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Alex Staniforth

Alex Staniforth

Adversity Adventurer, Motivational Resilience Speaker, Author and Mental Health Activist

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Is your team stuck at base camp? 

Challenges in life are inevitable: being defeated is optional. At just 26, Alex Staniforth is already an expert in overcoming challenges and forging a path through adversity, having survived the two biggest disasters in Mount Everest history as a teenager.

However, his biggest challenges have been much closer to home, suffering with epilepsy, stammering, bullying and mental ill health since childhood. Alex is a now a record-breaking adventurer, published author, charity founder and motivational keynote speaker on resilience and mental well-being, across the UK and internationally.

Alex offers a unique vulnerability to the typically invulnerable world of extreme adventure and high performance, sharing a human side and mental health journey which others can connect and relate to their own challenges; whatever the context.

Through lived experience, insights and practical tools, Alex can help your team build the resilience and tools to:

  • Discover the opportunities within adversity
  • Maintain motivation during periods of high stress and uncertainty
  • Proactively manage their well-being and prevent burnout
  • Re-define success and overcome their fear of failure
  • Encourage authentic conversations to build an open mental health culture

Alex has already helped teams at Rolls-Royce Submarines, Bank of America, Shoosmiths, FedEx, Smurfit Kappa, Reckitt Benckiser, Heineken and the NHS build the tools to embrace challenges and put well-being first. Can you afford not to?

"Alex’s keynote address positively inspired our Leaders of the Future conference audience - whatever their age. His impassioned talk transformed our day from being just a good one to being exceptional. He was also a very tough act to follow!"
Philip Lawson
CEO, BOSS Federation

Alex’s most popular themes and topics include:

  • Mental Resilience 
  • Overcoming Adversity
  • Growth Mindset
  • Motivation
  • Mental Health & Wellbeing

Alex can especially relate to millennials and the challenges they face in the workplace. With an unassuming and relatable style, Alex delivers his expertise through inspirational keynote presentations – live, virtually and hybrid. These interactive sessions are always tailored to your objectives, but are typically 30-60 minutes with exclusive media and Q&A discussion.

"Alex delivered a virtual motivational speech via Skype to circa 150 leaders in our business. The event was very well received with many leaders commenting on the relevance of Alex’s journey to our challenges and since the event several leaders have linked back to Alex’s content – describing their “resilience rucksack” and the question “are you pulling on the rope?” has entered our lexicon."
Robert Neale
GM, Core Manufacture, Rolls-Royce
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Why book Alex?
"Sometimes the approach to mental health within organisations as big and cumbersome as ours can feel a bit of a tick box, superficial exercise, but your sessions felt very different, very real, very humble and very authentic. In my view, you will have made a difference that is much bigger than you may think or ever know."
Chris Mead
Chief Supt. Cambridgeshire Police
"We have invited Alex to speak to our managers at our Open Leadership programmes on numerous occasions. His story offers a refreshing take on resilient leadership, delivered in an engaging and unassuming way that our team can relate to the challenges within their own roles."
Trudy Rush
HR Director, Smurfit Kappa
"The universal feedback from all delegates was that the session was inspirational, stunning, awesome and engaging delivered by a stand-out speaker. We cannot underestimate the messages delivered or their embodiment in determination to continue in the face of setbacks."
Peter Batty
Chairman, SASCAL Conference
"This young man has a special charisma, he tells his incredible story in an unassuming and simple way that captures the imagination and inspires action."
Sophie Beardsall
Acting MD, Melton Foods
"Alex’s preparation for the presentation was meticulous, he customised his presentation to my need, message, and audience. The timing was good, the message was brilliant and the whole team were captivated with his story. The message of overcoming obstacles to still come out on top was simply thrilling.”
Dan Hallett
VP Health & Hygiene, Reckitt Benckiser
"Thank you for sharing your story with us today, I found it deeply moving, thought provoking, helpful and humbling. Keep up the good work in speaking out about mental health."
'Futureproof' Conference
The Personal Finance Society
"Told with humility and humour, Alex’s story of resilience and persistence in the face of adversity gave us all a renewed sense of motivation to overcome the barriers that are present in our work and home lives.”
Stephen Deadman
National Association of Hospital Education
"It was wonderful for us all to know that we are not alone when we experience similar feelings that we all certainly do. You were mesmerising. You could have heard a pin drop.”
International School of Geneva
"You have definitely inspired me to keep looking at everything that happens in a positive way. Every experience is a learning experience!"
BOSS Federation 'Leaders of the Future' Conference

Teams Inspired So Far

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broadgate-estates
melton foods
NHS
Reckitt_Benckiser
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Mind Over Mountains is a charity restoring mental health naturally through therapeutic outdoor experiences.

