Previous Clients

Henley Management College - American Express - Apter International - Arthur Andersen - Booker Tate - Boots Healthcare Int. - Bristol Myers-Squibb - British American Tobacco - British Gas - Business Pursuits - Chase Manhattan - Civil Service College - Crown Agents - Domino Printing Sciences - Dairy Crest - First Bus - Flight Centre - Glaxo - Grand Metropolitan Estates - Harrison Crossfield - Institute of Management - Kiln - Kodak - Lehman Brothers - Linton Park - Lloyds Bank - London Business School - Masterfoods - Mercury Communications - Ove Arup - PowerGen - Powerhouse Comms - Price Waterhouse Coopers - Shell - Sun Life of Canada - Tandem Computers - Telewest - West Canadian Wheat Growers' Association

What The Clients Said

If you are looking to motivate your staff I can think of no better way than to listen to Stephen Venables’ epic story of how he climbed Everest - a story of teamwork, guts, the will to win and total dedication to his work. Clive Morris. Chief Executive - Powerhouse Communications

Stephen Venables made a major contribution to Tandem’s launch of a new product called “Himalaya” at the Royal Geographical Society. Stephen met with us before the event so that he could understand our requirements, lent photographs to compliment our staging and on the day gave an excellent presentation. We would undoubtedly use him again. Roger Bellass. Managing Director - Tandem UK & Ireland

A short note to thank you for the engrossing presentation you gave to our European Leadership forum. The use of your expedition experiences to show the essence of teamwork gave us a wholly new perspective which was most illuminating. And of course those stunning slides …. I normally receive a couple of polite notes from my people after such events, but this time I was congratulated on my choice many times over – terribly gratifying. Tony Fitzpatrick. Director – Ove Arup & Partners

Stephen Venables is a regular contributor to the British Gas strategic management development programme. His lively presentation gives a special perspective to teamwork and leadership. British Gas.

Once again, Stephen, thank you for putting the time into your presentation to make it relevant for our needs. I will certainly be recommending you to others as a speaker. Here are some comments from our feedbackc sheets:
“Great achievements … also shows what you can do when you put yoru mind too it.”
“Good success to try and relevant with team building pars and perseverance.”
“Loved his slides and words of wisdom in leadership.”
“A great example of attitude and determination. A genuine, sound as a pound bloke.”
“Fantastic! I’ve been to a lot of mountaineers’ talks and he presented himself so much better. Would love to see more of this kind of guest speaker – not just telling us his experience, but continuously relating it to us and our development.” Jo Carr. Team Leader – Flight Centre UK Ltd

Comments from our managers have included:
Had me rapt! Interesting to see how the principles of management and team-building work in unconventional surroundings . He proves that you can achieve anything if you set your goals high enough. Kevin Power. Director of Personnel - Grand Metropolitan Estates

His presentation covered planning, teamwork and coping with adversity, as well as achieving ultimate success. We were able to make comparisons to business life in a very stimulating way. Howard Whitesmith. Group Managing Director - Domino Printing Sciences

He left a lasting impression on the joint Operator Services Platform team. There was a striking parallel between his project and ours. Both were Anglo-American and both were attempting to reach goals that had not been attained before. To hear him talk about his success was both exciting and stimulating for the team and he gave the project the inspiration needed to get it off the ground. Alistair Dixon. Operator Services Platform - Mercury Communications

As the keynote speaker, Stephen set an enthusiastic tone for the whole Convention. His message about the importance of teamwork and of striving to meet goals and overcome obstacles was inspiring to our delegates. Our association and members struggle constantly with negative attitudes and Stephen’s positive message was a welcome relief from the barrage of pessimistic thinking we encounter on the prairies. I would highly recommend Stephen to other organisations looking for an inspirational speaker. Sharon McKinnon. Convention Program Coordinator – Western Wheat Growers Association