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Biography

Passionate about Living on Purpose, Craig connects people, to the impact they want to make through keynotes, personal coaching, purpose workshops and experiences.

700 keynote presentations. 5 continents. 100,000 people worldwide. For over 2 decades, Craig has been changing lives with his powerful message. With his ability to challenge rather than tell, he rouses audiences to take action and become their best selves.

Originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, Craig has travelled the globe, working in the private sector and with charity enterprises and non-profit organizations. Experiencing some of the most diverse cultures on the planet, he has developed an enhanced awareness of purpose, intention, motivation and human identity.

Empowering people to make a real difference, Craig connects each individual and organization to the heart of their true purpose and creates an actionable blueprint to make it happen.

Biography

Suze Renner is an experienced luxury branding expert and website owner. Based in London, UK, she has established herself as a prominent figure in the luxury industry. 

As the founder of Luxury Columnist, a business she started in 2014, Suze has built one of the top luxury websites, attracting a substantial number of monthly unique views.

With over 500,000 social media followers, Suze has successfully leveraged her online presence to provide optimal ROI for the brands she collaborates with. She offers consultancy and training services in luxury branding and marketing, travel trends, and social media.

Suze is an experienced luxury panel moderator, leading lively discussions on the latest industry trends. Her ability to conduct extensive research on panellists and discussion topics ensures engaging and informative debates.

Additionally, Suze specializes in photography and videography, providing captivating visual content for luxury brands. Suze's accomplishments have been recognized in the industry, earning her the distinction of being a finalist for Social Media Photographer of the Year by TravMedia. Suze is also the Founder of Chocolate Cherry Kisses, a website focused on food and drink that she established in 2020.

Suze's career journey began in France, after completing the first ever honours business degree taught in French in the UK. Upon graduation, she marketed computer games at Ubi Soft, and subsequently advised local companies on export regulations and commercial practice at a French Chamber of Commerce.

Suze has an eye for detail and a knack for creative storytelling, making her an invaluable asset to the luxury industry. Her expertise has helped numerous individuals gain a better understanding of how to create meaningful brand experiences that last.

For more information and to connect with Suze, visit her website, luxurycolumnist.com, or reach out to her via email at info@luxurycolumnist.com.

Biography

Mental Resilience Expert and Extreme Endurance Rower

Tim is an expert on mental resilience and regularly speaks on bold goal setting, transition, teamwork and resilience but also the dangers of toxic resilience, where the needs of the leader play second fiddle to the needs of the business, which can lead to burnout and even suicide.

Tim, with severe arthritis and after shoulder reconstruction, committed to complete the world’s toughest row, a three thousand mile unassisted crossing of the Atlantic, a challenge so extreme that more people have been into space, and ten times as many have climbed Everest.

The row took two years of preparation and fifty-two gruelling days to complete, over three hundred back-to-back two hour shifts on the oars on just three hours sleep a day, a mind-bending feat.

Many companies, teams and individuals struggle with transition, overwhelm and stress, and consequently can lose perspective and become ineffective.

Tim uses his inspirational and emotional stories to teach life changing resilience skills to combat this, with some amusing stories of nakedness, hallucinations and being dethroned by a flying fish thrown in for good measure. But just as importantly Tim explains how to spot signs of toxic resilience setting in.

Tim also speaks and coaches on how to manage stressful life changes, having transitioned from Global Head of a multi-million dollar commodities business to retraining as a coach and his transatlantic heroics. All this having been a long-term sufferer of poor mental health. He was told that neither mentally nor physically would he be able to finish the race. Finish it he did though, raising a hundred and sixty thousand pounds for a teenage mental health charity in the process.

Tim’s expertise on developing resilience, managing change and motivating teams has been sought by companies and elite organisations internationally. From the Royal Marines and the Royal Navy, to Elite Military Units, Thames Valley Police, Google, The Times, Times Radio, and City hedge funds through to the NHS, mental health charities and schools.

After Tim presented to the Royal Navy aboard HMS Warrior the Vice Admiral, Martin Connell CBE, commented ‘Tim gave a masterclass in self-awareness and resilience by telling his personal life story about his Atlantic row, what he learned about himself and how he is now seeking a renewed purpose in his life. Sincere, thoughtful and charming with powerful and memorable messages applicable to all. I would very much recommend Tim as a speaker and leadership coach.’

Tim is incredibly passionate about sharing his insights and approach having gone through many struggles himself both at work, at home and while crossing the Atlantic. He will give you practical and simple tactics to massively stack the odds in your favour, eliciting changes in attitude and delivering action points that are immediately usable and relatable.

Tim authentically inspires people to set bold goals, enhance and believe in their resilience, move outside their comfort zones and push their potential helping them to become more than they thought they were.