From the athletics track to the Boardroom, Donna has over 20 years experience as an international athlete and a successful businesswoman, in addition to being a breast cancer survivor.
Her journey within these spheres has inspired her to share her story, which, combined with her high energy and warm, charismatic style, make for a thought provoking, inspiring and always entertaining keynote speaker!
The Olympic and Paralympic values of Respect, Excellence, Friendship, Courage, Inspiration, Determination and Equality were prevalent through the highs and lows of Donna’s athletic career and continue to shape her life beyond the track, making her keynotes versatile, relevant and captivating to a diverse audience.
Whether informal ‘in conversation’ settings, formal keynote addresses, after dinner speeches, major events or media interviews, Donna never fails to make an impact.
Key themes Donna addresses in Keynote Speeches:
¥ The benefits of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, for individuals, Businesses and Communities
¥ Leadership
¥ Overcoming adversity & building resilience
¥ Wellbeing
¥ Teamwork
Don’t take our word for it, see what others have to say
Donna confidently and instantly won over the large, diverse audience, motivating them with her infectious drive and friendly warmth. Donna’s speech generated many enthusiastic comments and bore out her ability to captivate an audience with her honest, open delivery style. Donna presented great insight into the life on an Olympic athlete and what it takes individually and as part of a team, to be the best and perform at the top level.
EDF Energy
“Donna has a natural presence, her athletics career speaks for itself, but she also has a real gift in terms of presentation and public speaking, A number of guests have since remarked she would be great on TV; she’s not only an expert in her field, but she speaks with such passion, intelligence, humour and most importantly to the audience at their level.”
Pinsent Masons LLP
“Donna covered so many aspects in her presentation that it appealed, and was relevant, to everyone – it was a fully inclusive talk. She spoke openly about the disappointments and set backs in her career and how she channeled that energy and determination into refocusing and working harder to achieve her next goal.”
Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy (DBEIS)