Sally Gunnell is the only woman in history to have ever concurrently held all four major championship gold medals – Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European as well as the World record.
Starting at Essex Ladies’ Club, initially as a long jumper and pentathlete, Sally switched to the 400m hurdles.
Sally quickly established herself as force to be reckoned with in British athletics and in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games she achieved the one missing piece from her already impressive trophy cabinet; an Olympic Gold medal.
Following her retirement in 1997, Sally moved from the track to the television studio and, after a spell commentating for BBC Sport, she moved to prime time television.
Sally Gunnell OBE – Motivational Speaker:
Voted ‘one of the country’s top ten Olympic heroes’, Sally is a popular, inspirational and motivational speaker.
Approachable and down-to-earth, she not only tells her own incredible story, but she help businesses to get the very best out of their staff, showing that with the right mindset, it’s possible to achieve anything.
As a speaker, Sally concentrates on her drive for success and how she adapted her training regime and life as a whole, to ensure she would achieve her ultimate goal of Olympic Gold: the specific techniques she absorbed to ensure her body was finely tuned at exactly the right moment for the ultimate competition; the inevitable low points and how one can use mental power to overcome failure and use it to your advantage – these are the signs of a true winner.
Sally believes winning is 70% mental and 30% physical and offers insight into the strategies she employed to ensure she won and won again.
She relates all her experiences to the non-sporting world offering tips to improve everyday performance. She also relates her experiences to her post competitive career and current goals.
Sally’s experience allows her to tailor her presentation to incorporate specific corporate messages.
She has provided dedicated sessions on coaching and working with the team around you, work-life balance and maintaining excellence.
She can work closely to a brief bringing her competitive experience into a concise corporate message.
Key Points:
Teamwork
Focus & Concentration
Motivation
Pressure at the Top
Goal Setting
Competition & Rivalry
The Power of Mental Visualisation
Changing to Ensure Success
Attention to Detail
Leadership (as women’s team captain)
Work/Life Balance.
Wellbeing
Testimonials
“Sally Gunnell gave an inspiring presentation and the CSO team left the meeting feeling very motivated. It was valuable seeing how Sally related her experiences to the every day challenges in the workplace.”
Rachael French, Communications Manager, IBM Customer Support Operations
‘On behalf of Rolls-Royce, I would like to thank you for your inspirational contribution to our conference. Your portrayal of the formation of your back-up team and the success that it subsequently brought you was very relevant to the theme of our conference. The conference delegates were delighted that, following the dinner, you gave your time for photo-calls and autographs, the finished the evening both inspired and thrilled!’
Nick Durham, Rolls-Royce Plc
“Sally, your talk has had a tremendous effect on the thousands of delegates who attended our conference. You were so relatable and you have inspired them to focus on their objectives and persist until they win. Thank you!!”
Consultant International, Business System
“We were looking for a speaker who could inspire attendees at a conference, the main theme for which was: winning in the new environment. Sally did a great job in this capacity, as a living example and through the key messages in her speech. All in all, a great success!”
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Sally Gunnell OBE is and Olympic Legend, Broadcaster and Keynote Motivational Speaker
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Sally Gunnell is the only woman in history to have ever concurrently held all four major championship gold medals – Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European as well as the World record.
Starting at Essex Ladies’ Club, initially as a long jumper and pentathlete, Sally switched to the 400m hurdles.
Sally quickly established herself as force to be reckoned with in British athletics and in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games she achieved the one missing piece from her already impressive trophy cabinet; an Olympic Gold medal.
Following her retirement in 1997, Sally moved from the track to the television studio and, after a spell commentating for BBC Sport, she moved to prime time television.
Voted ‘one of the country’s top ten Olympic heroes’, Sally is a popular, inspirational and motivational speaker.
Approachable and down-to-earth, she not only tells her own incredible story, but she help businesses to get the very best out of their staff, showing that with the right mindset, it’s possible to achieve anything.
As a speaker, Sally concentrates on her drive for success and how she adapted her training regime and life as a whole, to ensure she would achieve her ultimate goal of Olympic Gold: the specific techniques she absorbed to ensure her body was finely tuned at exactly the right moment for the ultimate competition; the inevitable low points and how one can use mental power to overcome failure and use it to your advantage – these are the signs of a true winner.
Sally believes winning is 70% mental and 30% physical and offers insight into the strategies she employed to ensure she won and won again.
She relates all her experiences to the non-sporting world offering tips to improve everyday performance. She also relates her experiences to her post competitive career and current goals.
Sally’s experience allows her to tailor her presentation to incorporate specific corporate messages.
She has provided dedicated sessions on coaching and working with the team around you, work-life balance and maintaining excellence.
She can work closely to a brief bringing her competitive experience into a concise corporate message.
Key Points:
Testimonials
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