Team-building speakers offer fresh perspectives and practical tools that inspire positive action. Addressing challenges and motivating teams help create a unified, high-performing group ready to tackle future obstacles. Many go beyond traditional keynotes, incorporating interactive activities and real-life scenarios to develop critical skills such as problem-solving, trust-building, and teamwork. These engaging sessions improve teamwork and enhance productivity, morale, and overall performance, fostering a positive work environment that drives success.
At Great Business Speakers, we specialise in providing personalised shortlists of motivational and team-building speakers who can elevate the impact of your corporate event. By understanding your organisation’s unique challenges and aspirations, we match you with the right speaker whose expertise and approach will resonate with your team. Whether you aim to boost morale, inspire leadership, or enhance collaboration, our carefully selected speakers can deliver tailored messages that will leave a lasting impact and help foster thriving, high-performance teams within your company.
Discover our Motivational Team Building Speakers below, or contact the team at Great Business Speakers to enquire or book. +44 1753 439 289
“Enjoy life, learn forever and make a difference.”
Starting his career as a Chef de Rang at the three-star Michelin restaurant La Tante Claire; Fred Sirieix then went on to develop his skills in many of London’s top restaurants including Le Gavroche, Sartoria and Brasserie Roux. He was also the General Manager at the Michelin-starred restaurant Galvin at Windows on Park Lane for 14 years.
Fred Sirieix is a popular face on our television screens, appearing in Michel Roux’s Service (2011), Remarkable Places to Eat (2019-2021), Snackmasters (2019-2021) and The Apprentice in 2012. He is best recognised for being the charismatic host and maître d’ on the BAFTA Award winning Channel 4 show First Dates (2015-). His TV career continued to flourish with him as the host of the BBC show Million Pound Menu (2018-2019), a Dragons’ Den style programme which saw restaurant entrepreneurs go head-to-head to secure a life-changing investment for their business.
He also makes a good triple act alongside chefs Gordon Ramsey and Gino D’Acampo. In 2017 they got together to present Gordon, Gino and Fred’s Great Christmas Roast where they had to deliver a banquet for deserving members of the public and emergency services, such as those who risked their lives in the aftermath of terror attacks and the Grenfell disaster. The three chefs continued with Gordon, Gino and Fred’s Ultimate Roadtrip (2018) where they visited Italy, France and Scotland, American Roadtrip (2020) and Go Greek! (2021) as well as a number of special episodes where they visited the likes of Morocco and Finland.
Dan Lowes is a leading high-performance executive coach who had a 16 year career as an Officer and Fighter Pilot in the Royal Air Force, including three years as a Red Arrows pilot.
Dan graduated from the most demanding and gruelling RAF course and went on to conduct the flying tests of aspiring Red Arrows applicants.
The lessons he learned through his successful RAF career are as applicable today as workplaces become more remote and virtual. He works with organisations providing coaching and delivers keynote speeches on team development, communication and improving performance.
He has become a practitioner by thriving in one of the world’s most demanding and dynamic environments for over 16 years; surviving from time critical information arriving in the right place at the right time through effective communication lines and processes.
Damian Hughes expertly combines his practical experience and academic background in sports, organisational development, and change psychology to assist organisations and teams in cultivating a culture of high performance.
With eight bestselling business books under his belt – such as Liquid Thinking, Liquid Leadership, How to Change Absolutely Anything, How to Think Like Sir Alex Ferguson, and The Five STEPS to a Winning Mindset – Damian has demonstrated his profound knowledge and insights.
His 2023 books, How Performance: Lessons from the Best on Becoming Your Best, and How to Change Your Life, have both been number one Sunday Times bestsellers. His books have already been translated into a dozen languages.
He is also the co-host with Jake Humphrey of The High-Performance Podcast, which has featured some of the leading figures in business and sports spheres with over 100 million downloads and counting.
A legendary female British Olympian who really doesn’t need much of an introduction, Dame Kelly Holmes once set the British records in the 600m, 800m, and 1,000m – achievements that have only recently been surpassed.
She is an Olympic, World, Commonwealth, and European multi-medallist. After winning gold in the 800m and 1,500m at the 2004 Athens Olympics, she won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, European Athlete of the Year, World Athlete of the Year, and was honoured with a Damehood by the late Queen Elizabeth II.
