At just 25, she became the first Welsh woman to conquer Everest. Now she equips corporate teams with the mental tools to lead, adapt, and thrive in demanding environments.
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Exceptional public speaker with such engaging, thought provoking content
Matt Hewett
Swoop Travel
Empower your teams with world-first adventurer Tori James. From Everest to the boardroom, she delivers actionable insights on resilience, decision-making, and high performance, using powerful stories from extreme expeditions to inspire leaders to thrive under pressure and push beyond perceived limits.
Keynote Speaker Tori James is a record-breaking adventurer and leadership specialist who inspires audiences with powerful lessons from some of the world’s most extreme environments. Best known as the first Welsh woman to summit Mount Everest at just 25, Tori brings a unique perspective on resilience, performance under pressure, and high-performing teamwork—critical capabilities for today’s fast-paced business world.
With a proven track record of leading and surviving record-setting expeditions—including skiing to the Magnetic North Pole, cycling the length of New Zealand, and co-leading the longest sea kayak journey in UK waters, Tori connects these challenges to the demands faced by leaders and teams in corporate settings. Her keynotes translate bold, real-life adventures into actionable strategies for goal setting, decision-making, and thriving amidst uncertainty.
Tori’s captivating delivery style, backed by award-winning films and her book Peak Performance, engages and equips professionals at all levels. She has worked with global brands and leadership teams across industries to unlock peak performance through mindset shifts, collaborative culture, and personal grit.
If your organization is seeking to motivate its people, strengthen team dynamics, or develop leaders who excel under pressure, book Tori James for your event. Her keynotes are a compelling blend of inspiration and practical tools that leave a lasting impact, making Keynote Speaker Tori James the ideal choice for your next business event.
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Exceptional public speaker with such engaging, thought provoking content
Matt Hewett Swoop Travel
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Very authentic, humble, positive and engaging. There are so many great analogies between explorations Tori talks about and endeavours we all face in business. This made her talk so relevant for our work.
Dr Olaf Coenen, VP Global Commercial Management EA GAMES
Keynote by Tori James:
Survival in extreme environments requires so much more than speed, strength and stamina. It’s a growth mindset that really counts, both in the wild, and in work - our ability to reframe challenging situations, redefine failure and embrace uncertainty to achieve our goals.
Keynote by Tori James:
Building high performing teams in a hyper-connected, yet often remote-working world, is hard. It requires us to prioritise human connection more than ever before. Team Development is about building relationships, developing trust and propelling others to success.
Keynote by Tori James:
Fear of failure is often what stops us taking on ambitious goals and ideas. Explore how we can embrace the things that scare us, drive sustained individual and collective performance and go beyond what we thought was possible.
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