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Brendan Hall

Winning Skipper of the Most Demanding Around the World Yacht Race; Leadership, Teamwork, & Collaboration Expert & Author

One of 12 people in the world to lead the winning team in the physically and mentally demanding 40,000 mile Clipper Round of the World Yacht Race
Reflects upon his experiences navigating the uneven waters of the high seas to share valuable lessons on the power of teamwork and leading through change
Has helped some of the world’s leading organisations elevate their cultures to new heights, including Google, Verizon, GSK & Coca-Cola

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One of only 12 people in the world to lead the winning team in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - an epic 40,000 mile ocean sailing race around the planet where the most resilient, unified team always wins.

Brendan helps organisations who have teams seemingly pulling in different directions. Their people are committed to the vision, and understand their part of it, but face challenges in working together as a unit to achieve it.

Acting as a performance catalyst, he unlocks the latent potential within teams, helping develop resilience, a growth mindset, collaboration and more inclusive leadership.

Brendan is trusted to deliver inspiration & outcomes by some of the world’s most exceptional organisations – PWC, Toyota, GSK, Coca-Cola, HSBC & McKinsey.

In his speeches, Brendan shares the driving forces behind his team’s winning result: Embracing change, building psychological safety, leveraging multiplier effects, overcoming adversity, maintaining trust and creating a culture of full ownership.

In every speech, Brendan’s aim is to bring about positive change. He gives clear calls-to-action, memorable ‘sticky phrases’ and useful models, tailored entirely to his audience’s organisational journey and all available to be shared & reused internally post event.

An energetic presenter and a natural storyteller, these take-aways are wrapped in an engrossing, emotional, cinematic story that keeps his audience on the edge of their seat.

He is the author of Team Spirit: Life & Leadership on The World’s Toughest Yacht Race. Team Spirit has become a valuable resource for business leaders and has been featured in Economia, The Sunday Times and shortlisted for the prestigious Mountbatten Book Award.

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Brendan Hall: Winning Skipper of the Most Demanding Around the World Yacht Race

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Sailing to Success: The Power of Teamwork in Overcoming Adversity. In this keynote, renowned sailing captain Brendan Hall takes the audience on the thrilling journey in which he led his team to victory in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, a 40,000-mile test of collective will and resilience that is regarded as one of the most demanding team feats in any endeavour. He emphasizes the pivotal role collaboration played in his team’s ability to triumph against all odds, while sharing firsthand insights and strategies for how any group can create the cohesion and can-do culture needed to achieve the impossible.

Navigating Uncertainty: Leadership Lessons from the High Seas. Drawing from his experiences leading his team to victory in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, one of the most physically demanding and mentally taxing sailing races in the world, Brendan Hall demonstrates how anyone is capable of being a leader who successfully steers their teams through tumultuous waters. Alongside his inspiring anecdotes are valuable lessons on how to navigate challenges with confidence and resilience in order to push through uncertainty and guide teams to triumph.