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Image 1: A headshot of Ollie wearing a white t.shirt with his arms folded in front of his chest. He has a dark beard with grey flecks in it and dark hair. He’s outside with greenery blurred in the background.
Image 2: A full length shot of Ollie sat in his wheelchair. He wears a white t.shirt and blue jeans. One hand is resting on his knee and the other is holding the top of one of the wheels.
About Ollie
Ethnicity: White British
Pronouns: He/him
Location: London/Surrey
Ollie’s life changed in an instant after a life-altering injury left him paralysed from the chest down. What followed was not just a journey of physical rehabilitation, but a profound process of rebuilding identity, purpose, and possibility. Through that experience, Ollie developed the tools to cultivate resilience, navigate uncertainty, and thrive in the face of adversity. His core belief is simple but powerful: with the right mindset and inner resources, it’s possible not just to survive life’s hardest moments, but to forge a new path forward.
Ollie’s career has since spanned adrenaline-fuelled professional sport, working alongside people with disabilities in extreme poverty across the world, and leadership roles within major organisations and global businesses.
Today, as a speaker and advisor, Ollie does what he loves most—creating moments that make people feel, reflect, and act. He blends storytelling with practical insight to spark the kind of clarity and momentum that drives real change. He doesn't just teach these principles; he lives them. Most recently, Ollie completed a gruelling expedition handcycling across the Tibetan plateau to become the first person to reach Everest Base Camp under their own power on a handbike—a world-first feat of endurance that redefined the boundaries of human grit.
A natural storyteller with a grounded, positive energy, Ollie shares practical lessons on building resilient mindsets, embracing change, and managing fear. Whether he is reflecting on the thin air of the Himalayas or the complexities of the boardroom, he makes abstract concepts tangible through his extraordinary lived experience. While his injury marked a defining turning point, it ultimately shaped the leader, advisor, and advocate he is today.
Ollie is also deeply committed to advancing disability inclusion. He works globally across both the charity and business sectors—from facilitating world-leading disability leadership development programmes with The Valuable 500, to advising organisations on inclusive strategy and culture, to advocating for stronger disability inclusion in the humanitarian space as a Vice Chair of a major international charity.
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Image 1: Sweetie is looking at the camera with her mouth closed and her head tilted to the side slightly. She has brown eyes and brown hair, pulled back into a half pony tail.
Recent Work
Watch BBC Documentary: Everest - Pushing the Limits
Keynote speaker - Channel 4: career resilience
Keynote speaker: Standard Chartered Bank: Disability & neurodiversity in the workplace
Keynote speaker: Police Scotland: the myth of resilience
Keynote speaker: AXA: innovation
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Image 1: Action show of Ollie cycling down a gravel path wearing lycra, a helmet and sunglasses.
Image 2: Ollie skiing down a snowy mountain.
