Leadership Development Expert & Round-the-World Yacht Race Winner; Author of "Team Spirit"; Founder of Ocean & Boardroom

UK

Brendan Hall Biography

Brendan Hall is a keynote speaker, author, coach, and consultant whose career began on the open ocean. Hall is recognized for winning the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, a 10-month event covering 40,000 miles. As the youngest and least experienced skipper in the fleet, Hall led a team of 44 amateur sailors, some with no prior sailing experience, coaching them to navigate the yacht "Spirit of Australia" to victory.

Hall's approach to leadership focused on building an engaged and empowered team culture, emphasizing a clear vision, strong values, and a mindset of continuous improvement. During the race, Hall and his crew faced significant challenges, including a North Pacific winter hurricane that required the rescue of an incapacitated skipper from a competing yacht. Hall assumed command of both vessels, guiding them 4,000 nautical miles to safety. These experiences shaped the leadership philosophy he shares with organizations worldwide.

Hall is the author of "Team Spirit: Life & Leadership On The World's Toughest Yacht Race," which has been featured in Economia and The Sunday Times and was shortlisted for the Mountbatten Book Award. The book offers business leaders insights into effective communication, values-driven leadership, and team development under pressure.

Hall works with teams and organizations to foster high-performance cultures, focusing on resilience, collaboration, and leadership development. Through his company, Ocean & Boardroom, he has advised clients including Google, Deloitte, GlaxoSmithKline, L'Oreal, Porsche, Nestlé, and Swarovski. Hall also serves as an adjunct lecturer at Ashridge Executive Education and Cranfield Business Schools. His presentations combine psychology, teamwork, and leadership practices, delivered through a narrative that draws on his global sailing experience.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/02/2026.

Brendan Hall Speaking Topics

  • Feedback Culture

    Brendan Hall, Round the World Yacht Race Winning Skipper, shares with your audience how his team created a feedback culture, which ultimately became their key USP and largest competitive advantage – securing them 1st place in an 11-month, 40,000 mile race around the globe.

    This keynote shows your team how to become:

    • A team who only has to learn the hard lessons ONCE
    • A team where the best ideas WIN (not the loudest voices)
    • A team where people speak up and challenge incumbent ways of thinking
    • A team where niceness doesn’t become an ‘overplayed strength’ and people give feedback with candor.

  • Stronger Teamwork in Adversity & Change

    In this talk, Brendan Hall shares the two keys to stronger teamwork he learned when sailing around the world. Both of them were learned in the aftermath of dramatic, near-death experiences, so expect an exciting story, with two practical takeaways for better teamwork.

    The audience will learn how to co-create a growth mindset in their team and how to accept the inevitability of problems during periods of change.

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Brendan Hall Speaker Showreel 2025

Brendan Hall Speaker Showreel 2025

Brendan Hall is an inspirational keynote speaker who works with organisations that want to Emerge Stronger from adversity and change.

Brendan Hall Speaker Showreel

Brendan Hall Speaker Showreel

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Brendan Hall is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Feedback Culture , Stronger Teamwork in Adversity & Change, Leading Teams Through Uncertainty and Additional Topics. The estimated speaking fee range to book Brendan Hall for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Brendan Hall generally travels from UK and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Eric Boles, Adam Markel, Danny Crates, Darren Edwards and Robyn Benincasa. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Brendan Hall for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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