Brendan Hall Keynote Speaker
- Clipper Round the World Race winner (2009–10), age 28
- Author of “Team Spirit” (Bloomsbury, 2012); Mountbatten nominee
- Led North Pacific hurricane rescue; navigated two yachts
Brendan Hall's Biography
One of only ten 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 Hall 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.
Brendan Hall's Speaking Topics
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Leading teams through change
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Creating ‘Team Spirit’
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Collaboration in times of adversity
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High Performance teamwork
Why Book Brendan Hall as a speaker?
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He led a team to victory in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, demonstrating how alignment and resilience drive performance in extreme conditions.
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He translates lessons from a 40,000-mile global race into practical strategies that help teams collaborate, adapt and perform under pressure.
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He brings a powerful perspective on leadership, trust and psychological safety, grounded in real-world experience of high-stakes teamwork.
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He is an engaging storyteller and speaker, delivering memorable frameworks and actionable insights tailored to organisational challenges.
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His insights help organisations align teams, build inclusive cultures and unlock high performance at scale.
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