Marie Leautey has achieved what few other people have – she is one of the seven who have completed a run around the world. A world-record holder for the fastest run around the world, the first woman to have ever trodden across four continents, Marie’s is a story of resilience and determination. As a keynote speaker, she delivers excellent conferences on goal setting. creative thinking, planning and adaptability.
Marie possesses a Master’s in Finance from the Universite de Rouen and a Master’s in Law from the University of Strathclyde. From there, she began her illustrious career, working in several prominent roles across the world. Some of these include International Finance & Commercial Controller at Heineken, Senior Auditor at Coca-Cola, and Business Development Operations Manager at MetaSport. She rose to the position of CFO at Norgas Carriers and RGP, before she endeavoured to run across the world.
Keen about running and sports, Marie has been Founder & Director of Hop! Events – where she created and directed all triathlon events, whether they were sprints of half Ironman formats. It is unsurprising that she has set the world record for running 698 marathons in 825 days, and is the fastest woman to run around the word. Marie is author of “The World Under My Feet” – a book that chronicles her pursuit of her dream to run across the world.
As an esteemed keynote speaker, Marie uses her unique experiences as a CFO working in the corporate world and tells her audience how they led her to achieving her highest ambitions. Marie encourages people to think outside the box and employ their resilience and planning capabilities to achieve their dreams. If you hire Marie Leautey as your next keynote speaker, you are sure to leave feeling inspired to accomplish all your goals. Hire her today!
Books
The World Beneath My Feet
How to hire Marie Leautey
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Marie Leautey's official speaker topics include:
- Commitment to a unique direction
- Importance of planning and continuous adaptation of the plan(s)
- Effective decision making
- Preservation of key assets
- Mechanisms of motivation
- Atypical solutions for atypical projects
- “Think out of the box, act out of the box”
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
Feedback from In-Person Events:
"Your story is very inspirational, with many connections to the way we conduct our business. Your energy is contagious! We are privileged to have you as our key speaker.” - Pablo, VP Marketing, SAP Global Summit 2023
- 2023 – Author of “The World Beneath My Feet”
- 2019 – First woman to have run across 4 continents, world-record holder for fastest run around the world
- 2018 – CFO, Norgas Carriers
- 2016 – CFO, RGP
- 2015 – Audit & Risk Management, Kingfisher plc
- 2012 – Business Development Operations Manager, MetaSport
- 2007 – Founder & Director, Hop! Events
- 2007 – Audit Manager, Mondelez International
- 2006 – Senior Auditor, Coca-Cola
- 2000 – International Finance & Commercial Controller, The Heineken Company
- 1999 – Lecturer, Glasgow Caledonian University
