Penny Mallory
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Former champion rally car driver, presenter and mental toughness coach
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Author of World Class Thinking, World Class Behaviour
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A leading expert in the art of psychologically-powered performance
As a leading authority on Mental Toughness, Penny Mallory is one of the UK’s top female motivational speakers, drawing from her years of experience in Motorsport as a Rally Driving Champion, TV Presenter and Performance Coach.
Against all the odds Penny transformed her life from a runaway homeless teenager to became the first (and remains the only) woman in the world to compete in a World Rally Car, for the Ford Motor Company.
Penny is living proof that building and developing Mental Toughness are vital if you are to thrive. Not only has she competed in the World Rally Championship, she has run multiple marathons, climbed the worlds highest summits, fought in two boxing matches, and is training to row 3000 miles across the Atlantic in Dec 2026.
Penny is a Qualified Psychological Performance Coach, Mental Toughness expert and Master Practitioner in CBT.
World Class Thinking > World Class Behaviour
Penny Mallory can offer:
• Keynote talks (live/virtual/hybrid) packed with tasks and takeaways
• Breakout sessions
• Workshops/Masterclass
• Coaching
• Hosting and facilitating
You can't afford to think and behave anything less than World Class if you want to compete, thrive and win in today’s ultra competitive, fast paced business world. But how can you achieve this? What makes the best people and organisations stand out? Just what is the secret of their success?
Penny shows that the top performers don't possess any magic formulas or gifts that you can’t possess. They simply employ a few World Class basics.
World Class Thinking and World Class Behaviour starts with your mindset.
With the right attitude, approach and mindset you will optimise your commitment, talent, creativity, opportunity and results.
Delegates will be challenged to think about:
• How your thinking affects your behaviour
• You can do it the F1 way
• Why risk is essential to success
• Without continual innovation, you'll be in reverse
• How to build relentless persistence
• A great attitude is the powerful fuel
• Seek to DISprove your own self-limiting beliefs
• Accelerate skill through deliberate practice
• Why you must get comfortable feeling uncomfortable
• How Rally Drivers have nailed effective communication
Unleashing The Psychology of Success
By learning how to develop winning habits and a winning mindset you’ll think – and perform – like a champion.
Avoiding the Balanced Mediocrity Trap
Extraordinary results require our time and energy focused on what matters most, to make the impossible possible.
Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
What makes us uncomfortable can summon our best, building confidence and self-esteem.
Maximised Reward Requires Managing Risk
Champions learn to open their minds to possibilities, managing risk and leveraging it to their advantage. There is no loss; you’ll succeed or learn from it, and both are big wins!
Marginal Change Powers Amazing Results
Seemingly marginal improvements may seem like baby steps, but at the elite level, these thoughtful but modest changes are the fine-tuning that transforms your performance for the better.
The Genesis of World Class Teams
At the heart of every great team is a leader with the vision and skills that see beyond Me to We. They‘ve learned how to inspire team mates to believe in themselves, put the team first and aspire to excellence.
Accelerate Through Change to Victory
Don’t fear change, embrace it, accelerate through it. Doing that makes impossible, possible.
It’s Time to Put Self-Limitations Behind
Redefine your potential with an all new resolve to harness your full potential and unleash what’s no longer trapped inside and is no longer holding you back.
Believe in Non-Stop Innovation
Instead of settling, find the courage to demand more and create a culture of innovation that doesn’t look for the future in the rear-view mirror.
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Listening to and appreciating many motivational speakers is part of my job. I heard Penny Mallory speaking with and engaging year 8 learners recently; it was a large event hosted at Charlton Athletic as part of raising aspirations for learners in Bexley. She was outstanding- one of the best three I have ever heard.
I was fortunate to book Penny to speak at one of the business to business events which we organise. If you take away the glitz of the international rally driving and the TV presenting you are left with a story which is... informative, uplifting, motivational and fascinating. Add back the rally driving and TV presenting, and you have a great presentation from a great speaker. If you get the chance to hear Penny speak or book her for one of your events... grab it.
Penny has presence and credibility on camera that few presenters can enjoy so naturally, with an enviable ability to deliver complex and technical issues in a straightforward and easy to understand way. She is a joy to work with - full of creative ideas, great fun to have around and entirely professional. Her ability to deliver her pieces to camera in one take is legendary. I should know, we filmed 67 episodes together!
Penny's presentation at the Reed New Deal launch, was a huge success with all our candidates. We greatly appreciated the way that she pitched her talk at just the right point, encouraging people to get out there and make it happen for themselves.
As a host Penny Mallory is truly professional with a relaxed, controlled approach. As an individual her achievements just amaze me.
Penny wowed our Coca Cola team. She inspired everyone, and cleverly weaved together personal anecdotes with live feedback from the audience. She made a real difference to our event. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Penny for any corporate event.
Penny Mallory was perfect for our awards dinner and an absolute dream to deal with. I give her 10 out of 10!
We were really pleased with the motivational presentation given to our sales team, Penny Mallory was without doubt the best speaker we have had to date
Clients often ask about purchasing books for giveaways and delegate packs. Below you’ll find a selection of products by Penny Mallory. Click the images to view on Amazon's website. For bulk orders, please speak with your Booking Agent.
How to book Penny Mallory for your event
To book Penny Mallory, please submit an online enquiry to booking.agent@nmp.co.uk or contact one of our booking agents on +44 (0)20 3822 0003.
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