Mark Richardson Speaker | Sports & PHSCE & Lifestyle & Well-being

Mark Richardson

Helping to awake the 'inner giant' within young people, disrupt any limiting beliefs that they might have, and instill in them a feeling of unshakeable self-belief.

Mark is a Partner at Lane4, one of the UK’s leading Management and People Development Consultancies. Mark has over a decade of experience working with Boards, Senior Management Teams & Senior Leaders across a variety of industries and sectors within both the private and public sector.

Mark has expertise in People Change, Leadership, Developing Teams, Personal Resilience, Human Performance and is an accredited Performance Coach. As a consultant Mark draws on psychological principles to help create engagement, learning, behaviour shift and inspiration.

In addition, Mark is a former world class athlete who enjoyed success at an Olympic and World Championship level. Mark won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games and gold at the Athens 1997 World Championship both in the 4x400m relay.

Mark is an accomplished and sought-after speaker & conference facilitator. Most recently Mark was the lead facilitator of two ground breaking leadership summits working with the Top 50 leaders from the largest police force in the UK to help shift the leadership culture.

Mark is passionate about using the principles and insights that he uses in a business context to equip and enable young people to unleash their potential. His highly disclosive story is one that is highly accessible and encourages young people to set aspirational goals and to search for a path that will fire their intrinsic motivation.

Testimonials from Teachers

“I have had countless staff come to me in the last couple of days specifically to comment on Mark’s contribution to our Key stage 4 awards evening. His message was perfectly pitched and served to motivate and encourage everyone present – especially the students as they embark on the next stage of their journeys. Mark’s delivery was engaging and his openness and candour refreshing; it is so important for young people to hear about set-backs and challenges as well as triumphs. Mark balanced this superbly.”

– Chris Vaudin, Headteacher, Frogmore Community College

"The evening was lovely. Mark arrived on time, shook many students hands and spoke very clearly and inspirationally. Would love to have him back again in the future. Will definitely recommend him to other schools."

– Sophie Bergh, Examinations Officer and Data Manager, Frogmore Community College

“Working with Mark was a hugely positive experience for our school. Inspirational from start to finish. He used his skills and life experiences to make his message relevant to all the children - they were totally captivated by him. The feedback from the children was overwhelmingly positive - meeting Mark and listening to his story is something they will never forget. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Mark and would gladly work with him again in the future.”

– Jo MacArthur, Headteacher, Mortimer St Marys Junior School

"Mark was fantastic, he spoke really well and passionately, he really relayed the message well and related it to the students. His use of presentation and videos really assisted his delivery and positive message. Mark even passed around his Olympic medal which was brilliant and the students loved."

– Louise Neil, Sport and Enrichment Co-ordinator, Newbury College

"Thank you for the excellent presentation last week - it inspired our students and we have had really good feedback."

– Steve Greenwood, Tutorial Programme Leader, Newbury College

"I cannot praise Mark enough. He was inspirational, and had queues of pupils waiting for his autograph. He made a brilliant speech, and tailored it exactly to our requirements. I hope he felt welcome in our school and that he enjoyed the evening as much as we did."

– Jonathan Rockey, Westbourne High School

"The event with Mark went well, we had really positive feedback from parents and students."

– Andy Carroll, Head of 6th Form, Halliford School

"Mark's expertise, flexibility and humanity were all very evident in his presentation and in the way that he was able to engage with our community. It was a privilege to hear Mark's story. Our students and parents were thrilled."

– JAMIE JOHNSTON, DIRECTOR OF CO-CURRICULUM AND ATHLETICS, ACS International School Egham