Pete Cohen is a keynote speaker and motivational figure, who tours the speaking circuit sharing his strategies on mental resilience. Pete connects with his audience on a personal level, eliciting both laughter and self-reflection with his story of growth. Having spent years perfecting his range of topics, there are few motivational speakers like Pete. Pete's first experience of performing was at a young age when he decided to dedicate his life to the stage. His dream was cut short when his undiagnosed dyslexia cost Pete roles in his school productions, as he struggled to read and remember his lines.
Upon leaving school with no qualifications, Pete found himself unsure of what to do with his life. He knew that he wanted to be in front of people, so when he found a passion for exercise Pete turned his hand to leading aerobics classes instead. Pete's experience of adversity has shaped him into the speaker he is today, as he developed skills in adapting to challenges.
From there, he completed a course in sports science, to later become a personal trainer. Whilst Pete spent a large portion of his time in the gym, he noticed that people were lacking the motivation to continue working out - this inspired him to study psychology. After offering his class motivational advice, one of the participants asked him to speak at their event, which sparked Pete's love of public speaking.
Pete presents with a simple philosophy; “If you want to get better, just keep asking yourself: how far can I go, how good can I be. That’s what I do every day – and I’m still learning. What I do is a gift and a privilege and I want to share that gift with the world every single day". He is driven by the desire "to inspire people to accomplish far more than they ever thought possible", and specialises in leadership and human potential. As a speaker, Pete is renowned for his ability to re-energise a team and increase productivity. He is even noted as the force behind Ronnie O'Sullivan's second World Championship success.
How to hire Pete Cohen
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Pete's official speaking topics are listed below.
Resilience
Pete goes into detail what the real meaning of resilience and how to become more resilient within your everyday life, by using adversity to leap forward and meet challenges head-on. His well-known model of ‘duck talk’ and further effective tools will be shared to allow audiences members to question and change the rules.
Rethinking Wellness
Pete explains how to coach an organisation to wellness through using practised techniques that gradually benefits people over time. Encouraging wellness techniques into the workplace or everyday life, so that it becomes a habit, is Pete’s goal in order for people to really thrive.
Unlocking Potential
With extensive experience in the subject, Pete tackles the deeper questions of organisational culture and gives audiences inspirational guidance on how to overcome obstacles, face our fears and to thrive in the modern workplace.
Cultivating Leadership At Every Level
The pressures of leadership can be challenging, which is why Pete has devised a new plan for audiences to follow in order to become an inspiring, visionary and motivated leader that is on top of their game and keeps others on top of theirs too.
"Pete helped me win the World Championship for the second time. The man is a legend." - Ronnie O'Sullivan
“The session was what we really needed to refocus and re-energize our team. Pete helped us address some of them issues that have been inhibiting our performance and provided us with strategies to realise our potential and increase our productivity.” - Royal Bank of Scotland
"Pete was a superb keynote speaker! He took a great deal of time prior to the conference undertaking his due diligence as to what we at New leaf required from him. After exploring one avenue, he did not mind in the slightest taking a full U-turn and developing a more appropriate theme for our business. The personal service form him was gratefully received. He was punctual and he stayed at the event for questions and photographs long after the scheduled time allocation as per contract. This too was greatly received. His highly motivational and informative speech got us all thinking about how we should behave and adapt to the business world. He was the centre piece to our day and he really delivered." - New Leaf Group
“Pete was absolutely brilliant, he delivered a highly energised, thought provoking presentation. He was incredibly engaging and interacted well with the audience. I didn't hear a bad word about him which is the highest accolade I can give him with our lot! We were also incredibly impressed with his follow up video clip. He was incredibly professional and an all round, good guy!” - Hazel, Diversified Communications UK
