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How to book my speaking on how to develop resilience

Let me know your situation, and I’ll work out how I can help you hit your goals

(I’ll have already spoken at companies just like yours—see below).

As you’ll see on my homepage, I’m an internationally award-winning comedian, podcaster, speaker and comedy expert. My TV credits include Live At The Apollo, Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central, Alan Davies’ As Yet Untitled, and Conan, hosted by comedy icon Conan O’Brien.

For my podcast, I’ve interviewed over 450 of the world’s funniest standup comics. I’ve noticed they have one thing in common: RESILIENCE.

They drive to a distant town. They stand on stage, alone, in front of strangers, and tell jokes that rarely work the first time they are told. They get heckled. They have awkward silences. Often they bomb. Then they drive home alone.

And do it again the next day!

I speak to companies about everything I’ve learned—about cultivating resilience, authenticity, and performing on the spot under immense pressure, and in the face of criticism.

My presentation, “What Comedians Don’t Tell You About Resilience,” is about 45 minutes long, plus Q&A. I can give it live or over video conferencing.

If you think your company might benefit from my resilience training, email me! I’ll ask you some questions about your activities and plans and let you know if—and how—I can best help you hit your goals. If you’re interested but not ready yet, join my email list.

Clients

The following organizations have hired me to speak.

Praise for my speaking about resilience

“The most inspiring talk I’ve had in years!”—LEGO Group Team Member

“There’s perfect and there’s perfect—and that was perfect!” —David Cooper, Chief People Officer, Circle Health Group

“Stu was absolutely brilliant and brought a fantastically upbeat (and much needed) energy. I would highly recommend this session as an alternative and fresh take on cultivating resilience” —Polly Dean, HG Capital (the presentation was delivered via Zoom)

“Stuart was excellent and the feedback I have received from the team has been really positive. I am delighted with how the session went and we definitely made the right choice. The topic was very on point and resonated really well with the group, and without question, Stuart delivered it incredibly well. I (and the team) were really impressed that Stuart could hold the audience with such engagement in a virtual environment for his 45-minute session – the time flew by!” —Nimesh Shah , CEO, Blick Rothenberg (the presentation was delivered via Zoom)

“Stuart was brilliant; he nailed the brief, and the balance of meaningful content and humour was perfect for our audience. I’d recommend him to anyone looking for an uplifting and engaging speaker, especially if you are looking for something more original and entertaining than the usual ‘motivational talks’.” —Jo Matkin, CEO, Celsus Group

“The feedback from all attendees was incredibly positive. Stu is an engaging speaker who mixes humour with brilliant advice, his session sparked many thoughts and conversation points that we wouldn’t normally discuss together as colleagues and it encouraged people to open up as they considered implementing some of the techniques discussed to improve resilience. Thanks Stu!” —Matt Evans, Comms Lead for major FMCG company (the presentation was delivered via Teams)

“He hit the nail on the head with the topic. His delivery was faultless, informative and funny too. He has a real knack for making the participants feel at ease and open up. It’s not an easy gig to deliver a virtual presentation to CEOs across the globe. We would thoroughly recommend Stuart for any event. I certainly could watch him every night of the week!” —Kasia Joniec, HG Capital

More nice words from a few of my clients…

Some short video clips

A clip of me speaking on how to develop resilience

A clip of me speaking on the sharp end and blunt end of resilience

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