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True resilience isn’t built when life is easy, it’s forged in adversity. Develop the mindset to accept change, adapt under pressure and achieve more than you thought possible.

Research shows that constant disruption, burnout and uncertainty are eroding performance and culture across organizations. The teams that thrive are those that know how to transform challenges into fuel for growth.

Neil’s compelling keynotes reveal how individuals and organizations can unlock the resilience, grit, and determination needed to perform through turbulence and uncertainty.

With honesty, humour, and hard-won insight Neil shares his journey of surviving sepsis, 17 surgeries, and a double amputation. How within just one year he returned to his professional career, learned to walk again, earned his para-snowboarding classification and competed internationally.

While unpacking his 3 A’s Framework — Accept, Adapt, Achieve — Neil gives audiences practical strategies they can immediately apply:

  • Accepting reality:
    Pivoting focus and energy from what has happened, to what can be controlled.

  • Adapting with resilience:
    Seeing setbacks as opportunities to learn innovation and growth.

  • Achieving through action:
    Building confidence, focus, and follow-through to reach ambitious goals.

  • Unlocking inner strength:
    Discovering the untapped power we all hold to thrive in high-pressure environments.

  • Transferring lessons to business: Applying resilience learned in adversity to drive team performance and cultural strength.

Neil’s inspiring keynotes go beyond storytelling; they ignite a mindset shift. Audiences leave not only motivated, but equipped with the tools and belief to face challenges head-on and emerge stronger, more connected and ready to achieve.

“Neil’s personal experience and insights resonated deeply with our colleagues and community partners sparking meaningful conversations about inclusion in the office.”

Kate Wood
Inclusion Lead
HSBC Hong Kong

THE PROCESS

  • Briefing call to align: I take time upfront to understand your audience, what matters most to them, and the outcomes you want to achieve.

  • Dig into real challenges: I’ll explore key pressure points and, where possible, connect with a few attendees to make sure my message truly resonates.

  • Pre-delivery check-in: Before the keynote, I’ll recap our discussions and walk you through both the keynote structure and slides to confirm they align with your vision, making tweaks if needed.

  • On the day: I’ll arrive early to connect with you and your AV team, ensuring everything runs smoothly.

  • Post-delivery feedback: I’ll follow up afterwards to hear how the session landed and gather feedback, so I can continue to refine and improve.

“Neil delivered a truly powerful and memorable talk. He was engaging, relatable and connected powerfully with the audience. We would highly recommend him as an inspirational speaker”

Cameron Davidson
Assistant Head of Year
Tanglin Trust School, Singapore