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Top rated!Mark Denton brings leadership to life through thrilling stories from the world’s toughest yacht race, empowering teams to thrive amidst adversity.
5 of 5
An inspirational and enthralling session which was utterly captivating and resonated so well with our audience.
Rob Miatt
Chief Communications Officer, Balfour Beatty PLC
Mark is a leadership, team, resilience and navigating change expert and captivating keynote Speaker on a mission! And that’s to inspire Organisations to ‘Master the Waves of Change’, a capability so crucial for achieving sustained success in this increasingly turbulent world. But it’s how Mark does this that sets him apart from the crowd. Because rather than preaching the usual cliches, he takes his audiences on an ‘edge of your seat’ journey instead, through the ups, downs, twists and turns of leading a team to success in the ‘world’s toughest’ around-the-world yacht race.
‘NAVIGATE THE STORM’ is Mark Denton’s signature ‘Resilience’ keynote, a roller-coaster multi-media journey through the ups, downs, twists and turns of an amateur team taking part in the ‘world’s toughest’ around-the-world yacht race.
And as the gripping account unfolds, Mark shares his unique perspective on what kept him and the team resilient, including top-tips on how to nurture the 8 key factors summarised in the ‘Navig-8 Compass’ that builds stage by stage as the race unfolds.
This simple but comprehensive framework that’s shared with attendees post event, equips them to:
Great for: Leadership/Management conferences and All-Staff conferences, especially where Organisations are facing turbulent, challenging and changing times.
‘TOGETHER WE TRIUMPH’ is Mark Denton’s signature Leadership and Teamwork Keynote, an ‘edge of your seat’ multi-media journey through the ups, downs, twists and turns of leading an amateur Team to success in the ‘world’s toughest’ around-the-world yacht race.
And as this epic journey unfolds, the secrets are revealed that allowed this team to thrive when facing constant adversity, change and competition including:
Mark summarises these into the 3 cultural factors that were the Teams Values that were validated around the world as being crucial for any team to embrace to achieve the seemingly impossible no matter how choppy the waters.
Great for: All staff conferences and department events with a mix of Leaders and Team Members.
5 of 5
An inspirational and enthralling session which was utterly captivating and resonated so well with our audience.
Rob Miatt Chief Communications Officer, Balfour Beatty PLC
5 of 5
The highlight of the conference and very well received by all participants who felt it was just so relevant.
Johanna Schmidt Programme Director, Mckinsey & Co
5 of 5
I’ve seen hundreds of speakers over the years, Mark stands head and shoulders above them all. Relevant, captivating, Insightful.
Rachel Wakeley Head of Sales, Chiesi Pharmaceuticals PLC
5 of 5
Outstanding! We were hanging off every word and we also really enjoyed the psychological safety session. Some brilliant points to take back to the business and incredibly inspiring!
Sara Hetherington Head of L&D, Dreams PLC
5 of 5
We couldn’t have hoped for more from the 1 day Virtual Masterclass sessions we ran. 100% attention, 5 star feedback and our leaders visibly moved afterwards by what they’d experienced and heard. It was everything we were hoping for!
Sunny Lin Human Resources Director, Geodis China
5 of 5
A hardworking and conscientious leader and a very capable speaker who prides himself on striving for excellence in all that he does whether in business or sport – I can, without hesitation, recommend him!
Richard Olver Chairman, British Aerospace
5 of 5
An absolutely outstanding speaker on Leadership, Teamwork and navigating changing times. Never in all my years has a Speaker had such an impact on my thinking, and the feedback from the rest of my 200 strong team has been overwhelmingly positive. And I am already seeing them put his insight into action with positive results
Liz Walker COO, Unum PLC
5 of 5
Exceptional speaker, remarkable story, profound insight. There couldn’t have been a better fit for our Senior Leader Conference, and I’;ve heard nothing but praise for the session. Many were ‘blown away’, so recommended!