During Pride Month in 2022, Kelly shared her “relief at coming out as gay.”
She is one of the most popular and sought-after speakers on the circuit, with speaking topics including athletics and mental health. Dame Kelly Holmes has motivated audiences across the world.
Coach Chris Browne is a man who lives with a passion to help others overcome their personal blocks in life especially in their careers and general work life.
His passion comes from his own experience of challenges that he had to overcome, and a realisation that this is transferable to many other challenges that we all have to deal with in life and work, therefore through his study of Personal Development combined with his experience he has helped many overcome their challenges to date.
‘Your competition is not with others, your competition is with you to become better today than you were yesterday, and just fantastic tomorrow’.
He delivers impactful talks and workshops on Effective Interview techniques, Potential and Direction, Career Goals, Employee Engagement, Confidence building, Effective Communication skills, and The Power of Teamwork, amongst other areas of development to organisations, and individuals of whom have given raving testimonies of having life-changing results in their work, careers, and personal lives after attending his workshops. When it comes to interviewing skills he has perfected a style to help you overcome your fears and sell the better you.
Christopher Howell shows how in change management, innovation and professional development, creativity is one of the most valuable skills we can develop. He delivers his inspirational talks and workshops using magic to show how to think creatively ‘like magicians’.
Christopher entertainingly demonstrates learning concepts to add energy to your conference. This can be backed up by interactive exercises to teach new skills. Your audience will finish the session with a tool kit full of useful and inspiring material to put to work.
A certified coach and member of The Magic Circle with worldwide experience, Christopher’s fun and practical sessions teach how to escape comfort zone behaviour and boldly take steps into fresh creative terrain. Google called his recent appearance “The Event of the Year”.
Chris Roebuck has a unique experience and approach that helps leaders, teams, and organisations understand how they can reach their full potential and be successful in just a few steps.
His innovative and inspiring manner shows everyone that they already know what delivers success, but just don’t recognise it. Once they do, they can quickly transform their performance by using a few simple actions. This adds investor value, serves customers better, builds the brands, boosts the bottom line by 10% at no additional cost, and supports effective risk management and cost-efficiency.
For over 30 years he has led global teams growing C Suite and other leaders as high-performance human leaders to accelerate success by meeting their key objectives and beating challenges. Chris Roebuck has delivered award-winning major transformations and culture change, grown new talent to build entrepreneurial future focussed organisations, and shown how people power can boost profits. His experience, supported by over 250 real-life studies, has helped him develop his successful approach, focussing predominantly on:
Corporate Leadership: How to develop leadership in major global corporations and SMEs to enable both personal and organisational success.
Governmental Leader: Talks around his own experience working with the UK Government and public sectors on major change and leadership projects.
By the time he arrived in Iraq in 2004, Major Chris Hunter was one of the most experienced counter-terrorist bomb disposal specialists in the British Army. In 14 years, he’d seen active service in the Balkans, East Africa, Northern Ireland, Colombia and Afghanistan.
But Iraq was different… despite being shot and wounded in an ambush just four days into his tour, he and his team became so successful at disabling insurgent bombs that the bombers ended up placing a price on his head and designing bombs specifically for him.
Chris Hines MBE has spent over 30 years campaigning for the environment and inspiring positive change.
He was the co-founder and director of Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) from 1990 to 2000. Regarded as “some of the Government’s most sophisticated environmental critics” by the BBC and “Britain’s coolest pressure group” by The Independent, SAS helped deliver massive environmental improvements. He then became the sustainability director for the Eden Project for five years, which involved him conceiving and delivering ‘Waste Neutral’, an early version of the circular economy.
He is now the owner of A Grain of Sand, a company dedicated to saving the environment. Shortlisted for the 1999 Green Politics Award and having provided evidence to Commons and Lords Committees, Chris is now booked as a highly-popular sustainability and environment speaker.
Chris Cook is an ex Double Olympian & Double Commonwealth swimming champion having completed globally at international level.
He is a former BBC North East Sports Personality of the Year.
