From the flight deck to the boardroom - LEADERSHIP, PERFORMANCE, INCLUSION
Former Pilot to the UK Royal Family
ROYAL PILOT
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HUMAN PERFORMANCE EXPERT
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SPEAKER
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ROYAL PILOT • HUMAN PERFORMANCE EXPERT • SPEAKER •
KEYNOTE SHOWREELS
Your Audience Could Be Next
If these showreels resonate, imagine the impact live on your stage.
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Keynotes & workshops to build resilient, high-performing teams
LEADERSHIP
Human Performance Under Pressure
Mayday at 8 Miles a Minute
“Mayday at 8 Miles a Minute" is an immersive and interactive crisis scenario set at 35,000 feet, diving deeper into the complexities of human limitations and prioritisation during high-stakes scenarios. Attendees will act as a crew to solve the airborne crisis.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
Dynamic situation awareness
How to Set The Tone
How to Speak Up
Crisis Management
Decision making under pressure
PERFORMANCE
Managing Corporate Turbulence
Behaviours Not Capabilities Kill
"Behaviours, Not Capabilities, Kill" connects aviation flight deck safety principles to the business world, illustrating in a highly interactive way, how human performance factors like communication and decision-making under pressure are critical for high performing teams in any industry.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
Stress and performance
Risk management
Human cognition under pressure
How to debrief
Clear communications
INCLUSION
Optimise Crew & Team Performances
My Boss Changed My Life
"My Boss Changed My Life" shares my experience as a gay military pilot serving under the ban, highlighting how inclusive leadership, trust, and authenticity drive performance and well-being. This message inspires organisations to foster truly inclusive and high-performing cultures.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
Resilience
The power of empathy
Emotional contagion
How to be an ally
Inclusive leadership
TESTIMONIALS
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“So relevant, applicable to business and most of all fun”
Samantha Adams, Regional Director New York Times
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"It was brilliant - people were hanging on his every word"
Charlotte, VP Operations Control Management, J P Morgan
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"One of most captivating talks I’ve ever been to"
Elliott Nice, Hyperion X (Insurance)
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"Matt performed magnificently to an audience of 700"
Katya Ushakova, Director World Procurement Leaders
Journey So Far
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1972
Born son of a Yorkshire Farmer
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1984
First light aircraft flight
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1994
Ford UK Graduate
Implementing Japanese Management Techniques
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1995
Joined the RAF
Commenced Officer Training
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1999
Qualified as an RAF Fast Jet Pilot
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2000 - 2010
Joined the 32 (The Royal) VIP Squadron
Co Pilot
Training Captain
Endorsed to fly Her Majesty The Queen
Flying members of the Royal Family
Royal formation fly Past over London
Chief Training Captain Hawker Aircraft
One of the first out military Gay pilots
Westminster Abbey National Remembrance Service reading (transmitted globally on BBC World)
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2007
Commercial Airline Pilot
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2015 - Present
Created Propel Performance
Human Performance Factors training, workshops and keynotes
DEI Champion
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