Paul McGee

Professor Paul McGee, known as The Sumo Guy and is one of Europe’s leading sp...

Speaker fees:

In-person: £5k-£10k
Virtual: £3k-£5k

Topics:

Resilience and Wellbeing
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Succeeding Through Change
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Inspiring Leadership
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Communicating with Influence
2
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 world’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 ‘How Not to Worry ’as ‘a gift to the world’. His book ‘SUMO ’became a Sunday Times bestseller and his book ‘Self Confidence ’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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Wellbeing leads to well-doing but how can we make sure we perform well under pressure? In this engaging and interactive session, Paul’s tailored talk will provide both insights and practical tools that people will be able to use enable them to be at their best and do so in a sustainable way

So many organisations buy into the myth that people hate change. People only hate change when it is done badly. In this engaging presentation, Paul McGee will reveal the strategies and mindsets required to help people positively embrace change

Our biggest asset is our people, but how many of us really know how to maximise people’s potential? In this engaging session, Paul McGee lifts the lid on the leadership skills required to motivate, engage and inspire almost anyone

We can all speak – the challenge is getting people to listen. In this humorous and insightful presentation Paul McGee will uncover the most common mistakes people make when communicating and presenting to others. He will then reveal tried and tested techniques he has been using to engage audiences throughout the world over the last 30 years

Let’s face it, if you want to achieve success in life, you are going to have to deal with other people. That’s why great interpersonal skills will give you a huge advantage in life. They can make the difference to getting ahead at work, getting the best from your team and delighting your customers. This engaging session provides invaluable insights that will give a fresh perspective on how to get the best from your relationships whether it’s your customers, your colleagues or even your kids

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 Paul’s SUMO philosophy.”

Doug Perkins, Dame Mary Perkins CBE, Founders of SpecSavers

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