Inspirational Keynote
Erin is an accomplished speaker who regularly delivers keynotes, talks and workshops for a wide range of audiences, from schools and universities to large-scale events, conferences and corporate away days.
Her speaking portfolio includes keynote appearances at Asda’s Tickled Pink Ball, the Commonwealth Secretariat and a Parliamentary reception at Palace of Westminster, alongside a broad range of corporate leadership and wellbeing events.
To enquire about an event or view examples of Erin’s work, please get in touch below.
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As a coxswain, Erin takes the natural role as leader within her crew. She has delivered a wealth of talks and workshops and establishing leadership style, passing on invaluable lessons from elite sport and is fantastic at bringing out the best in others. Whether it is leading from the front or the pack, Erin has fantastic advice and real life scenarios to help any individual thrive in leadership.
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In her role as the coxswain of the GB Rowing Team, communication is the most important skill in Erin’s arsenal. A skilled and reflective communicator, Erin is an eexpert at passing on her knowledge to others, sharing high level in sights in effective communication in one of the nation’s top sports teams.
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Erin’s passion is teamwork and getting the best out of those around her. Whether it is in the sporting or the business world, teamwork is essential to success and the first place to look when building a team is at the individuals. Erin has delivered teamwork sessions to some of the country’s top organisations, most notably the British Army.
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Even before her cancer diagnosis, Erin spoke about the importance of resilience in high performance sport and how we can practice it daily. She credits this alongside the learnt skill of reframing as the key to her ability to cope with cancer and maintain a positive attitude. Erin talks openly about the challenges has has had to overcome both personally and professionally and can provide a toolkit for the listener to help them in the future,
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Alongside her talks and workshops, Erin is a performance mentor to a number of top business men and women. Erin is currently working closely with Allianz and Partners as part of their Buddy Scheme. In her spare time, Erin also mentors young coxswains keen to get further in their own careers.
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Erin has spoken extensively on the value of goal setting as well as energy and time management. Operating in a high performance sport requires constant reflection, analysis and progress and provides a a platform for success. Erin is able to share her invaluable wisdom and experience of when it comes to working hard to get to the top as well as figuring out how to stay there.
School & University talks
Erin Kennedy regularly speaks at sports awards evenings, assemblies, gifted and talented programmes, leadership days and charity awareness events for schools across the UK and internationally. Relatable, engaging and highly adaptable, she has worked with more than 100 primary and secondary schools, as well as leading UK and US universities.
Alongside her sporting career, Erin is deeply passionate about education and inspiring young people to stay active, think ambitiously and back themselves. A self-confessed history nerd, she was also her state school’s first unconditional offer holder to University of Oxford in 32 years.
To enquire about a school visit or speaking engagement, please get in touch below.
Previous Universities have included:
University of Oxford, UK
Harvard University, USA
Yale University, USA
New York University, USA
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Previous schools have included:
Beechwood Park, UK
Moulsford Prep, UK
Putney High School, UK
Queen Annes, UK
Repton School, Dubai
Alice Smith School, Malaysia
Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong
