Strategically this year our company is 100% focussing on Process, Communication and Accountability. The presentation from Ben was almost tailor made for our meeting as he demonstrated that “how to make the boat go faster” was determined by Process, Communication and Accountability. If you want to know what success looks like the Ben is clearly an ambassador for this, all who attended are now empowering their teams to “making the boat go faster” and reaching the goal.
Nigel Thomas, Director Sales Europe, Thermo Fisher (January 2012)
Ben spoke during our Sales Excellence Awards dinner at our inaugural global sales and marketing conference in January 2012. He held 518 people in the palm of his hand as we heard about the astonishing training, discipline and fantastic team work required to win a coveted gold medal. Ben tailored his content to fit perfectly into our theme of ‘Think. Innovate. Act’. Over a week down the track sales and marketing team members across the world are still chatting about how they can make our ‘boat go faster’.
Rebecca Clayton, Marketing Director, Emap (January 2012)
I was really impressed that Ben took the time before the session to understand our business and was therefore able to relate his experiences on his journey to a gold medal in Sydney to the daily challenges we face in growing our business and keeping the team focused and motivated.
I wanted my team to leave the session believing that each small improvement they make or effect in others makes IMGROUP a better place to work and ultimately a more successful company. Ben delivered this message flawlessly. He is a highly inspirational speaker and I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone looking for a speaker to motivate their team.
Ian McHugh, Managing Director, IMGROUP – Information Management Group Ltd (January 2012)
The journey the rowing team has gone through to get to Gold and the steps they took to make sure they achieve their ambition has resonated well with our own people. We found inspiration in their ways but also many points of similarity. This allowed us to draw a parallel journey, dive deeper into the way we do business and revise our priorities and make sure every member in the team is clear on our common goal and knows what they need to do to achieve it. To top it up Ben’s unique way of bringing the team’s story to life was the cherry on the cake and a real motivator for our team to try something different to get to where we want to get. Ben’s speech was a big hit and will continue to resonate with many people in the coming year(s).
Olivier Leclercq, Marketing Manager Western Europe, Shell Lubricants (December 2011)
Thank you so much for your brilliant and inspirational talk on Friday morning. The younger members of your audience were able to relate very closely to the parallels between their business and your sporting achievements. A large number of my rather horny old partners who have all been round the block a few times said it was singularly the most inspirational piece of public speaking they had ever witnessed.
Once again thank you very much for your input and I would like to think we would have the opportunity of working together again in the future.
Graham Waterton, MRICS Partner, Strutt & Parker
I wanted to thank you and send a note of appreciation for the speech you gave at this years VIASYS International Sales Conference. Your presentation was not only inspiring but the fact that you were able to adapt your speech to our theme of ‘in context in concert’ made it much more relevant.
We recently received the survey from all participants (380) rating all the presentations made during our five day meeting and you ranked near the top. This is an indication of your professionalism and inspirational message.
I would give an unconditional recommendation to any potential client who may be considering you for a future speaking engagement. Please do not hesitate to have them contact me.
Again, I want to thank you for your speech and also the time you spent with our sales team and our sales partners. The added personal touch made our conference that much more memorable.
Stephen P. Connelly, President & COO, Viasys Healthcare