Chris is an accomplished motivational business and educational speaker with his keynote talk ‘Two Lengths’.
Chris Brindley MBE is a prominent UK Business Leader, Chair AT MCRactive and Zellar Limited, and Non-Executive Director (NED) at companies including Four Recruitment, Her Spirit, Equilibrium Asset Management, and Goodson Thomas. He is also an Elite Sports Business Mentor for The Premier League, Leadership Coach for Metro Bank, and a Trustee of Switch the Play Foundation.
He is the former Chair and NED of the Rugby Lead World Cup 2021 Board, Chair of GreaterSport Manchester and Sporting House, a Non-Executive at Rugby Football League, Super League, Move With Peppa, Rapport, and Manchester Football Association, and former Executive of British Gas, Metro Bank, and NatWest.
A leading authority on sales management, employee engagement and satisfaction, and customer experience, Chris holds Non-Executive Director positions at multiple organisations, and has been awarded UK Non-Executive Director (NED) of the Year, Most Outstanding Employer, and Britain’s Best Boss.
He has studied for a range of topics including strategic retail management at Manchester Business School, performance management, and executive coaching at Hult Ashridge, customer experience at Duke University, managing strategic risk at The Wharton School, managing for value creation at INSEAD, and executive leadership from the prestigious Harvard Business School.
Described by The Guardian as a long-haired, twinkly eyed cross between Richard Branson and a wizard, Chris Baréz-Brown’s natural ability to uncover everyone’s inner genius helps people to get their energy right every day, so they can achieve more through their own talents and be extraordinary, all whilst driving bottom-line results.
He is a transformational speaker inspiring everyone from corporate to TEDx audiences worldwide.
Entrepreneurial Inspiration: Emily Newstead proves every day that nothing should hold you back from success!
Emily Newstead boasts a wealth of experience, proudly working across a wide range of business sectors and within various professional environments; Emily is a leading Yorkshire Woman Entrepreneur and Influencer with many accolades and achievements, including ‘Entrepreneur of the Year Award’ & Finalists for ‘Ethical – Green Business of the Year Award’.
Through her dynamic storytelling and practical wisdom, Emily not only shares her journey but also empowers others to overcome obstacles and pursue their own paths to success with confidence.
Not only the CEO & Founder of her own company, new podcast, Mindset program, and property business; Emily also champions years of experience within multiple industries, business development, and leadership.
Leanne Spencer is a keynote speaker and wellbeing consultant and has specialised in wellbeing for over ten years.
Leanne has over 13 qualifications in exercise and nutrition but began her career in sales and spent over 15 years working in the City of London before leaving in 2012 to set up an award-winning wellbeing company, after suffering from burnout.
Leanne is the bestselling author of three books, hosts a podcast and is a Bear Grylls Survival Instructor.
Chanelle Lady McCoy is one of Ireland’s most successful businesswomen, winning the All-Ireland Business Champion Award and recently ranked no 23 in the ‘50 incredible people shaping modern Ireland.
Having previously been a co-founder of Ireland’s largest indigenous pharmaceutical company and more recently Chanelle McCoy Health, a research and development-led pharmaceutical company, Chanelle is a very motivating speaker on business and leadership.
Chanelle was previously one of the dragons on Ireland’s Dragons’ Den where she enjoyed sharing her experience of growing successful businesses and supporting entrepreneurs on their journey to business growth. She is also a huge supporter of women in business and mentoring young entrepreneurs.
Elif Köse is a transformational confidence coach, fashion designer and founder of The Leader Within You programme.
As a former full-time fashion designer who began her journey as an alteration girl with limited English, Elif Köse once held the belief that the key to confidence lay in finding the perfect outfit. She was captivated by the transformation of Wonder Woman, how her costume empowered her, and she emphasized the significance of outward appearance in bolstering confidence.
Contact Great British Speakers today to book the transformational women’s business coach and fashion designer Elif Köse for your next event. Through her impeccable tailoring skills, Elif bestowed a sense of empowerment upon countless individuals, even as she witnessed the weight of their insecurities. When the pandemic forced her to close her high street shop, Elif delved into personal development, unearthing a deeper understanding of inner confidence. Through a transformative journey marked by breakthroughs, she discovered that the puzzle was far more intricate than she had imagined.
