SUE STOCKDALE
Sue Stockdale is a unique mixture of an international business expert, a successful business woman and a record breaking explorer. Embracing not only the world of business but also sport, adventure and extreme polar expedition. Unlike other explorers who can only draw parallels with business themes, Sue really knows what she is talking about and can target particular problem areas.
Her book has just been published, ‘Kick Start Your Motivation’ which aims to challenge readers to achieve their goals and to help entreprenuers to understand the factors that effect motivation and improve performance. She holds a Masters Degree in Quality Management and Improvement, is the first British woman to walk to the Magnetic North Pole and is finishing studying for an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing.
As a child, Sue was inspired by the adventures of Edmund Hillary, Ernest Shackleton and Chey Blythe. Years later she was outraged to read an advertisement for a place on an expedition, which read "Are You Man Enough?", so determined was she to prove that a woman was just as capable of being an explorer that she sailed through the gruelling rounds of tests, designed to narrow the field of applicants down. The former cross country runner took psychological tests, survived army assault courses and walked 28 miles to raise the £15,000 expedition costs to win her place on the expedition.
She survived temperatures of –40C and pulled 60lbs of equipment for twelve hours a day to reach the North Pole. Prior to becoming The First British Woman to Walk to the Magnetic North Pole, Sue had spent three months in Kenya with Operation Raleigh and a year in the former Yugoslavia (which was totally war torn) with the United Nations. Since 1996, she has been part of many international expeditions and the most recent one was a 350 mile trek across the Greenlandic Icecap. Sue’s talent at pulling together teams was really put to the test with four team members, all from different countries, non of whom had ever met before the actual expedition.
"You must transform the belief you can do it into action. Whatever your ambition - the challenge is to make it happen to the best of your ability and you cannot do that by remaining passive." It was this philosophy that secured her a place in Scotland’s Athletics Team.
Sue’s presentations and workshops are all tailored for each individual client, who have all benefited from her fun-filled interactive methods involving practical exercises to reinforce learning. She offers a unique and inspiring way for individuals and organisations to achieve personal and corporate goals.
Sue Stockdale - Client Testimonials
"On behalf of The Link Group and in particular Investors in People, I would like to thank you for your excellent presentation at our Awards evening. The content and the delivery was appreciated by colleagues and clients alike who I think felt motivated and felt privileged to share your experiences."
MO DIXON, BUSINESS LINK GLOUCESTERSHIRE
"We are so glad to have secured you for a series of after dinners at our COI programmes, the feedback has been very positive, with comments praising your relaxed approach, sense of humour, and ability to interact with the group before, during and after your presentations. Particular value, was your ability to enthuse an interest in just spending time thinking about how teams work together, and the added complexities that emerge when the team includes a range of cultures, outlooks and motivations".
VIKKI BEEKE, THE INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY
"Your excellent talk ‘Using Your Emotions Intelligently’ was extremely well received by our members. I have received a large number of calls from members who were variously inspired, motivated or just generally uplifted by your presentation. I found it refreshing to hear the subject of emotional intelligence tackled in such a practical and understandable way".
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PERSONNEL AND DEVELOPEMENT
"Your contribution played a very significant part in the success of our conferences."
W H SMITH GROUP PLC
"Thank you for providing several motivational presentations for various teams throughout our global organisation. Although the topic of your presentation was crossing the Greenland Ice Cap, you related your achievements to the ever-changing needs of business with inspiration. Enabling our leaders and managers to focus on their goals. Also the sales training course delegates returned after your presentation with a renewed sense of purpose."
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, ALCATEL.
"Your talk was most impressive, informative but also very entertaining. It gave our members food for thought".
FEDERATION OF SMALL BUSINESSES
"Sue’s session on leadership was excellent and the highlight of the course. I would not have believed the parallels between Arctic expeditions and management/leadership."
NHS TRUST, SOUTHAMPTON
"You picked up on the issues relevant to our business and linked them to your presentation brilliantly".
NEWBRIDGE NETWORKS
"An Interesting story. Good links to business situation."
LONDON AND QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST
"Our aim was to generate excitement amongst candidates about our training, and there has been a noticeable increase in enquiries since your series of presentations."
ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL
"The vision, passion and action theme linked to your recent experience and drawing on analogies with running a business was inspirational!"
THAMES BUSINESS ADVICE
"Inspirational but also effectively relating into workplace situations".
SKANDINAVISKA BANK
"Sue received a high delegate rating. It was a measure of her success that delegates left armed with several ideas to improve their Business Continuity planning process."
SURVIVE BUSINESS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
"Sue has the ability to associate her own achievements with those in business. Superb".
ANGLIA CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY
"A wonderful presentation by a wonderful speaker. If after hearing Sue talk you still have the need to ask yourself the question ‘what if’, then you only have yourself to blame".
BRETHERTONS AULD AND JARDINE
"Sue follows on in the traditional line of adventurer and public speaker. Watch this woman she will go far – she is something special".
ROBERT SWAN OBE
"Our Christmas breakfast meetings are always something special and your presentation certainly lived up to expectations and added to the enjoyment of the morning."
HERTFORDSHIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
"This is very inspiring and uplifting presentation. It matches well with our requirement as Career Consultants to impart the strong and well-founded message that life is what you make it! We make our own destiny – even in the frozen wastes of the North Pole"
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, COUTTS
"The presentation lived up to its name `Making it happen` and gave us ideas on how we can do that ourselves".
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION
"It was down to earth, yet uplifting presentation which showed us that any normal person is capable of achieving great things. "
SWANSEA UNIVERSITY SOCIETY
"On behalf of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes – Wales, I should like to thank you for contributing to the success of our Annual Conference in Swansea. Your address was interesting, informative and will have inspired members to challenge their own beliefs about their capabilities and motivate them to achieve their goals".
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF W.I WALES
"Sue was so inspiring that we have decided to help support her next venture"
UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE
"Our breakfast meeting attended by almost 100 people was a real success and enjoyed by everyone. This was evident by the positive reception by the local press and the complimentary comments we received. "
LLOYDS TSB
"Our members left feeling inspired and motivated to take the next step towards realising their own particular dreams and aspirations"
EAST OF SCOTLAND BUSINESSWOMEN’S CLUB
" Sue gave us a highly enjoyable and inspirational talk at our Federation Annual Meeting".
SUFFOLK WEST. WOMEN’S INSTITUTE
"The feedback from the evaluation forms indicates that the Annual North American Conference, ‘Total Business Continuity for the 21st Century’ was a huge success, which is in no small part due to the extremely high quality of your presentation. You got a delegate rating of 10 out of 12."
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS & MARKETING, SURVIVE
"Your illustrations of how teams operate and communicate has given us all an example for leading our own teams. Your comments on gender differences and how as women, we will tend to spot our weaknesses before our strengths was well supported by our members".
SWINDON BUSINESSWOMEN’S CLUB
"Your presentation was extremely helpful and motivational - you tackle all the trouble spots of business so well".
FEDERATION OF SMALL BUSINESS
"Thank you for your excellent presentation at our National Council meeting. We have all learnt so much from your address".
GENERAL SECRETARY, NATIONAL FEDERATION WOMEN’S INSTITUTES
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