Chris Moon is a passionate speaker who delivers humorous talks on the process of achievement, overcoming challenges, mindset, motivation and leadership. He draws on his unique experiences to help people and organisations do what they do, better. For more than a decade he’s been helping businesses go the extra mile.
With an incredible past, our keynote speaker Chris Moon is one of the very few westerners who survived being taken prisoner by Khmer Rouge guerrillas (one of the most ruthless terror groups in history). During an ordeal that nearly resulted in execution, he negotiated not only his own release but also that of his two Khmer staff and he never assumed the role of a victim.
Chris is a former Army officer who worked for a charity specializing in clearing landmines and the debris of war in Asia and Africa. In 1995, while clearing an area in Mozambique, he was blown up which resulted in the loss of his lower right arm and leg. He survived against all odds. The incident did not stop him or slow him down. Within a year of leaving hospital the outstanding speaker Chris Moon ran the London Marathon, worked to ban landmines, raised significant sums to help disabled people in the developing world and passed a Masters Degree in Security Management (covering criminology, human behaviour, risk and management theory).
Chris is always challenging himself and now runs faster than at any time since he was injured. He is the first amputee to run the world’s toughest ultra marathons, such as the Great Sahara Run. Chris Moon’s ability to transform personal hardship into motivational power makes him a unique asset for any organization looking to cultivate a culture of perseverance and high performance.
Booking Chris Moon for your event means securing a speaker who not only inspires but also provides actionable strategies for overcoming adversity and achieving success. Chris’s keynotes are rich with insights into leadership, motivation, and resilience, drawn from his own experiences of turning severe challenges into triumphs.
