Shona McCallin

Shona McCallin is a pinnacle member of Great Britain's women's national field hockey team, whose formidable on pitch talent makes her a force to be reckoned with. Since she first played hockey at the age of just six years old, competing with the Newark Otters and Beavers club, Shona sky rocketed to sporting fame, winning a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Showing no signs of slowing down, she is firmly set on a path to sporting greatness.

As an internationally respected sportswoman, Shona is the ideal speaker for global events. Her passion for sport, self-development and understanding of the winning mindset shines through in her speeches, where she inspires audiences to push their own personal and professional development. Shona's speeches offer the secret strategies essential for team cohesion, from the perspective of an athlete whose success relies on high-performance teamwork and leadership.

Since first stepping foot on the hockey pitch, Shona quickly progressed through the ranks of her sport, starting at a regional level and soaring through to captaining her team at the Junior World Cup. Shona then travelled to Holland, where she spent four years not just earning a degree in International Business, but developing her hockey skills to the Olympic standard that it is today. Shona was handpicked for the Bisham Abbey training programme that made her Olympic dreams a reality, and led to her gold medal in Rio 2016.

Since 2014, Shona has represented STX, an American field hockey manufacturer. She is an ideal brand ambassador, as her respectable career and ongoing success shines a positive light on any business that she endorses. When Shona is not on the pitch, she works on behalf of the Mintridge Foundation, touring schools to inspire a passion for sport in young students. Shona is also a supporter of several charities, making her a sensational charity fundraising presenter.