Monty Halls

Corporate leadership trainer, explorer, television presenter and former Royal Marine Officer, Monty Halls has forged a respectable career entertaining audiences with his passions for nature, adventure and leadership. Now, Monty is often booked as an after-dinner speaker for leadership coach for a variety of corporate events, often seen either sharing the tales of his time as an adventurer or delivering top tips on how organisations can better their leadership strategies.

Best known for his television presenting, Monty Halls was the presenter of Monty Halls’ Great Escape, Monty Halls’ Great Irish Escape and Monty Halls’ Hebridean Escape. A trained marine biologist, Monty is also an avid naturalist and has lead teams in some of the most remote areas of our planet, when filming his wildlife documentaries or when leading explorations to places such as the sunken city of Mahabalipuram. He is also known as the founder and Managing Director of Seadog Television and Film Production and Leaderbox.

Monty first found his sense of adventure when he was commissioned to join the Royal Marines as an officer. At 29 he departed from the services, having experienced some of the most hostile environments on the planet and spent time in the British Military Assistance. After he left the services, Monty began his studies to become a Marine Biologist- graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Biology. From that point on, Monty became heavily involved in exploration, working for Coral Cay Conservation charity, leading expeditions such as the Shoals of Agulhas expedition for Land Rover.

Monty has enjoyed many more presenting roles, including WWII’s Great Escapes: The Freedom Talks, Perfect Weapon, Great Ocean Adventures, Great Barrier Reef, My Family and the Galapagos and many more. He has also committed to charity work, having been a Patron of the Shark Trust and Help For Heroes. He has also claimed some awards during his career, such as the Bish Medal for Service to Exploration and the Outstanding Contribution to Diving Award.

Now booked as a speaker for corporate events, Monty is commended for his inspirational talks and has previously spoken for the likes of the Keswick Mountain Festival and The Adventure Travel Show. Using his experience of leadership from the Royal Marines, Monty is now specialising in corporate leadership coaching and shares tales of the groups that he has worked with all over the world. Having spoken at a variety of events, from small after-dinner speeches to large international conferences, Monty is a confident and seasoned speaker passionate to help leaders flourish and improve leadership in all corporate settings.

"I personally found your performance to be absolutely professional and have never received such positive feedback for any guest presenter in the UK company's 17-year history" - Managing Director, Chiesi 

"In 20 years of running the Yorkshire International Business Convention I have only booked two speakers for a return visit. Monty Hall is one of those speakers" - Mike, International Business Conferences Ltd

"I have been attending these conferences for a decade, and that is the best presentation I've ever seen" - IBM 

"Monty was one of the best after-dinner speakers we have ever had, and we've had many professional annual dinners, held over many decades" - Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment 

"You went down a storm and there have been so many brilliant comments. You were an absolute pleasure to meet and the audience loved you" - North East Business Awards 2014 

"Fantastic, best leadership event I have ever attended. I would certainly recommend Monty to anyone who is planning an event like this" - Travis Perkins 

"Thank you for a fantastic team building day. It was insightful and energetic and brought some excellent experiences to the fore, which were relevant to the culture we are trying to create." - Paddy, Head of Strength & Conditioning, Gloucester Rugby 

"Monty was very enthusiastic and quickly responded with outline ideas and constructive proposals to meet our requirements. On the day he was a tremendous success." - Keith, Area Dist. Manager, Premier Foods 

"Monty uses vivid examples from his experiences in both the Marines and his TV adventures that help demonstrate the need for a clear strategy and how to make this strategy become a living force in our business" - Tim, Director Residentials, Savills 

"Monty uses vivid examples from his experiences in both the Marines and his TV adventures that help demonstrate the need for a clear strategy and how to make this strategy become a living force in our business" - Tim, Director Residentials, Savills