Ex-Royal Marines Officer, explorer, television presenter and broadcaster Monty Halls has led a life traveling in some of the world’s most hostile environments. Running his own expedition company, Monty circumnavigated the globe four times in five years, discovered a sunken city off the coast of India and even exchanged gunfire with poachers on the Nyika Plateau.
Monty is an ex-Royal Marines Officer who worked for Nelson Mandela during the peace process in the early nineties. He left the Marines to pursue a career in expeditions, travel journalism and biology. The first stage of this was becoming qualified as a marine biologist at Plymouth University, where he achieved a First Class Honours Degree in 1999.
He funded his degree by running expeditions, the most notable of which was leading a multi-national team to the discovery of a sunken city of the Indian coast in 2002. During this period he also led four expeditions to Southern Africa, three to Malawi in order to explore the ecosystem of the lake and investigate poaching activity on the Nyika Plateau, and one to South Africa to dive looking for evidence of prehistoric settlements in cave systems off the Cape. For these expeditions, he was awarded the Bish Medal for his services to exploration by the Scientific Exploration Society.
Halls' experience of overcoming adversity led him to appear on the groundbreaking series Superhumans, Monty competed against nine other highly skilled individuals. Winning the competition, Monty’s appearance on the show initiated his media career as a highly capable TV presenter, broadcaster and writer. Monty has since presented award-winning documentaries and television series for Channel 4, National Geographic, the History Channel, Channel 5, and the BBC. He is best known for his three BBC2 series “Great escapes” where he lived on the west coast of Scotland and Ireland with his dog Reuben. He also presented the multi-award winning series “Great Barrier Reef”. He has recently finished filming a ground-breaking expedition series called Lost Worlds for the Discovery Channel. He has written seven books and is a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers.
Monty’s after dinner and keynote speeches are fast-moving, dynamic and illustrated by vivid examples, and Champions Speakers are proud to represent Monty Halls as an official speaker agent. Monty’s extensive experience of talking in front of thousands has made him a highly sought after international personality. Both a speaker and an event or conference host and facilitator, Monty interacts wonderfully with the audience, using his charm, wit and charisma to ensure your event runs smoothly and the audiences remains entertained.
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
"Monty delivered an inspirational talk covering leadership, team building and the diverse marine environment on Ireland's West Coast, to our Citi WorldLink Conference. Our colleagues loved the presentation, left with abundant smiles and happily recall the event to this day. We would not hesitate to book Monty again and can't recommend him highly enough" - Michael, Global Head, Worldlink Payment Services, Citibank
‘’ We have worked with Monty on our last two strategy days, initially as a motivational influence and more latterly as our planner/facilitator. Monty was very quick to understand the direction we wanted to go and provided insightful guidance and judgement. Monty uses vivid examples from his experiences in both the Marines and his TV adventures that help demonstrate the need for a clear strategy and how to make this strategy become a living force in our business. His enthusiasm and passion are infectious.’’ - Tim, Director Residentials, Savills
"Monty's session was a particular highlight. His stories of leadership, resilience, teamwork and operating under pressure were both inspiring and thought-provoking. The parallels between his experiences and the challenges businesses face today were striking." - The 2026 Cyber Resilience Showcase
"You smashed it, and really made us feel like you were one of us and understood. It was an honour to meet you." - Plumpton College
"The best graduation speech I’ve heard of all my three children’s graduations." - Plumpton College
"Wonderful speech, incredibly inspiring and uplifting." - Plumpton College
"It was brilliant, so impressive how relevant it was to our industry, our current ethos, and our future." - Elanco
"Thank YOU for your huge efforts around your keynote speech at such short notice, it really was an integral part to the evening and we have had nothing but incredible feedback." - Pelorus
"I have to say that your presentation last night was incredibly well received by the audience and we have had a torrent of comments, thanks and very kind words today." - Straumann
How to hire Monty Halls
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