Eddie the Eagle Edwards is an English ski jumper and Olympian who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping.
Eddie’s journey from working as a plasterer in Cheltenham to the slopes of Calgary in 1988 is a classic story of the underdog and an illustration of what can be achieved when following one’s dream.
With limited resources, second-hand equipment, and little formal support, he defied convention and captured the hearts of millions worldwide.
Eddie the Eagle finished last in both the 70m and 90m events at the Olympics but he became a legend for his fearless determination. His brave performance has been watched millions of times.
More than three decades later, Eddie is still in the public eye with films, books, and media appearances, with Eddie a popular motivational speaker.
Brendan Hall is a renowned figure in the fields of speaking, coaching, and consulting, with a focus on fostering high-performance cultures within teams and organisations. His expertise lies in unlocking the untapped potential of teams, cultivating resilience, fostering connections, promoting collaboration, and enhancing leadership qualities.
As a sought-after speaker, Brendan has earned recognition for his ability to inspire audiences and deliver tangible outcomes.
He has been trusted by esteemed organisations such as PwC, Toyota, GSK, Nestle, Financial Times, Tesco, and Lloyds Banking Group.
He also holds positions as an adjunct lecturer at Ashridge Executive Education and Cranfield Business Schools, where he imparts his knowledge and experience to aspiring leaders.
Brad Burton is a force to be reckoned with in the world of motivational speaking and team building.
Known for his infectious enthusiasm, humour and high-energy dynamic approach twinned with street-smart wisdom, Brad has carved a unique niche in the industry, speaking globally at the highest level blending his background as a multi-million-pound business owner with his no-nonsense, motivational style.
At 50, he’s not just a speaker; he’s a doer, embodying the very essence of motivation and action. Brad’s journey is one of transformation and tenacity.
Lara Morgan is CEO/MD of consumer services businesses with global experience and a track record of delivering accelerated and exceptional growth. She is an inspirational leader with a legacy of building world-class teams and aligning organisations with a clear strategy.
Having started as a salesperson Lara Morgan continues to practice daily the art of selling and creating win-win customer partnerships. Relentlessly learning Lara has specific expertise in strategy, customer insight and brand development, multichannel and multisite management and organic or M&A and partnership driven expansion.
Benjamin Schnau is a TV Presenter, public speaker, actor, entrepreneur and author based in London.
He is an expert on sales/personal development in tech industry and on how to establish yourself as an actor and creative person in the Hollywood film entertainment industry.
He speaks English and German fluently plus conversational French with work permits in the UK, US and the European market.
From his early years as a club rugby player for seven years as the England Rugby 7s coach, Ben Ryan then took a job coaching the Fiji Rugby 7s team. He is also the Director of Elite Performance for Brentford FC.
He is now one of the most in-demand leadership speakers on the circuit. He provides tools and messages that are applicable to any organisations. He provides essential factors for establishing and sustaining the right environment to cultivate success, as well as the need to align vision and values with courageous conversations.
Organisations and audiences around the world want to hear from the man who is fast achieving legendary status as one of the greatest coaches of his generation.
Ben Hanlin is one of the UK’s most successful magicians. The Brummie is co-writer and start of ITV’s primetime hidden camera show Tricked (2013-17), where he has captured audiences with his, occasionally shocking, magic, and boy-next-door character. Tricked won Best Entertainment Programme at the renowned Broadcast Digital Awards in 2014, and the show won the rating wars for two seasons running.
Known for his unique pranks, Ben Hanlin’s mischievous magic has persuaded famous personalities to believe he had invented the time machine, has convinced an actress to believe she had seen a ghost, and prompted a UK boyband to watch as one of their members fall off a cliff top from a moving trailer.
Ben Alldis is one of the UK’s most popular Peloton instructors with nearly 300k followers on Instagram. Formerly a finance professional in the City of London, Ben pivoted his career and followed his dream of healthy living to become a superstar in his field.
Having drastically expanded his own envelope, he is able to relate directly to people who feel the need to get motivated and expand their own life outside of their comfort zone.
He is available both in-person and for virtual engagements and fireside chats.
