
Blind Adventurer and international motivational speaker Miles Hilton-Barber is one of the most widely sought-after motivational speakers on the world circuit today, having had the privilege of speaking at over 1,400 corporate events in 74 countries to date.
Blind Adventurer and international motivational speaker Miles Hilton-Barber is one of the most widely sought-after motivational speakers on the world circuit today, having had the privilege of speaking at over 1,400 corporate events in 74 countries to date. Despite losing his sight in his early 20’s, His quality of life and level of success was radically transformed at the age of 50, not through sight restoration, but through changing his attitude to his blindness.
“Potential for growth and ongoing success for individuals, companies and organizations is not primarily dependant on a change in the economy or their circumstances- but a change in the ATTITUDE of their management and leadership towards their current circumstances” he says.
Since the age of 50 Miles has set numerous world records undertaking extreme endurance events across all seven continents of our world in the fields of mountaineering, desert and polar ultra-marathons, power-boat racing, scuba-diving, motor-racing and long distance, aerobatic and supersonic flying amongst other achievements.
His presentation outlines a radical yet simple set of life principles that will enable companies, individuals and organizations to become more successful today, despite facing unprecedented global change, wrapped up in a fast-moving, colorful and humorous presentation with photos and video clips from his many expeditions and adventures.
He will challenge you to look again at who you are, and how you can achieve so much more than you think you can in both your personal and business life, because “The only limits in your life are those you accept yourself”…
Companies where Miles has spoken before include:
3I, 3M, Abbott Pharmaceuticals, AbbVie, Accenture, AIG, Barclays Capital, BBC, Bombardier, Boehringer Ingelheim, BP, British Gas, British Telecom, Caterpillar, CibaVision, CIPD, Cisco Systems, CitiGroup, Coca Cola, Cunard, Danone, Deloitte & Touche, Deutsche Bank, Diageo, EDF Energy, Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals, EON, Ernst & Young, European Court of Human Rights, Ferrero-Kinder, Fujitsu, GlaxoSmithKline, HBOS, Heineken, Hong Kong Jockey Club, HSBC, IBM, Institute of Directors, John Lewis, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan, KPMG, Leica, Lenovo, Lloyds Banking Group, Logica, Marks & Spencer, MerkSharpDohme, Million Dollar Round Table, Nationwide, NATO, Nestlé, NHS, Nokia, Norwich Union, Novartis, Npower, O2, Orange, PepsiCo, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Philips Electronics, Powergen, Procter & Gamble, PWC, Raytheon Systems, Reckitt Benckiser, Red Bull, Rolls-Royce, Rotary International, Royal Bank of Scotland, Royal Geographic Society, Sandhurst Military Academy, Sanofi Aventis, Shell International, Siemens, SKF, Sony, SPAR, Standard Chartered Bank, The British Council, The Daily Mail, The Red Cross, Unilever, Unisys, Viacom 18, Virgin Atlantic, Vodafone, Volkswagen, Waitrose, Western Union
"Henk Barendregt is een bevlogen spreker over op het eerste gezicht wat zweverig aandoende onderwerpen zoals meditatie en 'mindfulness'. Doordat deze van huis uit wiskundige als jaren interessant en doorgedreven wetenschappelijk onderzoek terzake verricht, waarbij hij afziet van elk beroep op gezagsargumenten of niet verder te funderen individuele ervaringsgegevens, slaagt hij er con brio in deze voor de geestelijke gezondheid, en voor de verdieping van het psychische leven belangrijke onderwerpen zowel vernieuwend als no-nonsensicaal en effiënt onder de aandacht te brengen.
Tijdens door de mij in de Academie van België opgezette reeks studiedagen over 'Brein bewustzijn geest' (mei 2008) viel de lezing van de heer Barendregt voorts op een zijn hecht doortimmerde interdisciplinaire aanpak."
"Your appearance on my national Panorama TV show this night was spectacular and breathtaking. Viewers keep on sending regards, appreciations and standing ovation.You are miraculous!"
“Any business striving for success should hear his message.”
"I would like to thank you again for the outstanding speech you delivered during our Sanofi Intercontinental Region Leadership Kick off meeting here in Paris. People were delighted!At the end of the conference we ran a small satisfaction survey and you scored very high. 100% of those who answered said that they were satisfied with the speech including 89% who said that they were “very satisfied”. Perhaps a new record for you, however not a speed or altitude one!"
“I attended the Advantage Travel Centre group Conference in Sorrento. I have worked in the travel industry for over 20 yrs and have had the opportunity of listening to many different people but no one has ever reduced me or a whole audience to tears like you did. You deserved your standing ovation.”
"Many warm thanks for your presentation at the Global Established Products Summit at J&J earlier today. I cannot sufficiently tell you how appreciated your presentation was with the attendees! It set a good tone, demanding in a positive way, for the rest of our meeting."
"Your input to the AB Sciex European Sales Conference in Nice was perfect - exactly the right way to send the delegates off after a busy couple of days and you definitely hit home on the "Think Bigger, Go Further, Beyond Limits" theme.I think the spontaneous meeting in the bar for that welcome cold beer was testament to their happiness at the end of a very successful event!"
"I have to say that Miles was brilliant and an absolute inspiration to our audience, his balance of speaking and media was just right, using his adventure challenges in our Airbus business context really well! Miles had the desired effect I was looking for which was to wake people up from there day to day issues and pessimism and really start to think of things differently! Our CEO Bernhard was particularly taken by Miles and his speech, the three of us spent a few hours having a bite to eat together and a few glasses of wine into the evening, it was a pleasure!!! Miles was a triumph!"
“Miles is possibly the best value for money on the speaking circuit today…”
“I have nothing but awesome admiration for his bravery…”