"Entertaining and enlightening" - Matthew Syed
Simon Mundie is renowned as the Host of The Life Lessons Podcast, having also enjoyed a successful presenting career for the BBC. From Wimbledon to the Today show, Simon has a multitude of presenting credits under his belt, but now focuses his interests on keynote speaking and his expertise in flow, performance and wellbeing. An experienced public speaker and event host, Simon already has experience speaking for esteemed international organisations – such as Pfizer and the NHS. With his signature talks focusing on avoiding burnout, getting in the flow and developing psychological flexibility, hire Simon Mundie if you are looking to improve performance and empower wellbeing.
A career that blossomed from being a Crowd Warm Up Artist on the BBC’s Robot Wars, Simon has since enjoyed great success as a broadcaster and presenter for many of the country’s biggest media outlets. For the best part of a decade, Simon was a Sports Presenter for BBC Radio 1, renowned for covering the most halcyon period in British sports. Some of his most impressive presenting credits include being a Roving Reporter for Radio Wimbledon, a reporter for the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games, live courtside commentary when Andy Murray became the first British man to win the men’s singles at Wimbledon in 77 years and live broadcasting from Copacabana Beach at the 2014 Football World Cup. Despite the thrilling nature of sports presenting, Simon knew something was missing, and to convey the deep beauty of sports, Simon became the Host of the Don’t Tell Me The Score Podcast.
Today, Simon continues to use sport to explore life’s bigger questions, having now renamed his acclaimed podcast to The Life Lessons Podcast. The Life Lessons Podcast has a staggering following, earning a four-star rating from The Times and over five million downloads. In addition to speaking with renowned psychologists and influential thinkers, such as Dr Steve Peters and Michael Pollan, Simon has also had the pleasure of speaking with esteemed celebrities and sporting superstars – including the likes of Caitlyn Jenner, Jonny Wilkinson, Dame Kelly Holmes and Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson. In addition, Simon is also set to release his book in 2024, Champion Thinking: How to Find Success Without Losing Yourself – which has already been acclaimed by Ronnie O’Sullivan for capturing the “magic of being in flow”.
Today, amongst commitments to broadcasting on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme and as a TV reporter at Wimbledon, Simon is highly sought after to deliver his signature keynote speeches for a variety of corporate clients. Focusing on the topics of high performance, wellbeing, mental health and leadership, Simon empowers his audiences to avoid burnout, develop their psychological flexibility and get in the flow. If you are looking to hire a motivational speaker who empowers wellbeing, who has also worked with the likes of Gary Lineker, Eddie Jones and Lord Sebastian Coe, don’t hesitate to hire Simon Mundie today!
Simon Mundie's official speaking topics are listed below:
- Dealing with Burnout & Developing "Psychological Flexibility" - Rates of burnout are soaring, and the cost to individuals and businesses is huge. Drawing on lessons learnt from interviewing many of the world’s top athletes, psychologists and teams, Simon can explain how to avoid being affected by burnout, and outline steps to develop psychological flexibility, described as the ‘superpower of mental health and wellbeing’, and the fundamental and often overlooked aspect of developing resilience.
- Getting into "Flow" - Flow is described as ‘an optimal state where people feel and perform at their best’. Rates of productivity have been shown to increase by as much as 500%, meaning you could theoretically get in flow on Monday, and take the rest of the week off and still get as much done as the competition. Getting into flow may seem to be a hit-and-miss affair, but there are definitive steps you can take to enter ‘the zone’, and even live in that state more often than not.
- Mental Health - Simon’s podcast was described as ‘one of the BBC’s best mental health podcasts’, and he is able to draw on many of the key lessons he has learnt from spending hundreds of hours researching the topic. From managing uncomfortable thoughts and feelings to dealing with insomnia, he has powerful and valuable lessons to share.
- Leadership - Having interviewed many of the world’s top sporting leaders, Simon has identified key topics and themes that underpin the leading teams that are directly applicable to businesses large and small. From the vital importance of embracing difficult conversations and feedback to developing emotional intelligence (described as a better predictor of high achievement than IQ), there are numerous lessons that top leaders can learn from the world’s best.
- High Performance - How do team’s produce their best day in, day out? This is the million dollar question that can make a huge difference to how businesses and organisations prosper in this highly competitive world. Having spent hundreds of hours exploring this exact topic with many of the world’s top performers, Simon can share key lessons that can have a huge impact. Elite performers from the world of sport tend to be years ahead of businesses and organisations, so Simon can unpick the differences that can have a huge impact.
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
Feedback from In-Person Events:
"Simon led a fascinating and insightful conversation for our colleagues. Drawing on many lessons learned from the world of sport, psychology, industry and beyond, Simon was able to give inspiration for people to change coupled with practical approaches and ideas to maintain those changes. The feedback during and after the event has created a real buzz in Pfizer for our colleagues in the UK" - Pfizer
"Amid day-to-day pressures faced by NHS staff, it was crucial to ensure that we delivered an impactful experience on our away day. Simon did exactly that. He delivered a tailored session to our requirements, drawing on his experience interviewing hundreds of the world's top sporting performers, coaches, psychologists and authors. The blend of neuroscience principles, practical examples and audience participation exercises, underpinned by Simon’s captivating storytelling abilities, natural charisma and pedigree as a professional presenter, made for a highly engaging session. Rarely have we had so many colleagues positively feedback on an external speaker and come away energised and armed with practical techniques to use as part of their day-to-day professional and personal lives. Simon is a pleasure to collaborate with a genuine and infectious passion for his area of work." - NHS
"I would very much like to thank Simon Mundie for his excellent work at The Change Foundation's 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner. His professionalism, enthusiasm and outstanding ability to hold the attention of a large audience contributed greatly towards the event being such a success." - Andy, CEO, The Change Foundation
"Simon gave a fascinating and lively talk to the team - combining insights, anecdotes and quotations from his catalogue of interviews and his own research. In a wide-ranging conversation, Simon shared nuggets on purpose, values, resilience, stoicism, team cohesion, handling pressure, vulnerability and enjoying the journey: all valuable lessons for our work and for our lives outside of the office. Feedback was universally positive." - Archie, Climate Change Negotiation Team Leader, UK Government
"It was fantastic to work with Simon at our Esquire Townhouse event where he hosted an onstage conversation with Sir Ben Ainslie, looking back at his life and career so far. I came across Simon via his insightful podcast and he showed the same attention to detail and professionalism when preparing for our event. On the night he developed a fantastic rapport with both Ben and the audience, which hugely added to a successful evening" - Esquire
Feedback from Virtual Events:
"It was a pleasure to meet Simon and he is a very inspirational speaker. We all enjoyed the talk very much and took a lot from it to think about and try to change for the better." - Royal Marsden
- 2024 - Author of "Champion Thinking: How to Find Success Without Losing Yourself"
- 2018 - Host of The Life Lessons Podcast
- 2018 - Wimbledon Reporter for the BBC
- 2017 - Presenter of the "Today" show for BBC Radio 4
- 2018 - Creator, Producer & Host of Radio 4's "Dont Tell Me the Score" Podcast
- 2010 - Sports Presenter for BBC Radio 1
- 2008 - Pitch Side Reporter for Premier League Productions, IMG
- 2008 - Journalist for Absolute Radio
- 2007 - Roving Reporter for Radio Wimbledon
How to hire Simon Mundie
Contact the Champions Speakers Agency to provisionally enquire about hiring Simon Mundie for your next event, today. To get in touch, simply call an official booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at [email protected] for more information.
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