Jonathan Hirst CEO, Dreams PLC
5 of 5
Mark was just a perfect fit for our theme of Navigating Together, and the journey he took us on to bring this to life was epic. Everyone thought his talk was outstanding, as demonstrated by the standing ovation at the end! And the insight he shared around leading Teams through adversity and change couldn’t have been more relevant. A world-class performance!
Steve Carpenter Vizient Inc
5 of 5
Absolutely delighted with Mark’s leadership keynote ’Navigate the Storm’ at our two HO/SO conferences. One might think that a story based on the BT Global Challenge, dubbed ‘the worlds’ toughest around-the-world yacht race’ is not immediately relatable. However, nothing could be further from the truth. As an organisation of over 10,000 people seeking to weather the storm of significant organisational change, it couldn’t have been more relevant. This is a story about how ordinary people can achieve the extraordinary by pulling together, thinking outside the box, and going that extra mile to deliver a result. And Mark showed how thoughtful leadership can galvanise diverse and disparate teams to do this, and in the most testing of circumstances. And his story is not just about what went right, but also what went wrong, and how he and his crew recovered from the setbacks and persevered to achieve their goal. Furthermore, Mark was able to subtly tailor his story to align with our specific challenges, which made it so powerful. Finally, the fact that’s it’s just an incredible story so well told, it’s no surprise that our audiences were just transfixed. The feedback has been nothing less than outstanding.
Tim Kingsberry UK Border Force
5 of 5
Mark’s story gave us some very powerful messages about leading people in an engaging, human and well-grounded manner. Entertaining, refreshing and so thought provoking!
Lorraine Mildner Group HRD, IBP Group
5 of 5
Mark is a game-changing speaker everyone will remember forever. The feedback is off the scale, and the insight that he shared exactly what we need to forge forward in this uncertain world.
Pierre Olivier Landry CHRO, CEVA Logistics
5 of 5
It couldn’t have been more perfect from our perspective. The feedback has been extremely positive with everyone saying it was the most impactful session of the day, and people are already referencing the ‘NAVIG-8’ model.
Victoria Roberts Commercial Director, Draeger Medical
5 of 5
It exceeded my expectations which were already sky high, and aligned so well with the key messages we are trying to drive out to the teams this year around the need for resilience.
Adam Tesan CRO, Chargebee
5 of 5
A truly inspirational speaker who provided so much transferable learning for our members who are really challenged by change.
Mark Campbell Head of Learning and development, AHDB
Mark is a leadership, team, resilience and navigating change expert, and captivating keynote Speaker on a mission! And that’s to inspire Organisations to ‘Master the Waves of Change’, a capability so crucial for achieving sustained success in this increasingly turbulent world.
But it’s how Mark does this that sets him apart from the crowd. Because rather than preaching the usual cliches, he takes his audiences on an ‘edge of your seat’ journey instead, through the ups, downs, twists and turns of leading a team to success in the ‘world’s toughest’ around-the- world yacht race.
This epic event sees 12 teams racing for 10 months and 32000 miles, the wrong way around the world, against the spin of the earth. But the crews are not made up of those from the rarefied world of elite sport, rather amateurs, male and female, aged 18-60, with 70% having never sailed before!
And as the race unfolds the secrets are revealed that allowed him and his team to thrive, despite facing constant adversity, change and competition. The secrets that will allow your Organisation to do the same, as the parallels with the world of business are remarkable.
And when combined with masterful storytelling, stunning images, gripping footage and the option of fun and insightful audience participation (that guarantees a standing ovation!), it’s so immersive you could be forgiven for thinking you’re actually on the Team!
And his audiences from many of the world's greatest Organisations agree, captivating them in over 31 countries to date and with consistent 5 star reviews. He’s also won several prestigious awards, including being voted the ‘Bookers Choice’ at the Speaker Awards 2024.
So if you want to help your organisation ride the waves towards the brightest tomorrow, Mark is ready and waiting to work with you.
Watch Mark Denton in action!
Watch Mark Denton in action!
