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Laura Kennington is a British adventure athlete, author and speaker who transforms lessons from extreme endurance challenges into practical strategies for everyday life.
Her adventures include solo kayaking a section of Russia’s Volga River, solo cycling 1,600 miles along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, running 100 miles across Fuerteventura in four days, and completing a solo 3,700-mile cycle from Scotland to Norway. Her book, Kairos, shares these journeys and explores the ancient Greek concept of seizing the right moment, rather than waiting for perfect timing.
Growing up on a Suffolk farm, Laura developed a love for the outdoors and a stubborn curiosity that would later fuel years of solo, self-supported adventures. After a short stint in a corporate job she hated so much she’d rather cliff-dive than return to the office (which she did), she retrained as a personal trainer and began exploring how the body and mind cope under pressure. Since then, Laura has carved out a life centred on challenge, purpose and growth.
She now delivers leadership training and keynote presentations, helping teams perform under pressure, recover from setbacks and build genuine confidence.
Laura’s speaking style is energetic, practical and personal.
She blends vivid storytelling with humour and science-backed strategies, showing audiences that the mindset skills that carried her through harsh conditions and thousands of miles can help anyone achieve goals, stay composed under pressure and thrive when plans fall apart.
Her core message: we’re capable of far more than we believe and action comes before readiness.
The hardest part of any challenge isn’t the middle or the end. It’s taking that first step into the unknown. Whether committing to kayak solo through Russia with little paddling experience, deciding to write a book, or leaving a job she hated, Laura shares what she’s learned about moving before you feel ready.
This talk offers practical strategies to move through fear, silence the overthinking and take bold action even when the outcome isn’t certain. Audiences learn that courage isn’t about being fearless. It’s about showing up anyway. Perfect for anyone facing a daunting decision, stepping into change, or leading through uncertainty.
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Resilience is about showing up day after day when progress feels invisible. Drawing on endurance challenges that tested her limits over weeks and months, and lessons from working with teams under pressure, Laura explores what it takes to keep going when things get hard.
This talk covers how to maintain performance during extended periods of stress, develop mental toughness that carries over from adventure into everyday life, and most importantly, how to recover and bounce back when things inevitably go wrong.
Ideal for teams facing long-term challenges, demanding workloads, or high-pressure environments.
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How do you respond when everything changes at once? The ancient Greeks had a word for the opportune moment, the right time to act: kairos. Laura discovered this concept while trapped in a job she hated, realising that we spend too much time waiting for perfect conditions that never arrive.
This talk focuses on taking action before you’re ready, adapting when plans fall apart, and making progress when the path isn’t clear. Drawing from multi-week solo adventures where conditions constantly shifted, Laura shows how flexibility, grit and decisive action trump perfect planning. It equips teams to reframe setbacks as learning opportunities and cultivate the adaptability needed to thrive in uncertainty.
A practical session for anyone leading through change or working in fast-moving environments.
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Laura is an inspirational and accomplished speaker. She has undertaken some amazing adventures and provides practical insights and knowledgeable advice on her achievements to date, in a highly personable and engaging way.
We loved Laura coming in and speaking to all of us. The group definitely enjoyed speaking to Laura on a 1-1 basis after the session and telling her about all their adventures which I am sure happens a lot.
