Motivational Speaking
Motivational Speaking
Jason has gained an enviable reputation as an inspiring Motivational speaker. He is one of a rare breed of athletes who can speak authoritatively and articulately about what it really takes to get to the top. He is the perfect choice to present at award ceremonies, deliver an after dinner speech or take part in a question and answer session which gives him an opportunity to pass on valuable advice about self confidence, perseverance and ultimate achievement.
If you are interested in hearing more about Jason’s motivational speaking please email info@jasongardener.co.uk
"We recently invited Jason to host a media event on behalf of our client, Alfa Romeo, for the launch of the Special Edition Alfa MiTo Sprint. He interacted brilliantly with journalists and guests, both on and off the athletics track, delivering a first class sprint masterclass and press conference. His enthusiasm and professionalism played a key part in the success of the day. We are already planning how we can work with him again!”
Jo Gawith
Group Account Director - Performance PR
“Thank you Jason for speaking at our event, we received fantastic feedback from both staff and clients at our client conference. We found it extremely inspirational and it was delivered in a very natural and honest manner. We were all very proud to have met such a talented award winning athlete.”
Lucy Heavens
Marketing Manager, FISERV
“We were fortunate enough to be able to engage Jason as part of the Lloyds Banking Group partnership with the 2012 Olympic Games.
Jason’s speeches were phenomenally inspirational – I had feedback of goose bumps and tears! Since his appearance, I know of many colleagues who’ve dusted off their trainers and pounded pavement for the first time in a long time, as a result.
When colleagues returned from the event, they shared the footage of Jason’s 4 x 100m Athens race with friends and family – his message has had the effect of a pebble dropped into a pond; its ripples are spreading out through the friends, families and children of the colleagues attending the event. That’s very powerful and a testament to the power of the story Jason has to share.
Jason is the consummate professional from start to finish and has touched the lives of colleagues in an entirely unanticipated way.”
Philippa Rowley
Business Design and Integration, Lloyds Banking Group
“We wanted to give a key message to our dealer network regarding determination and success. Due to our relationship with UK Athletics Jason was a natural choice. He was brilliant and conveying this key message and related it to our specific business need. Our dealers were much moved by Jason’s speech and the session proved to be extremely motivational for them. Furthermore, Jason went the extra mile by talking one to one with many of them individually. Jason made the event a huge success.”
Damien Dally
Brand Communications Manager, Alfa Romeo
"We asked Jason to do some motivational speaking to a team of senior managers in the Aviva General Insurance Operations team. His approach was professional and he ensured that he had a clear brief before our event. On the day he was punctual, appropriately dressed and very good company. His talk was very relevant focussing on team work. I personally found his presentation moving as we watched footage of the team winning the gold medal."
Phil Hitchcox
Director of Operations, Aviva UK
“You absolutely nailed the message through your delivery at our Devon School Sport Coordinators Conference and made the people in the room feel very special about the work that they do.”
Kealey Sherwood
Director of Community, St Lukes Science and Sports College.
“I want to say a big thank you for your presentation. The feedback from the team was one of shocked admiration and humble respect for an achievement we can only dream of. Your talk became the centre of conversations that evening and the following day numerous mentions were made of how we could and should link the key messages into BUPA International. Personally I felt inspired and proud. Your talk now creates some folklore that I can refer to at a point in time where the team moved forward under my Leadership”.
Alistair How
Managing Director, Bupa International
Jason’s passion and enthusiasm whilst telling his story about how he reached the pinnacle of his sport to become Olympic champion really engaged the aspiring Olympians and Paralympians at our National Talent Orientation Camp. His style and the way in which he contextualised his content had the audience totally engaged. They all went away totally inspired and committed to put into practise the advice he gave to them.'
Steve Grainger
Chief Executive, Youth Sport Trust
'Jason was a great speaker and perfect for our staff conference. His story was inspiring, truthful and entertaining and gave a revealing and honest insight into the trials and tribulations of elite sport at the highest level.'
Guy Lavender
South West England Director for the 2012 Games
'Jason’s speech was engaging and entertaining and succeeded in captivating a large and lively audience. The feedback that we received from the attendees was excellent – they thoroughly enjoyed listening to the words of an Olympic champion.'
Pete Ambrose
Marketing Services Manager British Olympics Association
'Jason proved to be the most inspirational speaker for our audience members. Completely natural and candid, he gave an insight into his achievements, using the ultimate success of the relay team’s Olympic gold medal winning performance to relate to our theme of team work. We now have the difficult task of finding someone to “follow that”!'
Maria Moxham
Group Director of Corporate Services
Somer Housing Group
'I would just like to pass on my thanks to Jason for the great job that he did on Friday evening at my clients dinner. They were so grateful for his willingness to sign autographs and mix and mingle with all the guests!'
Lucy Milner
Champions UK PLC
Pictures provided by Mark Shearman