Ben Cohen MBE
World Cup champion Ben Cohen MBE empowers businesses to lead with empathy, teamwork, and resilience through lessons from elite sport and life.
Why you should book Ben Cohen for your next event
- Rugby World Cup champion and MBE honoree, Ben Cohen brings world-class experience in teamwork, leadership, and resilience, translating sporting excellence into business success.
- Award-winning athlete and inspirational speaker, Ben Cohen uses his platform to motivate leaders to embrace diversity, lead authentically, and empower positive change.
- Founder of the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, the world’s first anti-bullying charity, Ben inspires organizations to champion inclusion and create psychologically safe cultures.
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The Power of Teamwork: Uniting People to Achieve Greatness
Ben Cohen MBE, Rugby World Cup winner and social impact leader, inspires organizations to lead with empathy, resilience, and purpose. Drawing on his extraordinary journey from elite sport to founding the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, he shares powerful lessons on teamwork, inclusion, and overcoming adversity. Through his authentic storytelling and actionable insights, Ben helps businesses build stronger, more connected teams, foster inclusive cultures, and transform challenges into opportunities for growth, unity, and long-term success.
Keynote Speaker Ben Cohen MBE is a Rugby World Cup winner, inclusion advocate, and founder of the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, the world’s first foundation dedicated to tackling bullying and promoting equality. Drawing from his incredible journey as one of England’s most celebrated rugby players, Ben inspires organizations to foster teamwork, resilience, and inclusive leadership that drives long-term success.
Renowned for his authenticity and powerful storytelling, Ben connects lessons from elite sport with real-world business challenges. His keynotes explore how empathy, unity, and purpose create stronger, more collaborative teams and resilient leaders capable of performing under pressure. As someone who is clinically deaf, Ben also offers a deeply personal perspective on overcoming adversity and embracing diversity as a source of strength.
Beyond the pitch, Ben has become a respected voice on social impact and corporate culture, helping companies translate values of respect and inclusion into everyday action. His experience leading initiatives that bridge sport, business, and community gives him unique insights into leadership that truly inspires change.
If you’re looking to motivate your people, strengthen collaboration, and cultivate an inclusive, high-performing culture, book Ben Cohen MBE for your event. His dynamic presence and transformative message will leave your audience energized, reflective, and ready to make a lasting impact.
Keynotes
Keynote by Ben Cohen:
Leadership & Teamwork
Lessons from elite sport that translate to business, community, and personal growth.
Keynote Speaker Ben Cohen MBE, Rugby World Cup winner and leadership expert, delivers powerful lessons from elite sport that transform how teams communicate, perform, and lead.
Through his captivating keynotes, Ben reveals how the principles that built championship-winning teams, clarity, trust, and shared purpose, can be applied directly to business and organizational growth. His insights empower leaders to inspire confidence, foster accountability, and turn individual talent into collective strength.
By booking Ben Cohen, your organization gains practical tools to build unity, resilience, and performance from the inside out. His engaging stories and actionable strategies ensure every audience walks away ready to lead with purpose and win together.
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Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Bullying
Practical strategies to foster safer, more supportive environments.
In today’s workplaces, issues of exclusion, unconscious bias, and bullying can quietly erode trust, performance, and employee well-being. Keynote Speaker Ben Cohen MBE, Rugby World Cup champion and founder of the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, delivers transformative keynotes that tackle these challenges head-on.
Drawing from his personal experiences and global advocacy work, Ben shares practical, actionable strategies to build safer, more inclusive environments where people can truly thrive. His talks go beyond awareness, offering leaders the tools to foster empathy, accountability, and lasting cultural change.
Ben offers your organization the inspiration and frameworks to turn diversity into strength, inclusion into innovation, and respect into measurable results. His powerful message empowers teams to stand up, speak out, and work better together.
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Resilience & Mental Health
Overcoming personal challenges, including deafness, and thriving in high-pressure situations.
In a world where burnout and stress are rising, resilience is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity. Speaker Ben Cohen MBE, Rugby World Cup winner and mental health advocate, empowers organizations to turn adversity into strength and pressure into performance.
Born clinically deaf and no stranger to personal and professional challenges, Ben shares powerful, relatable stories that inspire self-belief, focus, and perseverance. His keynotes provide actionable tools for managing stress, maintaining motivation, and cultivating emotional resilience across all levels of an organization.
With Ben your teams will gain a renewed sense of perspective, confidence, and purpose. His authentic insights help leaders and employees alike build mental strength, adapt to challenges, and thrive, no matter the circumstances. Ben’s message is simple yet transformative: resilience is built, not born.
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Social Impact & Purpose
How individuals and organisations can create meaningful change.
In an era where employees and customers expect companies to stand for more than profit, finding authentic ways to create impact can feel challenging. Keynote Speaker Ben Cohen MBE, Rugby World Cup champion and founder of the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, helps organizations bridge that gap.
Through his inspiring keynotes, Ben shares how individuals and teams can align their values with action to drive meaningful, measurable change. Drawing from his global work in social advocacy and leadership, he reveals how purpose-led organizations outperform competitors by building trust, loyalty, and long-term engagement.
By booking Ben Cohen MBE, you empower your people to discover the “why” behind their work, cultivate a culture of contribution, and make a genuine difference inside and outside the business. His message proves that purpose isn’t just powerful, it’s profitable.
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