Leo Winkley

“James gave a valuable insight into the mindset and challenges faced by referees in professional sport.  He offered powerful personal experience of standing up to critics at the same time as learning from mistakes.  His account of his experience as an openly gay man working in professional sport was inspirational.”

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Kat Denvir

“James co-ordinated and spoke at a team event which was overwhelmingly well received and generated a lot of reflection from the attendees. James speaks clearly and powerfully about his lived experience, not shying away from the challenging experiences in his professional career but also celebrating the positives in an accessible and engaging way. Genuinely fascinating, […]

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Nick Marsden

“I found James’s talk really engaging, insightful and thought provoking. I don’t know whether he found it difficult to discuss, but it didn’t come across that way at all.”

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Leena Nair

“Hayley is one of the most inspiring young people I’ve heard. Her story on how she overcame mental health challenges is something that all leaders should hear. What a powerful story.”

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Seema Hallon

“Your presentation was riveting, engaging and inspirational. We have received such overwhelming feedback on how your story resonated with the team and how it was what they needed at such an appropriate time.”

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Jonathan Ford

“Alex recently supported a team get together encouraging different ways to approach challenges in or out of work. His ability to quickly grasp the messages specific to the team and our business and then weave this into his delivery was impressive. His authentic and humble articulation enabled there to be something in the messaging for […]

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Paul Kiddle

“Thanks so much for coming down to talk with the team. You absolutely hit the brief – everyone has been talking about it ever since. It also encouraged one or two people to open up about their own anxieties and stories later in the day. And we had some really healthy conversations. We have all […]

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Robert Neale

“Alex delivered a virtual motivational speech via Skype to circa 150 leaders in our business. The event was very well received with many leaders commenting on the relevance of Alex’s journey to our challenges and since the event several leaders have linked back to Alex’s content – describing their “resilience rucksack” and the question “are […]

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Chris Mead

“You brought together a large and varied audience of different roles, ranks and departments, and your presentation gave them the platform to step out of work, devote some time to themselves and their own mental health, offering your perspective and some techniques they can go away and use, and to realise that they are not […]

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