John Amaechi

Social entrepreneur John Amaechi specialises in helping medium to large institutions recruit and manage staff and get the very best out of them. Not just a motivational speaker but also a high-performance coach, John works with companies and individuals to help them develop in the areas of leadership, motivation and communications.

A well-known figure in the sporting world – he is the only British member of the US Basketball Hall of Fame – John does a considerable amount of work for the disadvantaged through his own charity (he is also global ambassador for Amnesty International when he is not in demand as a speaker at corporate events where businesses of all sizes and sectors welcome his clear-thinking, straight-talking and inspirational presentations.

Popular throughout the UK as well as Europe and America, John Amaechi has written white papers for the British government and been on the board of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG). The motivational speaker is also called in regularly by the world’s leading TV channels to comment on social affairs and sports. John also featured in the BBC’s The Speaker programme which was dedicated to discovering talented young speakers across the UK.

Finally, John Amaechi is a member of the British Psychological Society and the American Psychological Association while also being a senior fellow of the UK’s Applied Centre for Emotional Literacy, Learning and Research.