Pete Goss

Pete Goss

• Internationally renowned yachtsman; twice sailing round-the-world.
• Noted for unselfishly risking his own life and saving the life of French sailor Raphael Dinelli.
• A brilliant and renowned speaker on leadership, team building and making the impossible – possible.
• Has competed in seven transatlantic and two round-the-world races and has sailed more than 300,000 nautical miles.

A former Royal Marine, Pete has taken on numerous endeavours that share the same four principles; innovation, technology, challenge and adventure. An acclaimed International Speaker, he draws on his experiences to offer leadership and management talks, team-building exercises and training sessions, inspiring individuals and groups to achieve beyond what they thought possible.

He has raced in seven transatlantic and two round-the-world races sailing over 330,000 nautical miles. He advocates that the are four consistent components to each of his challenges which are (i) innovation (ii) technology (iii) challenge and (iv) adventure.

He is most noted for unselfishly risking his own life by turning around to rescue French sailor Raphael Dinelli who was in difficulty in a fierce hurricane in the Southern Ocean.  For his courage, he was awarded the Legion d’Honneur and an MBE and voted World Sailor of the Year.

A regular lecturer at business schools, he is an Associate Fellow of Said Business School at Oxford University.

Recently Pete built the 37’ Cornish Lugger ‘Spirit of Mystery’ (as seen on BBC Coast) which he sailed with family members, including his fourteen-year-old son, to Melbourne. This recreated the voyage of the smallest migrant vessel to make it to Australia 150 years ago. Rowing out of the harbour and navigating by the stars, they faced many challenges including a ferocious Southern Ocean storm that rolled them upside-down and broke a crewman’s leg. However, they still reached Australia together.

In addition to this Pete circumnavigated Tasmania by sea kayak; with limited communication, he has been exposed once again to the Southern Ocean and the notorious Bass Strait.

Pete understands the need to deliver real performance; he achieves this through mentoring and empowering individuals, motivating teams and driving companies forward…

Pete Goss Keynote Speaking

• Mental Resilience – Having the mental capacity to keep going when things don’t go to plan.
• The importance of a Team – picking the right team is imperative but how you keep all members of the team motivated, feeling involved, valued through listening, communication, sharing and good delegation is what brings the magic to successful teams.
• Planning for Success – for all Pete’s adventures he has to have a plan in place years in advance – sharing his knowledge of how he does this and sticks with the plan is hugely valuable to corporate leaders.
• Follow your dreams. Pete is a living example of how to do this – any of his stories will leave the right message.