In detail

Pen shot to international fame in 2003 when, after fifteen years of unrelenting effort, he finally achieved his goal to become the first person to trek solo, without outside assistance, from Canada to the North Geographic Pole - a feat thought comparable to making the first ascent of Everest, solo and without oxygen, and one which has not been repeated since. Within months, he went on to become the only Briton to have trekked, without assistance, to both the North and South Poles. 

In particular 

Pen is also uniquely placed to bring to immediate and visual life the impact that global warming is making on the Poles.  Few have spent as much time in the high Arctic as Pen.  He has watched the gradual thinning of the North Pole ice cap with growing dismay over the past two decades. As an environmental speaker Pen speaks with in-depth knowledge as well as first hand experience of the changes in wildlife and the ice cap that he has observed, illustrating his talks with the only footage in the world of a human actually swimming through melting icebergs, and discussing the many serious geo-political implications of the imminent total disappearance of the cap. There are few motivational speakers that capture their audience quite as well as Pen

What he offers you 

Pen Hadow is a high-profile pioneering explorer who grips and inspires audiences with exciting and moving tales of overcoming all obstacles in the most extreme conditions, and against all the odds. He talks with insight and authority about personal motivation, effective teamwork, and leadership techniques and demonstrates how these can applied to support the people in your organisation in realising their individual potential and achieving their team missions.

Pen's unusual empathy with his audiences encourages them to believe that if even he can achieve what he sets out to do, then there's every chance they can too.

He personalises his presentations by adapting them to each client's brief

How he presents 

As one of the top motivational speakers and after dinner speakers in the UK Pen has an authoritative presence, combined with an apparent normalness. So, set against the scale of what he has achieved, when Pen talks, his audiences are unusually receptive.

His modesty, openness, and humour encourage men and women of every age and background to empathise with Pen, and take on-board his insights and ideas. Dramatic moving and still photography, combined with entertaining anecdotes and an unorthodox take on life, make Pen's presentations stimulating and powerful experiences.

Previous speaking engagements

Marks & Spencer, Morgan Stanley, Coutts, Tetrapak, Lloyds TSB, Nike, Novartis and England Rugby's Elite Coaching Programme are just some of the organisations which have recently used Pen to inspire, motivate, advise and entertain their employees, customers and management teams, at all kinds of events from conferences and seminars to workshops and dinners.

How to book him

Please click here and complete the request form. We will be in contact with you shortly. You can also request a copy of Pen's 40-minute showreel.