Paul McGee

'The Sumo Guy' one of Europeโ€™s Leading Speakers on Change & Leadership

Speaker fees:

In-person: ยฃ5k-ยฃ10k
Virtual: ยฃ3k-ยฃ5k

Topics:

Resilience and Wellbeing
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Succeeding Through Change
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Inspiring Leadership
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Communicating with Influence
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Winning Relationships

Paul McGee is a Sunday Times best selling author, has 13 books published worldwide, presented to over 1,000,000+ people, spoken in over 40 countries and has 4,000,000+ views on TikTok.

Paul McGee is an expert in human behaviour and performance and a visiting Professor at the University of Chester. He’s spoken for over 1,000 organisations worldwide, from international conferences to individual work with elite athletes. His bespoke messages have resonated with global brands including Harrods, GSK, Adidas, Virgin, The NHS, Lloyds Bank and Manchester City.

Over his 30 years in business, Paul has had the privilege of working with one of the worldโ€™s top leadership gurus, the late Dr Stephen Covey and his work has been endorsed by Sir Clive Woodward. After interviewing Paul, the broadcaster Chris Evans described his book โ€˜How Not to Worryโ€™ as “a gift to the world”. His book โ€˜SUMOโ€™ became a Sunday Times bestseller and his book โ€˜Self Confidenceโ€™ was number one in the WHSmith business charts for 24 weeks. His books have been translated into over 20 languages Paul has appeared on BBC Breakfast television and worked with David Dimbleby as the audience warm up man for the TV programme Question Time.

He spent ten years working with players and staff at Manchester City Football Club and he combines his love of comedy and football by supporting Wigan Athletic and Bradford City.

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Featured topics include

Discover the crucial link between โ€˜wellbeing and welldoingโ€™ and learn practical strategies to prevent burnout and succeed under pressure event when the going gets tough.

Change is inevitable but our ability to succeed through it isnโ€™t. Discover how to navigate change with greater clarity and confidence and develop the mindset to embrace not be overwhelmed by change.

Great communication creates a positive culture and boosts employee engagement. But how can you do it consistently? This session reveals the often overlooked but significant communication traps that leaders fall into everyday that disengage teams and derails performance. The good news? Discover how to avoid the traps and learn practical ways to motivate and inspire your team.

Discover why human connection has never mattered more in a technological age and learn practical ways to develop โ€˜the human touchโ€™ so your teams thrive and your customers rave about you.

Discover how to overcome self sabotage and imposter syndrome and explore practical ways to boost your confidence and maximize your potential and enjoy greater fulfilment in all you do.

Discover the 7 Cโ€™s that every team member needs to succeed and be engaged at work. Explore how leaders can apply simple strategies and avoid common pitfalls in order to maximise peopleโ€™s performance and potential.

Learn how you can get people to sit up and listen when you stand up to speak. Explore the seven deadly sins of presenting and how to overcome them so that you and your audience are left relishing your next presentation not dreading it.

What people say

I saw Paul present at an international conference. He uniquely addresses one of the biggest barriers to personal and business development… our own minds. The SUMO philosophy was a unanimous hit. Very, very powerful stuff!

Simon Newton-Smith, General Manager, Virgin Atlantic, Southern Africa

In our twenty years of running conferences, Paul McGee is the only speaker we have ever invited back. That above all explains the benefit we feel we have gained from hearing Paulโ€™s SUMO philosophy.

Doug Perkins, Dame Mary Perkins CBE, Founders of SpecSavers

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