Keynote SpeakersKate Richardson-Walsh OBE is an Olympic gold medallist, former England hockey captain and motivational speaker inspiring audiences on leadership and teamwork.
Kate captained GB women’s hockey teams for over 13 years.
An inspirational and charismatic leader, Kate has been credited for helping build the team ethos and commitment that drove the team to victory at the Rio Olympic Games.
Having made her international debut in 1999, Kate made a record 375 appearances for her country.
After securing a bronze in London 2012, Rio 2016 was the Mancunian’s fourth Olympic Games.
From a disastrous low of 11th place at the 2014 World Cup, a process of self-examination and rebuilding was instigated. The team built and signed up to their own collective culture of behavior, created a sense of common purpose, and installed a distributed leadership structure.
Learning through experience and collective reflection helped build a team that could adapt and withstand pressure whenever circumstances changed.
Shortlisted for the FIH World Player of the Year Award, Kate Richardson-Walsh has also been GB Hockey’s Athlete of the Year, twice won the prestigious Hockey Writers’ Player of the Year, and has been awarded an MBE and an OBE.
In 2013, Kate married Helen Richardson, her teammate since 1999.
Helen and Kate Richarson-Walsh – Winning Together:
In the book ‘Winning Together’, Helen and Kate Richardson-Walsh share powerful lessons from the Great Britain women’s hockey team’s journey to gold in Rio 2016.
They show how to create a winning culture in any environment, in any industry, so that you and your teammates can thrive.
Kate Richardson-Walsh – Motivational Speaker:
Kate Richardson-Walsh is an experienced motivational speaker who is happy to host or deliver Q&A sessions, keynotes, and after-dinner presentations.
She has a powerful leadership and team-building story to tell and can speak on the following themes:
- Leadership and Communication: Building a winning mindset and bringing out the best in people.
- Team Building: Creating unity of standards, spirit and culture.
- Maintaining Peak Performance.
- Ambition and Goal Setting: Effective planning, organisation and evaluation.
- Change Management: How to turn performance around.
- High Performance Under Pressure: Performing at an elite level for 16 years.
- Diversity and Inclusion.
- Grassroots Sport and Inspiring a New Generation.
