Holly Budge

Holly Budge is a world-class adventurer and multi award-winning social entrepreneur who inspires leaders to embrace calculated risk and strategic courage. She equips organizations to unlock high-stakes opportunities and drive transformative results.

Budge doesn’t just talk about risk, she lives it. As an Everest summiteer and the first woman to skydive Everest, her expertise is forged in the world's most extreme environments, from scaling icy slopes to racing 1,000km across Mongolia on horseback.

Crucially, Budge leveraged this pioneering spirit into global impact. She is the founder of the international NGO, How Many Elephants and the creator of World Female Ranger Week. Her conservation work, praised by Sir David Attenborough, has reached over 500 million people and raised over £500,000, supporting thousands of female rangers on the front lines around the world. Recognized globally at the Stevie® Awards as ‘Female Thought Leader of the Year’ and as a UN Women UK Delegate, her achievements are synonymous with measurable impact.

Sought after by organizations like J.P. Morgan, Shell, British Airways, and McKinsey, Budge delivers gripping, high-action keynotes. She provides the blueprint for leaders and teams to move from risk-averse to risk-ready, take bold action, and achieve their own Everest.