005
The Awesome 8 Extreme Golf Challenge
2004
HQ fit out for Rolls Royce Motor Cars
2003
Shackleton Expedition, Antarctica
2002
Mt Vinson, Antarctica’s highest peak
2001
Circumnavigation of the UK by jet ski
2000
100 km ski to the Geographic North Pole
1999
Summit of Mt Everest with Bear Grylls
1998
Service with UK Special Forces
1997
‘The worst storm in 100 years’ on Everest
1996
A Dani Tribe in Western Papua
1995
‘”Inspirational’ was a word used often to describe your talk on our evaluation forms. You really set the scene for a very successful conference.”
Helen Falcon, Director, National Health Service
Videos
Neil's Speaker Showreel
"Why you should hire me!"
Climbing Mount Everest
Mission Accepted"
To Timbuktu in a flying car
Flying for Heroes in Kenya
“Everyone really enjoyed hearing about your work as an expedition leader and mentor to under privileged youngsters which has inspired us all to do more to help others less fortunate than ourselves.”
John Askew, Senior Partner, SJP