Jim Lawless
-
Record-breaking freediver and sought-after high performance leadership speaker
-
Became a professional race jockey within a year of first learning to ride
-
Delivered his motivational talk to more than 1 million people on five continents
Jim Lawless is one of the world’s most sought-after motivational speakers on high performance, transformation and change management.
A deeply trusted architect of transformation and culture, he has advised senior leaders from Apple, Airbus, Microsoft and American Express to Diageo, Kelloggs and Sony, and carries that gravitas onstage with him.
Jim has inspired over a million people on stages across five continents and is consistently voted #1 motivational speaker outside of the US in the Global Gurus public vote. He provides people facing change with a clear, credible and practical map to the place outside the comfort zone.
Transformation demands more than intelligence and strategy. It requires leaders skilled in operating far beyond the familiar, and an organisation that can trust, take ownership and adapt.
Jim operates where leadership gurus and academics, by definition, cannot. He has built a deep lived experience of the courage, discipline and emotion required to work far outside the comfort zone.
His captivating presence onstage is magnified by his energy, humour and compelling storytelling with a deep, lived understanding of the emotions, vulnerability and personal encounters with risk and uncertainty that come with change - drawn from his own experience of achieving the ‘impossible’ in his own life.
He designed and executed his own Moonshots, becoming the UK’s deepest freediver in just 8 months and a televised jockey 12 months from starting to ride: whilst doing his day job.
Jim Lawless’ immense and immediate credibility comes from the fact he sits at the top table as a trusted advisor to leaders delivering change and that he literally embodies what he talks about. Jim became the deepest freediver in British history with an incredible dive to 101m without air in just 8 months. Previously to that, he transformed from non-rider to televised jockey in just 12 months. He is the author of the global bestseller Taming Tigers.
Advisory – Each year Jim works discreetly as a coach to a select group of CEOs and elite teams to build high performing teams and to architect and implement large scale cultural transformation.
A City of London commercial lawyer by training, Jim Lawless went on to study at Guildford School of Acting in his thirties to better understand human connection, communication and storytelling. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts in 2008 in recognition of his business writing.
Jim Lawless is the motivational speaker trusted by global leaders when a critical keynote speech must ignite fast, courageous change in people facing disruption, embarking on journeys of outrageous ambition or having to lead their teams into uncertainty and transformation.
Motivational Keynote Speeches
You are in highly experienced hands when you book Jim Lawless to speak at your event. One of the most inspiring and sought-after business motivational speakers in the world today, Jim consistently delivers inspiring, challenging, thought-provoking and hugely entertaining keynote presentations.
Audiences engage with Jim’s business experience and insight and the fact that he has personally and successfully tested his theories in business and in high-risk sporting achievements.
Book Jim to bring your event:
• Fast and lasting change through a clear Framework that the audience intuitively gets
• Workshops that connect the keynote and framework to your strategy to have each delegate leaving the event with a publicly stated bold goal to deliver the plan
• Energy, humour and huge audience credibility that transforms your event and their confidence
• Stunning feedback for the event organising team
• Bespoke Keynotes tailored to meet the challenge you are setting your team to deliver
• A deep and thoughtful intelligence wrapped in wild adventure and the hard topics of fear and uncertainty explored in a deeply human, empathetic - and lived - way
Jim Lawless speaks on:
• Fast, courageous change and resilience in uncertainty
• Tools for designing and sustaining high performance under pressure
• Transformational mindsets and culture shifts
• Resilience and decision-making in disruption and transformation
• Architecting culture and results with senior leaders
• The future of leadership to exploit AI and retain / prepare your talent for continuous change, learning and unlearning
• Managing the mechanics and emotions of uncertainty, vulnerability and doubt to deliver outrageous goals with no track record or reasons to believe.
Showreel
Keynote speech
Exclusive interview with Jim Lawless
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
I have worked with Jim Lawless on stage at three high-profile Barclaycard leaders' conferences. Not only is he engaging, challenging, inspiring and very funny but he delivers a practical, compelling model for achieving results which he has risked his life on the racecourse to prove.
This was a very important event for my department. Your challenging and inspiring presentation and professional (but hilarious) hosting made the day for us. One of the delegates went straight back and ran a 'Taming Tigers' training session for his own team! No racehorses where involved, thank heavens.
Jim Lawless is great at showing two things. One, ordinary people can do extraordinary things. Two, the key to delivering this is to 'act now' on the difficult but necessary tasks. He does this in an entertaining and engaging manner.
Truly inspirational and more importantly 100% effective.
Organising an event with Jim Lawless is a little like riding in the Grand National. He approaches the entire process with dedication and professionalism, takes all of the fences in his stride and completes the process taking the cheers and applause of the crowd!
I would without hesitation highly recommend Jim. He made a real impact understanding and adapting to our business and objectives and with great attention to detail and care for our priorities. I was personally impressed and received unanimous positive feedback.
At Apple we pride ourselves in thinking differently, this is why we work in partnership with Jim. Our big conference pitches and our key sales presentations have both been inspired by the Lawless touch.
Jim’s session was inspiring and motivating, resulting in unanimous positive feedback from our attendees. Thank you, Jim, for an entertaining and powerful speech.
Clients often ask about purchasing books for giveaways and delegate packs. Below you’ll find a selection of products by Jim Lawless. Click the images to view on Amazon's website. For bulk orders, please speak with your Booking Agent.
How to book Jim Lawless for your event
To book Jim Lawless, please submit an online enquiry to booking.agent@nmp.co.uk or contact one of our booking agents on +44 (0)20 3822 0003.
Leading authority in achieving big bold goals through high performance teamwork
Global expert on the psychology of people, performance and leadership
Communication, collaboration and conflict resolution speaker
Culture and organisational theorist, consultant and speaker
Founder of Dream Rehab, a live show focused on helping people achieve goals
Bestselling author and co-host of the acclaimed High Performance Podcast