Read more and join us at: www.mindovermountains.org.uk

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Climbing mountains and the mind.
Charity Founder @mindomountains
🌎 The Lake District #GetOutside
Athlete @inov_8 @ordnancesurvey @ellisbrigham

Alex Staniforth - Adventurer
Back where it all began. Running with my old man! Back where it all began. Running with my old man!

Last March I got my Parkrun PB at Keswick and this weekend got my slowest at Fell Foot.

The plan was to keep my heart rate under 145bpm to avoid another crash of fatigue, which meant walking most of the hills. It took the discipline of Yoda not to set off chasing people like the good old days, especially when my dad overtook me in the first km. 

I hated exercise as a kid. On holiday in France my stepmum bribed me with €2 to run a mile with him. That was a lot of money back then... I hated every minute but dad inspired me to enter a 10km race for charity, and the rest is history. Dad came to watch every race since, as I happily claimed the family record at every distance from 5km to marathon, whilst he retired to become a Parkrun tourist. 

Never thought he'd beat me again, but never forget where you started.
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#LongCovid #TheComeback #MatchingJackets #parkrun #loveparkrun #fellfootpark
#LakeDistrict #lakedistrictuk #runninginspiration #Fellfoot #windermere #parkruntourist #fatherson
Much-needed adventure inspiration from @mrmarkbeau Much-needed adventure inspiration from @mrmarkbeaumont on his Faster tour at Rheged last weekend. 

Mark is the fastest person to cycle around the world in 80 days (that's 240 miles a day... for perspective) amongst many other records. He's been a huge personal inspiration and kindly endorsed my 2nd book.

So much resonated, but a few favourite takeaways: 

- Trust the process, the bigger picture will always take care of itself. 

- Remove the faff. His team had to ensure he was on the bike by 4am, not 4:05am. That would have added an entire day to his record.

- Mark had 40 people working on his world record. He knew that if he failed, the whole team failed. 

- Good times won't last forever, but that means the bad ones won't either... 

Thanks Mark. Grab his books, talks and films if you're needing some adventure inspiration! 

#faster #worldcycle #ultracycling #markbeaumont #inspiration #80days #mindset #cyclingheroes #rheged #ultracyclist 
@speakersfromtheedge
214/214 Wainwrights complete! Somehow it's taken 214/214 Wainwrights complete! 

Somehow it's taken 12 years, 8 months and 25 days since my first summit, Souther Fell, aged 14 (swipe for evidence). For those who don't know, the Wainwrights are a list of 214 summits created by legendary writer Alfred Wainwright. There was no better hill to finish than the aptly named 'Great Cockup', with a great crowd of friends.

The record is 5 days 12 hrs 14 mins... If only we hadn't stopped for a sandwich 😂 

Meanwhile @thehodfather666 is currently climbing all 214 with a 4 stone hod of house bricks, to raise money for @mindomountains.

However fast you go, there's something strangely addictive about this collection of fells. It's been a fun project to explore the Lakes and maybe one day I'll start again to see how fast I can get around... 

📸@danobeaumont

#GreatCockup #Wainwrights #LakeDistrict #Hillwalking  #GetOutside #Lakes #peakbagging #wainwrightswalks
A big welcome to the first CEO of @mindomountains, A big welcome to the first CEO of @mindomountains, Ian Sansbury! 

When Chris and I founded the charity in 2020 we never imagined how big it would become. From the flagship event with @adventureuncovered to delivering 27 events last year, supporting 300+ people with their mental health, including the NHS, Police and Ambulance Service.

Leadership is about creating a vision, and building a great team to achieve it - like our wonderful trustees, team and 50+ freelance staff who continually go above and beyond. 

It’s also knowing your strengths and weaknesses, when ironically it's compromised my own mental health sometimes too. As the charity grows I'm not the right person to take it where it needs to be, so it can reach everyone who needs our help.

Feeling like a proud parent sending their kids off to start school, with less crying, but I'm super excited to see the charity grow and support even more people with Ian’s expertise. 

I’ll remain heavily involved as a trustee (and Chief Interference Officer) to support the team, tell the story and raise money through daft adventures… 

Thanks to everyone who's been part of the first chapter. Onwards!

#NewChapter #MyBaby  #MentalHealthCharity #MindOverMountains
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