Alex Gregory
- Two times Olympic Champion and five-time World Champion rower
- Participated in the world’s first polar artic rowing expedition in 2017
- Leadership and teamwork expert who knows how to manage failure, working under pressure to achieve success
Alex Gregory MBE is someone who knows all about success and failure. It took him eight long years of trying before he became an Olympic Champion in rowing. He won Olympic Gold medals rowing with Team GB at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
However, according to Alex, by learning to adapt to circumstances and by making the necessary decisions, he was able to turn disappointment into victory. In fact, it was the lessons learned in defeat that laid the foundations for his Olympic success.
Part of his success is attributed to his innate ability in bringing teams together by means of motivation. Alex Gregory has the ability to adapt to other people and to bring out his teammate’s true potential, allowing them, as a team, to succeed beyond their expectations. Being able to adapt and learning from those around him are the true lessons he learned during his years of failure. According to Alex, “…it’s how the skills of those around you are nurtured that counts.”
Alex Gregory has won gold at Olympic, World, European, and national levels. He is the first British male rower to ever hold these titles at the same time.
Despite these feats, Alex decided to join the world’s first Arctic rowing expedition in an effort to push his boundaries and test his mental capacity in a vastly different environment than what he had heretofore been used to. The team had to give up on their dream after complications arose and they landed up stranded on a remote Norwegian island. The crew did, however, manage to break eleven of the twelve world records they had set for themselves. The money raised on the journey was for a remote school in the Himalayas.
Now retired from rowing, the father of three believes in using outdoor activities to create a bond between parent and child. He is currently in the process of penning a book on the subject, has worked with a number of leading brands such as Marks and Spencer, Bremont Watches, and Primark, and is Oakley sunglasses 2017 celebrity ambassador.
Alex Gregory – Speaker
Alex Gregory MBE is an expert when it comes to team dynamics, leadership, and working under pressure. As a motivational speaker, he gives keen insights into successful leadership and teamwork.
“Alex’s presentation gave us an insight into the world of elite sport, competing and performing at the very top, under excruciating pressure. The stories and messages Alex delivered were not only riveting but delivered humbly with humour. Key links to the power of trust and communication required within effective teams, the value of mentoring and the need for personal drive and ownership are immediately transferable to the challenges we all face in our businesses and lives”. – Mark Versey, Chief Investment Officer, Aviva Investors – 2018
Speaking Keynotes & Topics
- The Secret of Olympic Motivation.What is it that drives people to achieve their impossible goals?
- The 5 Mindsets for high performance culture.Five mindsets employed by a double Olympic champion to create a robust mindset that performs consistently and successfully.
- Championing Change. Reflecting and setting new goals.How do we really find the motivation to make the changes necessary to pursue those new directions?
- Olympic Performance. Technique, Teamwork, Communication and Consistency.Knowing how to utilise those around you to create a team that’s greater than the sum of its parts is the key to success.
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