Tracy Edwards is a renowned British sailor who is best known for leading the best all-female crew that sailed a British boat that won two legs and came second overall. The first woman in over three decades to win the Yachtsman of the Year award, few can accomplish what Tracy has. Her illustrious career has led her to learn intrinsic lessons on effective leadership, motivating team members, and extracting the best from a team. A powerful speaker, with numerous pearls of wisdom to share, Tracy is now available to hire as a speaker for a wide range of events.
Having adopted a unique path, Tracy began working on charter yachts in Greece at the nascent age of 17. This inspired in her a desire to learn how to sail and she soon participated in her first Whitbread Round the World Race in 1985 – becoming the first woman to race around the world in a Maxi. Throughout her career Tracy has honed her expertise in fostering team building, having put together countless successful teams, each of which has won numerous accolades, including the prestigious Jules Verne Trophy. The book “Maiden” tells Tracy’s inspiring story.
Appointed MBE in 1990, Tracy won the Sportswoman of the Year award as well as the Sports Team of the Year award in that same year. A well-known figure with a considerable platform, Tracy has worked as a Project Manager for Child Exploitation and Online Protection’s International Youth Advisory Conference for two years and has also worked with the UN in the creation of the 2009 Resolution to the UNCRC. Interested in achieving her qualification, Tracy obtained a degree in Psychology from Roehampton University.
Founder of Safer World Training – a project that took two years of research on delicate topics such as online reputation, sexting, and cyberbullying, Tracy is determined to help young people. She is now a leading voice on educating how leadership and teamwork helped her achieve her goals, how people can bounce back after hitting rock bottom, and how people can become effective leaders. Book Tracy Edwards for your next event on team building, overcoming adversity or fostering resilience, today!
In March 2024 we sat down with Tracy Edwards and discussed her inspiration behind the first all female crew and stories from her adventures around the world. Watch our Exclusive Interview with Tracy Edwards.
How to hire Tracy Edwards
Contact the Champions Speakers Agency to provisionally enquire about hiring Tracy Edwards 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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When she's at corporate events, Tracy is known to cover the following topics:
- Identifying the characteristics of an effective leader, developing personal leadership qualities and implementing them
- Demonstrating how teams are led and motivated towards success by creating the right environment for those teams to reach their full potential
- Illustrating the different methods that leaders and teams can use to enhance individual and team performance with team action planning personal development plans
- Participating in a learning experience away from the workplace that is unique, fun and with lasting benefits to all that take part
- Making the team aware of the 'phases of success' within the marketplace is fundamental to gauging their future performance, level or risk and happiness within their roles
