Paddy Upton

Expect to be entertained, inspired to think differently, and to gain practical take-away value.

Talks and bespoke workshops are richly illustrated with entertaining, insightful and candid anecdotes from the high-stakes and immediate world of international sport.

A highly-experienced and acclaimed speaker and workshop facilitator, Paddy draws on success and failure to inspire new thinking and far-reaching change. Stories and lessons are shared in a down-to-earth, engaging and relatable manner, with the complex being simplified into common-sense and practical actions.

Choose from existing talks, or speak to Paddy to have a bespoke talk or workshop designed for your event or organisation.

POPULAR TALKS INCLUDE:

MENTAL WELL-BEING

Our mental well-being has been more challenged than ever before, and remains one of the most important factors in determining success and failure, in work and in life. This talk covers some of the keys ways to successfully navigate our mindset – as we move through and beyond the Uncertainties, opportunities and challenges of the current pandemic.

FIVE KEYS TO UNLOCK YOUR A-GAME

Based on his highly successful ‘Unlock Your A-Game” workshop series, Paddy shares five of the most popular keys for your team and employees to unlock their A-game.

LEADING INTO THE FUTURE

This talk is specifically for leaders and aspiring leaders. It explores simple, innovative and create ways of building an inspiring and engaging learning environment – one that harnesses the collective intelligence of your team.

BESPOKE TALKS, WORKSHOPS

Paddy will engage with your lead team to understand your teams needs and/or theme of your event, and will suggest topics and inspiring stories to align with these.

Testimonials

Having worked full-time in conferences for nearly two decades, I’d place Paddy in the top 1% of international speakers.
Steve Morris
Managing Partner, The Eventful Group
Paddy’s speech at the Dell India Leadership Strategy Meet was extremely insightful. The ease with which he was able to relate to corporate issues was simply commendable. Paddy is a delightfully effective speaker whose style is simple, direct and engaging.
RAMESSH RAMAKRISHNANN
Mentor, LEAP Sports Dubai
It is always a privilege to work with an excellent human being like Paddy. His leadership talk for the executive family of Indian Institute of Management, Indore was inspiring, well appreciated and top ranked by C level executives.
Ganesh Lakshminarayanan
President, DELL India
Thank you for the brilliant talk. Such great insights and reminders, served up on a bedding of an incredibly captivating sports narrative. Really wonderful!
Don Mahoney
Senior Vice President and Global GM, SAP